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• 15 April 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Christian boy burnt alive by young Muslims has died Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Nauman Masih, the 14-year-old Pakistani Christian, who was burnt alive by a group of unknown young Muslims a few days ago (see Fides 13/04/2015), passed away this morning in the hospital in Lahor ...
• 15 April 2015
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - The Bishops: "We must be steadfast in the efforts to eradicate the Ebola virus disease and defend our democracy" Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - "We are still living in fear since the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease and now with uncertainty about the political situation of our Country", say the Bishops of Sierra Leone in their Easte ...
• 15 April 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Heads of the Christian communities in Aleppo: is it the time of the Resurrection of the Savior or the funeral of his disciples? Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "During the Easter period, our city and our people suffered intense pain, anguish and discomfort during the night when neighborhoods in the city were hit with rocket-propelled grenades, with a d ...
• 15 April 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Report of the Pastoral Commission for Land: Homicides in the rural area increase Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Pastoral Commission for Land (CPT) presented the thirtieth edition of its annual report on the Rural Conflict in Brazil, relative to 2014, with information regarding murders, threats and vi ...
• 15 April 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Israeli President visits the heads of Christian churches for Easter Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - President Reuven Rivlin yesterday April 14 2015, visited the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem in the Old City, for a meeting with the heads of Christian Churches in Israel for Easter. This was rep ...
• 15 April 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - 70 thousand bags of Carcinogenic Sugar distributed in South Darfur Nyala (Agenzia Fides) - The total load of contaminated sugar recently distributed in South Darfur reportedly consists of 70,000 sacks of 50kg. A source revealed to Radio Dabanga that prominent South Darfuri members of ...
• 14 April 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Representatives of the Commission for the inter-institutional relations of CAM 5 elected Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - During the preparatory meeting of the V American Missionary Congress (CAM 5) held yesterday, April 13, at the Cardinal Maurer house, in Cochabamba, the President and Secretary of the Commissi ...
• 14 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops in Ibadan: "We are concerned about the violation regarding the sanctity of life" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The present situation of continual bloodshed due to wanton killing, terrorism, inter ethnic conflicts, ritual killing, armed robbery, murders, traffic accidents and suicide in Nigeria seriously c ...
• 14 April 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious leaders and politicians united for peace, against terrorism Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A special day of prayer for peace in Pakistan, with the participation of religious, political and social leaders, and intellectuals: this is the initiative organized in recent days by the Council ...
• 14 April 2015
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Easter resurrection and the birth of twins in one of the most forgotten areas in the world Jijiga (Agenzia Fides) - We have just concluded the Easter celebrations in the eastern region of Ethiopia known as Somali, named by the Somali people who live there. Even in the heart of Islam a group of faithful celebra ...
• 14 April 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - Floods force more than 40 000 children not to go to school Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - A tsunami of mud and floods hit the Chilean Atacama desert region, in the north of Chile, causing deaths, people missing and thousands injured as well as more than 40 thousand children ...
• 14 April 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bombings on Christian neighborhoods in Aleppo, also two young Salesian animators killed Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The fierce ongoing war in Syria "has hit the children of Don Bosco again". This is what the Salesians of the Middle East write in the statement which reports the news of the death of two young br ...
• 14 April 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Meeting between the Church and those responsible of the elections: no to boycott Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Lorenzo Córdova, met with members of the Permanent Council of the Mexican Episcopal Conference, for an exchange of views on the June ...
• 14 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Mgr. Kaigama: "It is worrying that we do not know anything about the Chibok girls one year after their kidnapping" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Our thoughts go to the girls and their families", says His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos and President of the Episcopal Conference of Nigeria, one year after the kidnapping o ...
• 14 April 2015
  ASIA - Peace and Justice in Asia: challenges of the future Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "We reaffirm our commitment to work for the equality of human beings and for the rights of marginalized groups such as women, minorities, tribal, indigenous peoples. We feel the duty to promote ...