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7 May 2011
AFRICA/DR CONGO-Towards the creation of “specialized mixed rooms” to judge the crimes committed against civilians
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On 1 October 2010, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published the Mapping Report regarding the serious crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 1993 to 2003, a ...
7 May 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN-Mother's Day in solitude for Asia Bibi, between pain and hope
Lahore (Fides Service) - The pain of a mother who cannot embrace her children, prayer and trust in God, with the hope of salvation and freedom: with these feelings Asia Bibi - the Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to d ...
7 May 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-March for Peace, "the authorities must not be afraid to listen to the voice of the people, " says the Bishop of Saltillo
Cuernavaca (Agenzia Fides) – The "March for peace, justice and dignity. " started May 5 in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca, in the state of Morelos. More than 150 social organizations and other leading personalities jo ...
7 May 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG-First ordination of a Congolese priest in Hong Kong: he is a CICM missionary
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Dominique Mukonda, of the missionaries of Scheut (CICM, the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), of Congolese origin, arrived in Hong Kong three years ago, was ordained priest on ...
7 May 2011
EUROPE/ITALY-The often forgotten battle of mothers who die in childbirth
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In Africa 4.5 million children under the age of 5 and 265 000 mothers die each year. Most of these deaths are related to pregnancy and childbirth and could be avoided by ensuring basic health care ...
7 May 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-The local church offers free services to the community of Valle Hermoso
Valle Hermoso (Agenzia Fides) - The House-Hotel "Juan Pablo II" belonging to the colony Emiliano Zapata, supported by the Church Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, offers several free services to the community of Valle Hermoso, ...
7 May 2011
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - A new Center to help victims of religious extremism
Astana (Agenzia Fides) - A center in Astana for the victims of religious extremism has opened. It is called the "Kokbozat Centre", which will provide psychological, social and legal assistance to all those who have suff ...
7 May 2011
AMERICA/ECUADOR-"Building a Church in the midst of this world, close to the suffering of the poor": say the Bishops after the meeting of the Episcopal Conference meeting
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - From May 2 to 6, in the second week of Easter according to tradition, the members of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador met in Quito. According to the final statement of the meeting, received by ...
6 May 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA-"I have the duty to say that bombings are immoral acts, " says the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "I am surprised that statements were made on the fact that I should deal only with spiritual matters and that the bombings have been authorized by the UN. But this does not mean that the UN, NAT ...
6 May 2011
ASIA/CHINA-Consecration of new churches, "the faithful must not only dedicate the temple to God the Father but also the sacred temple of the heart"
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "The faithful do not have to dedicate only the temple to God the Father but also the sacred temple of the heart" are the words spoken by Archbishop Zhang Xian Wang, Bishop of the Diocese of Ji N ...
6 May 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-The Bishop of Saltillo denounces the death of the miners: Stop with this "modern slavery"
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Saltillo, Mgr.Raul Vera Lopez, has warned that until the federal government bans the so-called "Pozos coal" (coal wells) for the extraction of coal and and will not force coal ...
6 May 2011
VATICAN-Annual General Meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies, May 9 to 14
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) –With the welcome greeting of Archbishop Piergiuseppe Vacchelli, Assistant Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies ...
6 May 2011
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-A new school for Aboriginal children with problems or who have dropped out of school
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - After 60 years, the Jesuits will soon open a new school in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney. It will be a school that goes to the heart of the educational aim of the Society of Jesus, that is to say, ...
6 May 2011
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-"The war has left the poor poorer," said Sister Rosaria from Abobo, after a month of fighting
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation seems calm after four weeks of intense fighting. There are still sporadic skirmishes, because situations like this cannot change from morning to night, " says Sister Rosaria, of t ...
6 May 2011
AMERICA/CHILE-Pastoral operators of the center north of the country engaged in examining the Continental Mission
La Serena (Agenzia Fides) - The Regional Days organized by the Episcopal Conference of Chile are being held in La Serena. From May 5 to 7 is the turn of the Centre North. The objective of this Second Regional Meeting of ...
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