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• 16 May 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Five radio stations attacked during violence over an attempted coup in Bujumbura Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "Attacking news outlets is never a solution, especially when citizens need to know what is happening around them and those in power should be listening to what their people are saying " says S ...
• 16 May 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Pax Christi International recalls the "Nakba" in Bethlehem Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Around 160 people attending Pax Christi's International Assembly were present, along with Pax Christi member organisations and partners on Thursday evening to mark the 67th anniversary of the ...
• 15 May 2015
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez, Colombian, elected President of CELAM Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday, May 13 elections were held to choose the directors of CELAM (Latin American Episcopal Council) for the next four years from 2015 to 2019. Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez, Archbi ...
• 15 May 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Coup failed: "The streets of Bujumbura are deserted and the national broadcaster is the only outlet still broadcasting" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "The streets of Bujumbura are deserted, even though we know that civil society has asked to resume demonstrations against the third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza, who according to rumors ...
• 15 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attack against the Ismaili community: the condemnation of Bishops Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The killing of innocent people because of their faith is an unacceptable crime. The government has a duty to identify the culprits and bring them to justice": is what says a note from the "Just ...
• 15 May 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - Meningitis in Niger: 100 people hospitalized every day in Niamey Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - A meningitis epidemic which has stretched across several regions of Niger has killed 352 people so far, with a total of 5,273 cases recorded by the health authorities since January. The epidemic ...
• 15 May 2015
  AFRICA/TOGO - "We are living a delicate moment", says the President of the Episcopal Conference after the elections Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living a delicate moment", says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Benoȋt Comlan Messan Alowonou, Bishop of Kpalimé and President of the Episcopal Conference of Togo in Rome for his ad limina visit. ...
• 15 May 2015
  ASIA/IRAN - The Chaldean Patriarch visits Tehran: "The Iranian government supports the people and the government of Iraq" Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran "does not hesitate to support the people and the Iraqi government, because the two Countries share the same history and civilization". This is what ...
• 15 May 2015
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Archbishop Valenzuela Mellid: "We all have to be responsible in carrying out our duties" Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - On May 14, on the occasion of National Day in Paraguay, the Archbishop of Asunción, His Exc. Mgr. Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B., chaired the Te Deum in the Cathedral, attended by ...
• 15 May 2015
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom approves the march for peace in the demilitarized zone Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To approve swiftly the "march of women for peace and reunification of Korea" proposed by a group of women from twelve countries in the world, in the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas: ...
• 13 May 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - An exhibition of historical objects commemorates the pioneers of the mission in the Year of Consecrated Life Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - To strengthen faith and identity in the Church relaunching mission in the footsteps of the pioneers of evangelization: was the goal of the Exhibition of Historical Catholic Objects organized by ...
• 13 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Raid of the coalition in the Khabur valley; Assyrian hostages are likely to become "human shields" Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The US-led coalition forces engaged in military interventions targeted against the positions of the jihadist of the Islamic State (IS) for four days, have intensified air raids on the eastern b ...
• 13 May 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The construction of a new shelter for the poor has begun Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The construction of a shelter for the poor has just begun by the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) in Tayuman, north of Manila. The center called "Arnold Janssen Kalinga sa Kapuwa" will be located i ...
• 13 May 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Minerals, cause of conflicts in the world: NGOs ask the EU for "a strong law" Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - More than 40 civil society organizations, including the NGO of the Jesuit Alboan, have signed a declaration addressed to the European Union (EU) criticizing the "insufficient and minimal impact" ...
• 13 May 2015
  AFRICA - Regional Conference of "Caritas Africa": the challenges to face Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The love of Christ urges us: together in the service to the poor". This was the theme of the 8th Regional Conference of "Caritas Africa" which was held in Rome from May 10 to 12, before the 20th G ...