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• 19 November 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Representatives of all religions visit the synagogue attacked. Patriarch Twal: No more violence in places of worship Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders and representatives of the religious communities in the Holy Land went to visit the synagogue in Jerusalem, which yesterday was the scene of a bloody terrorist attack, to express s ...
• 18 November 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church condemns the abduction of the General and urges to continue peace talks Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, Archbishop of Tunja, has condemned the kidnapping of General Rubén Darío Alzate Mora carried ou ...
• 18 November 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Towards CAM 5: Bolivia presents a preliminary work plan La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of those responsible for the Missions of Bolivia is in Honduras to attend a meeting on the conclusions of the fourth American Missionary Congress (CAM 4-COMLA 9) that took place last ...
• 18 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian and Muslim leaders: it is urgent to amend the blasphemy law Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to correct and improve the blasphemy law, to prevent the abuse and exploitation: is what leaders and Muslim scholars, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs state, who met recently in Lahore. ...
• 18 November 2014
  AFRICA/CHAD - A child dies every 20 seconds from preventable and treatable causes N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - Every year 1.555.200 boys and girls under 5 years of age die due to the consumption of contaminated water and the resulting diseases, such as diarrhea, malaria or respiratory infections. A you ...
• 18 November 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Latin Patriarch Twal after the attack against the synagogue in Jerusalem: stop the endless spiral of revenge Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "I extend my condolences to the relatives of the victims of the assault against the Synagogue of Jerusalem and all the violence that bloody the Holy Land. In our churches, convents and monaste ...
• 18 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The President of the Episcopal Conference warns: "The 2015 elections will create a political situation that will be explosive" Jos (Agenzia Fides) - "There are already signals and indications that the impending 2015 elections will create a political situation that will be explosive" warned His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos a ...
• 18 November 2014
  ASIA/MALAYSIA – Appeal to the Federal Court on January 21 regarding the use of the word "Allah" (Agenzia Fides) - The Federal Court of Malaysia has set the first hearing of the appeal (the third instance) for January 21, 2015, presented by the Catholic Church regarding the prohibition of the use of the word "Allah" ...
• 18 November 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Letter of the Bishops of Texas and Ciudad Juarez: "We invite the Pope to come and visit the border area" El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of El Paso (Texas, USA), His Exc. Mgr. Mark Joseph Seitz, announced during a press conference last night, that together with the Bishops of the Diocese of Ciudad Juáre ...
• 17 November 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of the Bishop of Loikaw Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 November 2014 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Stephen Tjephe, current Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw and Apostolic Administrator sede vacant et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the same ...
• 17 November 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA – Peace talks have been suspended after general abducted Chocó (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian government has suspended peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), after an army general was taken captive, in the west of the country. Colombian President ...
• 17 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian arrested for blasphemy; investigation into the murder of Kasur continues Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Qaiser Ayub, 40, was arrested for an alleged case of blasphemy by the police in Lahore. The complaint was registered pursuant to art 295-C of the Penal Code (insulting the Prophet), ...
• 17 November 2014
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso appoints transitional President Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - After 16 days since the fall of power, which lasted 27 years, of former President Blaise Compaoré, and the settlement of a military junta, a civilian was appointed ad interim President of B ...
• 17 November 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Bishops: not only tolerance but authentic fraternity Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics are called to build "true brotherhood, based on love and mutual respect" in Indonesia: says the final message, written at the conclusion of the General Assembly of the Indonesian Bisho ...
• 17 November 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Stop to minerals of war: appeal to the European Union so that it strengthen controls Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Gold, tungsten, tin and coltan. These minerals are used in a wide range of industrial and commercial sectors including those of electronics and aerospace, which contribute to foment some of the ...