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7 November 2011
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Archbishop of San Salvador calls on the government to improve initiatives against violence
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church has called on the Salvadoran government to improve the security plan because so far it has failed to achieve the goal of reducing violence, indeed, this has become "a cr ...
7 November 2011
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - USCMA: a rich missionary history of study, dialogue and collaboration
Miami (Agenzia Fides) - "The USCMA Annual Mission Conference is probably the only national Conference that brings together missionaries (religious men and women, lay people, diocesan directors and clergy) together in the ...
5 November 2011
AFRICA/SOMALIA - After the drought, the rain hits the Somali refugees, "Kenyan military operations make the situation even more complex", says Caritas
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - After the drought, torrential rains are aggravating the Somali refugees’ situation, at home and abroad. According to reports from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the refugee ...
5 November 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Even a Catholic church was destroyed in the attacks in the north-east of the Country; "corrupt politicians foment violence" reports to Fides the Bishop of Maiduguri
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Even a Catholic church was destroyed in a series of bombings that occurred in Damataru in the north-east of Nigeria. This is confirmed to Fides by His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop of Maidu ...
5 November 2011
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Bishop of Koudougou
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 4, 2011 appointed His Exc. Mgr.Joachim Ouedraogo, until now Bishop of Dori and Apostolic Administrator of Koudougou as Bishop of the Diocese of Koud ...
4 November 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian couple kidnapped and converted to Islam: hostage to kill another Christian considered "blasphemous"
Sheikhpura (Agenzia Fides) - The aim was to find and kill Amanat Masih, a Christian falsely accused of blasphemy, who was arrested but then released by a court that verified the falsity of the allegations. For this reaso ...
4 November 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop Tong encourages the formation of the laity for a better evangelization
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Strengthen formation for a better evangelization" is the wish expressed by His Exc. Mgr. John Tong, Bishop of Hong Kong, speaking to the priests and faithful of the 7 parishes of the deanery ...
4 November 2011
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "The Church is immersed in society and cannot avoid being involved in everything that happens": The Bishops analyze the reality of the country
Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (ECP) is preparing to analyze the national and ecclesial reality in the context of the next ordinary meeting in the year 2011, which will take place from M ...
4 November 2011
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - "Too many weapons in circulation and too many unemployed feed insecurity", says the Bishop of Man
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a climate of generalized insecurity especially in the villages on the border with Liberia, some of which have been recently attacked by armed gangs. We do not know who causes all this, ...
4 November 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - Sad record for the city of Oaxaca: 1500 children die every year from zero to 14 years of age
Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest World Health Organization estimates the main causes of infant death each year are due to infections and accidents. The leading cause among children included in the age gro ...
4 November 2011
ASIA/VIETNAM - Religious leaders united for peace and the common good, in the name of Francis of Assisi
Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders in Vietnam "will work for peace and for the common good": this is the solemn commitment made by 35 Catholic, Baha'is, Buddhist, Muslim, Protestant , and native cult re ...
4 November 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Between 2006 and 2009, 3,540 complaints of bullying were presented in Colombia. 56 percent of those who were subject to harassment is represented by women. This was reported in the November issu ...
4 November 2011
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Caritas Germany reopens a road link to bring aid to 10,000 displaced people in the east
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The project of Caritas Germany has allowed us to reopen the road in Opienge, in Tshopo district, in the Eastern Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the spokesman of ...
4 November 2011
ASIA/MYANMAR - Chemical weapons against the Kachin rebels, restrictions on religious activities for Christians
Miytkina (Agenzia Fides) - In the war that rages between the Burmese army and armed rebel groups in Kachin, in the north of Burma, the military is using chemical weapons, said a local source of Fides in the Kachin people ...
4 November 2011
ASIA/THAILAND - The Camillians assist the flood victims and disadvantaged people with disabilities: free medical care, psychological support, food and hygiene
Rayong (Agenzia Fides) - Relief work in favor of the Thai population hit by one of the worst floods in 50 years continues. At the forefront there are also Camillian missionaries, who through the Camillian Pastoral Centre ...
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