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15 May 2015
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Archbishop Valenzuela Mellid: "We all have to be responsible in carrying out our duties"
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - On May 14, on the occasion of National Day in Paraguay, the Archbishop of Asunción, His Exc. Mgr. Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B., chaired the Te Deum in the Cathedral, attended by ...
15 May 2015
ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom approves the march for peace in the demilitarized zone
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To approve swiftly the "march of women for peace and reunification of Korea" proposed by a group of women from twelve countries in the world, in the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas: ...
13 May 2015
ASIA/CHINA - An exhibition of historical objects commemorates the pioneers of the mission in the Year of Consecrated Life
Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - To strengthen faith and identity in the Church relaunching mission in the footsteps of the pioneers of evangelization: was the goal of the Exhibition of Historical Catholic Objects organized by ...
13 May 2015
ASIA/SYRIA - Raid of the coalition in the Khabur valley; Assyrian hostages are likely to become "human shields"
Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The US-led coalition forces engaged in military interventions targeted against the positions of the jihadist of the Islamic State (IS) for four days, have intensified air raids on the eastern b ...
13 May 2015
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The construction of a new shelter for the poor has begun
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The construction of a shelter for the poor has just begun by the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) in Tayuman, north of Manila. The center called "Arnold Janssen Kalinga sa Kapuwa" will be located i ...
13 May 2015
EUROPE/SPAIN - Minerals, cause of conflicts in the world: NGOs ask the EU for "a strong law"
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - More than 40 civil society organizations, including the NGO of the Jesuit Alboan, have signed a declaration addressed to the European Union (EU) criticizing the "insufficient and minimal impact" ...
13 May 2015
AFRICA - Regional Conference of "Caritas Africa": the challenges to face
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The love of Christ urges us: together in the service to the poor". This was the theme of the 8th Regional Conference of "Caritas Africa" which was held in Rome from May 10 to 12, before the 20th G ...
13 May 2015
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Education and aid to the poor at the Luigi Caburlotto school
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The purpose and mission of the 'Luigi Caburlotto School' are love, faith and quality": this is how the nuns of the congregation of the Daughters of St. Joseph tell Fides their educational commit ...
13 May 2015
AFRICA/KENYA - Remembering the victims of Garissa, Christian leaders denounce the insecurity in which Kenya lives
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "As we remember the victims of the Garissa terror attack, we should continue to pray for those who were involved in this tragedy- those who actually killed so that they be converted and have res ...
13 May 2015
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Aurangabad and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 May 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Aurangabad (India), by His Exc. Mgr. Edwin Colaço, in accordance with can. 401 § 1 o ...
13 May 2015
AMERICA/MEXICO – When will violence be stopped?
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 10 May, the "Desde la Fe" weekly of the Archdiocese of Mexico titled its editorial "Narcoterror" to describe the current situation in which the country lives. The text refers to th ...
13 May 2015
AFRICA/EGYPT - President al-Sisi: so far little has been done to renew "religious speech"
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In Egypt similar efforts to "renew religious speech" and therefore "dry up the sources" of extremism and terrorism, "are still not sufficient". This is what Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ...
13 May 2015
AMERICA/MEXICO - Tarahumara children sleep in schools so they are not forced to walk five hours
Chihuahua (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of children of ethnic Tarahumara (population living in the present territory of Mexican Chihuahua) sleep in their schools to avoid being forced to walk three to five hours each day to ...
13 May 2015
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Letter of Bishops: "The evil of capital punishment"
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "With the many countries that have abolished the death penalty as an extreme act of violence performed in the name of the people and with the teaching of the Catholic Church, we the bishops ...
12 May 2015
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishops denounce: the immigration system has become an "inhuman industry"
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has denounced through a recently published report that the system of detention centers for immigrants in the US has become an "inhuman ...
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