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• 18 April 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - XI National Congress of the Youth: "Youth Mission, announces Christ everywhere" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The XI National Congress of the Youth in Mexico will be celebrated in July, organized by the Episcopal Commission for the Prophetic Pastoral Care in the Mission, by the National Directorate ...
• 18 April 2012
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Emergency for the worst flooding in 15 years in the region of El Chaco Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - At least 40 000 people have suffered serious damage due to the flooding which recently struck the western region of El Chaco, in Paraguay. According to data on behalf of the Secretariat for Na ...
• 17 April 2012
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-The occupants leave the Cathedral of San Salvador, a commission studies their requests San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - At last, the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador has been given back to the local Church. Yesterday the protesters who for more than three months, since 11 January 2012 (see Fides 16/01/ ...
• 17 April 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Confucians, Taoists and Buddhists participate in activities sponsored by the PMS in Taiwan Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – Within the context regarding the weekend of spirituality and formation of the parish missionary animators, which this year took place in January in the Diocese of HsinChu and was attended by ab ...
• 17 April 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Academic exchange in Si Chuan between the Major Seminary and the Institute for Religious Research at the State University Cheng Du (Agenzia Fides) - An academic exchange between the Major Seminary of the Province of Si Chuan and the Institute for Religious Research at the State University of Si Chuan was held on April 12 at the headquarters ...
• 17 April 2012
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR- New president elected: the challenges are education and development Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Republic of East Timor, the youngest nation in Asia, has its new president: Taur Matan Ruak, former guerilla leader who, according to the Election Commission data, has already received more tha ...
• 17 April 2012
  ASIA/INDIA-Civil Society and the Church in Orissa: after the release of the hostages, it is necessary to focus on the tribal people and dalit Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - There is relief but also concern in civil society and the Church in Orissa: the release of the Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco, released by the Maoists in Kandhamal district, after that of Cla ...
• 17 April 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Sudanese Parliament declares: "South Sudan is our enemy," while bombing continues Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The tension between Sudan and South Sudan, whose troops continue to occupy the area of Heglig, claimed by both countries, remains high. A spokesman of South Sudanese army (SPLA) announced that on A ...
• 17 April 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Year of Faith and Permanent Mission, the main themes of the Episcopate Assembly Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The CXXXI Plenary Assembly of Bishops of Ecuador is still in progress, this time the main themes are the Year of Faith and the Permanent Mission of the Church in Ecuador. The meeting began yeste ...
• 17 April 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - In a few hours the appointment of the Premier of the transition Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "We are waiting for the appointment of the Prime Minister from one moment ot another," says Fr. Edmond Dembele, Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Mali. In Ouagadougou (capital of Burkina ...
• 17 April 2012
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Churches: may the new Constitution be "like a mother who embraces all her children" Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – May the Constitution be "like a mother who embraces all her children": this is the desire of the Christian communities in Turkey, invited by the Parliamentary Commission in charge of drafting ...
• 16 April 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Easter celebration: the fruits are gathered and the Evangelization of spring begins Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The Easter celebration in various Chinese Catholic communities was characterized by the collection of the "fruits of evangelization" through the administration of the sacraments of Christ ...
• 16 April 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI- A group of Haitians stopped at the border since January have finally arrived in Brazil Iñapari (Agenzia Fides) - The last group of 245 Haitians who had been stopped as refugees in Iñapari, a Peruvian town on the border between Peru and Brazil have finally crossed the border of Brazil. The decision to aut ...
• 16 April 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - An Archbishop among the refugees: "Upon them the eyes of the suffering Christ" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "The Syrian refugees are in shock, unable to realize the scale of the tragedy they are experiencing. Their painful situation is a waiting-room on the route towards exodus. To see them, to meet ...
• 16 April 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - "The Feast of Quasimodo": thousands of Catholics accompany Christ-Eucharist to give communion to the infirm Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of Chilean Catholics take to the streets of cities and small rural communities yesterday to "run with Christ" (Spanish expression used in Chile, which means "to accompany Christ-Eucha ...