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28 November 2017
AMERICA/PANAMA - Discriminatory legislation and violence against women continue to exist in the Country
Panama (Agenzia Fides) - In Latin America and the Caribbean, women by law cannot inherit land, have access to certain jobs, such as those in mines, or cannot give nationality to their children.
Despite the recent ratifi ...
28 November 2017
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Bishops: "President Kabila promises not to be a candidate in the 2018 elections"
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - President Joseph Kabila must take the formal commitment not to be a candidate in the presidential election on December 23, 2018, ask the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the m ...
28 November 2017
ASIA/MYANMAR - "Francis effect": the government announces a conference on ethnic minorities
Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese government has announced the third session of the Conference on peace with ethnic minorities, called "Panglong Conference", for the last week of January: the initiative to continue ...
28 November 2017
EUROPE/SPAIN - A concrete response to the homeless: the commitment of Caritas Burgos
Burgos (Agenzia Fides) - "We are people. We have rights. No homeless": this is the theme of the national Spanish Caritas campaign dedicated to the homeless. During the presentation of the campaign last week, Fernando Gar ...
28 November 2017
ASIA/MYANMAR - Pope Francis to the Burmese authorities: healing the wounds of the Country is a "political priority"
Nay Pyi Daw (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Myanmar «have suffered greatly, and continue to suffer, from civil conflict and hostilities that have lasted all too long and created deep divisions». «The healing of those ...
27 November 2017
ASIA/MYANMAR - Kachin refugees give Pope Francis a wooden crosier: a wish for peace
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - During his apostolic visit to Mynamar Pope Francis will use a handcrafted wooden crosier donated by the Catholic Kachin ethnic minority refugees, who are now in the refugee camp of Winemaw city, ...
27 November 2017
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Cardinal Brenes calls for a Christian burial for the boys killed in the clashes on November 12
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua, asked the General Command of the Nicaraguan Army to deliver the bodies of Lea Valle’s two sons, 16 and 12 years old, who were killed on 12 Nove ...
27 November 2017
ASIA/IRAQ - US Congress approves draft law authorizing aid for "Christian militias" in the Middle East
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - From now on, the United States could channel direct aid to militias and armed self-defense groups organized by Christians in the Middle East, starting from the Nineveh Plain. The news was wid ...
27 November 2017
AFRICA - US Bishops launch a solidarity fund for the Church in Africa
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa faces the economic and social hurdles of enormous debt, epidemic, severe poverty, and political unrest. In spite of these challenges, the Church in Africa has almost tripled in size i ...
25 November 2017
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Pope Francis will discover the Bengali people: “simple, poor but strong”
Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “The Holy Father's visit is an opportunity to show the world the wealth of Bangladesh, where communities with different religions and social and cultural traditions live peacefully side by side ...
24 November 2017
ASIA/TURKEY - The crisis of religious minority schools worsens. Now there are only 24
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides). The 24 schools belonging to Foundations and bodies associated with Christian minorities in Turkey are experiencing a critical phase again. The beginning of the new school year saw the drop in th ...
24 November 2017
AMERICA/MEXICO - Prayer for peace in Baja California Sur: 900 dead in three years
Baja California Sur (Agenzia Fides) – To pray for peace and families, victims of violence: yesterday November 23, at least one hundred priests from the five municipalities and more than 300 people gathered in San Marti ...
24 November 2017
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Mnangagwa becomes Interim President; presidential elections scheduled for September 2018
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - On November 24th Emmerson Mnangagwa has become the new Interim President of Zimbabwe. Former Vice President succeeded Robert Mugabe, who resigned on November 21 after a long negotiation with his ...
24 November 2017
ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops of Gujarat: "In the elections the secular and democratic fabric of our Country is at stake"
Gandhinagar (Agenzia Fides) - The forthcoming legislative elections in the state of Gujarat (Western India) will affect the future of our country. We are aware that the secular and democratic fabric of our country is at ...
24 November 2017
AFRICA - Vigil for peace in South Sudan and the DRC: "We appreciate Pope Francis’ words and the strong participation of the faithful"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the Holy Father’s words and the great number of faithful who participated in the prayer", says to Agenzia Fides Sister Yudith Pereira Rico, of the Congregation of the Relig ...
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