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• 16 July 2012
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta has formally been proclaimed patroness of the Apostolic Prefecture of Robe Robe (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, July 14 in Goba, a city in south-central Ethiopia in the area of Bale, in the Region of Oromia, about 446 km south-east of Addis Ababa, Father Angelo Antolini, OFM Cap., Director of ...
• 16 July 2012
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - For the Bishops the November municipal elections are not free and fair Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) will not invite the Nicaraguans to vote en masse in municipal elections to be held on November 4: this is what was said during a press conference held ...
• 16 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo supports the effort of reconciliation of "Mussalaha" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "I believe that the initiative 'Mussalaha' should be encouraged and supported by all. Reconciliation, although it is sometimes hard to accept, is a way not to be left out and should not be undere ...
• 16 July 2012
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Famine and insecurity at the base of the exodus of refugees from Mali; the project of the Camillian Task Force Dori (Agenzia Fides) - "Hunger and insecurity are the driving force behind this exodus that, if it has not yet taken on biblical proportions, it seems destined to grow" says to Fides brother Luca Perletti, a Camillian, d ...
• 16 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Blasphemous burned at the stake": culprits unpunished: no to summary justice Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – There is still no arrest of the culprits that, on 5 July, burned a Muslim man, Ghulam Abbas, probably mentally ill alive, only because he was accused of blasphemy in Chani Ghot, in the Diocese ...
• 16 July 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Erection of the Diocese of Udupi and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on July 16, 2012 erected the diocese of Udupi (India) taken from the territory of the diocese of Mangalore, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalor ...
• 16 July 2012
  VATICAN - The theme of World Day of Peace 2013: "Blessed are the peacemakers" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – For the 2013 of the 46th World Day of Peace on Jan. 1 2013, the Holy Father Benedict XVI has chosen this theme: "Blessed are the peacemakers." The statement released by the Press Office o ...
• 13 July 2012
  EUROPE/CZECH REPUBLIC - New website in view of the centenary of the PMS: 100 days to 100 years Prague (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 July, the feast of St. Benedict, the patron of Europe, to who for centuries prayed with confidence for help and intercession many missionaries, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS ) in th ...
• 13 July 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Catholic media prepare to participate in the Hong Kong Book Fair 2012 Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic media in Hong Kong are preparing to participate in the annual "Hong Kong Book Fair 2012" to be held from July 18 to 24, with the presence of more than 530 publishing houses from a ...
• 13 July 2012
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - New inauguration of the Cathedral of Lwena, a sign of rebirth and hope Lwena (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Nuncio of São Tomé and Principe, His Exc. Mgr. Novatus Rugambwa, presided along with some Angolan Bishops, the celebration of the inauguration of the Cathedral of the Diocese of Lw ...
• 13 July 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We need to evangelize in the midst of the conflict, filling these people with hope, faith and love who continue to believe", conclusion of the Assembly of Bishops Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The 93rd Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Colombia ends today, July 13. According to information gathered by Fides Agency, among the problems the Bishops faced is that concerning the situat ...
• 13 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Franciscans’ appeal: "Dialogue, no weapons to Syria!" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "Syria needs dialogue, not weapons" is the appeal launched by the Franciscans in Syria, through Fr. Romualdo Fernandez OFM, director of the Ecumenical Centre in Tabbaleh (Damascus) and Rector o ...
• 13 July 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Catholic Newspapers: "To become a voice to defend life before all the challenges" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The 2nd National Meeting of Catholic newspapers, which was held from July 10 to 13 at the Casa Lago, in Cuautitlán Izcall in Mexico City D.F., to reflect on the Catholic press and the chall ...
• 13 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The young "vibrant in faith" to become "good citizens" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The priorities for young Pakistani Catholics are faith formation, education on human rights, commitment to peace building, according to the Church's social doctrine: all of this to form people to ...
• 12 July 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "A great nation must defend the weak": Exhortation of Archbishop Mendoza Mendoza (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Mendoza, His Exc. Mgr. José María Arancibia, presided the Te Deum for Independence Day of Argentina, on July 9, in the parish of San Carlos Borromeo, in the Valle de Uco. "Na ...