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• 1 December 2014
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Novena to Our Lady of Caacupé, opportunity to reflect on the rights of the defenseless and the responsibilities of politicians Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Lucio Alfert, O.M.I., Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo (Paraguay), celebrated yesterday, November 30, Mass in the Basilica of Caacupé, for the third day of novena i ...
• 1 December 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram: assault on the capital of Yobe, new victims over the weekend Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Damaturu, capital of Yobe State, in northern Nigeria, was assaulted in the early morning hours today, December 1, by a commando of Boko Haram. According to the testimony of some of the inhabitants ...
• 1 December 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Children are half of the victims of landmines and prohibited explosive devices Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the NGO "Colombian Campaign to Ban Landmines" (CCCM) prepare a report regarding the victims of this scourge. In 2013, the Latin American Country was the second in the world with the la ...
• 29 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani Christians in Italy: motion for religious freedom Rome (Agenzia Fides) – To propose a motion on religious freedom in Pakistan to Italian politicians, to be approved in Parliament; to invite the international community and the Italian government - especially during the ...
• 29 November 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah movement: Advent of solidarity and friendship with Muslims Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of Jesus, the Emmanuel (God with us). Muslims and Christians in the 'Silsilah' movement for dialogue always highlights at the beginning of Adven ...
• 29 November 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Students missing: "The authorities must clarify the situation", said the Bishop of Tlaxcala Tlaxcala (Agenzia Fides) - In a video sent to Fides (and also published on the website of the Diocese of Tlaxcala), Mgr. Francisco Moreno Barrón, Bishop of Tlaxcala states that the authorities should clarify the story o ...
• 29 November 2014
  AFRICA - Flexibility in health systems and community approach that adapts to the daily realities of HIV-positive people Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - 71% of the 35 million people living with HIV/AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa. The call by (UNAIDS) to close the gap around access to HIV services will not be met unless the delivery of anti ...
• 29 November 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - After improvised lessons in the street, minors are forced to bring chairs in a house used as a school every day Cuernavaca (Agenzia Fides) - A group of 90 school children between 5 and 10 years of age enrolled in a school with no name of recent construction located in Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas of the city of Cuernavaca, came toget ...
• 29 November 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Observatory for Reconciliation and Peace is created Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - To support peace negotiations with the FARC and to work for national reconciliation. This is the purpose of the Observatory for reconciliation and peace, recognized by the National Conciliation C ...
• 29 November 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Mgr. Kaigama: "Boko Haram attacks Muslims who do not think like them" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The terrible attack against Muslims in prayer shows that Boko Haram has expanded its objectives", says His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos and President of the Episcopal Confer ...
• 28 November 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA – Debate on the mining law, the Bishops ask respect for the environment Comodoro Rivadavia (Agenzia Fides) - Respect for the environment, as it is part of creation, was confirmed by the Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, His Exc. Mgr. Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz, along with his Auxiliary Bishop, His Ex ...
• 28 November 2014
  AFRICA/BENIN - "Magic shows" to finance the schooling of children Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - To finance the schooling of children in Benin, a group of "wizards" have set up a series of shows for young children who go to the kindergarten run by the NGO Spanish Mensajeros de la Paz, in Co ...
• 28 November 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - From the first Sunday of Advent: Twelve Days of Prayer for Peace Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Mexico invite to pray and work for peace in the country. The statement of the Mexican Episcopal Conference, also sent to Agenzia Fides, entitled "Let us pray and work for peac ...
• 28 November 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops reaffirm that the ordination of women to the priesthood is not recognised in the Catholic Church Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - With a Pastoral Statement signed by His Exc. Mgr. Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town and Chairman of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, the South African Bishops reaff ...
• 28 November 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop of Semarang: "Serve the common good, beyond religious belief" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Who holds political and institutional office is called to serve the people and to promote the common good, beyond his personal religious beliefs or ethnicity. And citizens have to choose leader ...