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23 June 2016
ASIA/TURKEY - The legal battle over the ownership of the Armenian Catholicosate continues. Waiting for the pronouncement of the Constitutional Court
Antelias (Agenzia Fides) - A lawsuit filed last year by His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of seeking the return of the historic Sis Catholicosate was not taken into consideration by Turkey’s Justice Mi ...
23 June 2016
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Mgr. Medina: "Justice must only acknowledge the truth of the Curuguaty massacre",
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones (Paraguay), His Exc. Mgr. Mario Melanio Medina Salinas, accused Vice President Federico Franco of being responsible for the "massacre of Curuguat ...
23 June 2016
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The UN recognizes the responsibilities of peacekeepers in preventing the massacre in Malakal
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Confusion in the command and control, and lack of knowledge of the rules of engagement, or orders on how to deal with an attack by the Blue Helmets are among the causes that led to the massacre th ...
23 June 2016
AFRICA/KENYA - At least three dead in clashes over cattle rustling in the northwest
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Tension along the border between the county of Kisumu and that of Nandi, in north-western Kenya continues, where in recent days at least three people died in clashes between the Luo and Nandi c ...
22 June 2016
ASIA/LEBANON - Bishops divided, Synod of the Melkite Greek Church postponed
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, after being opened on Monday 20 June in Ain Traz in a climate of internal tension, was interrupted and postponed until further notice due to the no ...
22 June 2016
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Death penalty: the Church to oppose President Duterte
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines will do everything possible to discourage political action likely to reintroduce the death penalty in the country. As Fides learns, the President of the Epi ...
22 June 2016
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Olympics: religious women active in the fight against human trafficking
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro approach August 5, there is growing commitment against trafficking in persons in all its forms. Once again, the Olympics become a time of economic growth fo ...
22 June 2016
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Drought and climate change exacerbate famine
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly one million children in Madagascar suffer from acute malnutrition. The current drought, one of the worst ever seen, has burned rice and cassava crops, leaving 80% of the population w ...
22 June 2016
AFRICA/BURUNDI - The Bishops of Africa: "Bishops of Africa: "Burundi will find peace only through dialogue among all social partners"
Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "Ensure inclusive participation of citizens in the peace process and address all grievances peacefully in a way that maintains stability" says the message published at the end of a visit to Bu ...
22 June 2016
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Salah Zuleta: "A true politician seeks the common good"
Guajira (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to the politicians of the department of La Guajira, so that in these times of crisis they unite and propose a single candidate for the upcoming elections, after the cancellation of ...
22 June 2016
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Five Christians acquitted from charges of blasphemy
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - An anti-terrorism court in Lahore acquitted five Christians accused of blasphemy. The case was registered on August 16, 2015 against sixteen persons accused of having published material considere ...
22 June 2016
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Resignation of the Archbishop of Honiara, appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 June 2016 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Honiara (Solomon Islands) presented by His Exc. Mgr. Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M., i ...
22 June 2016
AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic researcher arrested on charges of "terrorism" released
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Researcher Mina Thabet, linked to groups for the defense of human rights, was released on Monday, June 20 after an Egyptian court ordered his release after paying a bail of 10 thousand Egyptian po ...
22 June 2016
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Prayer Meeting for members of the National Unity Government
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The South Sudan Council of Churches yesterday organized a prayer meeting for ministers of the new unity government, which includes representatives of both of the formerly warring parties.
The mee ...
21 June 2016
AMERICA/MEXICO - After 6 dead in Oaxaca, the teachers protest does not stop, the Church calls for dialogue
Tehuantepec (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Tehuantepec, His Exc. Mgr. Oscar Armando Campos Contreras, called for dialogue "in search of justice to help overcome many social delays in the life of our people". The stateme ...
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