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• 11 March 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The suffering of the population will increase with the war; the Church is making huge efforts Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Unfortunately the military option seems to prevail, and the suffering of the population will continue", say local sources from South Sudan to Agenzia Fides, who for safety reasons have asked for a ...
• 11 March 2015
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - A primary school for children in Hosanna Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - In Hosanna, 250 km south-east of Addis Ababa, about 70 thousand people live, mainly very poor families, who do not have sufficient resources to ensure education to their children. The precar ...
• 10 March 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - The Bishop of Jing Xian highlights the need to give authentic Christian witness Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) - Absolute sobriety in community and personal life, in order to give authentic Christian witness: this is what His Exc. Mgr. Pietro Feng Xin Mao, Bishop of the Diocese of Jing Xian (today Heng S ...
• 10 March 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Weapons, from security to threat for the family, must be eliminated" asks the Archbishop of Medellin Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - Following the invitation of the Mayor of Medellín, Aníbal Gaviria Correa to various institutions including the Catholic Church, to support the campaign for the disarmament of this city, the A ...
• 10 March 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians in march ask Hindu radicals to owe Mother Teresa an apology Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Radical Hindu leaders owe Mother Teresa of Calcutta an apology, whose work is a valuable asset for the entire Indian people: this is what Christians of Andhra Pradesh state, who recently took ...
• 10 March 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Appeal of the Chaldean Patriarch: the offensive against the Caliphate causes new humanitarian emergencies Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The jihadists of the Islamic State carry out attacks against "humans, monuments, civilization". But the offensive of the Iraqi army and local Islamist tribes against the Caliphate is causing, as ...
• 10 March 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Jobs and scholarships for religious minorities in Punjab Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Punjab province promotes concrete steps to improve the lives of religious minorities: it has officially accepted to apply the law - promoted by the former Catholic Minister kill ...
• 10 March 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Migration: "The Church is the critical conscience before the authorities" Cadiz (Agenzia Fides) - "At a time of great migrations that arouse suspicion and rejection, the Church wants to respond with the force of charity, to create the culture of encounter": this is how His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Zor ...
• 10 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Nigerian Bishops to 36,000 refugees in northern Cameroon: "We have not abandoned you!" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Providing pastoral care for over 36,000 Refugees is not an easy task. It is a big challenge for our diocese. That is why we brought the matter to the attention of the Episcopal Conference of Came ...
• 10 March 2015
  ASIA/IRAN - Iranian MPs are preparing to commemorate the Armenian Genocide Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - In the Islamic Republic of Iran the centenary of the Armenian Genocide will be the focus of a series of commemorative events that will also involve the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iranian Parl ...
• 10 March 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The civil war is likely to resume after the failure of Negotiations Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis in South Sudan continues after last week’s talks failed in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) aimed at finding a final peace agreement between the two factions of the SPLM (Sudan People's Liberat ...
• 9 March 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Care centers for children who have been in contact with family members infected by Ebola Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - To help children orphaned by Ebola, but not necessarily infected with the virus, the Ministry for Social Affairs of Sierra Leone, with the support of UNICEF, has established Centres of Temporar ...
• 9 March 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Lent: journey of liberation to fight indifference and selfishness Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) sent a message yesterday to the national community, on the occasion of Lent, in which they complain inter alia, about the crisis due to ...
• 9 March 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Liturgy at the Holy Sepulchre to commemorate the Armenian Genocide Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In Jerusalem, the leading event dedicated to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide will be held on April 24, at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. It will be a memorial liturgy and it will b ...
• 9 March 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - It is necessary to protect the rights of women workers Fasalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Protecting the rights and dignity of women workers in Pakistan: is what the Pakistani women said during a convention held in Faisalabad on the occasion of International Women's Day. The conven ...