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20 February 2017
AFRICA/DR CONGO - A seminary in central Kasai and a parish in Kinshasa ransacked
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Kamwina Nsapu militiamen ransacked the major seminary of Malole in Kananga, in Central Kasai in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"The militias systematically broke the doors of the rooms and ...
20 February 2017
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The flow of migrants arriving in Guatemala to reach the United States continues
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The flow of migrants arriving in Guatemala with the hope of being able to somehow reach the United States continues: this is what a note from Prensa Latina, sent to Fides reports, where i ...
20 February 2017
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Cholera alarm: "at least 300 suspected cases in a vast and impoverished area" says Cuamm
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - There are about 300 suspected cases of cholera which were recorded in February in the counties of Yirol East and Awerial, but the number is expected to grow because "the stories of those who arrive ...
20 February 2017
ASIA/LEBANON - Marine Le Pen visits Lebanon. Meeting with the Maronite Patriarch on the agenda
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - If she becomes the President of France, Marine Le Pen will reconnect official diplomatic relations with Assad’s Syria and will reopen the French embassy in Damascus. On the occasion of her 48-h ...
18 February 2017
ASIA/LEBANON - An extraordinary session of the Holy Synod to address the "divisions" of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The internal crisis within the Syriac Orthodox Church, after charges of "betrayal of faith" on behalf of six metropolitans against Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, could be addressed during an e ...
18 February 2017
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Catholics committed to ecumenism and education
Dili (East Timor) - "There is great hope for the future of evangelization in East Timor, but it is always necessary to strengthen the faith of our community": says to Agenzia Fides Salesian Bishop Virgilio do Carmo da Si ...
18 February 2017
AMERICA - Odebrecht case, many involved but a single protagonist: corruption
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – What happened on February 16, 2017 can be defined a historical event, unprecedented in the history of Latin America: the meeting between the Ministers of Justice (or their representatives) of ...
18 February 2017
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Mgr. Gomez: "Anxiety and fear in children", tension among migrants increases
Modesto (Agenzia Fides) - "If one wants to understand the impact of the raid that US border guards have carried out in more than 60 communities across the country since the beginning of February alone, let us listen to t ...
18 February 2017
ASIA/PAKISTAN - National Census: an opportunity for the future of religious minorities
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – The pastoral workers of Christian churches will be crucial to promote awareness on the importance of the census which will begin in Pakistan in March. "It is necessary to take a step forward t ...
17 February 2017
AFRICA/SUDAN - Appointment of the Bishop of El Obeid
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 February 2017 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali, of the clergy of El Obeid, Rector of Sao Paulo Major Seminary in Juba, as Bishop of the Diocese of El Obei ...
17 February 2017
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Meeting of Bishops on the situation of the country: the rights of farmers are not respected
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) will meet in Assembly on Monday, February 20, to evaluate and reflect on its program for the year 2017. About a year ago (see Fides 14/03/2016) the Bi ...
17 February 2017
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Caritas monitors malnourished children
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas, together with organizations such as Médicos Unidos and Radar de los Barrios, has recently promoted a day of monitoring in the western area of Caracas during which assistance to 56 chil ...
17 February 2017
ASIA/IRAQ - Human Rights Watch report: Christian villages looted and burned in the Nineveh Plain by anti-jihadist militias
Qaraqosh (Agenzia Fides) - "Spontaneous" armed militias and paramilitary groups involved in the fight against the jihadists of the self-proclaimed Islamic state (Daesh) are responsible for looting, destruction and burnin ...
17 February 2017
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Still violence and death: condemnation of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, His Exc. Mgr. Francisco Ozoria, denounced the fact that Dominican society is going through difficult moments of darkness and violence.
"This world walks i ...
17 February 2017
AFRICA/KENYA - Paulines program for youth: "Beware of propagators of hate in social media"
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Encourage youth to use social media positively and responsibly to preach and maintain peace as the Country moves towards the general elections slated for 8th, August, 2017. This is the purpose ...
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