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• 11 December 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Bishops and priests inspired by the Evangelii Gaudium in prayer and action Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium" is a valuable document in Indonesia for meditation, prayer and for the pastoral service of Bishops and priests in Indonesia and continu ...
• 11 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholics: "The government must not encourage Hindu extremists" New Delh (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to look on Hindu extremist groups and to stop the incitement to violence among communities". This is what is said in a note from the "Catholic Sec ...
• 11 December 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Syro-Catholic Bishops: let us apply the principles of the "Declaration of al-Azhar" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders of the great powers and rulers of Iraq must "hasten the release of Mosul and Nineveh Plain" from the jihadists of the Islamic State, so that the refugees who fled from those lands can r ...
• 11 December 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Drug and human trafficking: "There are people who have money stained with blood in their pocket" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Drug and human trafficking are criminal activities carried out by organized criminal gangs, who earn territories with corruption in various structures of society and the State. Some people ...
• 11 December 2014
  AFRICA/ETIOPIA- "I saw the urgency of the first evangelization with my own eyes" says a Fidei Donum priest Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I saw the urgency of the first evangelization with my own eyes and it is so true what John Paul II said in Redemptoris Missio: after 2000 years of Christianity the evangelizing mission is just be ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Mombasa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 9 December 2014 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Martin Musonde Kivuva, Bishop of the Diocese of Machakos as Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 10/12/2014) ...
• 10 December 2014
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Church-Government meeting on the Interoceanic Canal Managua (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of the march scheduled for today, December 10, against the construction of the Interoceanic Canal between the Pacific and the Atlantic, which would expel thousands of farmers from the ...
• 10 December 2014
  EUROPE/ITALY – NGO together for the rights of people with disabilities Milan (Agenzia Fides) - In the world one billion people are disabled, 80% of them live in developing countries. Of these, 93 million are children, who in poorer countries have very little chance of access to schooling be ...
• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Yolanda" survivors now helping "Hagupit" victims Palo (Agenzia Fides) - Survivors of Typhoon Yolanda are now helping those affected by Typhoon Hagupit (also called Ruby): So says a statement from Caritas of the Philippines sent to Agenzia Fides. From the Archdiocese of ...
• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/THAILAND - "Houses of Hope" for abandoned children Pathum Thani (Agenzia Fides) - In a letter sent to Agenzia Fides, Father Adriano Pelosin, PIME missionary who has been in Thailand for 36 years talked about the work carried out in the Houses of Hope where abandoned chil ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Elections are an opportunity for the Country and not a step back" warn the Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the fact that the Burundians are getting used to renewing the institutions through elections, but there are signs that raise serious concerns on the fair and peaceful conduct of ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Appeal of "Justice and Peace" to international donors: "Do not abandon us in time of need" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not abandon Malawi at the time of such a serious situation of need". This is the appeal launched by the Episcopal Commission "Justice and Peace" of Malawi to the Country's international par ...
• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Ignace Yussif III at the Synod of the Syro- Catholic Church: let us help to grasp the "signs of the times" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Syrians have suffered persecution and martyrdom "since ancient times". And today, faced with the present situation in the Middle East which causes suffering to the local Christian com ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The government is studying the draft electoral law, 24 seats reserved for Christians Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian government has begun the study of the rules with which parliament will be elected in the coming months. According to statements attributed by the Egyptian press to Ibrahim Henaidi, Mi ...
• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/MONGOLIA – First Mongolian deacon: "Immense grace for the Church", says the apostolic vice-Prefect Baatar (Agenzia Fides) - The ordination of the first deacon of Mongolian nationality, 22 years after the rebirth of the Church in the country, "is an immense grace and a priceless gift for the small community of the bapt ...