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13 July 2017
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Women, true primary missionaries of Faith
Mansa (Agenzia Fides) - "You women are naturally the first catechisers who communicate faith and morals to us from the earliest stages of our life. Do not neglect this singular honour God has bestowed upon you, especiall ...
13 July 2017
ASIA/INDIA - Livestock and beef trade: the Supreme Court suspends the ban
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - India’s Supreme Court suspended a government ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter throughout India. It is a fundamental right and it is the freedom of every citizen to choose their own fo ...
13 July 2017
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Labor reform approved, despite the opposition of the Church and other institutions
Brazil (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian Senate approved Michel Temer's labor reform: 50 votes in favor and 26 against. The text, which has caused countless demonstrations and three general strikes, aims to modernize the B ...
12 July 2017
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 60 percent of young people are poor: "We are all responsible", says Mgr. Martin
Rosario (Agenzia Fides) - If 58.7 percent of young people under the age of 18 are poor, "it is clear that this is a sign of something that could not be solved". "We all are responsible, in one way or another, although we ...
12 July 2017
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Confirmation of the National Director of the PMS, Mgr. Byron Heralda Chevannes
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 24, 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the appointment of Mgr. Byron Heralda Chevannes, of the diocese of Ju ...
12 July 2017
AMERICA/CHILE - The diocese of Copiapó informs foreign workers of their rights
Copiapó (Agenzia Fides) - The Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe House of Migrant in Copiapó hosted a conference on the rights of foreign workers residing in the Chilean region of Atacama, promoted by the Pastoral Ministry f ...
12 July 2017
AFRICA/SENEGAL - Major commitment to remove talibés children from the streets
Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of the tens of thousands of talibés children in Senegal does not seem to diminish (see Fides 31/3/2017). Although, in March 2017, over 1,500 children were removed from the streets ...
12 July 2017
ASIA/INDIA - Tension and violence among Hindu and Muslim radicals
New Dehli (Agenzia Fides) - Tension and violence among Hindus and Muslims in India: in the past few days clashes and violent protests of the local Muslim community occurred in the Western Bengal state, after the provocat ...
12 July 2017
ASIA/TAIWAN - San Camillo hospital has been a reference point for hundreds of people for 60 years
Makung (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 July, San Camillo Hospital in Makung, Pescadores islands, Taiwan, celebrated 60 years of activity. The hospital was built by Camillian Missionaries (MI) when, expelled from China in 1952, ar ...
12 July 2017
ASIA/IRAQ - Kurdish leader Barzani sponsors referendum on independence: we will respect self-determination for the Nineveh Plain
Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - The referendum convened by the government of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan to sanction their independence from Iraq is a decisive step for the future of that region. And if Europe ca ...
12 July 2017
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Anniversary of Independence: "Many, of all religions have not given up hope"
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "Six years after liberation, South Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is worse than ever, with grave violations of human rights and a lingering brutal civil war", writes His Ex. Mgr. Edward Hiiboro ...
12 July 2017
ASIA/JORDAN - Ecumenism of charity: Catholics and Anglicans share educational projects for Syrian children
Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The episcopal Church of Jerusalem, belonging to the Anglican Communion, signed a partnership protocol with Caritas Jordan on Tuesday, 11 July, to jointly set up a project regarding school assistan ...
11 July 2017
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Letter to President Maduro from the Bishops gathered in Assembly
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – In order to resolve the serious food and drug crisis, and the insecurity that is causing innumerable victims throughout the country, it is urgent: "To recognize the autonomy of all public powe ...
11 July 2017
ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi: we hope our Christian brothers return to Mosul soon
Mosul (Agenzia Fides) – After the liberation of the city of Mosul, from the militia of the self-styled Islamic State that had conquered the city in June 2014, now the ambition is "that all displaced people and the sons ...
11 July 2017
ASIA/MONGOLIA - "Gratitude to God": the Catholic Church celebrates the Silver Jubilee in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the Catholic Church's presence in Mongolia and 25 years since the liaison of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Mongolia. As Fides learns, this ...
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