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26 January 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Army imposes limitation on military movements after national tension increases
Lagos (Agenzia Fides) – Tension has risen in Nigeria, where yesterday (January 25), the Military Chief of Staff General Abdulrahman Danbazau announced the limitation of military movement.
According to the General, tro ...
26 January 2010
VATICAN - Benedict XVI: “What is needed is new and intense evangelizing activity, directed not only at peoples who have never known the Gospel, but also at those among whom Christianity is present.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In a world characterized by religious indifference and even by a growing aversion towards the Christian faith, what is needed is new and intense evangelizing activity, directed not only ...
25 January 2010
AFRICA/KENYA - “Life starts at conception” Bishops of Kenya affirm, following proposal to alter Constitution to claim life begins at birth
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Conscious of our divine mandate to promote the culture of life and to stand for the inviolable right of every person to life from the moment of conception to natural death, we strongly feel we ...
25 January 2010
ASIA/VIETNAM - “Let us not forget our fellow Redemptorists and the faithful of Vietnam”- Appeal from Redemptorist Superior General
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope the Vietnamese government conducts an investigation of the incidents at Dong Chiem and that they act with justice. The Provincial Superior of the Redemptorists in Vietnam has requested our ...
25 January 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Anonymous cell phone threats are spreading fear that will incite further violence,” Archbishop of Jos tells Fides
Jos (Agenzia Fides) - Anonymous messages to spread panic and incite new violence are being sent to the cell phones of citizens of Jos, the capital of the Plateau State (Central Nigeria), where in recent days there have b ...
25 January 2010
VATICAN - Holy Father's message of solidarity to President of Haiti and President of Bishops' Conference
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church, through her institutions, beyond the great emotion that has been evoked, will continue to accompany those tried in this suffering and, in conformation with her effor ...
25 January 2010
ASIA/TAIWAN - 241 registered for first Training Course at new Saint Paul Mission Center in Diocese of Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - "Woe to me if I preach not the Gospel" is the recommendation taken from the Letters of St. Paul, that Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung of the Diocese of Kaohsiung addressed to 241 students at ...
25 January 2010
VATICAN - Pope to priests: “May the Lord make all of you enthusiastic heralds of the Gospel in the new 'agorà' which the current media are opening up.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “All priests have as their primary duty the proclamation of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God, and the communication of his saving grace in the sacraments,” writes Benedict XVI in ...
25 January 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Emotional outpour and protests among Christians following brutal murder of Catholic girl
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Profound emotion, anger, and protests have been taking place among Christians in Pakistan after the murder of a Catholic girl, 12-year-old Shazia Bashir, who was tortured, raped, and killed by ...
25 January 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Director of Rawalpindi Christian Study Center tells Fides about the “long course of violence against Christians”
Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - "The tragic case of Shazia will not be the last. It is very sad. The girl was tortured and killed for no reason. She was young, weak, and Christian, and therefore, a perfect victim. We see di ...
25 January 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - Over 250 attend Continental Mission Encounter in Santiago
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – About 250 people took a break from what is now their summer vacation, to refresh the spirit of the Continental Mission by attending the first “Festival for Animators of the Contine ...
25 January 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - Defense of marriage: Letter from Pastor Rangel Hernandez to Cardinal Rivera Carrera
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – On Friday, January 22, Pastor Eduardo Rangel Hernandez wrote a public letter to Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera. also addressed to all the evangelical churches, where, after being present ...
23 January 2010
ASIA/VIETNAM - Indignation and concern worldwide, following violence against faithful in Hanoi
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) – The violence taking place against religious and faithful in the parish of Dong Chiem, in Hanoi, are causing serious concern even in Vatican circles. After the visit of President Nguyen Minh Trie ...
23 January 2010
VATICAN - Intentions entrusted to the Apostleship of Prayer for 2011
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Here we publish the intentions that the Holy Father Benedict XVI has entrusted to the Apostleship of Prayer for 2011.
January
General: That the riches of the created world may be pres ...
23 January 2010
EUROPE/GERMANY - Benedictine monastery in Haiti opened the door to homeless
Sankt Ottilien (Agenzia Fides) – Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Benedictine Missionaries of the Congregation of St. Ottilien (Germany) have sent the Benedictine monastery which is located at Morne S ...
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