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• 3 May 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-Celebration in Mexico for the blessed John Paul II and approval of the law for migrants Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The weekend that has just ended was for the Mexicans a moment of real joy for the beatification of John Paul II, who in life had declared himself “Polish and Mexican”. The 5 visits ma ...
• 3 May 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT-The Copts today announce a protest march of 1 million people, "we must be careful not to give hasty judgements," said a missionary to Fides Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Several Coptic movements announced that on Friday, May 6 there will be a protest march of a million people to protect the Cathedral of San Marco in Abbasseya. Last Friday thousands of Salafis had ...
• 3 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Vigorous campaign against the "Document on reproductive health", in the name of John Paul II Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church, pro-life organizations, associations and Christian schools in the Philippines have re-launched the pro-life campaign to block the approval of the "Document on Reproductive He ...
• 2 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Bin Laden killed, feared reactions against Christian churches, schools closed and churches guarded Lahore (Fides Service) - Schools and Christian institutions closed, churches and Christian areas guarded with utmost security measures, this is the situation that the Christian community recorded in the main city in Pak ...
• 2 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-"The beatification of our beloved Pope John Paul II is a hope and a blessing for the Church in China and for Chinese Catholics": the voice of the faithful Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of our beloved Pope John Paul II represents the hope and blessing for the Church in China and for Chinese Catholics", “it is an opportunity to pray for the unity of the Chur ...
• 2 May 2011
  VATICAN-John Paul II is blessed! Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) –At last, the day we have been waiting for has arrived, it arrived soon, because it seemed good to the Lord: John Paul II is blessed!” Exclaimed the Holy Father Benedict XVI in his homil ...
• 2 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-" Playing with the lives of civilians, bombs do not solve problems”, complains Bishop Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "At noon (local time) the funeral of Saif al-Arab will be held. The office of protocol has invited me, along with the Diplomatic Corps based in Tripoli”, says Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo ...
• 2 May 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-Radio Maria: as well as the Internet now you can also listen to the radio in Brasilia Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Father Alessander Carregari Capalbo, director of Radio Maria do Brasil, told Fides that from May 1, to coincide with the beatification of John Paul II, Radio Maria began broadcasting on the 107 ...
• 2 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Christians fleeing from Gujranwala, for fear of a massacre Lahore (Fides Service) - The faithful of the two Christian neighborhoods "Aziz colony" and "Gulzar Colony in the city of Gujranwala (Punjab province) are leaving their homes, terrified, to save their lives after the atta ...
• 2 May 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-Clashes in northern Nigeria: a report of “Justice and Peace” complains that "someone has armed extremists" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – About 300 to 500 deaths (according to police sources), 300 houses have been destroyed (as verified by the local Bishop), over 14 thousand internally displaced persons -IDPs. This is the toll of ...
• 2 May 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-The workers of the Catholic Action call for "a fair distribution of wealth" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The workers of the Argentina Catholic Action (SETRAC) published a statement which calls for "a fair distribution of wealth”, as the title of the message says released on 1 May, the feast ...
• 2 May 2011
  AFRICA/BURUNDI-Message from the Bishops of Burundi for the beatification of John Paul II Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the beatification of Pope John Paul II, the Bishops of Burundi have issued a message that explains the significance of the event. In the text, sent to Fides, the Bishops poi ...
• 2 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-After the death of Bin Laden the Bishops remember the "love for enemies" and "the example of John Paul II" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In the soul of a Christian there is never joy for the death of a man, even if he is an enemy. On the occasion of the death of Bin Laden I would like to remind the supreme commandment of the C ...
• 30 April 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-The only Colombian sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Czestochowa celebrates the beatification of John Paul II Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In the south of the colombian capital of Bogota, in the district of Yomasa, is the parish of St. Athanasius which is also a Marian Sanctuary, the only one in Colombia dedicated to Our Lady of Cze ...
• 30 April 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"I ask the intercession of the Blessed John Paul II for peace in Libya”, says the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning several people came to see me to report the fact that many places were bombed, causing civilian victims”, said Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripol ...