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• 6 March 2015
  EUROPE/GERMANY - "Witnesses of Christ": new edition of the German martyrology of the twentieth century with 60 missionaries killed Bonn (Agenzia Fides) - In memory of the martyrs of the 20th century, the German Bishops' Conference (DBK) has recently published the sixth edition of the "German Martyrology" with the title "Witnesses of Christ". With th ...
• 6 March 2015
  ASIA/LAOS - Three new priests, hope for the little Church in Laos Luang Prabang (Agenzia Fides) - "2015 will be a year of blessing for the little Church in Laos. Three priests will be ordained in the Vicariate of Luang Prabang: a sign of great hope": says His Exc. Mgr. Tito Banchong Th ...
• 6 March 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Church promotes the donation of organs Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Lebanese National Committee for the donation and transplantation of organs and tissues (NOD Lebanon) and the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Health Services of the Maronite Patr ...
• 6 March 2015
  AFRICA/TOGO – Bishops’ appeal for peaceful and transparent elections Lome (Agenzia Fides) - "May the next elections be carried out in a calm, fair and transparent manner". This is what the Bishops of Togo in a message issued at the end of their ordinary meeting ask for, sent to Agenzia Fi ...
• 5 March 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - A march for Women's Day in Brasilia:"Religions for women's rights" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Religions for Women's rights" is the theme of the event which aims to bring together women of all religions in Brasilia today, March 5, on the occasion of International Women's Day to be celeb ...
• 5 March 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Threats and retaliation for health workers involved in vaccination against polio Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - Health workers engaged throughout Pakistan in vaccinations against polio continue to find a lot of resistance and suffer threats from parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. Only last w ...
• 5 March 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic Minister Jonan: in politics with faith, honesty, courage Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "A Catholic politician is he who gives, first of all, a good example with life": says to Agenzia Fides Ignasius Jonan, Indonesian Transport Minister, the only Catholic in the government of new p ...
• 5 March 2015
  AFRICA/LIBYA - The Islamic State takes advantage of the power vacuum Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "The Islamic State in Libya is showing a great ability to take advantage where there are power vacuums and conquer territories" say local sources to Agenzia Fides from Libya, where the men of th ...
• 5 March 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Joseph Coutts: "God is close to us, in spite of evil" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Jesus Christ died for us so that we could live. Evil is defeated and God's love triumphs. Even today, here in Pakistan": This is what His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Coutts, Archbishop of Karachi said in ...
• 5 March 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bolivians are asked to reflect on the vote Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - A few days ago Bolivian President Morales said that he will not work with the local authorities of the opposition during a speech in the city of El Alto, and urged Bolivians to reflect on the ...
• 5 March 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian Parliament commemorates the Armenian Genocide Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday 4 March, the Syrian People's Assembly dedicated a session commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The initiative, promoted in particular by the Syrian Chr ...
• 5 March 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Meeting between representatives of Hezbollah and the Maronite Church on the election of the President Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - A meeting of dialogue to address the crux of the non-election of the President of the Lebanese Republic brought together on Tuesday, March 3 representatives of the Maronite Patriarchate and the S ...
• 5 March 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Church make uncultivated land available to produce food Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The uncultivated lands of dioceses, religious congregations and seminaries of Kenya will be used to produce food. This is what Fr. Celestino Bundi, Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies ( ...
• 4 March 2015
  ASIA/LAOS - Prayer for the sick is a crime Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - The provincial authorities of Savannakhet have established that "the religious ceremony to pray for the healing of the sick, in accordance with their religious worship, is a violation of Art ...
• 4 March 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "God did not create borders": for 65 years a Mass for brotherhood between Chile and Argentina Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) - More than two thousand Chileans and Argentines met again at the foot of the "Christ of Tromen", in the province of Neuquén (Argentina-Chile border), to attend Mass which every year, for 65 yea ...