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• 12 December 2014
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Napo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 12 December 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I., current Pro-Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbios as Apostolic Vicar of Napo (Ecuado ...
• 12 December 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Kurdistan: even Christian politicians criticize the composition of the electoral Commission Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Leaders and activists of local political parties inspired by Christians joined the protest march held on Thursday, December 11 on the streets of Erbil, to the seat of the Government of the autonom ...
• 11 December 2014
  EUROPE/POLAND - Mary, model of missionary commitment for all believers Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "Mary - Model of missionary zeal" was the theme of the meeting and prayer vigil promoted by the Pontifical Missionary Union of Poland, which took place on 6 and 7 December at the National Sh ...
• 11 December 2014
  AMERICA - The new land of the "landless", a living and current history Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The experience of the movement of the "landless" of Brazil, who continue to struggle in search of their own fate, like that of other similar movements of the continent, is presented in the n. 27 ...
• 11 December 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Bishops and priests inspired by the Evangelii Gaudium in prayer and action Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium" is a valuable document in Indonesia for meditation, prayer and for the pastoral service of Bishops and priests in Indonesia and continu ...
• 11 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholics: "The government must not encourage Hindu extremists" New Delh (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to look on Hindu extremist groups and to stop the incitement to violence among communities". This is what is said in a note from the "Catholic Sec ...
• 11 December 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Syro-Catholic Bishops: let us apply the principles of the "Declaration of al-Azhar" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders of the great powers and rulers of Iraq must "hasten the release of Mosul and Nineveh Plain" from the jihadists of the Islamic State, so that the refugees who fled from those lands can r ...
• 11 December 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Drug and human trafficking: "There are people who have money stained with blood in their pocket" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Drug and human trafficking are criminal activities carried out by organized criminal gangs, who earn territories with corruption in various structures of society and the State. Some people ...
• 11 December 2014
  AFRICA/ETIOPIA- "I saw the urgency of the first evangelization with my own eyes" says a Fidei Donum priest Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I saw the urgency of the first evangelization with my own eyes and it is so true what John Paul II said in Redemptoris Missio: after 2000 years of Christianity the evangelizing mission is just be ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Mombasa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 9 December 2014 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Martin Musonde Kivuva, Bishop of the Diocese of Machakos as Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 10/12/2014) ...
• 10 December 2014
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Church-Government meeting on the Interoceanic Canal Managua (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of the march scheduled for today, December 10, against the construction of the Interoceanic Canal between the Pacific and the Atlantic, which would expel thousands of farmers from the ...
• 10 December 2014
  EUROPE/ITALY – NGO together for the rights of people with disabilities Milan (Agenzia Fides) - In the world one billion people are disabled, 80% of them live in developing countries. Of these, 93 million are children, who in poorer countries have very little chance of access to schooling be ...
• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Yolanda" survivors now helping "Hagupit" victims Palo (Agenzia Fides) - Survivors of Typhoon Yolanda are now helping those affected by Typhoon Hagupit (also called Ruby): So says a statement from Caritas of the Philippines sent to Agenzia Fides. From the Archdiocese of ...
• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/THAILAND - "Houses of Hope" for abandoned children Pathum Thani (Agenzia Fides) - In a letter sent to Agenzia Fides, Father Adriano Pelosin, PIME missionary who has been in Thailand for 36 years talked about the work carried out in the Houses of Hope where abandoned chil ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Elections are an opportunity for the Country and not a step back" warn the Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the fact that the Burundians are getting used to renewing the institutions through elections, but there are signs that raise serious concerns on the fair and peaceful conduct of ...