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9 September 2016
ASIA/JORDAN - The Churches of the Middle East: gratitude to Muslim leaders who recognize the contribution of Christians to the Arab civilization
Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Churches and Christian communities of the Middle East appreciate and follow with optimism the initiatives of institutions and Muslim leaders in the region "who have engaged in the rejection of ...
9 September 2016
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops of Kaduna - "No to the creation of grazing reserves for herdsmen"
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - No to the creation of grazing reserves for herdsmen moving in northern Nigeria. This is what the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Kaduna in a pastoral letter sent to Agenzia Fides say. "W ...
9 September 2016
ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishop of Myitkyina: "New hope for peace with ethnic minorities"
Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - For some time peace and national reconciliation with ethnic minorities in Myanmar is an issue that is constantly on the political agenda: "Now, with the new government of the National League f ...
9 September 2016
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Living mercy at the border between Mexico and the USA
Texas (Agenzia Fides) - The border between Mexico and the United States has become a constant scene of the passage of thousands of immigrants from the south of the continent who try to reach North America, in a desperate ...
9 September 2016
AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic students sentenced for allegedly insulting Islam flee to Switzerland
Minya (Agenzia Fides) - The four Coptic students sentenced to five years in prison in February for allegedly insulting Islam in a video flee to Switzerland, where they will seek asylum.
The Egyptian Ministry of Justice ...
8 September 2016
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of the "Blessed Paul VI" major Seminary of Douala
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 9, 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Benoit Ewane, of the clergy of the diocese of Nkongsamba as Rector of ...
8 September 2016
ASIA/LAOS - Three new priests and the beatification of 17 martyrs: historic step for the Church
Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - The little Church in Laos rejoices for two imminent historic events: as Fides learns, on September 16 the ordination of three new Laotian priests will be held in Savannakhet; while on December ...
8 September 2016
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops support the safety rules to enter the country "for religious reasons"
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) has expressed its approval regarding the immigration regulations issued by the Interior Ministry to regulate entry into the country of those who claim ...
8 September 2016
AFRICA/GUINEA - "Do not attempt the American adventure", says a responsible of an association to African refugees
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) -The path of West African migrants travelling to the US is even more dangerous than those who try to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean, says a survey of Guinéenews that had already inter ...
8 September 2016
ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Vasai: "Mother Teresa is the bridge between India and Europe"
Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - "Mother Teresa is the bridge between India and the people of Europe": says to Fides the Archbishop of Vasai, Felix Machado, who inaugurated a Church dedicated to Saint Teresa of Calcutta in his di ...
8 September 2016
ASIA/LEBANON - After the new waste emergency, Catholic schools aim at environmental education
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon, starting from the capital, the waste emergency has been going on for over a year, contributing to increasing popular discontent already fueled by the Country's political and instituti ...
8 September 2016
ASIA/ISRAEL - "Saint Rachel Center" in Jerusalem, a new center for health care and food assistance of immigrant children
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "Santa Rachel" is the new center by the Saint James Vicariate for Hebrew Speaking Catholics. The new structure aims to take charge of one of the most dramatic needs of the migrant population i ...
8 September 2016
ASIA/TURKEY - One child out of 200 worldwide is a refugee
Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - There are currently 50 million children and displaced persons worldwide who have fled their families. Among these 28 million have fled for fear of violence and war. Between 2005 and 2015 the num ...
8 September 2016
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Mgr. Ortiz: it is incomprehensible that the violence of the EPP cannot be stopped
Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - For His Exc. Mgr. Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of the diocese of Concepción, it is incomprehensible that the so-called "Army of the Paraguayan People" (EPP) cannot be sto ...
7 September 2016
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Independence Day - The Bishops: "We believe in the Brazilian people's ability to overcome adversity"
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Today, September 7, Brazil celebrates Independence Day from Portugal, sanctioned on September 7, 1822, and for the occasion the Brazilian Bishops issued a brief message, titled with the Bible v ...
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