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22 March 2012
AMERICA/BOLIVIA-Dominican Sisters of Maryknoll: 100 years of foundation, and 70 in Bolivia
Riberalta (Agenzia Fides) - The community of the Dominican Sisters of Maryknoll celebrate 100 years since the founding of the congregation and 70 years of their presence in Bolivia. The missionaries are in the poorest ar ...
22 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA-Melkite Patriarch Laham calls for "dialogue and unity in the country"
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue, reconciliation, unity in the country is the appeal launched by the Melkite Patriarch of Antioch, Gregorios III Laham, who spoke at a prayer meeting held yesterday in the church of St. ...
22 March 2012
AFRICA/LIBYA-"Come to Libya to help us, the situation is not as tragic as some describe it to be", said Mgr. Martinelli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "I am sorry to see that only negative news is spread concerning the Libyan situation. I continuously meet many Libyans who have a positive attitude and are confident about the future of their co ...
22 March 2012
AFRICA/MALI-Sporadic gun shots in Bamako, Mgr. Zerbo invites all to prayer and solidarity
Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "We hear gun shots in the center of Bamako. From time to time we see military vehicles circulating on the main roads, from where shots fired in the air are heard. But in several districts of the ...
22 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Orissa, imminent negotiations for the Italians kidnapped: pressure of the Church and civil society
Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - Negotiations for the release of the two Italians kidnapped in Orissa, Francesco Colangelo and Paul Bosusco, are imminent: "It could start tomorrow, as both parties, the government and rebel ...
22 March 2012
AMERICA/CUBA - "The expectation that I hear in all the Christian communities for the arrival of Benedict XVI is the same as 14 years ago, for John Paul II’s visit," says Fr. Raul Rodriguez
Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "Hopefully it is a time of blessing of the Lord for these people, who need the saving and liberating message of Jesus. Let us hope it is a moment of unity among all Cubans, wherever they are, whe ...
21 March 2012
EUROPE/ITALY - 24 March-XX Day of Prayer and Fasting for Missionary Martyrs
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Founded in 1993 by the Missionary Youth Movement of the Italian Pontifical Mission Societies, on the anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador (Marc ...
21 March 2012
ASIA/VIETNAM - A nun and a lay healed through the intercession of Cardinal Van Thuan
Hue (Agenzia Fides) - The Vietnamese Church is working to gather evidence relevant to the cause of beatification of Vietnamese Cardinal Francis Xavier Van Thuan, promoted by the Pontifical Council "Justice and Peace", of ...
21 March 2012
EUROPE/SPAIN - The first radio station online dedicated exclusively to children
Seville (Agenzia Fides) - "Babyradio ", the first radio station online designed exclusively for children was born. The objective is to accompany young children 24-hours a day, through a programming which is unique in the ...
21 March 2012
AMERICA/CHILE - The ecclesial community of Calama supports the requests on behalf of the population for greater attention of the central government
Calama (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Guillermo Vera Soto, Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama, gave his support to the 5,000 people who attended the march yesterday to ask the central government the realization of ...
21 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Abuse of the opposition forces, "ethnic cleansing" of Christians in Homs, where Jesuits remains
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – While the Syrian opposition forces have been guilty of violence, abuse, torture - as stated in a report released yesterday by the NGO "Human Rights Watch" - in Homs there is "an ongoing ethni ...
21 March 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - Knowing better and living the Word of God in the Year of the Laity: initiative of the parish of St. Judas
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - To promote the reading and copying by hand the Sacred Scripture: is the initiative promoted by the parish of St. Judas of the diocese of Hong Kong, to help parishioners know better and live th ...
21 March 2012
AFRICA/MALAWI - Ultimatum to the President: the political clash in Malawi heightens
Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – Resignation of President Bingu wa Mutharika within 60 days or, alternatively, the Head of State should submit to a referendum within 3 months, otherwise the people will be invited to a campai ...
21 March 2012
AMERICA/ECUADOR-The march of the indigenous reaches Quito: to protest the use of water and mineral resources
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - More than 500 participants in the march that tomorrow will reach the capital of Ecuador, Quito, to protest against the law on the use of water and against large-scale mining operations, as reporte ...
21 March 2012
AFRICA/SOMALIA - Bombings and renewed fighting in the south, Kenyan and Ethiopian troops involved
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - From Somalia reports of clashes and bombings continue. A car bomb exploded this morning in the center of the capital, Mogadishu, near the presidential palace, injuring a bystander. The same ar ...
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