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• 19 February 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - The day for demonstrations against Boko Haram a village is bombed by mistake on the border with Nigeria; 37 dead Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – At least 37 dead is the tragic outcome of an aircraft bombing over the Nigerian part of Abadam, a village cut by a river and shared by Nigeria and Niger. According to the authorities of Niamey, ...
• 19 February 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - First steps in process to re-establish USA Cuba relations Havana (Agenzia Fides) – America's Democratic MP Nancy Pelosi and Cuba’s foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez met in Havana as part of the process to restore diplomatic relations between their respective countries. The m ...
• 19 February 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Elections postponed: a contribution towards peace Juba (Agenzia Fides) – A positive development in the interest of peace in the country. This was how Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kusala, of Tombura-Yambio, interviewed by Radio Anisa, viewed the postponement on the part of t ...
• 19 February 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - On the way to Fifth American Mission Congress (CAM 5-COMLA 10) Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies (POM) in Bolivia presented yesterday the first material prepared for animation, formation and information in view of CAM 5-COMLA 10 (Fifth American Mission ...
• 19 February 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Political elections: the local Catholic Church urges voters not to desert the elections Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – In view of now imminent political elections in Israel, scheduled for March 17, the Catholic Church in the Holy Land urges all eligible voters to cast their vote, addressing in particular � ...
• 19 February 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA – Syrian-Orthodox priest and laity arrested by Kurd military Hassakè (Agenzia Fides) – Members of the Kurd armed forces connected with Pyd (Kurdish Democratic Union Party, Syrian section of Pkk) since Monday 16 February have been holding, Syrian-Orthodox priest Abba Gabriel Dao ...
• 19 February 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionary says: “someone wants to destabilise Mindanao” Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) – Learn from painful experience and errors, in order to build a future of reconciliation: this is how PIME missionary Fr. Sebastiano D’Ambra, founder of the Silsilah movement for dialo ...
• 19 February 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA – Muslims re-launch “pluralism and respect for minorities” Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The importance of values such as pluralism, respect for minorities, tolerance, dialogue, unity among believers of different faiths: these were some of the key words heard during the Indones ...
• 18 February 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Christian and Muslim religious leaders: “the peace process must not be abandoned” Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The Philippines government “must not abandon the peace process in Southern Philippines”, if it is to avoid more massacres such as those in Mamasapano: this is the call launched by Christian ...
• 18 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch urges Muslims: Join us in our Lenten fast to obtain the gift of peace Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – An invitation to “Muslim brothers and sisters” to join for a few days the annual Christian time of fasting to obtain “as soon as possible the gift of peace, stability and a dignified lif ...
• 18 February 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Fraternity Campaign 2015 starts today, theme "Brotherhood: Church and Society " Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Brazilian National Conference of Catholic Bishops (CNBB) opens the Fraternity Campaign 2015. As customary, on Ash Wednesday, at the head offices in Brasilia (DF), Bishop Leonardo U ...
• 18 February 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Prime Minister promises protection for minorities, bishops call for “concrete action” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Words to be followed by concrete action: with this remark the Catholic Bishops of India responded to a statement by India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who promised commitment on the pa ...
• 18 February 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “The poor are the ones who pay the price of corrupt politicians” Bishops denounce Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – “Corruption is a temptation for everyone, Pope Francis has said, observing that the poor are those who pay the price of corrupt politicians, businessmen and church men who neglect pastor ...
• 18 February 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops: “No to human trafficking, abominable business and one of the most profitable” Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “Human trafficking is said to be one of the three most lucrative businesses in the world – along with drugs and arms. And it is on the rise in Africa – South Africa has become a parti ...
• 18 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAN - President Rohani: massacre of Copts: now, whoever funds these jihadists must be made to beg for pardon Teheran (Agenzia Fides) – The Islamic Republic of Iran “strongly condemns” the “inhuman and savage" murder of the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya by jihadists affiliated with the so-called Islamic State ( ...