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• 3 October 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Intimidation against Copts who do not pay their "taxes" to a Muslim clan Assiut (Agenzia Fides) - In the Egyptian village of al-Qusiya, 50 km from Assiut, members of the Coptic families Fahmy and Azmy were forced to barricade themselves in the house after a gang of extortionists had attacked ...
• 3 October 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Caritas France: "The situation is still critical because of violence" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the agreements of Brazzaville and the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force, the situation of security in the Central African Republic remains fragile. This was reported by Aude Hadle ...
• 3 October 2014
  ASIA/TURKEY - A prayer for the Pope's visit Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In view of Pope Francis’ forthcoming visit in Turkey, the community of Sant'Antonio church in Istanbul - entrusted to the pastoral care of the Conventual Franciscans - composed a prayer to i ...
• 3 October 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - South Sudan's authorities threaten Catholic community radio Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Maybe it is not the primary job of community radio stations to cover political and security issues but avoiding them altogether is "inconceivable", said Reporters Without Borders Africa, especially ...
• 3 October 2014
  EUROPE/ITALY - A year ago, the tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea, memory and heritage Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "3rd October 2014, let’s go back one year: 368 migrants died in the waters of our sea. And after another 60, another 40, another 35.... Today we pray for our brothers and sisters -. Sister Neusa ...
• 2 October 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Members of the third delegation of victims set off for Havana to meet with FARC representatives Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, October 1st, the United Nations, the Catholic Church and the National University published the names of members of the third delegation of victims of the armed conflict in Colombia, th ...
• 2 October 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The priority for the Auxiliary Bishop of Reyes: "Working to be a single Christian community" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Creating a sense of belonging, to work to be a single Christian community" is the main challenge for His Exc. Mgr. Waldo Rubén Barrinuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R., Auxiliary Bishop of the Apostolic Vica ...
• 2 October 2014
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Jamaica and children who are detained demand attention: Mission Month is a unique opportunity Sidney (Agenzia Fides) - Among the various initiatives of the Australian Church, this year Catholic Mission Australia focuses its attention on Jamaica, which has the second highest rate in the world regarding deaths due ...
• 2 October 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Initiatives on behalf of "Justice and Peace" for reconciliation between Congolese and Rwandans Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The diocesan Commissions "Justice and Peace" of Bukavu (capital of South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) and Cyangugu (Rwanda) have launched some initiatives for reconciliation betw ...
• 2 October 2014
  ASIA/TURKEY - Documents of the Turkish Institute of History on the Armenian question online Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The research and documentary material of the Turkish Institute of History (Türk Tarih Kurumu, TTK) regarding the "Armenian question" will soon be accessible via the internet on the website www.e ...
• 2 October 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Exposition of the relics of St. Francis Xavier New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Preparations are underway in the Archdiocese of Goa for the exposition of the relics of St. Francis Xavier, who will be exposed for the veneration of the faithful from 22 November 2014 to 4 Ja ...
• 2 October 2014
  AFRICA/NIGER - The Bishops' message to the Muslim community: "May the example of Abraham bear fruits of mutual respect" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "When those who kill in God's name are engulfed in the horror of terror, we address urgent prayers so that through the example of Abraham, who humbly allows to be guided by the will of God, diver ...
• 2 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Massacre of children in Homs; three Christians kidnapped in the province of Hassaké Homs (Agenzia Fides) - At least 41 children were killed due to the double attack carried out yesterday that devastated the area surrounding a school in Homs, in the urban area controlled by government forces. The massacr ...
• 2 October 2014
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Apostolic Vicar: "With the Rosary, we will overcome the difficulties" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Pray the Rosary incessantly and with faith: is what the Apostolic Vicar of Nepal, His Exc. Mgr. Paul Simick, said to the faithful at the beginning of October, in his message for the month of M ...
• 1 October 2014
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Family Week in Guayaquil, wealth and renewal of society Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - "Family Week" is underway in the Archdiocese of Guayaquil. Organised for the first time by the Commission for the Family Pastoral of the Archdiocese, the Week takes place from September 29 to ...