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12 June 2012
AFRICA/MALI - At least two armed groups deployed against the independence of northern Mali
Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in northern Mali gets more and more complicated, which has been controlled for a few months by at least two rebel movements, the MNLA (National Liberation Movement of Azawad which p ...
12 June 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - Bombing of commercials and propaganda posters, but no-one explains the mechanism of voting
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Through the publishing of the weekly "Desde la Fe," of the Archdiocese of Mexico, the Catholic community criticized the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) as it does not explain to the citize ...
12 June 2012
VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni urges the community in Azerbaijan to become "Church-in-Mission"
Baku (Agenzia Fides) – The need to pray for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, the need to take good care of the family as a basic unit of society and the Church, the need to generate greater spirit of a ...
12 June 2012
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Seven points of reference for the evangelization of every diocese in the Year of Faith
Comayagüela (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Honduras, at the conclusion of the Ordinary Assembly which took place last week, sent to Fides a statement stressing that during this meeting, the situation of t ...
11 June 2012
VATICAN - The Pope to the Bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands: "In the work of evangelization ... continue to apply the eternal truths of the Gospel to the customs of the people whom you serve "
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The attention for the poor, the marginalized and the sick, especially those suffering from HIV/AIDS, and speaking publicly "as an objective moral voice on behalf of those in need ... in ord ...
11 June 2012
ASIA/TAIWAN - Seminar of Major Superiors: for a new identity of the local Church
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - Sacred Scripture, Liturgy, spiritual deepening, missionary responsibility of the laity for a new identity of the particular Church in Taiwan: these were the main themes discussed at the Seminar ...
11 June 2012
ASIA/MYANMAR - State of emergency in the west of the country: Church's appeal for peace
Pyay (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is dramatic, tension is very high among the ethnic majority communities of the Rakhine and the Muslim Rohingya population. We hope that the civil authorities can restore peace. As a ...
11 June 2012
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "The country needs peace and reconciliation" says Cardinal López Rodríguez to politicians
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, spoke again of the situation that the country lives and prayed for the new government. "We ask God to assist the ...
11 June 2012
EUROPE/ITALY- Over 215 million child workers worldwide, half are exploited and used in risky situations
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - There are approximately 215 million child workers worldwide, of whom 115 million are subjected and exploited in hazardous work without any security. This is what emerges from the report just presen ...
11 June 2012
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Missing persons or murder disguised?
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of San Salvador, His Exc. Mgr. José Luis Escobar Alas, showed during his usual press conference on Sunday, his concern about the number of missing persons reported with an i ...
11 June 2012
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Church in Papua committed to the new evangelization
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The main focus of the Church in Papua New Guinea is the new evangelization." This is what His Exc. Mgr. Stephen Joseph Reichert, OFM Cap, Archbishop of Madang says in an interview with Fid ...
11 June 2012
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "We are dealing with a group of criminals, we are not dealing with ethnic and religious cleansing," said Mgr. Kaigama, who calls for caution
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are dealing with a group of criminals who think that the Church is an enemy, because in their eyes it embodies Western culture. But I do not think that this is the vision of the majority of Mu ...
11 June 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The choice of the poor: either send their children to school or eat
Okara (Agenzia Fides) - "Values such as equality, justice and education can and should bring Pakistan out of the hellish vortex of poverty and exploitation involving adults and children." This is the testimony sent to Fi ...
11 June 2012
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Civilians fleeing the south-west after the killing of 7 "Blue Helmets"
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The population is fleeing their villages in the south-west of Côte d'Ivoire after the ambush on 8 June that claimed the lives of seven "Blue Helmets", from Niger, of the UN Force in Côte d'Ivo ...
11 June 2012
VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni in Azerbaijan for the 10th anniversary of Blessed John Paul II's visit
Baku (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very happy to be here with you today in Baku, presiding this Eucharistic Celebration and joining you in thanking the Lord on the occasion of the tenth Anniversary of the historic and unforget ...
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