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• 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 ...
• 12 November 2014
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - To strengthen missionary commitment in spite of violence in the country and people's indifference Chimaltenango (Agenzia Fides) - From November 7 to 9 more than 2000 and 500 people from 14 ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the country, gave birth to the fourth Missionary Congress of Guatemala (COMGUA) in the city of Ch ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Arusha Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On November 11, 2014 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Prosper Balthazar Lyimo, Chancellor and Judicial Vicar of Arusha as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Arusha (Tanzania), assigning ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Mgr. Ouedraogo confident about the return of power to civilians on behalf of the military Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The military is certainly willing to give power to a transitional civilian government. It is therefore a good thing that there is a Charter governing the transitional period", said His Exc. ...
• 12 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The state has given the St. Francis school back to the Church Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Lahore obtained the restitution of the St. Francis school, among the properties nationalized in the past by the Pakistani government. As reported to Agenzia Fides by local sour ...
• 12 November 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - At least 19 countries around the world recruit child soldiers Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The latest data collected by the NGO Amnesty International, updated to 2012, confirm that it is difficult to know exactly how many children are currently being forced across the world to take par ...
• 12 November 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The government expels Islamist militants from educational institutions Minya (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday, November 11, the Egyptian Minister of Education, Mahmoud Abo El-Nasr paid a visit to the city of Minya in Upper Egypt, in order to see that the management functions in local administ ...