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21 October 2016
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Justice and Peace: "the clash between the Minister of Finance and President causes damage to the poor"
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The poor must not become victims of battles within the ruling party". This is the meaning of the message signed by His Exc. Mgr. Abel Gabuza, Bishop of Kimberley and President of the Episc ...
21 October 2016
AFRICA/GHANA - "Let us avoid post-election war, we do not want to be refugees" warn the Bishops
Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "We should always remember that we have only one Country called Ghana and that, this Country is the only home that we have", said His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Osei-Bonsu, Bishop of Konongo-Mampong and Pre ...
21 October 2016
VATICAN - WORLD MISSION DAY - CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 2016
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As every year, in view of World Mission Day, which this year celebrates it 90th anniversary on Sunday, October 23, Fides News Service offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of t ...
20 October 2016
VATICAN - The Pope recalls World Mission Sunday and the urgency of the missionary commitment
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During the greetings to the Slovak-speaking pilgrims during his general audience yesterday, Wednesday, October 19, the Holy Father recalled World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated on ...
20 October 2016
EUROPE/SPAIN - The Capuchin Tertiary support help programs in Equatorial Guinea
Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - The Spanish NGO Promotion and Solidarity with the poor of the Third World (PROYSO), founded by the Congregation of the Capuchin Tertiary, has assisted more than 4,600 children in Equatorial Gui ...
20 October 2016
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Success of the "dead city" protest in Kinshasa
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The population of Kinshasa participated en mass to the opposition’s call for a ‘dead city day’ – a stay-at-home strike. The opposition did not sign the agreement with the presidential m ...
20 October 2016
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Parliament discusses two measures in favor of religious minorities
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the Parliament of Pakistan two bills on issues that touch the lives of religious minorities are being discussed: the first is the establishment of a special "Pakistan Minority Rights Commissio ...
20 October 2016
ASIA/IRAQ - Refugees want to return to Mosul
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - "The people hospitalized in refugee camps in Erbil, in Dibaga and Kirkuk are concerned: many have friends and relatives forced to stay in Mosul, but many are relieved because they think that one c ...
20 October 2016
AFRICA/CONGO - "Free political prisoners not regularly judged" ask the Bishops
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "Free the political prisoners who have not been duly judged". Is the appeal that the Bishops of the Republic of Congo launched to the national authorities at the end of their 45th Plenary As ...
19 October 2016
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Child workers: over 320 thousand in the age group between 5 and 17
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - In the Dominican Republic the phenomenon of child labor is more prevalent among boys and girls who live in urban areas than in rural areas. According to official statistics more than 320,0 ...
19 October 2016
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Six months after the earthquake many children still need help to overcome fear
Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - To meet the needs of children who are still living in informal shelters and rural areas six months after the earthquake that devastated the Country, continues to be a major challenge. Accordi ...
19 October 2016
ASIA/TURKEY - State of emergency, the prohibition against newspapers of minorities increase
Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the ongoing "State of emergency" declared by the Turkish government after the failed coup of July 15, new rules to regulate the activities of newspapers and publications, where there a ...
19 October 2016
ASIA/INDIA - Christians and Hindus together for the care of creation
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Hinduism and Christianity meet on the value of respect and care for creation: says a seminary organized by the "K.J.Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham" Hindu Institute, an organization that aims ...
19 October 2016
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A peace centre opened by the Church in Southern Sudan devastated by civil war
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Good Shepherd Peace Centre". A well-wishing name for a Country torn by civil war like South Sudan. The center was opened on October 15 in kit, in the Archdiocese of Juba, by the Apostolic Nuncio t ...
19 October 2016
AFRICA/KENYA - "Be honest and brave": religious leaders to the team that will select the Electoral Commission
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Kenyans expect that this team will be truthful honest and courageous to the course, we know that integrity comes from God and if they rely on the help of God, certainly they should be able to d ...
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