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15 May 2012
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Communist and rebel" nuns, the army accuse the religious engaged in Mindanao
Davao City (Agenzia Fides) - Two Philippines religious women, committed to peace, defence of the indigenous peoples and the natural heritage of Mindanao, have been accused by the military of being "communists and rebels, ...
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15 May 2012
AFRICA/MALI - Negotiation stalemate in Bamako while in the north people’s impatience increase caused by the harassment of Islamist
Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – People are waiting for the appointment of the new President of the transition in Mali. "The mediators of the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) were in Bamako for 5 days, but fa ...
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15 May 2012
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The drama of the deportees, refugees and displaced persons in Southern Sudan
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - As Sudan and South Sudan remain on a war footing, tens of thousands of southern Sudanese expelled from Khartoum are coming to Juba, because devoid of residence permits.
On May 14, the first group ...
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15 May 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Radical Islamic groups fanning the conflict that plagues Lebanon
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Radical Islamic Groups are fanning the conflict and want to infect Lebanon: this is the alarm launched to Fides by Fr. Paul Karam, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Lebanon ...
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15 May 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - Children should not continue to die or remain disabled because of hunger
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – It is unacceptable that children die or remain disabled because of hunger. This is what emerges in a document released by the Archdiocese of Mexico, which is based in Mexico City, which pr ...
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14 May 2012
AFRICA/CONGO DR - More than 5,100 people driven out from their lands to exploit the gold in South Kivu
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The social fabric of the people who lived so far in peace and mutual solidarity is compromised: its members have become enemies to each other, just because a Canadian company in search of gold ...
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14 May 2012
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - " Priority to the welfare of society must be given": the Church's appeal to political parties
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of San Salvador, Mgr. José Luis Escobar Alas, insisted, in his regular press conference on Sunday, on the importance that it is necessary to have a national program dedicate ...
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14 May 2012
ASIA/CHINA - About 10 thousand faithful went to the Marian Shrine of Hu Xian for the feast of Our Lady of China
Hu Xian (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly 10,000 faithful from all parts of China, went on the pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Hu Xian, in the province of Shaan Xi, for the feast of Our Lady of China , celebrated on May 12 , i ...
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14 May 2012
VATICAN - 4 priests and 17 deacons of the Urban College ordained in St. Peter’s: "The Prince of the Apostles, by looking at you in the eyes, renews his wonder for the fidelity with which Christ loves, sanctifies and renews his Church"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, in truth, is a memorable day for all of you: both for the seventeen that with the diaconate become part of the clergy, consecrating their lives to the service of the Church, and, es ...
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14 May 2012
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The Lusophone Countries do not accept the agreement between the coup leaders and the West African States
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – The situation in Guinea Bissau is still blocked where a new government to overcome the crisis caused by the military coup on April 12 seems difficult to form. ECOWAS (Economic Community of West ...
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14 May 2012
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Solar panels bring the internet in schools without electricity
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Secretary General of the Organization of Iberoamerican States (OEI), thanks to a pilot program involving the installation of solar panels, 100 colleges in rural areas and diffi ...
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14 May 2012
ASIA/INDONESIA - In the Year of Faith, the challenges of mission and dialogue, in front of radical Islam
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Year of Faith will be an opportunity to renew the momentum of the mission in Indonesia," says to Fides Fr. Romanus Harjito, O. Carm, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in ...
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14 May 2012
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Young and faith: the Church thinks of new strategies
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - There is a problem of faith and spirituality among younger generations in Papua New Guinea: among young people prayer, faith are lacking, interest in the activities of the Church decreases ...
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14 May 2012
VATICAN - "Thank you Father Massimo for your example and for your service to God, to the Church, to Missions and to our Congregation"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - " Thank you Father Massimo for your example and for your service to God, to the Church, to Missions and to our Congregation. Thank you for your loving care towards us; and now that you are ...
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14 May 2012
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Environmentalist leader killed in Mindanao, the Bishops appeal to "stop violence"
Malaybalay (Agenzia Fides) - Murder emergency on the island of Mindanao: Margarito Cabal, an environmentalist leader was killed in the province of Bukidnon, in Mindanao (southern Philippines). This is the third murder wi ...
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