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16 January 2017
AFRICA/DR CONGO - The failed assault on the prison in Beni, further sign of a guerrilla resurgence
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Failed assault on the central prison in Beni, in North Kivu, by an armed group that is presumed to be formed by May May militiamen. According to information sent to Agenzia Fides, a group of ar ...
16 January 2017
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mgr. Vieira: "It is urgent to address the problems of our prison system"
Natal (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Natal (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), His Exc. Mgr. Jaime Vieira Rocha, released a statement on the massacre that took place on Saturday night, January 14, in which at least 26 pr ...
14 January 2017
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Prime Minister defends religious minorities
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not far off when Pakistan will be recognized as a friendly country of minorities; the government is taking measures to improve the lives of religious minority groups": said Prime Minister ...
14 January 2017
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Catholic Bishops "disappointed" of the sudden change of the Cubans protection policy
Austin (Agenzia Fides) - The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has expressed "disappointment" for the abolition of the policy measure that protected the Cubans who arrived in the country, promising to work with t ...
14 January 2017
AFRICA/UGANDA - “Non Violence: A style of Politics for Peace”: Archbishop of Gulu’s appeal to promote peace
Gulu (Agenzia Fides) - During the 12th Gulu Episcopal Provincial Annual Prayer Peace week, Mgr. John Baptist Odama, Archbishop of Gulu made a passionate plea to the hearts of those who promote violence throughout the wor ...
14 January 2017
ASIA/SYRIA - Patriarch of Moscow Kirill invited in Syria
Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - Scholars and official representatives of Syrian Islam, together with the Syrian Ministry officials for endowments and religious affairs (waqf), sent an invitation to the Patriarch of Moscow Kiril ...
13 January 2017
AMERICA/MEXICO - The priest who had been missing since 3 January found dead
Coahuila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila (Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. José Raúl Vera López, O.P. announced the discovery of Fr. Joaquin Hernandez Sifuentes’ body, who was missing since 3 January (see F ...
13 January 2017
ASIA/PALESTINE - President Abbas will inaugurate the Palestinian Embassy to the Holy See
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, January 14 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican and inaugurate the new Palestinian embassy to the Holy See, situated ...
13 January 2017
ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh: "The time of mercy for Cambodia starts now"
Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "How many times this year, in our Vicariate, I saw God in the faces of children and in your faces! Once again, these days, I have seen God in our midst many times: I saw him in the few faithf ...
13 January 2017
AMERICA/ECUADOR - For the February elections Bishops call for "a moral regeneration of politics"
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - A little more than a month before the presidential elections to be held on February 19, 2017 (see Fides 24/10/2016), the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference issued a pastoral letter, sent to Agenzia Fi ...
13 January 2017
AFRICA/DR CONGO - One must overcome the ambiguity of the New Year’s Eve Agreement
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The agreement on New Year's Eve to get the Democratic Republic of Congo out of the political crisis for the lost presidential elections (see Fides 03/01/2017), has positive aspects but also pre ...
13 January 2017
AFRICA/CHAD - The Bishops: "The Country is in crisis, but we must resist the temptation of discouragement and violence"
N'Djamena (Agemzia Fides) - Chad is going through a very difficult time because "of disputes on the presidential election management, the non-payment of wages and the austerity measures taken by the government to tackle ...
13 January 2017
EUROPE/ITALY - Look at the face of children to really understand the phenomenon of migration today
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope has given this World Day for Migrants and Refugees a key to important reflection that passes through migrant children. We must look at them in order to truly understand the phenomenon of ...
13 January 2017
AMERICA/ECUADOR - On mission in canoe at the Amazon borders
Leticia (Agenzia Fides) - For 6 months a lay Ecuadorean, who has chosen to support one of the works of the traveling group of the Society of Jesuits in the Amazon has been committed to doing voluntary work at the triple ...
12 January 2017
AFRICA/EGYPT - New developments and projects for the revival of the "Way of the Holy Family"
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The revival of the "Way of the Holy Family", an itinerary to make pilgrimages to the places that, according to ancient local traditions, were crossed by the Holy Family during their exile in Egypt ...
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