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• 5 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA -On 6 May hunger strike against anti-Christian persecution in Orissa Bubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - Non-violent protest for the discrimination and persecution of Christians in Orissa; demand for a thorough investigation on the involvement of the military vertex in anti-Christian massacres ...
• 4 May 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-"The Church does not expect welcome for the migrants only on the part of the government and various institutions, but from its own ranks first of all": pastoral visit of Archbishop Vegliò in Australia Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - "Unfortunately, present hardships and ongoing wars and violence drive people out of their countries. Indeed there are times, and quite often in our days, when it becomes necessary to leave one` ...
• 4 May 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-"There is concern about possible violent reactions to the killing of Bin Laden" says Bishop of Kano to Fides Kano (Agenzia Fides) - "There is concern that the death of Bin Laden is likely to cause violence in Kano. We do not know what could happen,” says Archbishop John Namazi Niyiring, Bishop of Kano, in the north of Nigeria ...
• 4 May 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-United in Christ: Ecumenical prayer for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Tai Nan Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) – With a solemn ecumenical prayer, the procession of the Cross and the Sacred Scriptures, another phase of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Tai Nan, on the island of T ...
• 4 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-The medical facilities in Benghazi have serious difficulties Benghazi (Agenzia Fides) - The doctors involved in the Libyan city of Benghazi are in enormous difficulty due to lack of funds and structures that impede their work seriously. "The conditions are very bad,” is said in ...
• 4 May 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-First meeting of missionary formation for seminarians in Marilla on Continental Mission Marilia (Agenzia Fides) - The 1st Meeting of missionary formation for seminarians (Formise) was held at the auditorium of the Theological Institute, Queen of Apostles (Itra) in Marilia (SP), the ecclesiastical province o ...
• 4 May 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL-Liberty, equality and justice: still many obstacles regarding the protection of women's rights Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – According to a statement of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization, and the Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) N ...
• 4 May 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-"With his work man must earn his daily bread," a reflection for Labour Day and in the context of an economic crisis Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) - "With his work man must earn his daily bread" is the title of the document of the Social Pastoral Commission of the Archdiocese of Cordoba, Argentina, on the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, and ...
• 4 May 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-"Ten Steps to Unity" sponsored by the Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Rumbek launched on Sunday 1 May, a program of prayer titled "Ten Steps to Unity in Southern Sudan. " It is about ten weeks of prayer which will end on July 9, with the celebrati ...
• 3 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-New structure of the Ministry for Religious Minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Ministry for Religious Affairs in Pakistan has a new structure, sanctioned by the entrance in the government of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q. After a political agreement concluded two days ...
• 3 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-" Appeals for a ceasefire have not been heard, not even the words of the Holy Father”, said the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "I asked for a ceasefire, but no one listened to the appeal. It is true, we did not hear the bombs, but the planes flew over Tripoli preventing us from sleeping throughout the night. Although th ...
• 3 May 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-The support of the missionaries to working mums, "the real heroines are not recognized in the world" Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "On the occasion of Mother's Day we remember the sacrifice of all mothers in the world for the joy and health of their children”, reads a statement by the National Director of Pontifical Missio ...
• 3 May 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-Indigenous populations, social issues, communications in the agenda of the 49th Assembly of Bishops of Brazil Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) -The 49th General Assembly of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) begins on Wednesday, May 4 in Aparecida. This will be the third time that the Assembly meets in Aparecida, after ...
• 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 ...