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• 27 April 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Demonstrations for the third presidential term: the army prevents the police to use tear gas against protesters Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "The army is preventing the police to launch tear gas against protesters", say local sources to Agenzia Fides from the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, where since yesterday there have been demon ...
• 27 April 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - We cannot forget the figure of Mgr. Juan Gerardi, who fought for a different Guatemala Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "It is very important to remember Monsignor Gerardi and follow his example" said Nohemi Bac, 25, a native of the indigenous department of Alta Verapaz, during a celebration that took plac ...
• 27 April 2015
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Indigenous people live in poverty but maintain their traditions Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The indigenous people who survive in poverty in Paraguay have lost the dominion of their ancestral lands, but continue to maintain their strong cultural identity and self-determination that cha ...
• 27 April 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Church prays and helps earthquake victims Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - A requiem Mass for the earthquake victims was celebrated this morning by the Vicar Apostolic of Nepal, Catholic Bishop Paul Simick: as reported to Fides, the Bishop prayed for the victims. T ...
• 27 April 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights takes office, but repression of opponents continue Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "In Kinshasa thirty pro-democracy activists were arrested after participating in a seminar on the enforcement of constitutional principles, good governance and active participation in the elect ...
• 27 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Muslims collect money to build a church in the Egyptian province of Al Manufiyya Shibin El Kom (Agenzia Fides) - A Coptic church will rise thanks to monetary donations from Muslims in the Governorate of Al Manufiyya, located in the north of Cairo, in the region of the Nile Delta. This is reported by ...
• 27 April 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Israeli President commemorates Armenian victims of "mass murder" without using the word "Genocide" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted a commemorative event to commemorate the centenary of the planned extermination of the Armenians which took place a century ago in Anatolia, at the presi ...
• 24 April 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - Secular Franciscans in Cuba: more and more involved in parishes Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The Secular Franciscan Order in Cuba counts 318 perpetually professed (men and women, single and married, lay people, deacons, priests and a Bishop) who are committed to living the Gospel accordi ...
• 24 April 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Pope's visit will support the Cuban Church in its attention to the cause of peace and the common good Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Cuba has received the news of the Pope's visit in September with great joy, in the new era of rapprochement with the United States, a process in which the Vatican acted as ...
• 24 April 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Migrants: disappointment for the CIE Regulation, approved a year ago and still unrealized Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday, April 22, the Jesuit Service for Migrants (SJM) presented the "CIE Report 2015" (CIE: Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros), which are the subject of controversy due to the lack ...
• 24 April 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Islamic and Christian religious leaders: "Necessity to review the Bangasamoro Basic Law" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - An additional reflection is necessary. In a recent statement, sent to Agenzia Fides, the Inter Faith Council of Leaders, IFCL of the city of Zamboanga, on the island of Mindanao, highlights "t ...
• 24 April 2015
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - President of the Episcopal Conference: "Namibia is a stable Country, but the gap between rich and poor increases" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "After 25 years since its independence, Namibia is a politically stable Country and is growing economically. One of the biggest problems we have to face, however, is the distribution of the wealth ...
• 24 April 2015
  EUROPA - One million children die of pneumococcal disease, but vaccines are too expensive Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Every year about one million children die of pneumococcal disease. Currently in the poorest Countries, the price to vaccinate a child is now 68 times more expensive than it was in 2001, with many p ...
• 24 April 2015
  AFRICA - Only one African child out of 5 suffering from malaria receives efficient treatment Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Tomorrow, April 25, World Malaria Day will be celebrated. Unfortunately, the phenomenon is still widespread and from the latest reports from the World Health Organization, it appears that only ...
• 24 April 2015
  EUROPE/ARMENIA - Maronite Patriarch: they avoid naming the Armenian genocide for fear of legal consequences Yerevan (Agenzia Fides) - "After one hundred years, the international community is looking for a definition for the Armenian Genocide and is afraid to call it genocide because they fear the legal consequences". This is h ...