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• 24 August 2013
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Violence against children: an "epidemic" that continues to spread San José (Agenzia Fides) – Since the beginning of 2013, 1,115 children who suffered physical assaults have been assisted at the National Pediatric Hospital (HNN) in Costa Rica. According to data released by the health ...
• 24 August 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Use of the word "Allah" for Christians: on September 10 the hearing for the government’s appeal Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The legal dispute on the use of the word "Allah" in Christian publications will be examined in the appeal hearing on September 10. As reported to Fides, this is the result of the decision o ...
• 23 August 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - "Faith grows among the persecuted Christians in Orissa": Archbishop Barwa five years after the pogroms Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - "Tertullian's observation: 'the blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians' has become a reality in the Church of Orissa": says His Exc. Mgr. John Barwa SVD, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswa ...
• 23 August 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal of the Church and civil society: "In ethnic and religious diversity, the path is dialogue" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Authentic peace in Myanmar passes through "respect for ethnic and religious diversity". "A real peace process with ethnic minorities" is necessary which involves "national political dialogue," an ...
• 23 August 2013
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - A day of prayer and peace for the Arab world proclaimed by the Church in Tunisia Tunis (Agenzia Fides) -The Catholic Tunisian community has proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting for peace, on Sunday, August 25, in solidarity with the population of the Arab Countries shaken by violence and instabilit ...
• 23 August 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - Campaign against human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of minors Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Human trafficking is a crime that does not respect the fundamental rights of people, depriving them of their freedom and violates their dignity. To address the problem, the ministries for Women and ...
• 23 August 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Tension for today’s demonstrations. A Coptic monastery attacked Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation has been calm so far but one lives in tension due to the demonstrations announced today by supporters of ousted President Morsi. I hope that nothing serious happens", says to Fides ...
• 22 August 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Tolupanes ethnic group survives in poverty Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Tolupanes, indigenous population that lives in the central region of Honduras and that according to history, were among the first inhabitants of the Central American country, survive in ...
• 22 August 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - "No to the smuggling of migrants", Bishops’ campaign to raise awareness in society Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "No to human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants" is the theme chosen by the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, for the National Collection of Solidarity Campaign "Compartir" (to share) to be hel ...
• 22 August 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Coutts to the leaders of society: "All eyes are on Pope Francis’ humility" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - For professionals, managers, social and political leaders, "Pope Francis’ humility can be a valuable source of inspiration. If you really want to become agents of transformation and social cha ...
• 22 August 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Over 4 million working children engaged in high-risk activities Quito (Agenzia Fides) - In Ecuador there are about 4.2 million boys, girls and adolescent workers in the age group between 5 and 17 years. Of these 359,597, l '8.56%, are exploited in high-risk activities. This is what e ...
• 22 August 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A new church desecrated in Central Africa; priests and nuns forced to flee Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - More violence and looting against the Catholic Church in the Central African Republic. According to information sent to Fides Agency on Sunday, August 18 priests and nuns of the Sœurs de la Char ...
• 22 August 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Kidnappings, forced conversions and violence against Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Several incidents of violence, harmful to religious freedom, have troubled the Christian communities in India in the last few days. Police in Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are lo ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Sexual abuse and child maltreatment: 16 victims a day Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - During the first five months of 2013 2,456 cases of sexual abuse on minors, 16 victims a day were recorded. This is what is said in a complaint on behalf of the Institute of Forensic Medicine w ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The house for migrants of Tlaxcala will not be closed", said Mgr. Moreno Tlaxcala (Agenzia Fides) - "I do not know who told you this, but it is not true", said Mgr. Francisco Moreno Barron, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Tlaxcala, Mexico) to the press, denying the news about the closing of the house for ...