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3 December 2016
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Stanley Rother, first martyr born in the US
Atitlan (Agenzia Fides) - It is official, Pope Francis yesterday, 2 December 2016 recognized the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (USA), making him the first martyr who was born in t ...
2 December 2016
AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - HIV awareness programs in Catholic schools
Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) - "In our Country there is a National Strategic Plan to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria which depends directly on the Prime Minister" refers to Agenzia Fides the Director of the Catholic sch ...
2 December 2016
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The fires devastate the tourist areas of the Great Smoky Mountains
Gatlinburg (Agenzia Fides) - There are many residents of the diocese of Knoxville who have lost their homes and their jobs or even business, in the fires that devastated the tourist areas of the Great Smoky Mountains reg ...
2 December 2016
EUROPE/ITALY - International Day of Disability: solidarity initiatives for children and adults who are blind
Milan (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the International Day of disability which is celebrated on December 3 each year, CBM Italy, an NGO engaged in the fight against preventable blindness and disability in developin ...
2 December 2016
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Mgr. Cabello on the lack of decisions to combat criminals: "Something is wrong"
Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - After the Mass for the novena in preparation for the feast of Our Lady of Caacupé, celebrated yesterday in front of hundreds of young people from across the country, His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Ánge ...
2 December 2016
ASIA/INDIA - Christians to Prime Minister Modi: "work for inclusive growth"
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – May the Indian government take action to ensure inclusive economic growth, which does not cut off the broad masses of socially excluded populations. This is the appeal launched to Prime Mini ...
2 December 2016
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Risk of an ethnic massacre: "in Yei people live in fear", says the Bishop
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Over a hundred thousand people live in fear and uncertainty and are unable to leave the city", denounces to Radio Easter His Exc. Mgr. Erkolano Lodu Tombe, Bishop of Yei, Equatoria city in South S ...
2 December 2016
ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Abou Khazen: five "representatives" of east Aleppo chosen to negotiate an agreement with the army
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "In the neighborhoods of Aleppo, still in rebel hands and jihadist groups, five representatives have been appointed who should negotiate a kind of agreement with the Syrian army. We hope and pray ...
2 December 2016
VATICAN - Heroic virtues of Cardinal Guglielmo Massaja, among the greatest missionaries of the nineteenth century
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, 1 December, the Holy Father received in audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and authorized the Congregation to promulgate severa ...
2 December 2016
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Sister Clara killed: she dedicated her life to improving the conditions of girls
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A Congolese religious of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Christ the King School, Sister Clara Agano Kahambu has been killed. The incident occurred in the early afternoon of 29 Nov ...
1 December 2016
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops concerned due to the violence against the rights of citizens
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Nicaragua condemn the violent repression of the government against farmers, on 29 and 30 November (see Fides 30/11/2016), who were attacked by anti-riot police forces in New Guine ...
1 December 2016
ASIA/INDONESIA - Prayer for peace all over the country on the eve of the protest of extremist groups
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – To reaffirm peacefully the principles of tolerance, love, unity in diversity, acceptance of others, legality, peace: with this spirit, wearing red and white bands (Indonesia's national colors) ...
1 December 2016
AFRICA - Fight against AIDS: challenge not only against the virus, but integral promotion of human development
Kangemi (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people have a tremendous potential which unfortunately they are often not allowed to take advantage of". This is what Fr. Michael Lewis SJ, President of the Jesuit Superiors of Africa and ...
1 December 2016
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - American Catholics have concretely been supporting the Latin American Pastoral care for 50 years
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Subcommittee for the Church in Latin America of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved the granting of subsidies for 204 projects of evangelization and solidari ...
1 December 2016
AFRICA/UGANDA - Hundreds of dead in clashes between the army and "royal guards" of Rwenzururu
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation was handled in an irresponsible manner by both the Rwenzururu kingdom and by the government", said Fr. Timothy Ssemogerere, Executive Secretary of the Pastoral Liturgical Commissi ...
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