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31 August 2017
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Quran teaching compulsory at school: more Islam in society
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan's senate approved the teaching of the Quran compulsory in public schools. The text obliges all educational institutions to impart the teaching of the Quran to Muslim students from cla ...
31 August 2017
ASIA/JORDAN - Memorandum of Understanding for new joint projects between the American University of Madaba and Jordanian Christian Schools
Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The American University of Madaba and the General Secretariat for Christian educational institutions in Jordan signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at fostering the collaboration and sharing ...
31 August 2017
AFRICA/CIAD - Appointment of the Rector of "San Mbaga Tuzindé" Major Seminary in Sarh
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 22, 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the Rector of "San Mbaga Tuzindé" interdiocesan Major Seminary in the di ...
31 August 2017
AFRICA/CAMEROON - The tomb of Mgr. Bala desecrated in the cathedral of Bafia
Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "There was a clear act of desecration in the cathedral of Bafia in the night between Sunday 27 and Monday 28 August. Traces of blood were found in the cathedral", said His Exc. Mgr. Sosthène L ...
31 August 2017
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros to Australian journalists: same-sex marriage is unacceptable
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Sacred Scripture, "God created man and woman", and the only possible marriage "is that between a man and a woman". That is why marriage between people of the same sex is "unaccep ...
30 August 2017
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The 30th "Week for Peace" coincides with the Pope’s visit "a friend of peace"
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The 2017 edition of the "Week for Peace", to be held in Colombia from 3 to 10 September, coincides this year with two important events for the country: the beginning of consolidating the peace pr ...
30 August 2017
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeal of the Salesians regarding the wave of mass killings of vulnerable young people
Makati (Agenzia Fides) - "We, Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) of the Philippine North Province are deeply saddened by the spate of killings that have been going on in the recent past. Being at the forefront of youth pastora ...
30 August 2017
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Religious coexistence in danger in Bria due to fighting for the control of mines
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the numerous awareness campaigns and appeals of religious community leaders in Bria for the return of peace, the resumption of fighting among the various armed groups for city control an ...
30 August 2017
AMERICA/CHILE - "Here I am, send me": month of the Bible in a missionary term
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Several Latin American countries dedicate the month of September, in which the feast of Saint Jerome is celebrated (September 30) whose Vulgate is a Latin translation of the Bible, to a special ...
30 August 2017
AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II: Let us pray also for the evil who attack churches
Kyoto (Agenzia Fides) - Following the attacks on churches and the massacres of Christians that have bloodied Egypt in recent months, "the Coptic Church has prayed for all", even for "the evil people" who have attacked ch ...
30 August 2017
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Confirmation of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Bernardo Espiritu SVD
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 25, 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Socie ...
30 August 2017
EUROPE/IRELAND - Confirmation of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Maurice Hogan SSC
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 10 June 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societi ...
30 August 2017
AFRICA/KENYA - Mgr. Korir's appeal: "The sick die in hospitals without assistance, stop the nurses strike"
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is time you talked to each other to end this nurses strike in our country. Kenyans are dying in hospitals because there is no one to attend to them", urged His Exc. Mgr. Cornelius Kipng'eno ...
29 August 2017
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Repam: incalculable environmental risks and social damage due to the extinction of Renca
Brazil (Agenzia Fides) - The Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (Repam) rejects the extinction of the National Reserve of Copper and Associates (Renca), decided by the government, considering it "a blasphemy of Brazilian de ...
29 August 2017
AFRICA/SENEGAL - Resignation of the Bishop of Tambacounda and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 5, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tambacounda, Senegal, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Noel Diouf, and has appointed His E ...
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