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• 30 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "The Pope's appeal for peace has been widely reported in Syria," says the Metropolitan Archbishop of Aleppo for the Greek-Catholics Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We are happy and thank the Holy Father for the appeal for peace in Syria launched during yesterday's Angelus" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ale ...
• 30 July 2012
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Alarm and concern about an uncontrollable cholera epidemic Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone, is now the center of a cholera epidemic, after the first confirmed case was found in the north of the country in February. On 18 July, the first reported case ...
• 30 July 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Juan Diego, he who facilitated the fruitful meeting of two worlds, 10th anniversary of the canonization Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 31, the Mexican Church will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the canonization of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, known in Catholic history for "the Guadalupan event," which took pl ...
• 30 July 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - The President ad interim announces the creation of new bodies in order to overcome the crisis Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The President ad interim of Mali, Dioncounda Traoré, who has just returned to the Country after a long convalescence in France (see Fides 28/07/2012), consolidates his power, with the creation o ...
• 28 July 2012
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - There are no programs and facilities to reduce extreme poverty in which thousands of children on the island live San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - Over 80% of children in Puerto Rico live in areas of extreme poverty, and the percentage of local teenagers who do not work or attend school is twice that of the United States. According to a r ...
• 28 July 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Missionary Argentina, share your faith", preparation of the IV National Missionary Congress in Catamarca Catamarca (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Argentina have begun the preparation of the IV National Missionary Congress to be held in the Diocese of Catamarca in 2013. For this reason Mgr. Vicente Bo ...
• 28 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Taliban stop the vaccination campaign for children against polio Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Taliban offensive has forced Pakistan to suspend, in different tribal areas, the country's vaccination campaign against polio for thousands of children. According to local sources, a Ghana ...
• 28 July 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - "I forgive my attackers," says President ad interim upon his return to Mali Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "I forgive my attackers," said President ad interim of Mali, Dioncounda Traore, on his return home after a long period of convalescence in France, to heal the wounds caused by the aggression with ...
• 27 July 2012
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Eight out of 10 children are victims of abuse Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Over 80% of children and adolescents in the Dominican Republic are victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse and violence within their own families or at the hands of neighbors, in addition ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The appeal of the Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch: "It is urgent to stop the war" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We urgently need to stop all hostile actions": is the appeal launched to all parties involved in the Syrian conflict, in Syria and abroad, by His Beatitude the Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian opposition open to dialogue: "No to violence and civil war" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not too late to save our country. While recognizing the citizen’s right to legitimate defense, we reiterate that weapons are not the solution. Violence has to be rejected and slipping into ...
• 27 July 2012
  AFRICA/KENYA - "To serve the sick at the cost of one’s life", Camillian communities gathered together for children orphaned by AIDS Karungu (Agenzia Fides) - Each year, on July 14, the Camillian Religious around the world celebrate their founder St. Camillus. Even this year the different Camillian communities in Kenya have come together and some have ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - From the Pope a message of peace for Syria and religious freedom in the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "The visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Lebanon represents a great hope for Lebanon, a message of peace for Syria and is an invitation to religious freedom throughout the Middle East": is what Fr. Pau ...
• 27 July 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - "No more violence, we must resume the broken dialogue": an appeal of the Mapuche community priests Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic priests who are part of the pastoral Mapuche, have asked to avoid acts of violence and have made an appeal to resume the "broken dialogue" between Mapuche communities and authoriti ...
• 27 July 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "Not only Rwanda but also Uganda supports the M23", accuses the Congolese civil society Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Fighting from the Congolese army, backed by United Nations troops and rebels of the M23 continue, in North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to agency sources, the cla ...