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23 July 2016
ASIA/CHINA - “The wedding couple in Cana”: some non-Christian couples at Spiritual Camp on Marriage
Xian Xian (Agenzia Fides) – To feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of a married couple and experience the beauty and happiness of Christian marriage: these were the intentions of some 35 married couples, ...
23 July 2016
ASIA/LEBANON - An estimated 250,000 Syrian children refugees in Lebanon are unable to attend school
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – More than half the 500,000 school-age refugee children from Syria, registered in Lebanon cannot attend school because of limited availabilityof resources and strict Lebanese government resid ...
23 July 2016
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Restrictions to the use of the Internet endanger the health of many little patients
Meki (Agenzia Fides) – “Since the Ethiopian government restricted access to the Internet it has become impossible for us to obtain scientific information on the web or discuss cases of serious illnesses which we ar ...
23 July 2016
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Executive regional secretaries of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference visit indigenous communities in Terena
Campo Grande (Agenzia Fides) – As part of the busy agenda of their meeting in Campo Grande held 18 to 22 July, the Executive secretaries of the 18 regions which comprise Brazil’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference (C ...
22 July 2016
AFRICA/SUDAN - Floods cause casualties and destruction
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – In recent weeks several lives were lost in severe flooding following widespread heavy rainfall . Moreover some 2200 dwellings in Naivasha camp for displaced persons, Shangil Tobaya, norther ...
22 July 2016
AFRICA/EGYPT - President al Sisi says about sectarian clashes: anyone attempting to put a wedge between Christians and Muslims will be brought before the law
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The law in Egypt guarantees equal rights and duties for its Muslim and Christian citizens and the government should be on the lookout for “any attempt to insert a wedge between the two commu ...
22 July 2016
ASIA/HOLY LAND - "We long for your peace ". Almost 700 young people from the Holy Land in Krakow for World Youth Day
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Over the past few days some 700 young people from the Holy Land have been making their way to Poland to take part in World Youth Day WYD 2016, the culminating events of which will take ...
22 July 2016
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - In sight possible agreement to end 45 day truck driver strike
AMERICA/COLOMBIA – In sight possible agreement to end 45 day truck driver strike
Duitama (Agenzia Fides) – An appeal to the government and to transporters to come to an agreement and end a month and a half long ...
22 July 2016
AMERICA/CHILE - Table for Dialogue to discuss Mapuche areas: indigenous representatives invitedi
Temuco (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday 20 July, Temuco hosted the second session of a Table for Dialogue for Araucania at which Bishop Hector Vargas took part as dialogue facilitator. At the end of the meeting Bishop ...
21 July 2016
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Child victims of abuse caused by the growing insecurity of families are increasing
Austin (Agenzia Fides) - According to experts, poverty is a major factor for the increase in cases of child abuse that continue to be registered in Travis County, Texas. Doctors at the Dell Children's Medical Center said ...
21 July 2016
ASIA/SYRIA - Arrest warrants for three suspects for the kidnapping of the Syrian nuns in Maalula
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Lebanese military prosecutor, Fadi Sawan, on Wednesday, July 20 issued an arrest warrant against three Syrians suspected of having participated in the kidnapping of the Sisters of the Syrian ...
21 July 2016
AFRICA/RWANDA - A new intervention in favor of women and children against malnutrition
Muyanza (Agenzia Fides) - A multisectoral project to support maternity and childhood started on July 1. It is a new intervention of the Fighting World Hunger Movement in the medical-health and nutrition field, to support ...
21 July 2016
AMERICA/MEXICO - The creation of a new educational model cannot only be left only to specialists
Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) - "We are convinced that an integral educational reform is necessary" reiterated the Bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas, His Exc. Mgr. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, highlighting that this involves, ...
21 July 2016
EUROPE/ITALY - Comboni Missionaries: 2017 dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the foundation
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Daniele Comboni (1831-1881) founded the Institute for the Missions of Nigrizia in 1867, which then became "Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus". After a first unforgettable missionary experi ...
21 July 2016
AFRICA/EGYPT - New sectarian clashes in Minya. The Grand Imam of al Azhar: Let us all return to reason
Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Four Christian Copts and five Muslims were injured in sectarian clashes which broke out in recent days in the village of Edmo, located in the governorate of Minya in Upper Egypt. After the clashes ...
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