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• 22 June 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Hunger strike in 12 states for political prisoners, the Church has been asked to intervene Mérida (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Merida, His Exc. Mgr. Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, yesterday met young people on hunger strike in Mérida, during his visit to the church of El Llano (see Fides 03/06/2015; ...
• 22 June 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Quevedo: "The disarmament of Islamic guerrillas is an important step for peace" Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) - The beginning of the disarmament process of the Islamic militants of the "Moro Islamic Liberation Front" (MILF) is "a step that may seem small, but its importance should not be ignored": says C ...
• 22 June 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI – Fear is widespread as legislative elections approach Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "Even today there are demonstrations against the third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza in some neighborhoods in Bujumbura" say local sources from the capital of Burundi to Agenzia Fides. " ...
• 22 June 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Reopening of the church of the miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves; gathering to protest against the arson attack Tabgha (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of Christians in Galilee gathered on Sunday, June 21 at the Church of the miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes in Tabgha, made the subject of an arson attack last Thur ...
• 22 June 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – The Bishops: "Joy and gratitude for the encyclical Laudato sì" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Pakistan have expressed "joy and gratitude to Pope Francis for the new encyclical Laudato sì", stating that "the Catholic Church in Pakistan welcomes it with open heart": is w ...
• 19 June 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "They have our support": Mgr. Conde receives young people on hunger strike and writes to the Pope Maracay (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo, Bishop of the diocese of Maracay, received university students who have been on hunger strike since early June on June 17 in the Archbishopric (see Fid ...
• 19 June 2015
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Child workers decrease, except in rural areas Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - According to reports from the National Labour Survey widespread recently by the Commissariat Général du Plan (HCP), news of which was sent to Agenzia Fides, in the last 15 years, the phenomenon ...
• 19 June 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - Priestly ordinations: To serve the Church and become witness of faith Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To serve the Church becoming witnesses of faith and love with a life dedicated to the Lord: this is the common thought of the new priests and new deacons ordained in this period, as well as the ...
• 19 June 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Unanimous condemnation of the arson attack on the church of Tabgha Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement released by the official media of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of the Holy Land expressed strong condemnation of the arson attack agains ...
• 19 June 2015
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - The number of refugees worldwide increases, half are children Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - A report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was announced recently in Geneva, in which the great concern over the dangerous wave of mass forced displacement worldwide emerges, w ...
• 19 June 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Bishop of Mpanda to the young: "Go and vote in the October elections" Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "Go and register as voters and know that your vote will make a difference by voting for good leaders; make sure that you use your democratic right by voting on the day of the election", ur ...
• 19 June 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - Catholic radio through Internet Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The upcoming visit of Pope Francis to the island of Cuba will be broadcast on digital radio "cristoenlinea.com". The project was born in the diocese of Saltillo, Mexico, and has developed at a na ...
• 19 June 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI -The government spends $ 145 million for a military contract while 400 are needed for flood victims Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Malawi announced plans to renegotiate a military contract of 145 million dollars with a single South African company, which had been canceled in 2013 on the grounds that it vi ...
• 19 June 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Urgency to set up a "special investigation team" for cases of blasphemy Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – There is need to form a "Joint Investigation Team JIT"; to release Asia Bibi and all other defendants in prison on charges of blasphemy: is what the "Pakistan Christian Congress" (PCC) asks fo ...
• 19 June 2015
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Prayer and fasting for peace and reconciliation in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Fasting and silent prayer for peace: this is how the Korean Church celebrates the Day of Peace and Reconciliation that, since 1965, the community lives on the Sunday before June 25, the day when w ...