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• 27 January 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Church set on fire in the state of Telangana New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The new state of Telangana, officially created in the Indian Federation a few months ago, received the "baptism" of violence by Hindu extremists: the Protestant church of the village of Tadur ...
• 27 January 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal Rivera: "To change our society personal conversion is needed" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign for the federal elections that will be held in Mexico on June 7 has started. The people will have to vote to elect 500 Members of the "Congreso de la Union". "The candidates are ...
• 26 January 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni celebrates the 50th anniversary of the diocese of Xuan Loc, "may families and parishes become God’s families" Xuan Loc (Agenzia Fides) - "Today I have the joy of celebrating with you the 50th anniversary of the creation of the diocese of Xuan Loc, which took place on October 14, 1965, by decision of the Blessed Pope Paul VI, who ...
• 26 January 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO – The Bishops of Central America discuss the issue regarding assistance to migrants Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua will meet from January 28 to 30 in Tapachula (Mexico), to "discuss the always painful reality of many thousands of migrants ...
• 26 January 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New church dedicated to Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, in an area where poor families live Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in Pakistan rejoices for the consecration of a new church dedicated to Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross in Pansara, in the diocese of Faisalabad, in Punjab Pakistan. ...
• 26 January 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians: "Obama speak with Narendra Modi about religious minorities" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - President Obama should address the issue of religious minorities in India during the talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: is what Indian Christians ask for during US President Barac ...
• 26 January 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - We need leaders who are committed and not "deaf and dumb authorities" says Mgr. Epalza Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - "Violence destroys everything. Now we have to elect the Mayor, the Council, the Assembly and the regional government, and Buenaventura needs committed managers. I ask you not to sell your v ...
• 26 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishop of Maiduguri: "Boko Haram could conquer the entire north-east before the end of the election" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Boko Haram tried to enter Maiduguri twice last weekend: the first time on Friday 23 and the second yesterday, Sunday 25 January", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop Ma ...
• 26 January 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Copts killed and churches attacked in the riots on January 25 Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - There are at least three Christian Copts - including a 10-year-child - among the victims of the clashes in Cairo and other Egyptian cities on the occasion of the fourth anniversary that caused the ...
• 26 January 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Cholera, hunger, diseases: new threats for thousands of flood victims in Malawi and Mozambique Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Roads, bridges, schools, infrastructure of all kinds, thousands of hectares of land have been destroyed, livestock drowned: this is the devasting situation caused by the torrential rains that h ...
• 23 January 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni at the Shrine of La Vang entrusts the work of evangelization to the Virgin La Vang (Agenzia Fides) - "As a pilgrim - also on behalf of our Missionary Congregation - I beg of Mary her protection for the work of evangelization throughout the world: she who bore Jesus, the living Gospel, the Word ...
• 23 January 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Year of Consecrated Life: the Dominican Family welcomes new laity Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Family in Indonesia - composed of religious men, nuns and laity - welcomes new laity: a sign of hope in the Year of Consecrated Life, in which all religious families are called to ...
• 23 January 2015
  AFRICA/SENEGAL – Bishops: "No to violence in God's name, but be careful not to offend religious feelings" Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly condemn the murderous violence of terrorism and fanaticism that attacks human life in the name of God. This is unacceptable because life is a gift from God that must be respected and ...
• 23 January 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - No to impunity for rape and murder of Kachin women Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Local Christians and NGOs such as "Christian Solidarity Worldwide" (CSW) condemned the rape and murder of two Kachin women in their church compound and called on the government of Burma to "imm ...
• 23 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "too many politicians resort to slander and incite violence" during the election campaign Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We commend all politicians and political parties who have so far run issue-based, violence-free campaigns in preparations for general elections in Nigeria. We urge them to continue in this manner ...