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• 17 May 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope reminds the Bishops of India: the importance of working to "protect the fundamental human rights of freedom of religion and freedom of worship" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "I am aware of the difficult challenges you face while you carry on dialogue with members of other faiths, encouraging a more tolerant climate of interaction. Your dialogue should be charac ...
• 17 May 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-Pastoral Letter for the Year of the Laity of the Bishop of Hualien: promote growth and communion, walking towards holiness Hualien (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting growth and communion in the diocese and among the parishes, walking towards holiness: is the motivation of the Year of the Laity indicated by Archbishop Philip Huang Jaw-Ming, Bishop o ...
• 17 May 2011
  EUROPE/ITALY-Caritas Internationalis: 60 years of concrete activities in response to human suffering Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 19th General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis, which will be held in Rome at the end of May, representatives from around the world will celebrate the 60th anniversary of t ...
• 17 May 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT-Some representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood open to religious freedom? Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Freedom and Justice party, linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, has appointed its Vice-President, the Coptic Rafiq Habib. Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, an intellectual close to the Muslim Brotherho ...
• 17 May 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN- The visit of Cardinal Sarah to the earthquake area has ended, " great encouragement to the Church and for the country" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) –The visit of Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum", in Japan, which ended today was very positive. As the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello told ...
• 17 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Bishops: "Government closed to dialogue, slave of economic interests and foreign lobby" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - President Benigno Aquino “says he wants dialogue, but then he maintains his positions, and does not intend to change "; " his policy is dictated by economic lobbies and pressure groups outsid ...
• 17 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-"Fight and prayer" on behalf of pro-life groups to stop the document on reproductive health Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Opposition regarding the so-called RH Bill, the Document on Reproductive Health, which promotes family planning as a means of contraception and that will be taken into consideration these days at ...
• 17 May 2011
  AMERICA/PERU '-University of Piura: the Human Rights Day 2011 dedicated to religious freedom Piura (Agenzia Fides) - The University of Piura organizes the third edition of "Human Rights Day" to be held at the headquarters in Lima and Piura in June. This year it will address the issue of religious freedom. The da ...
• 17 May 2011
  AMERICA/CHILE-The Church of Aysén denounces the use of violence against young people who were demonstrating peacefully in front of the Cathedral Aysén (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aysen, through the General Vicar, Father Ivo Solarino, condemned the police's attempt to burst into the Cathedral of Coyhaique, and the use of force and v ...
• 17 May 2011
  AFRICA-African countries where the populations are at risk of massacres: report of the Minority Rights Group Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Nigeria are the African countries where there are more people at risk of massacres, according to the Peoples under Threat Index 2011, prep ...
• 16 May 2011
  VATICAN -Pope's new appeal to Libya and Syria, "for the path of negotiation and dialogue to prevail over those of violence" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A new appeal was launched by Pope Benedict XVI to Libya and Syria, after the Regina Coeli prayer recited on Sunday, May 15, with the faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. Th ...
• 16 May 2011
  AMERICA/URUGUAY-From May 16 to 21 the XXXIII Ordinary Assembly of LAEC in Montevideo Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - As of today, May 16 until May 21, the XXXIII Ordinary Assembly of LAEC (Latin American Episcopal Council) will take place in Montevideo(Uruguay). The meeting brings together 75 participants, ...
• 16 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The parish of Liu Xi promotes cultural and religious tourism as an opportunity for evangelization Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Xi Liu in the city of Xian Yang, Diocese of San Yuan in the province of Shaan Xi, in mainland China, has inaugurated a project to promote cultural and religious tourism to launch ...
• 16 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Young Christian woman raped and murdered in Orissa, Christians in shock: "The massacre continues" Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - A targeted killing against the Christian community in Orissa: banita Pradhan, a 17 year old Christian girl was raped and killed. According to Christians, extremist groups that continue to r ...
• 16 May 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-According to HRW 800 people have died in clashes in northern Nigeria, the Bishop of Kano has confirmed that now the situation is calm Kano (Agenzia Fides) - "I have not seen the report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) yet, so I cannot comment on it," said Archbishop John Namazi Niyiring, Bishop of Kano, northern Nigeria. According to a report released today ...