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• 26 November 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Sexual violence on women: a forgotten medical emergency Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Sexual violence should be treated as a medical emergency and survivors should be guaranteed accessible and comprehensive medical treatment, said the international medical humanitarian organizatio ...
• 26 November 2014
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Nearly two million children have dropped out of school to work Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - In Madagascar 1 million 800 thousand children have left school and are engaged in work activities. To try to sensitize the people on the harsh reality that deprives children of their fundam ...
• 26 November 2014
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - "We have built a Church of living stones", says the Superior of the Missio sui iuris Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - "Sharing the joy of faith in Christ, we are happy to share with all the grace and joy that comes from faith. This joy arrived in Turkmenistan 18 years ago as a great gift. We still do not have ...
• 26 November 2014
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of the Bishop of Gikongoro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - on 26 November 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Hazikimana Célestin, of the clergy of Kigali, Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda as Bishop of the diocese of Gikongo ...
• 26 November 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - For Patriarch Rai dialogue between Hezbollah and Sunni of the "Future" Movement would take Lebanon out of its crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - According to Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai, "if the dialogue between Hezbollah and the 'Future' Movement starts then we would have started the departure from the black tunnel in Lebanon" ...
• 25 November 2014
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA – Transoceanic canal: Cardinal Brenes calls for transparency Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solórzano, Archbishop of Managua and recently elected President of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua, has called on the government of President Daniel Ortega to ans ...
• 25 November 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The jihadists of the Islamic State destroy the convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Mosul Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - According to local sources consulted by Agenzia Fides, on Monday, November 24 jihadi militants of the Islamic State, who control the city of Mosul, used explosives to severely damage the convent o ...
• 25 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian tortured and killed while in police custody Laohre (Agenzia Fides) - A 35-year-old Christian Rakha Shahzad, was found dead after being tortured while in police custody in Lahore. The man was under arrest on charges of "sale of alcohol and drugs". As reported by hi ...
• 25 November 2014
  AFRICA/MALI - Other kidnappings of children in a climate of instability due to the presence of armed groups Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Ten children were kidnapped in northern Mali a few days ago, two of whom died while trying to escape. According to local military and police sources, the kidnappings were carried out by armed men ...
• 25 November 2014
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Church is not discouraged because of the drug trade, it will continue to fight for justice and peace Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Caacupé (Paraguay), His Exc. Mgr. Catalino Claudio Gimenez Medina, who is also President of the Episcopal Conference, asked the prosecutor to conduct a thorough in ...
• 25 November 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Mgr. Nzapalainga and the Church in aid of former Seleka rebels: a gesture of forgiveness and reconciliation Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "For me, as a man of God, where there are men, women and children, these are God’s children, created in His image and I have the obligation to help them": this is what His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné ...
• 25 November 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO – The Bishops: "Violence against women is a crime against humanity" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Due to endless rebellions in our Country, women and children are the first victims of this human barbarity" write the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a message for the World Day ...
• 25 November 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - In the process of reforms underway, even the release of child soldiers Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - According to the independent Burmese newspaper Irrawaddy, a total of 553 child soldiers were released from the Armed Forces in 2014. Recently, the Army has released 80 others, recruited illega ...
• 25 November 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists: Catholic missionaries in schools are not to be called "father" Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - The missionaries of the Catholic schools of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh who are engaged in teaching, as principals or teachers, will no longer be called "father" but only "Sir". As Fides lea ...
• 24 November 2014
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: may the Lord grant a new missionary drive to the Church in India Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The hope of "a new missionary drive to the Church in India" was expressed by Pope Francis before the Angelus prayer, on Sunday, November 23, at the end of the rite for the canonization of 6 ...