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14 January 2010
EUROPE/GERMANY - German Bishops inaugurate new Office for Missionary Pastoral Care at Major Seminary in Erfurt
Erfurt (Agenzia Fides) - Since January 1, 2010, the new Office for Missionary Pastoral Care (Arbeitsstelle für Katholische Missionarische Pastoral, KAMP) has started its work in the local Major Seminary in Erfurt, in th ...
14 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Church organizations, NGOs, and associations bringing aid to Haiti
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Church has always been particularly close to the Haitian people, through Catholic organizations and groups that have supported this country that is among the poorest in the world and they hav ...
14 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Church in Americas reaching out to Haiti; USA's PMS launch “Haitian Solidarity Fund”
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Various Bishops' Conferences of Latin America took immediate action as soon as they heard the news of the earthquake in Haiti. The President of the Bishops' Conference of the Dominican ...
14 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Earthquake affects Salesians
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Despite the communication difficulty with Haiti, news has reached Fides that among the victims of the earthquake that struck the Caribbean Island, there is also a Salesian Brother, Hube ...
14 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - China responds to Pope's appeal: Jinde Charities organizing Chinese Catholics to help people of Haiti
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Intense prayer, Masses for the repose of the souls of victims, profound spiritual solidarity and concrete aid, a fundraising collection for the primary needs of the people struck by the ...
14 January 2010
AFRICA/SOMALIA - “There are somewhere between 3 and 4 million people at risk,” Bishop of Djibouti tells Fides after WFP suspends aid distribution to southern Somalia
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very concerned about the humanitarian situation in south-central Somalia, where 3 to 4 million people depend on international aid for their survival," Fides was told by Bishop Giorgio Be ...
13 January 2010
AFRICA/EGYPT - “We are called to bear witness to our faith with Gospel charity, with forgiveness, praying that we can find the true path to peace,” Bishop of Luxor tells Fides
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation has returned to calm, thanks to the authorities who are making considerable efforts to ensure everyone's safety," Fides was told by His Excellency Bishop Joannes Zakaria, the Coptic ...
13 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Church working with government to find juridical solution to “Allah” issue
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is quiet and seems to be back to normal. There have been no new attacks. A legal solution is being sought to the question over the use of the name 'Allah;' the Church has ent ...
13 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Religious minorities living amidst discrimination and contradictions from judicial system
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Religious minorities in Malaysia do not suffer persecution, yet they are discriminated against and have a limited freedom. Malaysian society has a large component of ethnic Malays, identified as ...
13 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - New Year marks renewed missionary commitment in many mainland communities
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Agenzia Fides, the first days of the New Year 2010 and the solemn celebration of Epiphany, were marked in many Chinese Catholic communities by a renewed mi ...
13 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Dramatic testimony of Apostolic Nuncio to Fides: “Port-au-Prince is completely devastated. Everywhere, you can hear cries from under the rubble.”
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “Port-au-Prince is completely devastated. The Cathedral, the Archbishop's Residence, all the great churches, all the seminaries are reduced to rubble. The pastor of the Cathedral, who s ...
13 January 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - UNHCR calls for “formal refugee sites” for Congolese refugees in Central Africa and Congo Brazzaville
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 107,000 Congolese refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have fled to the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville) since the beginning of November. Another 17,000 have crosse ...
13 January 2010
VATICAN - February 9-11: Jubilee for the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers and the XVIII World Day of the Sick
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church in the Service of Love for the Suffering” is the theme chosen for the celebration of the XXV Anniversary of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers and the XVIII Worl ...
13 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Brief National Overview
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The Republic of Haiti has an area equal to approximately 27,000 square kilometers, is located about 80 km from Cuba, and has 9,035,536 inhabitants, of which only 3.4% have the hope of r ...
13 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Haiti struck by earthquake, thousands feared dead
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of Tuesday 12 January, Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere has been devastated by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7, with its epicenter a few miles fro ...
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