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• 22 June 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-About 5,000 members of criminal gangs want to surrender and ask for the mediation of the Church Monteria (Agenzia Fides) - The bishop of the Colombian city of Monteria, Mgr. Julio César Vidal, said that about 5,000 members of criminal gangs across the country are willing to surrender to authorities. "They contacte ...
• 22 June 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Islam, state religion and laity: the contradictions and the "back off" of the government Dhaka (Fides Service) -In recent days the Government of Bangladesh has "backed off", on the theme of the laity of the state, as reported by the Christian human rights activists who work on site to Fides. The Special Par ...
• 22 June 2011
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Drug dealers organizations in West Africa are becoming more and more autonomous from the Colombian "narcos" Dakar (Fides Service) - The drug trade that passes through West Africa is undergoing an evolution that could have very serious consequences for the region. This is what emerged from the meeting on the West Coast of Afric ...
• 22 June 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM - " Imitate the martyrs evangelize" the path for Vietnamese Catholics Hanoi (Fides Service) - " Imitate the martyrs and evangelize": these are the main points suggested by the Vietnamese Catholic Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, during his recent visit to North Vietnam (5-18 J ...
• 22 June 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO-Measles outbreak: 32 deaths and hundreds of people infected Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - At least 32 people have died and 800 have been infected following a measles epidemic that has struck the southern regions of Pointe Noire and Kouilou, in the Republic of Congo. In a previous ...
• 22 June 2011
  AFRICA/MALI - 9 deacons ordained from the major Seminary of Samaya Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The major Seminary "Saint Augustine" of Samaya, in Bamako (Mali), closed yesterday, June 21, the academic year 2010-2011. As Don Edmond Dembele, Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Mali repo ...
• 22 June 2011
  EUROPE-The New Evangelization "is not a magic potion ... it is an act of faith in Christ who makes all things new" Vilnius (Agenzia Fides) - At the heart of the mission of the Church there are the human persons and their relationship with Jesus Christ, because only this relationship can transform life and fill it with a joy that witn ...
• 22 June 2011
  AMERICA/ECUADOR-"There is no point in having 54,000 recognized refugees, if not enough attention and security is given", denounces the Scalabrini Foundation Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Every day a new stratagem is invented, how to get from one city to another or how to change look with clothes and haircuts. Jose L. prefers to remain anonymous to avoid being captured by armed men ...
• 22 June 2011
  AFRICA/BURUNDI-Seminar on human rights as the basis for peace: the Church's commitment Bujumbura (Fides Service) - A seminar on international law on human rights began in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi on June, 20 . The seminar is sponsored by the Episcopal Commission for the Apostolate of the Laity in Buru ...
• 21 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Appeal for an Anglican Pastor who has disappeared, a victim of radical groups Islamabad (Fides Service) - A strong appeal for the salvation of a Christian Anglican pastor who has disappeared for more than a month comes from the Pakistani Christian community on the occasion of "Day of Prayer for Pa ...
• 21 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Dialogue and Proclamation: the mission of 25 new priests in the Indonesian province predominantly Christian Kupang (Fides Service) - Dialogue and Proclamation: these are the two main points the mission of the 25 new priests ordained at the beginning of June in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, in the center of the Indonesian ...
• 21 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The pilgrimage marks the month of the Sacred Heart in the Catholic community in mainland China and of the Diaspora Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - There are several pilgrimages of the Chinese Catholic community, both continental and of the Diaspora, that distinguish this month of June, dedicated to the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus ...
• 21 June 2011
  AFRICA /LIBYA - "I went several times to the house that was hit and it did not look like a military command center", says Bishop Martinelli Tripoli (Fides Service) - "I am surprised Khouildi Hamidi's house was hit, I do not think his house was a military center", says His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Innocent Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli. According to Libya ...
• 21 June 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-"Even the children begin to take up arms" Mgr. Vera Lopez denounces the recruitment of minors on behalf of organized crime Saltillo (Fides Service) - Between 14 and 15 000 members of the youth gangs of Saltillo are incorporated in organized crime and have become a serious threat to the population: the alarm has been launched by the Bishop of ...
• 21 June 2011
  AMERICA/HAITI-New treatment center against cholera in an area without any support Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Social Services of the Dominican Churches (SSDC) has just opened a new "Service Center to Cholera" in the community of Bom Repos, Port-au-Prince, funded by cooperative organizations i ...