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2 January 2012
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angola invests in Portugal, despite concerns about the provenance of the funds
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Angola runs to the rescue of the ancient colonizer, Portugal, with ample liquidity on its domestic market. In 2012 the Portuguese economy is projected to record a contraction of 2.8% while the gr ...
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2 January 2012
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Erected the diocese of La Ceiba and appointment of the first Bishop
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 30, 2011 The Holy Father Benedict XVI erected the new Diocese of La Ceiba in Honduras, with territory taken from the diocese of San Pedro Sula, making it suffragan of the Archdi ...
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2 January 2012
VATICAN - Benedict XVI: "Educating men and women in peace is part of the mission received from Christ, it is an integral part of evangelization"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "For the ecclesial community, educating men and women in peace is part of the mission received from Christ, it is an integral part of evangelization, because the Gospel of Christ is also th ...
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2 January 2012
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The people behind Fr.Tentorio’s murder: investigation concerning the corruption of politicians and military
Cagayan De Oro (Agenzia Fides) - The people behind Father Fausto Tentorio’s murder are to be found among corrupt politicians and officials of energy companies, responsible for the project of a dam on the river Pulangi; ...
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2 January 2012
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Appeal for peace in Caracas, where there were 623 violent deaths in December
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, celebrated Mass in the Cathedral of Caracas on January 1, launching an appeal for peace. In his message addressed to the Venezuelans, he asked ...
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2 January 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Episcopal Conference has announced the program of the Pope's visit
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "On December 12, 2011, His Holiness Benedict XVI announced his intention to undertake an apostolic journey, before Easter, in Mexico and Cuba. After the consultations with the Government of ...
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2 January 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Christians: "In the new year, justice for the victims of the massacres in Orissa are needed"
Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - The new year should bring an important priority: justice for the victims of the anti-Christian massacres that occurred in Orissa: This is what the Indian Christians gathered in the All Indi ...
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2 January 2012
ASIA/CHINA - The Christmas celebrations are marked by the sacraments, and evangelization
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The mainland Chinese Catholics spent Christmas marked by the sacraments and initiatives related to evangelization. According to the information Fides received by Faith, the Catholic communities ...
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30 December 2011
THE NAMES OF PASTORAL WORKERS, BISHOPS, PRIESTS, MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND LAY CATHOLICS, KILLED IN THE YEAR 2011
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Once again this year, Fides publishes an annual document of all the pastoral workers who lost their lives in a violent manner over the course of the last 12 months. According to information ...
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30 December 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA - More than 200 victims on Christmas day bomb blast; the day of prayer and fasting on December 31st
Jos (Agenzia Fides) - There are 200 victims, among people who died or are missing, due to the attacks directed at some Christian churches at Christmas in Nigeria. This is what said is read in a statement sent to Agenzia ...
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29 December 2011
"That the dedication of christians to peace may bear witness to the name of Christ before all menand women of good will" - Comment on the Missionary Intention for January 2012
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Next to love, peace is perhaps one of the most frequently used and distorted words in our language. In a culture that tries to leave God out of any environment, peace is presented as a huma ...
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29 December 2011
ASIA/VIETNAM - New phase of the national campaign against child malnutrition
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The Vietnamese government closes 2011 promoting a national campaign against child malnutrition, which provides for the delivery of two liters of milk for 16 000 children in need. The Ministry of L ...
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29 December 2011
EUROPE/SPAIN-Thousands in Madrid to demand respect for the rights of the family
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - For the fifth consecutive year, many Spanish Bishops will be in Colon square in Madrid, on Friday, December 30, the liturgical feast of the Holy Family, to accompany thousands of families from al ...
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29 December 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The situation for the population affected by Tropical Storm Washi gets worse
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - After two weeks since the passage of Tropical Storm Washi, which struck the central archipelago of Visayas and Mindanao, in the Philippines, there are more than 1,200 victims, 400 000 IDPs and st ...
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29 December 2011
AMERICA/PERU - 2012 in Huancayo will be the "Year of Reconciliation, for the new evangelization"
Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Huancayo, His Exc. Mgr. Pedro Barreto Jimeno, Bishop, SJ., has called for 2012 the "Year of Reconciliation, for the new evangelization." The announcement was made during the ...
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