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7 June 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA-"The bombings are becoming more aggressive ", said Mgr.Martinelli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning, around 11, I was in the middle of a meeting with about ten journalists when 4-5 bombs exploded at close range, " says His Exc Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli , Apostolic Vicar ...
7 June 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN-Christian nurse kidnapped: the Minister for Minorities in Punjab intervenes (unheard); appeal to the international community
Lahore (Fides Service) - To free Hatim Farah, the kidnapped Christian nurse and forcedly converted to Islam in Punjab last month, the Church and the international community need to make an effort. This is the appeal that ...
7 June 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA-Christians are ready to dialogue even with radical groups
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Dialogue is the "key word" for a more effective and correct behavior when dealing with interreligious relations within Indonesian society, even in a context where there is tension: this is ...
7 June 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishops on the brutal murder of the environmentalist leader Ribeiro da Silva and his wife
Nova Ipixuna (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Charity, Justice and Peace of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) recently issued a statement, a copy of which was received ...
6 June 2011
VATICAN-Benedict XVI in Zagreb: the Christian family is "called to give a specific and irreplaceable contribution to evangelization"
Zagreb (Agenzia Fides) - " Christian families are a decisive resource for education in the faith, for the up-building of the Church as a communion and for her missionary presence in the most diverse situations in life" t ...
6 June 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN-Persecuted Christians and minorities under siege: the Report carried out by a Muslim Research Centre
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan there has been a steady increase in violence against religious minorities and Christians "they are the first victims of persecutions": it is an issue that the government must face in ...
6 June 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA-The Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, "the Italian cemetery should be respected as a sacred place"
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning I called the Islamic Call Society to report the desecration of the Italian cemetery " His Exc Mgr.Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli says to Fides. On June 3 ...
6 June 2011
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-After the kidnapping the Bishop of Bambari returns home escorted by the military
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr.Eduard Mathos, Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic, has returned to his Episcopate under military escort. This is what local Church sources told Fides that for security reasons do n ...
6 June 2011
ASIA/CHINA- Mainland Catholic communities and the devotion to the Sacred Heart
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The mainland Chinese Catholic communities are intensely experiencing the month of June, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, with various initiatives. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is very muc ...
6 June 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Church says "no" to the legalization of divorce
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines is engaged in a campaign to say "no" to divorce and to reject the attempt to legalize it in the country. This is a new theme ethically sensitive in which th ...
6 June 2011
AFRICA-The stigma of HIV continues to claim victims thirty years after the discovery of the first case
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - After 30 years since the discovery of the first case of HIV, 30 million people have died, other 34 million are HIV positive and every day there are 7000 new infections. However, according to the ...
6 June 2011
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-"You cannot continue with these levels of violence," said Mgr.Escobar Alas at the beginning of the 41st General Assembly of the OAS
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in El Salvador has expressed hope that the 41st General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), which began its work yesterday, June 5, may come to the co ...
6 June 2011
AMERICA/PERU '-According to surveys Ollanta Humala has won the presidential election
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala has won the Peruvian presidential elections with more than 4-point lead over his opponent, the deputy Keiko Fujimori, according to preliminary surveys car ...
6 June 2011
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-There is less tension in Bangui after recent violence
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The Chadian and Central African religious communities living in Bangui reaffirmed their will to live together in peaceful coexistence and to overcome the violent episode in recent days," local C ...
6 June 2011
EUROPE/SPAIN-Act of brotherhood between Mexico and Spain in the name of the Blessed Juan de Palafox
Burgo de Osma (Agenzia Fides) - A new and lasting sign of brotherhood among the people of Mexico and Spain was established thanks to Blessed Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, a native from Fitero in Navarra (Spain), and illust ...
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