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9 December 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - 2013: Year of Childhood and Adolescence Mission (IAM) in Brazil
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, December 8, at the national headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Brasilia, the 16th National Assembly on Missionary Childhood and Adolescence (IAM) started, whic ...
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9 December 2011
AFRICA/SUDAN - Tension rises between north and south Sudan, the UN launches the alarm to avert a possible war
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Tension rises between Sudan and Southern Sudan, including reports of new clashes on the border between the two countries (see Fides 05/12/2011) and new measures by Khartoum to try to control th ...
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9 December 2011
VATICAN - Benedict XVI: "In every trial, in different parts of the world, the Church suffers persecution, but is winning"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "In every age the Church is supported by the light and strength of God, that is fed into the wilderness with the bread of His Word and the Holy Eucharist. And so in all tribulations, throug ...
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7 December 2011
ASIA/CHINA - The death of Mgr.Antonio Zong Changfeng, always full of pastoral zeal despite the many difficulties
Xingping (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 November last Archbishop Antonio Zong Changfeng, 79 died, seriously ill for many years. The Prelate was a native of the Diocese of Zhouzhi, Shaanxi, city of Xingping, Nanyue Village, wher ...
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7 December 2011
ASIA/MYANMAR - Aung San Suu Kyi at the Mass for the 100 years of the Cathedral in Yangon
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of 100 years of the foundation of the Cathedral of Yangon, to be held on December 8, "will be a significant moment for the Christian community: for its history and faith, but also ...
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7 December 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-Stop the pre-election excitement and solve real problems, asks the Archdiocese of Mexico, including the indifference and contempt for migrants
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico has asked all the political institutions of the country to stop the pre-election "excitement" and to deal responsibly with national emergencies that are far from th ...
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7 December 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ongoing investigations in the case of "Maria Goretti of Pakistan": pain is not for sale
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The local Catholic community already calls her "Maria Goretti of Pakistan" and remembers her as a "martyr of faith". While the Church of Faisalabad is still shaken by the murder of an 18-year ...
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7 December 2011
AFRICA/EGYPT - Strong advance of Islamic movements in the legislative elections; the comment of a missionary
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "There are two surprises in this first round of elections: the high percentage of the Muslim Brotherhood’s victory and the strong advance of the Salafis" says to Fides Fr. Luciano Verdoscia, a ...
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7 December 2011
AFRICA/KENYA - Thousands of flood victims are in urgent need of food, mosquito nets, tents and medicines
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The heavy rains that are hitting on Kenya have swiped away a lot of bridges and blocked many roads, making it harder to rescue thousands of people left homeless due to the floods. According to t ...
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7 December 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Peace with the Islamic rebels in three months: the government's commitment
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Manila intends to sign within three months a new peace treaty with Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines: this is what the government delegation says during a new round of p ...
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7 December 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The National Agreement for Reconciliation and Peace: the Church is committed to the Colombian community
Villavicencio (Agenzia Fides) - In the second phase of the National Agreement for Reconciliation and Peace (NARP), on December 5, a forum and meeting on peace-building was held in the city of Villavicencio. The event, he ...
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7 December 2011
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - In the African country every 36 hours a child is abused
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - After one year of post-election crisis, there has been a total of 1,121 victims of violence suffered by women, boys and girls in Côte d'Ivoire. According to the report "Vulnerability, violence ...
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7 December 2011
AFRICA/CONGO DR - The publication of the results of presidential elections has been postponed, tension is high in Kinshasa
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The tension in the city has not decreased, there is very little traffic, also because several activities have been closed and parents have preferred not to send their children to school," said ...
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6 December 2011
VATICAN - The Holy See is a member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See has joined the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as a Member State. The Vatican's request was accepted by the States which are part of the international body, during the ...
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6 December 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Have open horizons, as men of learning and of the Lord, following the example of St. Francis Xavier
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the feast of St. Francis Xavier, Patron of the Missions, the students of St. Francis Xavier Regional Seminary in Lahore organized on December 3 the celebration of the Holy Mass ...
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