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• 22 January 2013
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Uncertain situation in Asmara after the revolt of a group of soldiers Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - Calm seems to have returned in Asmara, capital of Eritrea, where last night a group of soldiers occupied the Ministry of Information. From the limited information that come from the Country, the ...
• 21 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Year of Faith: each parishioner donates two copies of the Bible per month for evangelization Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Every parishioner's commitment is to donate two copies of the Bible per month during the Year of Faith, to be destined to non-Christians: is the initiative of the parish of the Miraculous Medal ...
• 21 January 2013
  VATICAN - The Pope's Angelus: "Let there be an end to all conflicts and violence, let there be found the courage to dialogue" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "To the prayer for Christian unity I would like to add once again that for peace because, unfortunately there are various conflicts under way around the world and the slaughter of innocent ...
• 21 January 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Christmas truce has ended, the Church asks to stop the violence and continue the dialogue Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Sunday, January 20, the ceasefire declared at Christmas 2012 between the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and the government of Juan Manuel Santos came to an end. The Secr ...
• 21 January 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The lives of children are at risk: landmines in 31 departments out of 32 Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In 2012, 13 children died in Colombia and 52 others were injured as a result of landmines. According to a document of the Presidential Program for Integral Action against Landmines, in 2012 12 bo ...
• 21 January 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - On line "Radio Veritas", a Catholic station for the Chiapas area San Cristobal de las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - Radio Veritas, a Catholic radio station in San Cristobal de las Casas, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, was able to obtain legal authorization of the Federal Commission of Tel ...
• 21 January 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - Archbishop Lahham: the Church prays for all the election candidates, but does not sponsor anyone Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Jordan offers its prayers for all candidates, but says it does not support any one in particular. This is what Archbishop Maroun Laham, Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan of the L ...
• 21 January 2013
  AFRICA/GABON - Resignation of the Bishop of Mouila and appointment of Successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on January 19, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Mouila (Gabon), by His Exc. Mgr. Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp., in accordance ...
• 21 January 2013
  ASIA/YEMEN - The plight of child workers: over 1 million and 300 thousand Sanaa (Agenzia Fides) - In Yemen over 1 million and 300 thousand working children have been registered. This is what emerged from the findings of the first national Study on child labor carried out in the Asian country. ...
• 21 January 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - The Bishops visit the wounded in the fighting; the Bishops' Conference gather up Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops visited the wounded in the fighting in the hospitals in Bamako to offer moral and spiritual comfort" says to Fides Agency Don Edmond Dembele, Secretary General of the Episcopal Confe ...
• 18 January 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on October 5, 2012 confirmed rev. Fr. Martin Kmetec, OFM Conv as National Director of the Pontifical ...
• 18 January 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The first indigenous Bishop consecrated in Santa Cruz: a man born, raised and formed in this land Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral was filled with the faithful for the celebration of the Eucharist in which Cardinal Julio Terrazas, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, ordained Auxiliary Bishop of the Archd ...
• 18 January 2013
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The commitment of young people in Hong Kong for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Thirty young Christians in Hong Kong (Catholics, Anglicans, Pentecostals and of other Christian denominations), between 18 and 35 years of age, met in view of the Week of Prayer for Christian ...
• 18 January 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - "A Problem that affects everyone": meeting of the Justice and Peace Commission for the Mapuche conflict Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - As part of a series of initiatives of the Catholic Church before the new crisis that the region of Araucanía is experiencing, the Commission "Justice and Peace" of the Episcopal Conference of ...
• 18 January 2013
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - In the Year of Faith "We urge people to appreciate, and respect our women": Bishops' Pastoral Letter for the Feast of Our Lady of Altagracia Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - On 21 January, the Dominican Republic celebrates the Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia. In the particular context of this month dedicated to Our Lady and the Year of Faith, the Cat ...