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• 13 October 2014
  VATICAN - The memory of the missionaries, their examples, attract and inspire us to imitate their faith Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -"Missionaries are those who, in docility to the Holy Spirit, have the courage to live the Gospel": the Mass of thanksgiving that Pope Francis celebrated yesterday, Sunday, October 12in the V ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A court hearing for Asia Bibi Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Asia Bibi's lawyers are working on the final "statement of defense" that will be presented at the Lahore High Court on October 16, a date that – unless there are more surprises - may be the las ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The five Christians of the Orontes Valley, who were still being held by jihadists, have been released Knayeh (Agenzia Fides) - The five Syrian Christians of the Orontes Valley who were still being held after being kidnapped by a brigade of jihadists together with the pastor of Knayeh, Fr. Hanna Jallouf, OFM and other par ...
• 13 October 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - "Only the Church assists victims of Boko Haram in the north of Cameroon," says a missionary Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "In the north of Cameroon there is a silent ongoing war which few people know about but has serious humanitarian consequences" says to Fides Agency Friar Fabio Mussi, a PIME missionary, at the he ...
• 13 October 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "We are greatly concerned about the well-being of the President" say civil society Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We are greatly concerned about the wellbeing of President Michael Sata" say several society organisations in Zambia, including the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection, in a statement sent t ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA - China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam on the blacklist of child exploitation in the textile sector New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The textile industry in China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam continues to be on the blacklist for the exploitation of minors. In all, 25 Countries violate international standards for jobs in t ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Premier of Iraqi Kurdistan: Christians must not emigrate Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi Christians must resist anything that pushes them to leave their land and migrate abroad, while patiently waiting for the defeat of the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), which will open th ...
• 13 October 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Caminando con amor": 5,000 pairs of shoes have been distributed for children at risk San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - The solidarity campaign of "Caminando con amor", now in its fourth edition, has taken steps to distribute 5,000 pairs of shoes to children who are socially at risk and are part of the var ...
• 11 October 2014
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Church of Phnom Penh launches the Year of Charity Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh announced the opening of a special "Year of Charity": this is the first visible fruit of the Diocesan Synod, which was held from September 25 to 28. As r ...
• 11 October 2014
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Newness of the Blessed Scalabrini in the Migration world today Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) - The work, thoughts and spirituality of Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini (1839-1905), Bishop of Piacenza, Father and Apostle of migrants, were the themes of the Scalabrini-Fest of Fruits held fr ...
• 11 October 2014
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - A Liberian boy who beat Ebola Foya (Agenzia Fides) - In the Ebola-confirmed area of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Case Management Centre (CMC) in Foya, Liberia, roughly two thirds of patients don’t survive the Ebola virus. The patients gather on wo ...
• 11 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Festival of young Christians in Ankawa. To keep hope alive Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Church organized a three-day festival for young people in Ankawa - Erbil suburb inhabited by Christians - with a program characterized by moments of celebration, singing, prayer and r ...
• 11 October 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - During the debate on drugs, the government also looks at the position of Bishops Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Cristina Kirchner is at a crossroads with regards to the strategy to be adopted on the consumption of drugs. A part of the government is in favor of the decriminalization ...
• 11 October 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Mission Month: schools in Sucre also go on missions Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - During mission month the Catholic Church invites all people to join in solidarity activities and help in the collection of donations on 19 October for World Mission Sunday. As reported in the st ...
• 10 October 2014
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Asia-Pacific Congress: "As a Church, we cannot remain silent witnesses of the conditions of migrants and their families" Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "Migration and Family in the Work of Mission Towards a Better World" was the theme of the Congress held in Tai Pei, which in recent days gathered eighty participants, including Bishops, priests, ...