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• 20 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Protestant Pastor and other Christians accused of blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Protestant Christian Pastor Aftab Gill and three other Christians from Gujrat, in Punjab, Pakistan, have been accused of blasphemy. They are accused of having used the word "rasool" (apostle) dur ...
• 20 August 2015
  ASIA/THAILAND - Interfaith prayer at the Erawan temple, site of the attack Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders of Thailand will meet tomorrow, 21 August for an interfaith prayer, in the Hindu temple of Erawan, site of the attack which took place on August 17 and shocked the nation, caus ...
• 19 August 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Church and mining activity": testimonies and experiences in defense of life and territories Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - "Church and mining activity - in defense of life and territories" is the title of the book published on August 17 by the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) together with the "Iglesia ...
• 19 August 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The 2015 Sergio Vieira de Mello Prize will be awarded to the Interfaith Peace Platform Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The 2015 Sergio Vieira de Mello Prize will be awarded to the Interfaith Peace Platform for the work achieved to reconcile religious groups in the hope of reaching a lasting peace in Central Afri ...
• 19 August 2015
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Cardinal Parolin: "Proclamation of the Gospel in a changing society" Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Witnessing the Gospel by counteracting "aggressive secularism that attempts to remove God from society": is the invitation addressed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State to C ...
• 19 August 2015
  AFRICA/LESOTHO - "We express our solidarity with our brothers and sisters from the Kingdom of Lesotho!" say the Bishops of Southern Africa Maseru (Agenzia Fides) - "Lesotho is not alone, the Bishops and the Catholic community are with you in this time of need", says Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town and President of the Southern African Catholic Bish ...
• 19 August 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Heavy rains leave more than a thousand of families homeless Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - More than a thousand families are homeless due to the heavy rains and flooding in the valley of Santa Cruz (Bolivia). According to a note from the head of the civil protection sent to Fide ...
• 18 August 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Local Catholic Church demands guaranteed rights for migrants Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Matters related to the situation of migrants and refugees were discussed during a meeting held 14 August at the head offices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Brazil (CNBB). Bishop L ...
• 18 August 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “They steal not only the people’s money but also their hope” Bishop Lozano denounces Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) –“They are stealing not only the money of the people but also their hope ", said Bishop Jorge Lozano of Gualeguaychú also President of the Social Pastoral Commission of the Catholic Bish ...
• 18 August 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - After lengthy delay polling station distribution law approved Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The date, 25 October, set for local elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to be definitively jeopardised, according to a note sent to Fides by the Peace for Congo Network, regar ...
• 18 August 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - A country adrift where frustration among the people rises out of all control Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)-“Poverty is ever more serious, out of all proportion, each new day brings more bad news” Fides is informed in a report from Italian Monfort missionary Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, for several decad ...
• 17 August 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Prison conditions improve thanks to mediation by Pope Francis La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – Thanks to mediation on the part of Pope Francis, who on July 10 during his apostolic visit to Bolivia had a meeting with prison delegates, the "daily sum" (paid by the government for the keep o ...
• 17 August 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Claretian Missionary priest killed in road ambush Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- A Claretian father in Nigeria has been killed. Fr Dennis Osuagwu was murdered in Nekede on 15 August, according to news sent to Fides by the General House of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate ...
• 17 August 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA – Concern for reported destructive behaviour in local Catholic schools Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Church in Kenya has voiced concern for bad behaviour in schools culminating in some cases in acts of violence “radical extremism activities, sexual perversion and cultic behaviour� ...
• 17 August 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR – Crowds of faithful gather to commemorate the birth of Blessed Oscar Romero AMERICA/EL SALVADOR – Crowds of faithful gather to commemorate the birth of Blessed Oscar Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – Crowds of faithful gather with music and flowers in the crypt of El Salvador Cathedral ...