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• 13 February 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy: the judiciary in Punjab lists 50 unfounded cases and organizes rapid trials Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The judiciary in Punjab, in collaboration with the police and with the government of the province, has compiled a list of 50 cases of people currently on trial for blasphemy, defined as "victims ...
• 13 February 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Mata: "The government must defend human rights" Esteli (Agenzia Fides) - "We have reminded the government its great responsibility to defend human rights (...) and the answer is persecution, violation of laws, murder, destruction": are the strong words used yesterday ...
• 13 February 2015
  EUROPE/ARMENIA - The Armenian parliament is studying a statement condemning the Assyrian and Greek Genocides Erevan (Agenzia Fides) - The recent announcement of a statement that the Armenian Parliament may soon adopt, to express condemnation of the massacres suffered a century ago by the Greeks and Assyrians in Ottoman territor ...
• 13 February 2015
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - "Free the Children" campaign for the release of immigrant children held in prison Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Commission for Human Rights has just published its conclusions on the detention of immigrant children. In this regard, Catholic Mission, official body of the Pontifical Mission Soc ...
• 12 February 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Blasphemy against the Christian faith Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - Cases of defamation and insult against the Christian faith are increasing in India. The "All India Bakchod" comedy group offered "unconditional apology" to the Catholic Church for the blasphemous ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Malabo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 February 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) by His Exc. Mgr. Ildefonso Obama Obono, in accorda ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Lisala and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 11 February 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Lisala (Democratic Republic of Congo) by His Exc. Mgr. Louis Nkinga Bondala, C. ...
• 12 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk promotes a blood drive for the victims of terrorism Kirkuk (Agenzia Fides) - An extraordinary blood drive campaign was held with the intention of showing solidarity towards the victims of jihadist terrorism and also with the armed forces and Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers who ...
• 12 February 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Mgr. Lozano denounces: deaths due to child malnutrition in the country Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The head of the Commission for Social Pastoral of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, His Exc. Mgr. Jorge Lozano, denounced that "there are situations of child malnutrition in various pa ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Hunger and diseases for the displaced persons in Darfur: food, medicines and basic necessities are needed Deribat (Agenzia Fides) - The population who fled the conflict areas in the volcanic area of Jebel Marra in Darfur, in western Sudan, and is now living in the north and in the east of Deribat, complains about the prolife ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A UN report highlights the international links of the Congolese guerrillas Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A sophisticated network of material support, funding and recruitment has allowed the survival of one of the guerrilla groups operating in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...
• 12 February 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archdiocese of Acapulco committed to protecting young people from criminal gangs Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Acapulco has prepared a program to save young people who "work", or are at risk of working as hitmen for organized crime gangs that operate in the state of Guerrero. The prog ...
• 12 February 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Attorney-General proposes a meeting to review the proposed regulations on religious groups Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Attorney-General of Kenya has invited representatives of different religious communities in the country to a meeting to discuss the controversial measure of regulation of religious organizations ...
• 12 February 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Palestinian Mayors: the Wall in the Cremisan Valley will suffocate the presence of Christians Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - "They want to build the separation Wall in the Cremisan valley and then expropriate the lands that belong to Palestinian Christians. If that happens, the whole area will be suppressed from the ...
• 10 February 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The proposal of the FARC divides public opinion Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The proposal of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) to reform the armed forces, police and intelligence services of the state, has created a lot of confusion, especially in the poli ...