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• 31 August 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Islamic-Christian summit postponed, while protests against politicians continue Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Islamic-Christian summit scheduled for today, Monday, August 31, to be held at the Maronite patriarchal see in Bkerké, has been postponed until a later date. This was reported by Lebanese of ...
• 31 August 2015
  AFRICA/SWAZILAND - Prayer and solidarity of the Church for the tragic accident of the girls Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - Daily prayers until 6 September to commemorate the young victims of the road accident on August 28 in Swaziland. This was decided by Mgr. José Luis Ponce de León, IMC, Bishop of Manzini. Acc ...
• 31 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian couple lynched for blasphemy: the police accused of negligence Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan criticized the inaction of the police in front of the lynching of the Christian couple Shahzad and Shama Masih, accused of blasphemy and killed in Kot Radha Kishan, ...
• 31 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Rector of the regional "Holy Trinity" Major Seminary in Jalandhar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 17 April 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Alphonse Shah, of the archdiocesan clergy of Delhi as Rector of the ...
• 29 August 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A year after the last war, the kindergarten of the Latin parish in Gaza has been renovated Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - Exactly one year since the ceasefire that ended the last military campaign in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army against Palestinian guerrillas of Hamas - called "Margin of protection - two new pro ...
• 29 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Franciscans in India: an hour of Adoration for the Day of Creation New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - More than 50 thousand among monks, nuns, lay Franciscans, members of the Association of Franciscan Families of India (AFFI) - which brings together the religious orders of men and women and la ...
• 29 August 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - A Muslim-Christian summit on the agenda to overcome the institutional crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - A religious Muslim-Christian summit will take place next Monday at the Maronite patriarchal headquarters in Bkerké. The purpose of the meeting - Lebanese sources consulted by Agenzia Fides said ...
• 29 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Five arrests for the attacks against churches in Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - After an intelligence operation, the Pakistani police arrested five terrorists, suspected of having played an active role in organizing the attacks on two churches on March 15 in the district of ...
• 28 August 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Scalabrinians: international meeting to find new answers to the issue of migration Porto Alegre (Agenzia Fides) - Migration and the responsibility of how many have the task of being leaders in the scalabrinian female congregation: This is the main theme of the meeting of the Missionary Scalabrinian Sis ...
• 28 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - India is polio-free: thanks to the collaboration between State and Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Church and State have been working together to eradicate a disease that has caused suffering to millions of people. The positive outcome is the result of a joint effort": is what Fr. Ferdinan ...
• 28 August 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church joins the Pope for the "Day of Creation" which opens the "Season of Creation" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Churches, associations, and Catholic faithful throughout the Philippines will celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the protection of creation on 1 September, joining the prayer announced by Pope ...
• 28 August 2015
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Catholic Students are protagonists of "positive change" Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "May Jéciste be a builder of positive change through solidarity, fraternity and tolerance" this is the theme of the 28th National Council of the Jeunesse Etudiante Catholique which opened today, ...
• 28 August 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch to Iraqi political leaders: integrate the voluntary militias in the army Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Iraq needs a "national salvation government" where the various components of the Country are represented by wise politicians, able to carry out the reforms needed to emerge from the state of eme ...
• 28 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The President orders the cease-fire, but expresses strong reservations on the peace agreement Juba (Agenzia Fides) - President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has ordered the army to stop the fighting, as of today, August 28, in accordance with the peace agreements signed on August 26 (see Fides 27/08/2015 ), which p ...
• 28 August 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Appointment of the Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 August 2015 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Michael Didi Adgum as Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan). At the same time Bishop Didi Adgum was appointed Apostolic Admini ...