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• 8 November 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - On December 11, the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Kaohsiung and the 150 years of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Wan Chin come to an end Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - After a year of spiritual journey, punctuated by intense celebrations, the solemn closing of the celebrations for the 50 years since the founding of the Diocese of Kaohsiung and the centenary ...
• 8 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Four Hindus doctors in Sindh have been murdered: minorities without protection Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Four Hindus doctors have been murdered in the province of Sindh (southern Pakistan), in their clinic in Chak, a town near Shikarpur (in the North of Sindh). As reported to Fides by local source ...
• 8 November 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - After the death of the FARC leader, the Church reaffirms that the path to peace is dialogue and not violence Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (ECC), His Exc. Mgr. Juan Vicente Córdoba, Auxiliary of Bucaramanga, has expressed the hope that the death of the Revolutionary Armed Forces ...
• 8 November 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-Help countries improve their school feeding programs Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) - In many countries, the most economically disadvantaged, if one wants to increase attendance and enrollment in schools it is essential to provide school meals. In addition, this type of initia ...
• 8 November 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Claretian Martyrs of Barbastro have concluded Barbastro (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, November 6 the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Claretian Martyrs of Barbastro (Spain) concluded. The Bishop of the diocese of Barbastro-Monzón, His Exc. Mgr. Alfonso ...
• 8 November 2011
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - "After this election there will be a fractured country": a missionary’s opinion Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - "After this election there will be a fractured country, not united" says to Fides Fr. Mauro Armanino, of the Society of African Missions who lived in Liberia for several years (now works in Ni ...
• 8 November 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI - A testimony of the Church’s growth in the Country: 50 years of the diocese of Mzuzu Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Mzuzu in Malawi celebrated on November 5 its Golden Jubilee in the Cathedral dedicated to St. Peter. According to a note sent to Fides, the Eucharistic celebration was presided b ...
• 8 November 2011
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - A retired general president of Guatemala Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The retired general Otto Perez Molina, who had promised an implacable struggle against the violence generated by drug trafficking, was declared winner of presidential elections on Novembe ...
• 8 November 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Abuja Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 8, 2011 appointed Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Abuja (Nigeria) Rev. Fr. Anselm Umoren, M.S.P, Superior General of the Society of Missionaries of ...
• 8 November 2011
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Thousands of girls forced to leave school Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty, abuses, cultural traditions prevent one third of girls to attend school in Zimbabwe, denying them a basic education. According to a recent study carried out by Plan International, an NGO ...
• 8 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence on the rise: it is urgent to approve a new law Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The anti-Christian violence has increased in the last year and has registered over 1,000 cases. To stop this situation, the approval of the new "Law for the Prevention of inter-communal violen ...
• 7 November 2011
  VATICAN - The Pope follows the "tragic events" that occurred in Nigeria and calls for "an end to all violence" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After reciting the midday Angelus with the pilgrims and the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, on Sunday, November 6, the Holy Father Benedict XVI invited "to put an end to all violen ...
• 7 November 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Responding with Catholic values to the challenges posed today with regards to marriage Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, encouraged the members of The Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, gathered for the annual meeting, to respond to the ch ...
• 7 November 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeals to the international community: "For Fr. Tentorio’s case, more pressure on the government" Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) – To have justice and truth with regards to the murder of Father Fausto Tentorio, PIME, killed in Arakan (on the island of Mindanao, Southern Philippines) on October 17, "the international comm ...
• 7 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - A Protestant Pastor "is judged by an Islamic court for fraudulent conversions" Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - A Protestant Pastor, accused of promoting "fraudulent conversions" in Kashmir, has been summoned to appear before an Islamic court and is in danger of life due to the threats of Islamic extremi ...