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15 October 2010
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Hospitaller Sisters open nursery school on the outskirts of Bissau
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – On October 11, the Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception opened a new nursery school on the outskirts of Bissau, in the Antula district. According to information sent to F ...
14 October 2010
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - “LRA rebels are moving towards Darfur,” Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The LRA rebels are moving towards the border with Darfur, Sudan," Fides has learned from Archbishop Juan José Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic, where the rebels of ...
14 October 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Justice for Lubna: parents file complaint
Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – The parents of Lubna Masih, age 12, the girl raped and murdered by a group of Muslims in Rawalpindi (see Fides 13/10/2010), have filed a formal complaint to the police. Accepting, albeit wi ...
14 October 2010
ASIA/TAIWAN - Archdiocese of Tai Pei living Month of Rosary in preparation for World Mission Sunday
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - According to information received by Fides, the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, led by its pastor, Bishop John Hung Shan Chuan, is intensely living the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary with a pilgrima ...
14 October 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Mission Congress 2010: “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission”
Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission” is the theme of Mission Congress 2010, which will meet this October 28-31, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The c ...
14 October 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops condemn misuse of faith for winning votes and call for responsible voting
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Justice and Peace Commission of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), has issued a statement condemning the use of the Christian faith in the electoral process, expressing ...
14 October 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church promotes dialogue between journalists and government on anti-racism law
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB) has asked journalists to end their hunger strike against the anti-racism law (see Fides 12/10/2010), and has asked the government to listen to the needs o ...
14 October 2010
ASIA/MYANMAR - Archbishop of Yangon on elections: justice, freedom, and development for the nation
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - “We are praying that there may be justice, freedom, peace and development in our country!” These are the words of Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Yangon in an appeal he has made in light of t ...
14 October 2010
AFRICA - African resources, focus of “Workshop: Media and Africa”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “God forbid they find oil in our country." This is the sentence written by an African journalist during the "Workshop: Media and Africa," summing up the perception of the African people on the ba ...
14 October 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Disaster response knows no religion, race, or nation”: the work of the Camillian Task Force
Multan (Agenzia Fides) – The serious emergency situation created by flooding in Pakistan continues. Fides was recently sent a note from Brother Luca Perletti, Secretary General of the Order of Ministers of the Sick of ...
14 October 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Food security and development in 60 farming communities in Bolivia
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The area of Valle Central de Tarija, Bolivia, is benefiting from the "Proyecto de Seguridad Alimentaria y Desarrollo Económico de 60 comunidades campesinas,” being sponsored by IICCA (Institut ...
13 October 2010
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Murder of Baptist pastor who worked for human rights and morals
Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Today, October 13, at 9 am Joseph Saliba, 42, pastor of a Baptist church in the Philippines was shot and killed by a gunman in broad daylight while traveling in his car in Quezon City, in downt ...
13 October 2010
EUROPE/ITALY - A trip to the missionary world, thanks to the Xaverian Missionaries' new site
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Xaverian Missionaries have recently launched a new website at: http://www.saveriani.com. According to a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, “the General Direction thus intends to present the m ...
13 October 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rape and murder of Christian girls
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Brutal violence has been committed against two Christian girls: Lubna Masih, age 12, was raped and murdered by a group of Muslims in Rawalpindi and Kiran Nayyaz of Faisalabad, a 13-year-old ...
13 October 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Violence Against Women - Brief Overview
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Violence against women in Pakistan, especially against Christian workers, is a phenomenon that is ascertained, but often met with indifference or impunity.
According to the Pakistani NGO “A ...
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