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• 16 September 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - “The mission of priests today”: cultural sharing in Taiwan for a group of priests from He Bei Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – “The mission of priests today” was the focus of a Cultural Formation Discussion in Taiwan for a group of priests from He Bei, held 20 August to 10 September. The meeting was organi ...
• 16 September 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops’ Justice and Peace Commission: a ray of hope for India’s minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “There is a ray of hope for the security and future of religious minorities in India”: says the Justice, Peace and Development Commission of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Ind ...
• 16 September 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA – Laity meet apostolic Nuncio, a tradition which encourages the unity of the Church Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The National Council for the Laity, a body of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela (CEV), has invited lay Catholics to a meeting with the Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela, Archbishop ...
• 16 September 2014
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: “With Francesco to remain in the love of the Lord” Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – “For the Papal visit to Sri Lanka planned from 13 to 15 January 2015, we have chosen the words ‘Remain in my love’, from the Gospel of Saint John, because we believe the cipher of this p ...
• 16 September 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - New Mufti installed, a man of dialogue Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – Today 16 September, the new Mufti of the Republic of Lebanon Sheikh Abdel Latif Deria elected in August, will assume his duties. The ceremony of investiture will be held at Mohammad el-Amin Mos ...
• 16 September 2014
  ASIA/CHINA – Death of Archbishop Giuseppe Wu, zealous shepherd dedicated to formation of seminarians and women religious Nanchang (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 August after a lengthy illness, Archbishop Giuseppe WU Shizhen passed away at the age 93. The deceased prelate was the Archbishop of Nanchang (Jiangxi Province, mainland China). Born on 1 ...
• 16 September 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "To be free is to recognise goodness and see that evil enslaves”: Independence Day celebrations Tehuantepec (Agenzia Fides) – "Freedom is not a cry, freedom is not a declaration, freedom is an experience in which we citizens can live in harmony and with respect for one another": this was said by Bishop Oscar Arma ...
• 16 September 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – Death sentence for military: insecurity symptom among troops combatting Boko Haram Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “The death penalty given to mutineer soldiers is a symptom of insecurity in the Nigerian army. For some time soldiers have said they cannot go to fight Boko Haram with weapons inferior to tho ...
• 16 September 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - “Central African crisis not insuperable” says Archbishop of Bangui Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - “What is happening in Central Africa is not insuperable. If we help one another, listen to one another and respect one another the crisis can be overcome” this was said by Archbishop Dieudon ...
• 16 September 2014
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA – Poverty and violence afflict 34% of Costa Rica’s children San José (Agenzia Fides) – One of the worse scourges afflicting minors in Costa Rica today is poverty because it hampers physical, emotional and educational development. Recent figures sent to Fides speak of 34% of ...
• 15 September 2014
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - “Terrorism can never be combatted with terrorism”; local Catholic church denounces military violence Concepción (Agenzia Fides) – The Vicar General of the diocese of Concepción (Paraguay) Bishop Pablo Caceres, told local media that a recent clash between the armed forces and members of Ejército Popular de Paraguay ...
• 15 September 2014
  ASIA/TURKEY – In school books Christian communities portrayed as tools of foreign powers against the Ottoman empire Ankara (Agenzia Fides) – Some history books in use in Turkey today, when narrating the end of the Ottoman Empire and the Kemal revolution, still describe the Armenians and other Christian communities as enemy forces at ...
• 15 September 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – Floods in Kashmir: Jesuits appeal for help Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – “We are aware of devastating floods in Kashmir. Two primary necessities, financial aid to buy materials, medicines and humanitarian aid and activate a network of volunteers”. This was s ...
• 15 September 2014
  ASIA/JAPAN – Two members of a religious sect kidnapped in view of forced conversion A Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – Two members of the Church of Unification in Japan were abducted in view of forceful conversion to return to the “true religion”: the abduction was carried out by family members with the c ...
• 15 September 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – At least 2,500 Catholics killed in violence by Boko Haram, Bishop of Maiduguri reports Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- Some 2,500 Catholics of the Nigerian diocese of Maiduguri have been violently killed in Boko Haram violence, local Catholic Bishop Mgr Oliver Dashe Doeme told THISDAY a local newspaper. The Bishop ...