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• 20 January 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The two aid workers kidnapped by Pashtun speaking militants, in a "fast and focused" action Multan (Agenzia Fides) - The two aid workers (an Italian and a German) working for German non-governmental organization "Welthungerhilfe" ("Universak help for hunger"), were kidnapped in Pakistan yesterday, "they were ab ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong's religious leaders hope for a better new year and invite the faithful to act to overcome the global financial crisis Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - A harmonious society, local and the global financial crisis, the importance of religion in public life: these are the topics covered in the Message for the Chinese New Year, which will be cele ...
• 20 January 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Educating for justice, peace, social and political commitment": three days of formation for young people Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme "education for justice, peace, social and political commitment", the Social Pastoral Commission of the Archdiocese of Concepcion together with the Catholic University of the Ho ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA - "Asian Cultures in Dialogue": Archbishop Menamparampil’s greetings Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The dialogue between cultures and religions is the main road to ensure Asia a future of peace and development: this is what emerged from the recent seminar titled "Asian Cultures in Dialogue" or ...
• 20 January 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "No to the new draft law on State security", says the Archbishop of Cape Town Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a bill that undermines the right to information which is of vital importance for the full exercise of other civil rights, and violates the constitutional commitment to create an open ...
• 20 January 2012
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The kidnappers of the two priests have demanded a ransom for their release Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "The two priests are held near the town of Wadakona, on the border between Sudan and South Sudan. We asked the authorities in Juba (South Sudan) not to intervene, so as not to endanger the live ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop of Multan’s appeal to the kidnappers; for Caritas it is "red alert among the NGOs" Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "We are in close contact with the government and the police. We have activated all the contacts of the local Justice and Peace Commission, we hope to have positive news on the two aid workers kid ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Week of prayer for the unity of the Church: "We have to proclaim with one voice the Gospel of Christ and his final victory" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "We should proclaim in one voice the Gospel of Christ and His definitive victory," said His Exc. Mgr.Hyginus Kim Hee-joong, Archbishop of Gwangju and President of the Commission for the Promotion ...
• 20 January 2012
  VATICAN-"Of particular concern are certain attempts being made to that most cherished of American freedoms, the freedom of religion": the Pope to U.S. Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The direct opposition of powerful new cultural currents "to core moral teachings of the Judeo-Christian tradition "but increasingly hostile to Christianity as such", along with the attempt ...
• 20 January 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bill to establish the "Council of Religious Freedom and Equity": for the Church it interferes in internal decisions Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Ecuador criticized the draft law on religious freedom and religious equality, which suggests among other things, the creation of a "Council of Religious Freedom and Equity", ...
• 19 January 2012
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The liturgy is enriched with aboriginal chants and prayers in a church on the outskirts of Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Church has the desire to get closer to Aboriginal communities and this is why the inclusion of traditional Aboriginal songs and prayers in the liturgies has been promoted: as repor ...
• 19 January 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Bishop of Shang hai hopes that Paul Xu will soon be Blessed, because "he is the "man for all seasons" Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - "He is the man for all seasons" is the title of the Chinese New Year Message by His Exc. Mgr. Alios Jin Lu Xian, a 95-year-old Bishop of the diocese of Shang Hai, focused on the figure of Paul ...
• 19 January 2012
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The two priests kidnapped are well, negotiations are being held for their release Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "We know that the two priests are in good condition and are probably held in a place near the border between North and South Sudan", this is what sources of the Archbishopric in Khartoum told F ...
• 19 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Abolish Death Penalty: appeals of civil society and the Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – To commit onself to formally abolish death penalty is what the Christian Churches in India and civil society are asking the Indian government in a joint appeal. The text sent to Fides urges ...
• 19 January 2012
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - A reflection for the 50 years of the Episcopal Conference, serving the Church and society, in truth and without violence Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Dominican Republic prepared a pastoral Letter entitled "50th anniversary of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED)", in which they present their mission in great deta ...