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4 May 2015
AFRICA/BURUNDI – Shooting in Bujumbura while protesters make their way to the center of the capital
Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - In most of the districts of Bujumbura police is firing into the air to quell the demonstrations which have continued for days against the candidature of outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza, i ...
4 May 2015
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Talks resume for peace, despite the incidents and the distrust of the Colombians
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian magazine "Semana" reported that, after an Army combat against a group of FARC, the authorities have arrested seven guerrillas in camouflage uniforms, aged between 10 and 17, carryin ...
4 May 2015
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Population left to themselves, we are determined to restore peace" say Christian leaders
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The people of South Sudan are left to themselves, in many parts of the country there is virtual anarchy, with no effective government, denounce South Sudanese Christian leaders in a joint statement ...
4 May 2015
AFRICA/INDIAN OCEAN - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 10, 2014 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples appointed rev. Georgy Kenny, of the clergy of Port Louis (Mauritius) as National ...
4 May 2015
ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch opens discussion on the draft Constitution for the Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the parliamentary debate on the adoption of the Constitution of the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan, Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I intends to open a free and serene debate on ...
4 May 2015
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders and Christians together for religious harmony in Youhanabad
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – To re-create harmony, security and confidence among the Christians of Youhanabad, the district of Lahore hit by the two recent attacks on Christian churches: is the aim of the meeting organized ...
2 May 2015
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Murders of activists and intellectuals: concern of civil society
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A long trail of murders of activists and intellectuals are worrying civil society in Pakistan, creating unrest and protests.
In past days Waheed-ur-Rehman, 42, an assistant professor at the D ...
2 May 2015
ASIA/IRAQ - Military offensive to free the province of Nineveh. Chaldean priest: "Christians want to return to their homes"
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Interior Ministry has announced the creation of a joint task force coordination to start military operations aimed at freeing Mosul and Nineveh province, currently in the hands of the ji ...
2 May 2015
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - First parish dedicated to Juan Diego
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The first parish outside Mexico dedicated to St. Juan Diego - the young Aztec to whom the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared in 1531 - was inaugurated yesterday in Villa Lugano, a poor neighborho ...
2 May 2015
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops' Message for May 1st: "We cannot live with slave labor"
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of May 1st, the day dedicated worldwide to the theme of work, the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) issued a message to workers to confirm the support of the Churc ...
30 April 2015
AFRICA/BENIN - "Even the pressure of radical Islam financed from abroad is felt in Benin"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Elections were held in a calm atmosphere and everything seems to have gone well, except for some setbacks", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Pascal N'Koue, Archbishop of Parakou and Secretary G ...
30 April 2015
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Archbishop of Baltimore: "truth will heal the wounds"
Baltimore (Agenzia Fides) - Only truth will heal the wounds that have led to serious unrest which exploded in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray on 19 April. This is what the Archbishop of Baltimore His Exc. Mgr. ...
30 April 2015
AMERICA/MEXICO - Toys, sweets, clothes, shoes: collection in favor of the more vulnerable indigenous children
Chihuahua (Agenzia Fides) - To get a smile out of an indigenous child with a simple gift or sweets is the objective of Pan y Peces, that has been organizing the event called 'A smile for Tarahumara street children' for a ...
30 April 2015
AMERICA/BOLIVIA – Linguistic Missionary Formation: a thorough preparation for the mission
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Maryknoll Mission Center in Cochabamba (Bolivia) has launched linguistic missionary formation courses and cultural orientation, which provide for the teaching of Spanish, Quechua and Ayma ...
30 April 2015
ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: "jihadi attack warded off in Hassaké. Deadlock in negotiations for the release of Assyrian hostages"
Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "We are going through a terrible moment. The jihadists of the Islamic State attacked Hassaké for two days. They were warded off by the army and Kurdish militias. But we are cut off, like an is ...
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