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• 8 October 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - Mgr. Giovanni Chrysostom Lan Shi, an apostle of the youth Xiushidu (Agenzia Fides) - On September 21, His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Chrysostom Lan Shi, Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Sanyuan, Shaanxi Province (Mainland China) died at the age of 89. He was born in 1925 in ...
• 8 October 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Auxiliary Bishop of Medellin: "We cannot get used to violence" Medellín (Agenzia Fides) - Less than a week after the violent death of Father Andrés Duque Echeverry, stabbed at the exit of the underground (see Fides 06/10/2014), Fides Agency received the testimony of His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 8 October 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Free vaccination campaign for children Posadas (Agenzia Fides) - During the fifth week of vaccination against rubella, polio and measles, the Argentine region of Misiones recorded a 55% coverage, amounting to 56,034 vaccines given to children between 1 to 4 y ...
• 8 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Franciscan priest kidnapped after he had appealed to the Islamic Court Knayeh (Agenzia Fides) - Father Hanna Jallouf OFM was kidnapped along with his parishioners after his recent visit to the Islamic Court, where he had gone to report harassment and abuse suffered in recent weeks from the ...
• 8 October 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Despite chaos and violence in Bozoum, schools have reopened and the pastoral year has started Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We have reopened schools and resumed pastoral activities, even if the situation has not fully stabilized", says to Fides Agency Fr. Aurelio Gazzera, a Carmelite missionary, pastor in Bozoum in t ...
• 8 October 2014
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The Christian Churches are committed to peace and reconciliation Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to strengthen and amplify the voice of the Church, facilitating better coordination of the various peace initiatives to promote free and peaceful citizens' participation in national life ...
• 8 October 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN - V Centenary of St. Teresa of Jesus Avila (Agenzia Fides) - The main authorities of the Spanish Bishops' Conference of the Carmelite Order will attend the Mass that His Exc. Mgr. Ricardo Blazquez, Archbishop of Valladolid, will preside on October 15, the l ...
• 8 October 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Emergency ebola: on October 4 in just 24 hours 121 deaths and 81 new cases were recorded Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - As the World Health Organization updates the data on the victims of Ebola in West Africa in a tragic count that sees the number of victims rise to 3439 out of a total of 7492 cases, Doctors wit ...
• 7 October 2014
  VATICAN - First ever global campaign by the 160 Caritas national organisations: ending world hunger is their priority Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas organisations around the world are taking part in a "Week of Action" from October 12 to 19, to end hunger by 2025. Highlights of the week include a video message from Pope Francis c ...
• 7 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Khazen confirms: a priest and twenty Christians of the village of Knayeh have been kidnapped Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "Unfortunately I have to confirm the news of the kidnapping of Father Hanna Jallouf OFM, Syrian parish priest in the village of Knayeh, who was kidnapped along with about twenty Christians". This ...
• 7 October 2014
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church welcomes the initiative of the Council of National Security San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Mgr. Gregorio Rosa Chavez, auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, expressed himself with regards to the establishment of the "National Council for the safety of citizens". As a whole, the Bishop ...
• 7 October 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Assembly of diocesan priests: attention to formation in seminaries is urgently needed Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - During an assembly of diocesan priests underway in Ambon, in the Moluccas islands in Indonesia, emphasizes is put on the necessity to place attention to formation in seminaries. "If we want a bett ...
• 7 October 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Requests on behalf of the National Assembly of Pastoral Care: Austerity and solidarity with workers, Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - After analyzing the social reality of the Dominican Republic, the 32nd National Assembly of Pastoral Care, held in Santo Domingo last week (see Fides 03/10/2014), asks rulers to be serious ...
• 7 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Islamic State makes its way in Pakistan: Christians respond with prayer Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The group of Pakistani Taliban "Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan" has announced its open support to the Islamic State, the jihadist formation that operates in Iraq and Syria, ordering all members of the ...
• 7 October 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New toll of the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram: 185 churches destroyed and 190,000 civilians flee Jos (Agenzia Fides) - 185 churches in the Maiduguri Diocese were torched and 190,545 people displaced. This is the toll of the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram in the past two months in the diocese of Maiduguri, whose ...