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• 20 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Civil society needs to be involved in future peace negotiations", said the Nuncio Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Peace talks between the two rival factions: the government and the rebels, are expected to resume today in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, in spite of the fighting involving Malakal, provincial ...
• 20 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The children of the Aboriginal community Wayuu continue to die of hunger La Guajira (Agenzia Fides) - The health and nutritional status of children of the Aboriginal community Wayuu, of the peninsula of La Guajira, in the Caribbean Sea, continue to always be very precarious. Despite the food ...
• 20 February 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "From Blessed Brochero let us learn to become missionary disciples": meeting of the diocese of Patagonia Rawson (Agenzia Fides) - The XI Regional Meeting for the Pastoral Care of the dioceses that make up the region of Patagonia-Comahue was held in the city of Rawson, the capital of the province of Chubut (Argentina). The m ...
• 20 February 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram: "we will hit the Nigeria oil region" Abuja (Agenzia Fides ) - At least 47 people were killed in an attack carried out by Boko Haram members in the city of Bama, Borno State (northern Nigeria). The attackers also set fire to the ancient palace of the local S ...
• 19 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Forty days for life": Church reinforces its commitment against abortion Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - For the Church in Korea the months of February and March are full of activities, celebrations, meetings for life. As reported to Fides, in particular the "Committee for Life and Bioethics" withi ...
• 19 February 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Inauguration ceremony for Archbishop Shaw in Lahore: "A new beginning for the Church", says the Nuncio Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The arrival of the new Archbishop is a new beginning for this diocese, a new springtime in the Church of Lahore. It is an opportunity to strengthen the work of evangelization which continues to ...
• 19 February 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - "For a participated and technical debate": the Bishops on the university law Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "A participated and technical debate, which has the purpose to consider Universities as places where one can ensure growth and human fulfillment, but respecting their autonomy and other rights and ...
• 19 February 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - Formation: priority commitment of the Catholic community for the new year Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – To intensify the formation of faith in the light of the Holy Father’s Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, is the priority for many Catholic communities in mainland China for the ...
• 19 February 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Twal: defending the Palestinians did not mean being against Israel Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The problems and conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians will end only when we recognize the crucial role of religion in the peace process, because "we cannot indeed claim to find a soluti ...
• 19 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - South African Bishops: "Go and vote, because this right has been won with blood" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides ) - "The national election represents a referendum on the ANC’s performance in government", said the Southern Africa’s Catholic weekly "The Southern Cross", sent to Fides Agency, dedicated ...
• 19 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Uncertain situation in Malakal, at the center of the fighting between government and rebels Juba (Agenzia Fides) – The south Sudanese government and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar, have been fighting since February 18. According to information gathered by Fides Agency, a rebels spokesman sa ...
• 18 February 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI - The signing of the agreement to overcome the political crisis in Haiti has been postponed Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Senate of Haiti, Simon Dieuseul Desras, did not attend the ceremony on February 15 for the signing of the agreement reached between the parties to overcome the politi ...
• 18 February 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Bishop Kyrillos: positive analysis for the first year of the National Council of Churches Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - This afternoon, Tuesday, February 18, the leaders and many senior members of the prominent Christian denominations in Egypt - including Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak - will gather ...
• 18 February 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Funeral of the two Salesians killed: more than 50 years at the service of Venezuela Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Valencia held two celebrations yesterday for the funeral of the two Salesians killed on Saturday, February 15 during a robbery (see Fides 17/02/2014 ). The first Mass ...
• 18 February 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Muslim leader of the opposition: immediately release all the Christians kidnapped Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - Sheikh Mohammad Abdel- Hady al- Yaaqubi, Islamic scholar and member of the Syrian opposition present at the Geneva 2 talks, called upon "all Islamic militants to immediately release all those who ...