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• 14 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Bishops of Aleppo, forced to give up the meeting with the Pope and launch an appeal to Benedict XVI for a ceasefire and reconciliation Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Aleppo has been in the middle of armed clashes between the rebels and the Syrian army for more than two months. The Council of the six Catholic Bishops of the second largest city of Syria had to ...
• 14 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "Faithful, do not leave Syria!": Patriarchs’ Message, rallied around the Pope Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "With all my heart we ask the Christians of Syria not to leave our beloved country, despite the violence, the suffering, the displacement": This is what the Patriarchs of the Christian Churches ...
• 14 September 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "The Church cannot ignore the field of human rights": three important events in the Bolivarian countries La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - This week, La Paz has become the home of three events organized by Caritas Latin America and the Caribbean. In the first case it is a meeting, with the participation of representatives of Caritas ...
• 14 September 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "There is a growing temptation to self-defense if the State does not guarantee security": warning of Bishops Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Nigerians continue to live in fear and tension. In spite of the acclaimed efforts to beef up security in the nation, bombings and senseless killings of innocent Nigerians, continue in the norther ...
• 14 September 2012
  AMERICA/PANAMA - "Pastoral conversion", a new topic to consider in the life of the Church in America Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - The Permanent Formation Course for Bishops and priests of Central America and the Caribbean, organized by the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) was held from 11 to 13 September, in t ...
• 14 September 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Jesuits in Hong Kong intensify their commitment to education with the founding of a university Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuits in Hong Kong officially present the Hong Kong Special Administration the request for the establishment of their own University, and the local authorities for the land to be allocat ...
• 14 September 2012
  EUROPE/MALTA - "Casa Mamma Margherita": new reception facilities for young people in difficulty Sliema (Agenzia Fides) - The reception house of the Salesians for young people in difficulty "Osanna Pia" in Sliema, has in recent months expanding its facilities, so as to accommodate the youngest and most importantly, ...
• 14 September 2012
  AFRICA - Epidemics, famine and severe flooding are lashing the continent Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Torrential rains and floods are hitting in recent weeks several countries of Central and Western Africa and Sahel, from Senegal to Mauritania, from Benin to Uganda until Chad where the United Na ...
• 14 September 2012
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Between fears of further incidents after the Friday prayers and the attention of the Arab world for the Pope in Lebanon Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "We await the end of the Friday prayers, to see if there are new incidents, that everyone a bit expects," says Fr. Rafic Greiche, head of the communications for the Catholic Church in Egypt. "In f ...
• 13 September 2012
  VATICAN - Pope's new appeal for Lebanon and the Middle East: "Let us ask God to give this region of the world its longed-for peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of his departure for Lebanon, the Holy Father Benedict XVI launched a new appeal for peace in this country and the Middle East, at the end of the general audience on Wednesday, S ...
• 13 September 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - Christian political leaders will treasure the Pope’s words: this is Fr. Paul Karam’a desire, National Director of the PMS Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "All political leaders appear to have agreed on a tacit suspension of their permanent conflicts, to make room for the Pope’s arrival and listen to what He has to tell us". The is what Fr. Paul ...
• 13 September 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of Saltillo, honored for his commitment to society and peace, invites to work "for the true dignity" of the country Guerrero (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Saltillo, His Exc. Mgr. Raúl Vera López, was shocked by the discovery, on Monday, 10 September, of 16 dead bodies in the northern part of the municipality of Coyuca de Catalán, ...
• 13 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Prayer and concrete help of the Catholic community to the earthquake victims of Yun Nan Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The continental Catholic community rallied after the earthquake that occurred on September 7 in the province of Yun Nan, area where there are different ethnic groups. As always in these ...
• 13 September 2012
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Many Christians among those protesting against the film insulting Islam Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Even Christians join their voices to that of the Muslims to protest against the film that denigrates the Prophet Mohammed. This was reported to Fides Agency by Fr. Rafic Greiche, director of the ...
• 13 September 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - The Home of Hope - Marialaya accommodates 200 girls and the young disadvantaged Dalits Dharmapuri (Agenzia Fides) - The house for the young people of Dharmapuri was recently inaugurated and opened : Home of Hope - Marialaya. The project involved the extension of the home of the Salesian Sisters of the dist ...