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• 13 November 2014
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - "Dialogue between Christians and Muslims is possible, but must be nurtured constantly", said Mgr. Ndiaye Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We belong to a world that is changing and that, in some respects is disturbing, because the jihad awakening is a threat to peace among men and peace among religions. However, one cannot live on an ...
• 13 November 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexican Bishops: "We do not want more blood, people killed or who disappear ... Enough!" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The 98th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of Mexico (CEM) is being held from 10 to 14 November, which has the aim to "listen to God speaking to us through His Word and the events ...
• 13 November 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Students attending Catholic schools increase Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholic schools provide lasting faith formation, vocations to the religious life and priesthood, high educational attainments, and communities of the New Evangelization and should reach out ...
• 13 November 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Syrian Orthodox Church: international protection for Christians in the Nineveh Plain is needed Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The international community must take charge of the return and protection of Christians in the Nineveh Plain, the area of northern Iraq where many cities have suffered the predominantly Christian ...
• 13 November 2014
  AMERICA/CUBA - Poverty forces children to beg in the streets and work Havana (Agenzia Fides) - According to information sent to Agenzia Fides, child labor in Cuba is still a heavy plague. Some children are forced by their own parents to beg. The majority of Cuban workers earn very little ...
• 13 November 2014
  EUROPE/FRANCE – For 15 years on the Seine "The fleuron Saint Jean" is a home for the homeless Paris (Agenzia Fides) - Transforming a barge in a shelter for the homeless was the goal of the project promoted 15 years ago by the Ordre de Malte France. After anchoring in Paris on the banks of the Seine, "Le Fleuron S ...
• 13 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian and Muslim leaders: justice and prayer for the couple burned alive Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Eminent Christian and Muslim leaders in Pakistan gathered today in Lahore to demand justice and to pray for the Christian couple burned alive in Kasur because accused of blasphemy (see Fides 04/1 ...
• 13 November 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite League: no foreign Country can decide on the future of Lebanon Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - For all the Lebanese "it is inconceivable that foreign parties or factions claim to determine the demographic and political scenarios of Lebanon for decades to come". It is unacceptable "to entru ...
• 13 November 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - From victims of violence to the protagonists of peace Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The project to have a clear and effective "place" in the process of rebuilding peace in Colombia, was proposed at the end of the fifth meeting of the Association of Victims of the conflict in Col ...
• 12 November 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic students: bring the message of Christ in schools and universities Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - It is now more urgent than ever to proclaim the message of Christ and give Christian witness in schools and universities: says the Federation of Catholic Students, a movement that celebrated the 6 ...
• 12 November 2014
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Pilgrims in Yim Tin Tsai recall St. Joseph Freinademetz Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community on the island of Yim Tin Tsai, in Hong Kong, is paying tribute to the great Divine Word missionary St. Joseph Freinademetz (1852-1908), who lived in these places durin ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - "People are dying due to lack of medicine, external aid blocked because of Cashgate": alarm launched by the President of the Episcopal Conference Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "People are dying due to lack of medicine and health care, because there are not enough funds to be allocated to health care", says His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Mukasa Zuza, Bishop of Mzuzu and Preside ...
• 12 November 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Eucharist is necessary for fraternal communion and mission Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "The Eucharist as source of fraternity" is the theme of the message to the people of God that the Bishops of Bolivia issued at the conclusion of the Episcopal Conference Assembly (see Fides 0 ...
• 12 November 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Negotiations for a truce in Aleppo. Bishop Abou Khazen: it is only useful if it brings us closer to true peace Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "Among the population of Aleppo there is hope, but also skepticism regarding the hypothesis of a truce to silence the weapons in the region of Aleppo": this is how Bishop Georges Abou Khazen OFM, ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN – Alarm: haemorrhagic fever in Southern Kordofan Kadugli (Agenzia Fides) - The inhabitants of the town of Kadugli, Abu Jubaiha and Habila, Southern Kordofan, have complained about the appearance of a fever unknown to them. Meanwhile, the local Ministry of Health has be ...