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29 September 2011
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Solidarity, forgiveness, sharing: fourth national meeting of young people sponsored by the SVD
Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - To reflect on how, inspired by faith, we can be an example of solidarity, forgiveness and sharing is the aim of '"Encontro Verbum Jovem" to be held in October from 7 to 9 at the parish of St. Pet ...
29 September 2011
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops ask to actively participate in the referendum on October 9
Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Paraguay invite all Catholics and citizens in general, to participate with their vote in the referendum scheduled for Sunday, October 9. The Superior Court of the Electoral Just ...
29 September 2011
ASIA/CHINA - Catholics led by Jinde Charities are always ready to help the people affected by natural disasters
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Do not make distinctions of religious denomination, to work for humanitarian reasons, to bring the love of Catholics: these are the characteristics that distinguish Catholic aid and relie ...
29 September 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - V Intercontinental Meeting of the witnesses of "Solidarity Italy - World Solidarity"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The V Intercontinental Meeting of the witnesses of "Solidarity Italy - World Solidarity" will be held in Nago (TN), from October 5 to 11, the association founded by Father Angelo Benolli, O.M.V., ...
29 September 2011
ASIA/SYRIA - The Christians' fears and hopes of a new era of democracy and freedom
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "As Christians from the Middle East we would like the countries where there are dictatorships or theocratic regimes to have a genuine democracy based on respect for others and respect of human ri ...
29 September 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - "There are too many injured people in hospitals, the situation is tragic": Archbishop Martinelli’s appeal
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in hospitals is tragic, because there are still many injured people and the staff cannot take care of all the emergencies", says Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli to Fides, ...
29 September 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - "It is forbidden to print Christian images", religious prejudice and intolerance continues to spread
Okara (Agenzia Fides) - "A few days ago I went to have some holy images and photographs portraying Jesus’ face and the Cross printed. The staff of the print shop after seeing the religious images refused to do the job ...
29 September 2011
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Even the Archbishop of Bouaké among the members of the Ivorian "Truth and Reconciliation" Commission
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – Even the Archbishop of Bouaké, His Exc. Mgr. Paul-Simon Ahouanan Djro, is among 11 members of the " Commission Dialogue, Vérité et Réconciliation" (CDVR) established on September 28 by the ...
29 September 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA - Churches shut down or demolished: the subtle pressures on Indonesian Christians
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - In 2010, 47 churches were shut down in Indonesia and in the first 4 months of 2011 9 Christian places of worship have been shut down or demolished: this is what "Jakarta Christian Communication ...
28 September 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA - The fourth Camillian priest and 17 Divine Word missionaries have been ordained in Flores
Maumere (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, September 25, at the Theological Seminary of the Divine Word in Maumere, on the island of Flores, the Bishop Emeritus Mgr.Anton Pain Ratu, DWS, ordained the fourth Camillian priest ...
28 September 2011
ASIA/CHINA - The parish of St. Vincent de Paul would like to thank Our Lady for her protection and the Lazarist missionaries who brought the Gospel
Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - "Give thanks to Our Lady who protected and ensured us the success of the mission, tribute to the Lazarist missionaries who brought us the Gospel, invoking the Lord for a better future of the Ch ...
28 September 2011
AMERICA - The new President of LAMEC in Rome to meet the Pope and the Vatican dicasteries
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From October 6 to 12 the members of the Presidency of the Latin American Episcopal Council (LAMEC) led by their president, His Exc. Mgr. Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla (Mexico), wi ...
28 September 2011
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Building Justice, reconciliation and peace in Uruguay
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides ) - The Second National Assembly of the Prison Pastoral Care was held in Montevideo, which was attended by more than 30 pastoral operators from Rivera, Melo, Mercedes, Montevideo, Salto, Maldona ...
28 September 2011
AFRICA/EGYPT - "I would not have any problems to vote for a Muslim if I considered him appropriate for the office" says the Bishop of Luxor
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The elections for the People's Assembly (Lower Chamber) of Egypt will be held on Nov. 28. This was announced by the Supreme Council of the armed forces, that has governed the country since the fal ...
28 September 2011
ASIA/MYANMAR - Civil society and Christians mobilize to "save the Irrawaddy"; the Bishops wrote to the government
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Environmentalists, singers, poets, journalists, fishermen, Christians, activists, monks, Bishops: all united to "Save the Irrawaddy", the great river that crosses from north to south Myanmar, and ...
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