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26 May 2015
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: "Laity and parishes have to act in order to combat modern slavery"
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of the Philippines, His Exc. Mgr. Socrates Villegas, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, called for "concrete actions" to fight against "modern slavery". "Pe ...
26 May 2015
AFRICA - CCEE and SECAM hold a Seminar on The Family in Europe and Africa
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) and The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) will be having a Seminar on the theme: "The joy of the Famil ...
26 May 2015
ASIA/CHINA - Pentecost of the Chinese community, on the Day of Prayer for China
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pray for the Church in China, that faces major challenges in the life of the Church and society. Let us pray so that the Holy Spirit guides us ... and may Our Lady Help of Christi ...
26 May 2015
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church's message for the National holiday: no to hatred, play politics with moral integrity
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In the Cathedral of Buenos Aires and in the Basilica of Lujan, the Te Deum was celebrated yesterday, according to tradition, on the occasion of the National Holiday celebrations for the ann ...
26 May 2015
AFRICA/EGYPT - The Council of Christian Churches celebrate the second anniversary of its founding
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The second anniversary of the founding of the Council of Christian Churches in Egypt was celebrated at the Cairo headquarters of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate. On Monday, May 25 all the heads o ...
25 May 2015
VATICAN - The Pope's Message for World Mission Day 2015
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - We publish the full text of the Holy Father’s Message for World Mission Day 2015, which will be celebrated on Sunday 18 October.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The 2015 World Mission Sund ...
25 May 2015
ASIA/MYANMAR – Cardinal Bo to the Burmese Government: "Compassion and mercy towards the boat people"
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "An agony of immense poignancy unfolds on the seas of South East Asia: a new wave of boat people, ejected by excruciating poverty and conflict from both Myanmar and Bangladesh are adrift ...
25 May 2015
AFRICA/MOROCCO - Child marriage exacerbated by poverty and ignorance
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Casablanca (Agenzia Fides) - Child marriage affects 15 million girls worldwide every year. It is a growing phenomenon, aggravated by poverty, ignorance and fear. This is what participants in a recent forum held in Morocc ...
25 May 2015
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Archbishop Romero beatified: "symbol of peace, harmony and brotherhood"
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - If the persecutors of Mgr. Romero "disappeared into the shadows of oblivion and death, the memory of Romero instead continues to be alive and to give comfort to all the underprivileged and ...
25 May 2015
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Accusation of blasphemy: violence in a Christian area in Lahore, but "no alarmism"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian area of Sanda, in the oldest area of Lahore, was the scene of new violence, yesterday afternoon, 24 May, following a case of blasphemy. "The police intervened promptly, and managed ...
25 May 2015
AFRICA/MALI - Despite the latest violence, one hopes in the talks in Algiers in order to reach peace
Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Mali had placed great hope in the peace agreement signed on 15 May, but unfortunately violence continues in the northern regions", says to Fides Fr. Edmond Dembele, Secretary of th ...
25 May 2015
ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Society of St. Yves is organizing a study day on the confiscation of land in the West Bank
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Society of St. Yves, an organization committed to the defense of human rights linked with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, puts the spotlight on the sensitive issue of the confiscation ...
25 May 2015
ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignace Youssif III: prayer and fasting for father Murad and deacon Hanna’s release
Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Sunday, May 24, in all the the Syro-Catholic churches in the world the faithful prayed for the release of Father Jacques Murad, the Syrian priest kidnapped by unknown persons on Friday 2 ...
22 May 2015
ASIA/SYRIA – Fr. Jacques Murad kidnapped; he belonged to the same community of Father Paolo Dall'Oglio
Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Priest Jacques Murad, Prior of the Monastery of Mar Elian, was abducted by two kidnappers at the Monastery under the threat of arms. According to some local sources, contacted by Agenzia Fides, the ...
22 May 2015
AFRICA/MALAWI - The Sun Village: center of assistance and support for children in need
Dedza (Agenzia Fides) - Malawi is a strip of land in East Africa inhabited by about 15 million people where food, water, medical facilities is lacking and where AIDS is rampant among the young and old. Among the many cha ...
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