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• 2 June 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A priest killed in an attempted robbery Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A Nigerian Catholic priest of the diocese of Oyo, Fr. Goodwill Onyeka, was killed together with his younger brother, Onyeka Obi, in an attempted robbery. The event took place on the evening of 1 J ...
• 1 June 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Varanasi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 May 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Eugene Joseph, of the clergy of Varanasi and diocesan administrator as Bishop of the Diocese of Varanasi (India). The new Bishop of Varanasi w ...
• 1 June 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "The numbers of murders are manipulated in order to create chaos", denounces Mgr. Rosa Chavez San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - In El Salvador, a country plagued by gang violence, the numbers of murders are manipulated in order to create a climate of ungovernability. This is what auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, Hi ...
• 1 June 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - An assassination attempt foiled against the Archbishop of Bujumbura during the Marian procession Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) – An assassination attempt was foiled against the Archbishop of Bujumbura, His Exc. Mgr. Evariste Ngoyagoye during the procession yesterday, Sunday, May 31. "This is what was reported to Voice ...
• 1 June 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Salesians start a center for renewable energy in the Northeast Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) - It is a center created thanks to the partnership of Salesian Fathers with other companies already present in the sector: the Don Bosco Centre for Renewable Energy, within the Don Bosco Technica ...
• 1 June 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - Nine Haitian Redemptorists have been ordained Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - During a celebration in the presence of many faithful, in the parish of San Gerardo in Puert au Prince, the feast of the Holy Trinity, 9 Redemptorist deacons (CSSR) were ordained yesterda ...
• 1 June 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Muslim leaders for the release of father Murad, but the kidnappers are foreign to the social fabric Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Father Jaques Murad, the priest kidnapped in the area of Homs on May 21, known in the area of the village of Al-Qaryatayn, where he lived in the monastery of St. Elias, was much appreciated for his ...
• 1 June 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Let us pray for the new President" says the President of the Episcopal Conference Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "President Buhari said that he belongs to everybody and belongs to nobody. I think what he is trying to say is that he will not be a sectional leader", said His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Ar ...
• 1 June 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Thousands are demanding the resignation of the President accused of corruption Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - Constitution Square, in Guatemala City, was the place where many academics, teachers, social groups, groups and private institutions, religious and many families gathered on Saturday, May ...
• 30 May 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Greater awareness is needed for the treatment of cholera and diarrhea Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Many children in Kenya die due to acute diarrhea and often, unfortunately, many parents do not know that a rehydration treatment would be enough to save the lives of their children. The main tre ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Jinnha Institute: difficult life for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan, space and freedom for ethnic and religious minorities and marginalized communities is more and more restricted, and those who defend human rights are being targeted: is what the p ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Monsoon emergency : Caritas Nepal promotes an intervention plan Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - One month after the devastating earthquake that destroyed Nepal, there is a new emergency. With over three million displaced and hundreds of thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed, the up ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop of Aleppo: unreliable rumors on a jihadist beheaded by an Assyrian soldier. Christians never justify revenge with religious issues Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Georges Abou Khazen OFM, Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo for the Catholics of the Latin rite, considered the rumor spread from London by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and relaunched by ...
• 30 May 2015
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The Latin American devotion to Romero in Uruguay Melo (Agenzia Fides) - A small chapel in Uruguay is named after Blessed Oscar Romero, in recognition of the "martyred Bishop" of El Salvador, recently beatified. Mgr. Romero (1917-1980), known for his preaching in defens ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA - Christians in Asia in the name of ecumenism and dialogue Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Lord wants Christians in Asia to live together in common obedience, witnessing the love of God in the world": this is the conclusion of the 14th general assembly of the "Christian Conferenc ...