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• 4 November 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Religious leaders united for peace and the common good, in the name of Francis of Assisi Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders in Vietnam "will work for peace and for the common good": this is the solemn commitment made by 35 Catholic, Baha'is, Buddhist, Muslim, Protestant , and native cult re ...
• 4 November 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Between 2006 and 2009, 3,540 complaints of bullying were presented in Colombia. 56 percent of those who were subject to harassment is represented by women. This was reported in the November issu ...
• 4 November 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Caritas Germany reopens a road link to bring aid to 10,000 displaced people in the east Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The project of Caritas Germany has allowed us to reopen the road in Opienge, in Tshopo district, in the Eastern Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the spokesman of ...
• 4 November 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Chemical weapons against the Kachin rebels, restrictions on religious activities for Christians Miytkina (Agenzia Fides) - In the war that rages between the Burmese army and armed rebel groups in Kachin, in the north of Burma, the military is using chemical weapons, said a local source of Fides in the Kachin people ...
• 4 November 2011
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Camillians assist the flood victims and disadvantaged people with disabilities: free medical care, psychological support, food and hygiene Rayong (Agenzia Fides) - Relief work in favor of the Thai population hit by one of the worst floods in 50 years continues. At the forefront there are also Camillian missionaries, who through the Camillian Pastoral Centre ...
• 3 November 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic communities of the continent pray for the deceased, especially for the pioneers of the faith Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The continental Catholic communities prayed for the deceased and visited their graves on the day when the universal Church commemorates all the dead. In particular, they remembered those ...
• 3 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The first Pakistani Camillian priest ordained in Faisalabad Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – On Friday, October 28, in the Cathedral of Faisalabad, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Coutts ordained the first Pakistani Camillian priest, Fr. Mushtaq Anjum, and 2 deacons of the diocese. According ...
• 3 November 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-Train runs down a bus carrying children bringing food and clothing to the poor of Cazador San Luis (Agenzia Fides) - Argentina is in shock after the tragedy that occurred yesterday, November 2, near San Luis, which caused the death of six girls between 10 and 11 years of age, and two teachers. According to in ...
• 3 November 2011
  ASIA/TURKEY - During the "Islamic Feast of Sacrifice" Christian Message of peace Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - "In today's world, distance grows between Christians and Muslims. We know the suffering of our Christian brothers and sisters in many countries. It is, therefore, an opportunity for us, in this ...
• 3 November 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Human trafficking in the country is increasing: 37 children are missing in just 3 months Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - In just three months, 75 children have been reported missing in Sucre, and only 38 of them have been found, this leads us to think that the others are likely to be victims of human trafficking. Th ...
• 3 November 2011
  AFRICA/NIGER - Drought and famine: the catastrophic situation in the country Tera (Agenzia Fides) - The severe drought that has struck Niger for months has destroyed crops and amplified the serious problems of food supply that the country has been suffering from for years. The Spanish Catholic or ...
• 3 November 2011
  VATICAN - Pope's Appeal: may the G-20 summit promote "a truly humane and complete development" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, November 2, the Holy Father Benedict XVI delivered this appeal on the eve of the G-20 summit: “The 3rd and 4th of November - tomorrow and ...
• 3 November 2011
  ASIA/THAILAND - Hospitals on alert for the supply of drugs hampered by floods Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Hospitals in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, are on alert for the supply of drugs that could be hampered by prolonged floods that are hitting the country. Local production and delivery of medi ...
• 3 November 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - "I am puzzled on the military offensive of Kenya in Somalia", says Mgr. Bertin who has just visited the Somali refugees in Ethiopia Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "I am puzzled, remembering what happened in the recent past with other adventures like that," says to Fides Mgr. Giorgio Bertin, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu, re ...
• 3 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian slander campaign conducted by Hindu extremist leaders New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Hindu extremist leaders have intensified a campaign of hatred and slander against Christians in India: this is the complaint Fides learns about on behalf of organizations like the "All India C ...