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• 21 April 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the preparatory "Christu Jyoti Gurukul" Seminary in Simla-Chandigarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On September 19, 2014 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Kurian Emprayil, Jesuit (SJ) as Rector of the preparatory "Chris ...
• 21 April 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Poverty exacerbates the living conditions of HIV-positive children San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The economic conditions and poverty in the Country are an aggravating factor for the health of HIV-positive children, who often cannot be cured because family members are unable to bring th ...
• 20 April 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Endeer Gerardo Zapata, of the diocesan clergy of Trujillo as Nationa ...
• 20 April 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - Advisor of the Turkish prime minister who had spoken of the Armenian Genocide has resigned Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The writer and journalist of Turkish Armenian origin Etyen Mahcupyan, former advisor of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutlogu, resigned a few days after releasing some statements in an interview ...
• 20 April 2015
  AFRICA - Senegalese NGO: "An international coalition to combat human trafficking" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - An international coalition to curb illegal immigration, at the origin of tragedies such as the sinking of a boat with at least 900 migrants in the early hours of Sunday, April 19 off the coast of L ...
• 20 April 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - New date for the V Eucharistic Congress: September 16 to 20 La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Fifth National Eucharistic Congress, initially scheduled from 1 to 5 July in Tarija, will undergo a change of date, following the announced visit of Pope Francis in Bolivia. According to the ...
• 20 April 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Every day two thousand weapons smuggled into Mexico from the United States Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Mexican government is discussing the Law on Arms thanks to the initiative of the President of the Republic. In this context, the Archdiocese of Mexico through its weekly "Desde la Fe", c ...
• 20 April 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Thousands of "invisible" children: without access to education and healthcare Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Opportunities are few for those who live in Jakarta’s slums. That is especially true for children. Some collect plastic bottles and sort through trash, others play the banjo on local buses for ...
• 20 April 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - "The real aim of Al Shabaab is to spark religious conflict, let us not fall into that trap", say the Islamic leaders Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The real aim of Al Shabaab is to spark religious conflict in Kenya between Christians and Muslims. Kenyans of different faiths should not fall into that trap. We have lived together in harmony ...
• 20 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina on Ethiopian Christians massacred: the martyrs are those in whom the great and consoling victory of Christ shines Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarchs and Catholic Bishops of Egypt, have gathered in Cairo for their regular assembly that sees them together twice a year, and will dedicate part of their common pastoral reflection to ...
• 17 April 2015
  AFRICA/GABON - "The decline in oil revenues is causing negative effects on social life", says President of the Episcopal Conference Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The drop in oil prices is having a negative impact on social life in Gabon, one of the largest producers of crude oil in Africa. This is what His Exc. Mgr. Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Bishop of Mou ...
• 17 April 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Assembly of Bishops: "Without trust and participation we cannot go forth!" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Mexican Bishops are preparing a message, in view of the elections to be held on 7 June, which will stress that society must actively participate in the democratic process in order to mee ...
• 17 April 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Vandalizing acts against a Catholic church in Uttar Pradesh Agra (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic church in the city of Agra, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, has been the object of vandalizing acts. As reported to Fides, Fr. Eugene Lazarus, the pastor of the church of Santa Mar ...
• 17 April 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian government dedicates a garden to the Martyrs of the Assyrian Genocide in the center of Damascus Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian government has offcially titled as "Garden of the Syrian martyrs" Qishleh garden, in the center of Damascus, to coincide with the centenary of the massacres of Christian Syrians, Ass ...
• 17 April 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Floods favor the spread of the chikungunya virus Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - Ecuador declares chikungunya ‘state of emergency’, an infectious disease transmitted by the insect vector of dengue hemorrhagic fever. According to the latest data released by the local M ...