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5 December 2014
AFRICA/KENYA – Bishop of Kakamega resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 5 December 2014, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Kakamega (Kenya), presented by Bishop Philip Sulumeti, in confor ...
5 December 2014
AMERICA/NICARAGUA – Electoral certificate renewal: Bishops speak out
Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The news that renewal of electoral certificates could close on 31 December, is causing long lines in front of CSE, Supreme Electoral Council offices. General elections in Nicaragua are sched ...
5 December 2014
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN – First baby arrives in MSF new maternity centre in Kabul
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – In Afghanistan hardly anyone can afford private medical care, most pregnant mothers have their babies at home and the absence of specialised medical assistance can raise problems and deliveries ...
5 December 2014
AFRICA/UGANDA – The Catholic Church in Uganda has been fighting AIDS since 1989
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church in Uganda has been committed to fighting AIDS and the spread of the HIV virus since the epidemic first broke out in our country” said Philip Odii, head of Social Commun ...
5 December 2014
ASIA/INDIA – Protection for churches and religious freedom: Franciscans mobilise
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Christians stage protests demanding police protection for churches. Following a mysterious fire which destroyed St Sebastian Catholic church in east Delhi on December 1, the city’s crimin ...
4 December 2014
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Special Mass for peace at Bangui Carmel hosting 4,000 refugees
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – For a year now, since 5 December 2013, following disorder in various districts of Bangui, we have welcomed thousands of displaced persons to our Friary. Many – about 4,000 – are still with ...
4 December 2014
EUROPE/SPAIN – Missionaries victims of Ebola: we remember our missionaries, what they do and for whom they work
EUROPE/SPAIN – Missionaries victims of Ebola: we remember our missionaries, what they do and for whom they work
León (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Julián López Martín of Leon diocese in Spain has written a letter to ...
4 December 2014
EUROPE/SPAIN – Fund raising Christmas markets in aid of HIV positive and abused children in Zimbabwe
EUROPE/SPAIN – Fund raising Christmas markets in aid of HIV positive and abused children in Zimbabwe
Melilla (Agenzia Fides) – In view of Christmas, various fund raising events are organised by associations of volu ...
4 December 2014
AFRICA/LIBYA – Not only local militia, also foreign interests clash in Libya
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - In Libya there is a strategic struggle among various Arab and non-Arab powers, in which a number of local actors play a primary role, while being in turn backed by foreign referents. The United ...
4 December 2014
ASIA/INDONESIA - “God is present in the family”: joint Christmas Message from Catholic and Protestant leaders
ASIA/INDONESIA - “God is present in the family”: joint Christmas Message from Catholic and Protestant leaders
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The family, where God is present, has an important role in the history of sa ...
4 December 2014
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Paraguayan Missionaries join fellow Paraguayans in Argentina to celebrate Our Lady of Caacupé
AMERICA/PARAGUAY – Paraguayan Missionaries join fellow Paraguayans in Argentina to celebrate Our Lady of Caacupé
Asunción (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday 3 December, a group of 25 Paraguayan missionaries, departed fo ...
4 December 2014
AFRICA/SUDAN – Police raid Evangelical church in Khartoum
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Members of the police force carried out a raid on an Evangelical church in North Khartoum and preceded to demolish the building. Others arrested 37 young people gathered for prayers inside t ...
4 December 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Coutts: “Advent in the spirit of love of neighbour”
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – “May Advent, a time of preparation for Christmas, help you to open your hearts to the gift of the Holy Spirit, asking Him to deepen your faith, confirm your hope in God’s promises, and hel ...
4 December 2014
ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops: they are turning the country into an oligarchy, at the expense of the Constitution, the people and the institutions
Bkerkè (Agenzia Fides) – A struggle for power and a short sighted attitude of Lebanese political leaders who pursue only their own partisan interests are turning the country into an “oligarchy at the expense of the ...
4 December 2014
AFRICA/EGYPT - For Copt Catholic Bishop Antonios Mina the anti-Islamist terrorism Conference at al-Azhar was “epochal”
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “The conference organised at the University of al-Azhar to condemn terrorism and extremism of Islamist matrix , was an event of historic importance. However I am not sure whether or not it was ...
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