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20 June 2011
ASIA/CHINA-Ordination of deacons and priests, in the continent and Taiwan: signs of hope for the Church
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A number of ordinations, both deacons and priests, were celebrated recently in the continent and Taiwan, filling the Catholic community with joy that sees in them signs of hope for the Church. " ...
20 June 2011
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO-Appointment of the Rector of the major Seminary "St. Pierre Claver " in Bobo-Dioulasso
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Theophile Nare, of the archdiocesan clergy in Koupéla, Rector of the Major Seminary interd ...
20 June 2011
AMERICA/CHILE-Faced with a divided world, the children of Missionary Childhood want to become "one soul and one heart"
Valparaiso (Fides Service) - Thousands of Chilean children of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood, with the slogan "Childhood Missionary: one soul, one heart", celebrated yesterday, Sunday, June 19, the Feast ...
20 June 2011
AFRICA/SUDAN - Two witnesses tell Fides:Severe humanitarian situation in the two crisis areas of Southern Kordofan and Abyei
Juba (Fides Service) - "Whole families continue to wander aimlessly, with no humanitarian assistance, while bombing by government aviation continues", says Sister Carmen to Fides, a Comboni Mexican missionary who works ...
20 June 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Survey of the Ministry of Minorities on the case of Farah Hatim, the Catholic Islamized by force
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Federal Ministry for Harmony and Religious Minorities has launched an investigation in the case of Farah Hatim, the Catholic girl kidnapped and forced to marry a Muslim and converted to Is ...
20 June 2011
AMERICA/NICARAGUA-First meeting of African minorities who live in Latin America
Managua (Fides Service) - The first meeting of the African churches and minority organizations in Latin America will be held in Managua, from June 22 to 24,. According to a statement released by the World Council of Chur ...
20 June 2011
AFRICA/DR CONGO-The Congolese government launches a plan for street children
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)-The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched a project for street children. The program was presented by Ferdinand Kambere Kalumbi, Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitari ...
20 June 2011
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND-The "Garden City" continues to shake: it increases misery, thousands of cases of post-traumatic stress
Christchurch (Fides Service) - "Small and large earthquakes, aftershocks as they are called, continue to hit Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. After the last devastating earthquake record ...
20 June 2011
AMERICA/PERU '- Epidemics, premature deaths from high levels of contamination, environmental damage: the Seminar on natural resources and the Mission of the Church has concluded
Chaclacayo (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the International Seminar held in Chaclacayo, Lima (Peru), from June 14 to 16, convened by the Department of Justice and Solidarity of the Latin American Episcopal Council (LAME ...
18 June 2011
VATICAN - The Pope recalled "the unique contribution of all Religious, men and women, active and contemplative, to the mission of the Church, and their role as protagonists of evangelization"
Vatican City (Fides Service) - "Because of the unique contribution made by all Religious, men and women, contemplative and active, to the mission of the Church, and because of their role as protagonists of evangelization ...
18 June 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN-After the violence in Punjab, Christians live a " Prayer Day for Pakistan"
Islamabad (Fides Service) - Praying for peace, building a harmonious society, stressing that Christians are in effect "Pakistani citizens": with these objectives, the " Prayer Day for Pakistan" will be celebrated tomorro ...
18 June 2011
ASIA/IRAQ-The German bishops: to help the Christians of Iraq "priority to work"
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In the difficult situation of Christians living in Iraq, while "the exodus of the faithful continues", "priorities are peace and work": is what His Excellency Archbishop Ludwig Schick, Archbishop ...
18 June 2011
AFRICA-"Christians should commit themselves to combatting xenophobia," write the Bishops of Southern Africa for Refugee Day
Rome (Fides Service) - "On the eve of this important day for our brothers and sisters who have been forcibly displaced, the Catholic community celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, a good place to reflect on ...
18 June 2011
AFRICA/MOROCCO-The King presents the new Constitution and promises to guarantee "freedom of religious worship"
Rabat (Fides Service) - The King of Morocco, King Mohammed VI, presented yesterday, June 17, the text of the new Constitution which will be submitted to popular approval with a referendum, to be held on July 1. The new ...
18 June 2011
AFRICA-Africa celebrated the African Child Day
Rome (Fides Service) - Every year on June 16, African Child Day is celebrated, an occasion for reflection on the conditions of the more vulnerable children and adolescents in Africa (see Fides 15/6/2011). Among the initi ...
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