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23 August 2019
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops of Pakistan: in Kashmir the only path is dialogue
Lahore (Agenzia Fides): "I urge the leadership of Pakistan and India to work to resolve conflicts through dialogue and to work hard to build peace. In the climate of growing political intolerance between India and Pakist ...
22 August 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Violence by a group of radical Hindu extremists against Catholic pilgrims
Velankanni (Agenzia Fides) – About 40 Catholic pilgrims on their way to the famous Marian shrine in the city of Velankanni, in the state of Tamil Nadu, were attacked, insulted and beaten by a group of radical Hindu ext ...
22 August 2019
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Archbishop Rueda Aparicio: violence and corruption must be stopped
Cauca (Agenzia Fides) - "Those responsible for these murders use weapons against helpless people, plan crimes, but even more, pay to kill and wash their hands with hypocrisy. In the name of God's mercy, we ask those who ...
22 August 2019
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - A Bishop: "Migrants bring energy to our country"
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Migrants and refugees always bring energy and dynamism to a new country. If today we Australians are what we are and who we are today, a dynamic, young prosperous country, it is thanks to the l ...
22 August 2019
AFRICA/CAMEROON - The two priests of Kumbo, whose Bishop had denounced the violence against civilians, have been released
Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The two priests kidnapped on August 15 in Kumbo, in the department of Bui in the North-West region of Cameroon, have been released.
Fr. Franklin Banadzem Dindzee, assistant of the diocesan you ...
21 August 2019
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appeal to national unity after the massacre of the military; the Bishops denounce the attempt to trigger an inter-religious conflict
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Instability is worsening in Burkina Faso, where on August 19, 24 soldiers died, 7 others were injured while 5 of their comrades were reported missing during a jihadist attack.
The assault o ...
21 August 2019
AMERICA/PERU - Over 198 thousand families received help from Caritas in 2018
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Peru helped more than 198 thousand families in the country in 2018: this is the figure that emerges from the Social Report of Caritas Peru which describes the activity of th ...
21 August 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Rural Missionaries" 50 years alongside the poor
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Clergy, religious and lay members of the "Rural Missionaries of the Philippines" (RMP), involved at a pastoral and social level, celebrated their 50th founding anniversary, confirming the work to ...
21 August 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Caritas India responds to India’s monsoon fury
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas India, the social service arm of the Catholic Church, collaborates with state governments and NGOs to bring relief to millions of people affected by the devastating monsoon with heavy ...
20 August 2019
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ecumenical prayer of Christians for "the Muslim brethren of Kashmir"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A special prayer for "the Muslim brethren of Kashmir" was organized in past days by the Ecumenical Solidarity Committee Lahore. Religious Leaders from the Catholic, Church of Pakistan, Anglican C ...
20 August 2019
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Bishops' send condolences for the victims of the fuel tanker explosion
Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Tanzania sends condolences to Mr. President and to all citizens. We urge Tanzanians to support the families who have lost their loved ones and who have suffered tra ...
20 August 2019
AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops: it is urgent to stop violence against women
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to stop all actions that undermine the dignity of women in Mexico: this is the appeal launched by the Archbishop of Puebla, Mgr. Víctor Sánchez Espinosa, who once again highli ...
20 August 2019
ASIA - Catholic journalists in Asia: together to announce the Gospel values
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - To announce the tidings of Good news, to stay away from sensationalism and fake news: is the commitment made by journalists, editors, and Catholic communicators from Asia gathered in Kuala ...
19 August 2019
AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Police are investigating the death of a Polish missionary
Ponce (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of the Mission of Puerto Rico and the Vincentian Family of Puerto Rico are mourning the unexpected death on August 18, 2019, of Polish missionary Fr. Stanislaw Szczepanik, CM, in ...
19 August 2019
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Catholic world calls for "authentic dialogue between government and society"
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We cannot resign ourselves, as individual citizens and even less as organized civil society, to having a government that unilaterally manages the major problems of this country": says Catho ...
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