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• 19 June 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI -The government spends $ 145 million for a military contract while 400 are needed for flood victims Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Malawi announced plans to renegotiate a military contract of 145 million dollars with a single South African company, which had been canceled in 2013 on the grounds that it vi ...
• 19 June 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Urgency to set up a "special investigation team" for cases of blasphemy Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – There is need to form a "Joint Investigation Team JIT"; to release Asia Bibi and all other defendants in prison on charges of blasphemy: is what the "Pakistan Christian Congress" (PCC) asks fo ...
• 19 June 2015
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Prayer and fasting for peace and reconciliation in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Fasting and silent prayer for peace: this is how the Korean Church celebrates the Day of Peace and Reconciliation that, since 1965, the community lives on the Sunday before June 25, the day when w ...
• 18 June 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The first Congress on intercultural and interreligious dialogue Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The organizational meeting of the "First International Congress on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue" to be held from November 16 to 18 on the theme "A path towards peace" was hoste ...
• 18 June 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Schools closed for ebola: child abuse, teenage pregnancy, prostitution are on the rise Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - The epidemic of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and the subsequent closure of schools to prevent the further spread of the disease, have exacerbated the phenomenon of child exploitation and violence aga ...
• 18 June 2015
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh: "Martyrs teach us to love till the end" Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "Cambodian Bishop Chhmar Salas and fellow martyrs launch us an urgent appeal: be brave and be faithful. All this was possible thanks to Jesus Christ, who loved everyone till the end, offering ...
• 18 June 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND – Suspected arson attack against the Church of the miracle of the loaves and fishes in Galilee Capernaum (Agenzia Fides) – A suspected arson attack carried out between Wednesday 17 and Thursday June 18, by unidentified extremists devastated the church in Tabgha, the village located about three kilometers from Ca ...
• 18 June 2015
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY – Urgent need to eradicate child labor, which is dangerous and harmful to physical and mental development Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - According to official figures, approximately 436,000 children and adolescents between 5 and 17 years of age in Paraguay are exploited for different types of jobs out of a total population of ...
• 18 June 2015
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - A new group: "Christians for peace and harmony in Malaysia" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "Christians for Peace and Harmony Malaysia" (CPHM) is the name of a new group that will strive for dialogue and the building of a peaceful and reconciled society in Malaysia. As reported ...
• 18 June 2015
  AFRICA/CHAD - Chadian aircraft raid in Nigeria against Boko Haram in retaliation to the attacks of N'Djamena N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - The Chadian air force today, June 18, hit six bases of Boko Haram in Nigerian territory. This was announced by the General Staff of the armed forces of Chad, adding that air strikes have cause ...
• 18 June 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch sends a message to Muslims for the start of Ramadan Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "At the beginning of this holy month, I send my Muslim brothers, my best wishes, hoping that God covers them with his blessings and protects our beloved Country, assuring it stability". This is ...
• 18 June 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops: 25% increase in electricity prices means the poor will be the ones hardest hit Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The increase in electricity tariffs will influence price hikes in food and other essential products that are used by the poor as the firms pass on their electricity price increases to cons ...
• 18 June 2015
  EUROPE/POLAND - IV National Missionary Congress: "The joy of the Gospel, the source of missionary zeal" Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - "A great celebration of the missions": this is how organizers and participants defined the IV National Missionary Congress, which was held from June 12 to 14 in Warsaw, organized by the Episcopal ...
• 17 June 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Silent march in Tumaco: after 60 years of violence it is now time to form "a truly civilized society" Tumaco (Agenzia Fides) - "Colombia has lived nearly 60 years of violence, I believe that all generations were born at least in part with the idea of war, attack, fighting and retaliation, I think it is time to think abou ...
• 17 June 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops: dialogue is the only path to find solutions, violence is always destructive Quito (Agenzia Fides) - With the title "The Bishops of Ecuador in the face of the situation in the country", the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference issued a statement, sent to Fides, which states: "the Church is present in t ...