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27 June 2012
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Support on behalf of the U.S. Bishops to the pastoral care in Latin America, primarily in Haiti
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of the United States of America (USCCB) has announced the delivery of aid to the Church in Latin America for a total value of $ 5 million. 121 projects of various pas ...
27 June 2012
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Drinking water and sanitation: rural areas are more scarce and more prone to diseases
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - In Ethiopia just over half the population, a total of 83 million inhabitants, can now benefit from clean water and sanitation. According to experts of the World Bank's Ethiopia, although the ...
26 June 2012
ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ketapang and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on June 25, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Ketapang (Indonesia), by His Exc. Mgr. Blasius Pujaraharja, in accordan ...
26 June 2012
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Illiteracy rate favors poverty in rural areas
Lubango (Agenzia Fides) - According to a recent study by the Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) Antena/Huila, NGOs and voluntary associations that offers aid in case of disasters, calamities and wars and at the ...
26 June 2012
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Hope and caution on behalf of the Bishops after the Supreme Court ruling on immigration
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - A step towards a human reform of immigration, but to be considered with caution, because there is still a fair immigration system lacking: is the meaning of the note published by the Episcopa ...
26 June 2012
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Victims and people missing due to heavy rainfall recorded in the last days
Chaghcharan (Agenzia Fides) - More than a hundred homes and as many acres of farmland and farm animals have been destroyed following the heavy rains that have taken place continuously for 5 days in the northern part of A ...
26 June 2012
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Let's stop terrorism now because a dangerous level of tension has been reached" warn the Bishops
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a primary task of the government to guarantee the safety of life and property of citizens across the nation. There is no excuse not to fulfill this primary duty." It is the warning launched ...
26 June 2012
VATICAN - Mgr.Rugambwa appointed as Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation presented, upon having reached the age limit, by His Exc. Mgr. Piergiuseppe Vacchelli, Titular Archbishop of Minturno, as Adjunct Secre ...
26 June 2012
ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Church: yes to a Commission for truth and reconciliation
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Church looks at the establishment of a "Commission for truth and reconciliation" with favor, which examines issues such as corruption and discrimination in the country. As rep ...
26 June 2012
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church’s appeal to avoid violence and open dialogue
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the Defensoria del Pueblo have urged the government of Bolivia and the police, whose agents have been asking for a salary increase in the past few days, to speak without t ...
26 June 2012
ASIA/MALAYSIA - More than 5,000 Bibles released by the government for the Christian communities of Borneo
Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) – Satisfaction on behalf of the Christian communities in the provinces of Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory of the island of Labuan, part of Malaysia's island: as reported to Fides ...
25 June 2012
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "No foreign country can impose its rules on immigration": the complex issue of illegal Haitians
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, said that "no foreign country can come to the Dominican Republic to impose its rules on immigration" and called on l ...
25 June 2012
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Xavante indigenous fight to regain their homeland
Marãiwatsédé (Agenzia Fides) - The indigenous population Xavante of Marãiwatsédé in the state of Mato Grosso, continues to fight to regain their territory of origin.
Although in 1998 the Brazilian government reco ...
25 June 2012
VATICAN - The Pope to the Bishops of Colombia: "It is indispensable to revive in all the faithful their awareness of being disciples and missionaries of Christ"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Colombia is not a stranger to the consequences of forgetfulness God. Hence, it is indispensable to revive in all the faithful their awareness of being disciples and missionaries of Christ, ...
25 June 2012
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "The true path to social inclusion is paid work in a dignified manner," Social Week 2012 has just concluded
Mar del Plata (Agenzia Fides) - "The true path to social inclusion is paid work in a dignified manner. We renew our commitment to the culture of work. We reject the spread of negative consumerist and materialistic behavi ...
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