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23 December 2014
ASIA/IRAQ - In the autonomous region of Kurdistan, Christmas will be a holiday, in solidarity with Christians
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The government of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan has proclaimed December 25 a holiday in order to express the solidarity of the institutions and the whole society towards Christians, on ...
23 December 2014
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Entrepreneurial initiatives for poor women
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest national census of households, the unemployment rate in Costa Rica has always been much higher among women than men, by a margin of 3%. In addition, 43.3% women-headed h ...
23 December 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Share of government jobs reserved for minorities: still an illusion
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Many state offices in Pakistan do not comply with the requirement to reserve a share of 5% of government jobs to religious minorities: is the complaint made by lawyer Mushtaq Gill, claiming of ha ...
22 December 2014
AFRICA/DR CONGO - North Kivu: the conclusions of the meeting of the "wise men" to end the war in the Territory of Beni
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The threat to the civilian population in the Territory of Beni, part of the province of North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is "hybrid". This was stated in the final document of t ...
22 December 2014
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Even from pain comes the hope of peace, the process continues
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, Archbishop of Tunja, in a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the Episcopal Conference states that the ...
22 December 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas: solidarity with the victims of the massacre in Peshawar
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - For Christians in Pakistan, Christmas 2014 will be marked by prayers and moments of solidarity for the victims of the massacre in Peshawar, where the Taliban killed more than 130 children in an a ...
22 December 2014
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Apostolic Nuncio celebrates Mass for the families of the students who have disappeared from Ayotzinapa
Chilpancingo (Agenzia Fides) - "With the desire to continue to be close to the parents of the students who disappeared in Iguala (Guerrero), Monday, on December 22, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, His Exc. Mgr. Christoph ...
22 December 2014
AFRICA/RWANDA - A fish farm to support the orphanage in Muhura
Muhura (Agenzia Fides) - The St. Joseph Orphanage in Muhura, renamed "Casa San Giuseppe", was built in the early 90s by an elderly Italian midwife. Today the center is run by the Angelic Sisters of St. Paul and since 200 ...
22 December 2014
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Twal visits Gaza: "today for many refugee children it would be a luxury to live in the grotto where Jesus was born"
Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - 700 Christians in Gaza this year have received permission from Israel to reach Bethlehem and celebrate the Solemnity of Christmas in the place where Jesus was born. But not many will actually be ab ...
19 December 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - False accusations of blasphemy towards 11 Christians
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Eleven Christians in Islamabad, including a Protestant Pastor, have been accused of blasphemy by a woman, Naseem Bibi, for revenge after a private dispute. The woman in fact had been denounced ...
19 December 2014
EUROPE/GERMANY - The Star Singers want to "ensure healthy nutrition for children in the Philippines and around the world"
Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - For the 57th time, in the days leading up to January 6th 2015, the "Star Singers" (Sternsinger) of the Holy Childhood Association in Germany, will be on the country’s street-corners singing Chr ...
19 December 2014
ASIA/INDIA - Christian leaders: "Christmas with a heavy heart because of the violence against Churches"
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "In view of Christmas we have a heavy heart because of the violence against our Churches in various parts of the country, especially in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and ...
19 December 2014
AMERICA/PANAMA - Even Cuba will attend the Summit of the Americas: a dream come true
Panama (Agenzia Fides) - Several statements have been sent to Agenzia Fides to comment the historic decision of the Governments of the United States and Cuba to establish diplomatic relations (see Fides 18/12/2014). Amon ...
19 December 2014
AMERICA/ARGENTINA – The Bishops: "Working together to build a more fraternal Country"
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In a message published on the occasion of Christmas, titled "Peace on earth to men", the Argentine Bishops' Conference urges the entire national community to "build a more fraternal Country ...
19 December 2014
AFRICA/LIBYA – Foreign staff on the run from a looted hospital; health care system collapsing
Benghazi (Agenzia Fides) - The clashes in Benghazi, capital of Cyrenaica, between Islamist militiamen and soldiers loyal to General Khalifa Haftar are causing serious damage to the local health system. The Libyan press r ...
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