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23 November 2017
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Fonseca: Massacre of peasants: the army and institutions must clarify
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The army must immediately clarify this situation, it must save its honor. If it was not one of them, then someone must must tell us who he was, but this situation needs to be clarified as soon ...
23 November 2017
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The bus to transport HIV positive women from the mission to the regional hospital has arrived
Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - "The bus we asked to transport HIV positive women has arrived at last". This is what Father Christopher Hartley, a Spanish missionary who has been living in Gode since 2008 between Ethiopia ...
23 November 2017
AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Among those that society rejects, God becomes more visible": the experience of a missionary in the Amazon
Cucuí (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission strengthens our Christian lives, allows us to be present among the people, to discover in them the sign of God". This is what Fr. Luis Miguel Modino, Fidei donum Spanish missionary in Cu ...
23 November 2017
AFRICA - Prayer with the Pope for South Sudan and Congo: "The hope of peace is possible"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "With this initiative we want to make the South Sudanese and Congolese know that there are people outside of their two countries who care and pray for them", says Sister Yudith Pereira Rico to Agen ...
23 November 2017
ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan donates JD10,000 in support of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims
Amman (Agenzia Fides) - In compliance with the campaign launched by Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), in cooperation with Jordanian Professional Associations and civil society institutions, Caritas Jordan has ...
23 November 2017
NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Zimbabwe: Farewell to the "Old Elephant", the hope is democracy
Robert Mugabe, the "Old Elephant" of Zimbabwe, has left power. He ruled for 37 years and if it had been for him, he would have run for president again in 2018 and would have continued to rule. For how long? It is not kno ...
23 November 2017
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Good relations among religions to build peace and social harmony: the Church's commitment
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Pakistan strongly promotes inter-religious dialogue and good relations among believers of different communities, in the certainty that this approach contributes to harmony ...
22 November 2017
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Reception and dignity for street children and orphans: the commitment of the Church
Kapchagay (Agenzia Fides) - "In the early 1990s, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the population of Kazakhstan remained without social and welfare guarantees. Many children ended up on the street or in the orph ...
22 November 2017
AFRICA/DRCONGO RD - 56 protestors killed between April and October in DR Congo: report
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - 56 people were killed during public demonstrations and meetings in the Democratic Republic of Congo between April and October this year. This is what the report "monitoring events and public me ...
22 November 2017
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Bishop of Mar del Plata among the detainees: "accept our mistakes and plan the future"
Mar del Plata (Agenzia Fides) - "The most important thing for a pastor is to have a flock to accompany and take care of, and you are the privileged group of the Pastor, it is a joy to share", said Mgr. Gabriel Antonio Me ...
22 November 2017
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mannar
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, the Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Fidelia Lionel Emmanuel Fernando, auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Colombo, as the Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 22/11 ...
22 November 2017
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Post-Mugabe: "The population wants democracy and a net improvement in the economy"
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "Popular joy exploded with regards to the news of the resignation of Robert Mugabe", says to Agenzia Fides Fratel Alfonce Kugwa, National Coordinator of the Social Communication Committee of the ...
21 November 2017
ASIA/INDIA - The precious contribution of Catholic universities to the nation
Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic universities in India offer a valid and precious contribution to building the country, guaranteeing quality education to young people of all religions, cultures and ethnicities. This i ...
21 November 2017
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The poor are "the daily bread"
Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The contact with the poor here is daily bread. The poor are always with us. We read the Holy Father’s message for the World Day of the Poor, which will also be studied and deepened by the vari ...
21 November 2017
AFRICA/KENYA - Kenyatta's victory confirmed; Bishops call on citizens to resist persuasions toward violence
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We urge all Kenyans to embrace peace and resist any attempt to persuade them in engaging in criminal activities", the Catholic Bishops in Kenya state in a letter sent to Fides, signed by the Ch ...
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