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• 4 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders and Christians together for religious harmony in Youhanabad Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – To re-create harmony, security and confidence among the Christians of Youhanabad, the district of Lahore hit by the two recent attacks on Christian churches: is the aim of the meeting organized ...
• 2 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Murders of activists and intellectuals: concern of civil society Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A long trail of murders of activists and intellectuals are worrying civil society in Pakistan, creating unrest and protests. In past days Waheed-ur-Rehman, 42, an assistant professor at the D ...
• 2 May 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Military offensive to free the province of Nineveh. Chaldean priest: "Christians want to return to their homes" Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Interior Ministry has announced the creation of a joint task force coordination to start military operations aimed at freeing Mosul and Nineveh province, currently in the hands of the ji ...
• 2 May 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - First parish dedicated to Juan Diego Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The first parish outside Mexico dedicated to St. Juan Diego - the young Aztec to whom the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared in 1531 - was inaugurated yesterday in Villa Lugano, a poor neighborho ...
• 2 May 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops' Message for May 1st: "We cannot live with slave labor" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of May 1st, the day dedicated worldwide to the theme of work, the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) issued a message to workers to confirm the support of the Churc ...
• 30 April 2015
  AFRICA/BENIN - "Even the pressure of radical Islam financed from abroad is felt in Benin" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Elections were held in a calm atmosphere and everything seems to have gone well, except for some setbacks", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Pascal N'Koue, Archbishop of Parakou and Secretary G ...
• 30 April 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Archbishop of Baltimore: "truth will heal the wounds" Baltimore (Agenzia Fides) - Only truth will heal the wounds that have led to serious unrest which exploded in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray on 19 April. This is what the Archbishop of Baltimore His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 30 April 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Toys, sweets, clothes, shoes: collection in favor of the more vulnerable indigenous children Chihuahua (Agenzia Fides) - To get a smile out of an indigenous child with a simple gift or sweets is the objective of Pan y Peces, that has been organizing the event called 'A smile for Tarahumara street children' for a ...
• 30 April 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA – Linguistic Missionary Formation: a thorough preparation for the mission Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Maryknoll Mission Center in Cochabamba (Bolivia) has launched linguistic missionary formation courses and cultural orientation, which provide for the teaching of Spanish, Quechua and Ayma ...
• 30 April 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: "jihadi attack warded off in Hassaké. Deadlock in negotiations for the release of Assyrian hostages" Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "We are going through a terrible moment. The jihadists of the Islamic State attacked Hassaké for two days. They were warded off by the army and Kurdish militias. But we are cut off, like an is ...
• 30 April 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - African rebirth also passes through the media and Pan-African tourism Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "African media and African rebirth". This is the theme of the Forum of media responsibles in Central Africa which was held in Kinshasa from 24 to 25 April. "The African rebirth is a political ...
• 29 April 2015
  VATICAN - For a "Christian commitment" in the fight against human trafficking Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Christian Commitment - Created in the image of God, treated like slaves…." is the title of the document on combating human trafficking presented today. The result of a joint initiative o ...
• 29 April 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Singida Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 April 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Edward Mapunda, currently bursar and diocesan delegate for health, as Bishop of the Diocese of Singida (Tanzania). Rev. Fr. Edward Mapun ...
• 29 April 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "They kill to intimidate": another indigenous leader killed, the complaint of CIMI Maranhao (Agenzia Fides) - Security officer Eusebio, of the indigenous community of Ka'apor, 42, of the Xiborendá village in indigenous Alto Turiaçu land in Maranhão (Brazil), was killed on Sunday, April 26 with a gun ...
• 29 April 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church is also growing in the use of the media: new website of the Archdiocese of La Paz La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of La Paz inaugurated its new website that presents an easier way to access information regarding the local Church: The archdiocese has also given space to its presence in social ...