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• 12 November 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - An Orthodox Archbishop: conflict and refugees on the Turkish-Syrian border, between fear and uncertainty Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "There is great fear among families of different communities for their future. People are so afraid of a real war that could break out at any time between Turkey and Syria. We do not know what ...
• 12 November 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Annual meeting of the priests of Taiwan, "so that all may be one" Hsin Chu (Agenzia Fides) - "So that they may all be one" (Jn 17: 21) was the main theme of the annual meeting of the priests of Taiwan, held from October 29 to 31 in the diocese of Hsin Chu, in collaboration with the Reg ...
• 12 November 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mass and parish meetings in the evening have been cancelled because of violence ; prayer for peace St. Paul (Agenzia Fides) - Given the increase in acts of violence and the increasing number of murders in the state of São Paulo, the Metropolitan Archbishop, Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, recommended the faithful to pr ...
• 12 November 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI - More tragedy for the people of Haiti: New floods cause death and devastation Cap Haitien (Agenzia Fides) - Tragedy continues to fall on the most disadvantaged populations. After Hurricane Sandy, new flooding return to devastate Haiti, with 16 deaths recorded since last Friday, November 9 in Cap H ...
• 12 November 2012
  VATICAN - "The cultural and theological formation is in sight and in function of the proclamation and service to the young Churches": Cardinal Filoni inaugurates the academic Year at Urbaniana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With the Concelebrated Mass "De Sancto Spiritu" this morning presided over by Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Grand Chancellor of ...
• 12 November 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Damage to agriculture, boats to rescue people on the roofs of houses: new testimony from flooded areas Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The population has never seen a flood like this," says in a note sent to Fides Agency Brother Damian Krzystof, a Polish missionary, who works in the Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi, in the Delta St ...
• 12 November 2012
  VATICAN - Cardinal Poupard, Special Envoy at the closure of the Jubilee Year dedicated to Pauline Jaricot Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Cardinal Paul Poupard, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, his Special Envoy for the closing celebrations of the jubilee year de ...
• 12 November 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Assembly of the Missionaries: to strengthen faith for the Permanent Mission and contribute to a New Evangelization. Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission for the Missions of the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference organizes the General Assembly of the National Missionary Center and of the Pontifical Mission Societies, which will be held ...
• 12 November 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - The population in favor of military intervention in the north, where the humanitarian situation is worsening Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The majority of the population has welcomed the decision of ECOWAS to send a military force to northern Mali" says to Fides Agency Father Edmond Dembele, Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of ...
• 12 November 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Earthquake in the town center: deaths, injuries and several missing Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Sunday, November 11, an earthquake 6.6 magnitude on the Richter scale shook central Burma, causing five deaths, 19 injuries and limited material damage. Many people could be missing. ...
• 12 November 2012
  ASIA - "Year of Faith" and the New Evangelization in Asia: what vision and what hopes? Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "Our humble service is to help modern society to find a soul. In the Year of Faith it is necessary to restore faith in the different contexts of life. In Asia it must seek common ground with peo ...
• 10 November 2012
  VATICAN - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples concludes the celebrations for the Centenary of the Evangelization of Owerri Owerri (Agenzia Fides) - "One hundred years of evangelization in Owerri mean that this Church in Nigeria can be considered 'venerable', even though in relation to other century-old churches it is considered to be young. ...
• 10 November 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The historic Evangelical Church of Aleppo destroyed with explosives Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The historic Arabic Evangelical Church of Aleppo, in the Jdeideh district (the old town), was mined with explosives and blown up "by armed men, for pure sectarian hatred": This is what Pastor Ibr ...
• 10 November 2012
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Earthquake in Guatemala : 52 victims, the plan of aid and solidarity has begun San Marcos (Agenzia Fides) – 52 people have died due to the earthquake on November 7, while 22 people are still considered missing, according to the report of Caritas Guatemala, sent to Fides Agency. Official figures s ...
• 10 November 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Reconciliation does not mean" blank state" and even less impunity, we must engage in the search for truth," the Bishops say Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Truth concerning the years of military dictatorship and justice for the victims of violence. Is what the Argentinean Bishops hope in the document published yesterday, November 9, at the end ...