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• 19 August 2014
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni thanks the Pope for his prayers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, said he was very moved and thanked Pope Francis for his spontaneous prayer for the "suffering people ...
• 18 August 2014
  VATICAN - Press release of the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Fides received the new press release of the Chaldean Patriarchate regarding the visit of the Special Envoy of the Holy Father. PRESS RELEASE of the PATRIARCHATE OF BABYLON OF THE CHALDE ...
• 18 August 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Killed during their missionary work 23 years ago Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - In the month of August the Diocese of Chimbote (Peru) commemorates the martyrdom of 2 Franciscan friars: Zbigniew Strzalkowski and Miguel Tomaszek, in the town of Pariacoto (in the north of the ...
• 18 August 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The first 12 members of the delegation of the victims will participate in Peace Talks which take place in Cuba Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of the victims of the Colombian armed conflict will participate directly for the first time in the peace talks in Havana. According to plan, the peace delegations of government an ...
• 18 August 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The main Catholic radio station in the Country has been shut down Juba (Agenzia Fides) – Measures have been taken to detain a radio News Editor, Ochan David Nicholas, who is still in custody, and shut down Radio Bakhita, the main Catholic radio station in South Sudan. The radio, sp ...
• 18 August 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The Archbishop of Bangui to politicians "stop the suffering of the people as soon as possible" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "I would like to humbly ask the leaders of the Country to take quick decisions to stop the suffering of the population in Bangui and elsewhere in the Country", said His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapa ...
• 18 August 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Bishops: "The hug towards the disabled: the most significant moment of the Pope's visit" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope's visit was "a success for the faith, for the media coverage, for the organization". Bergoglio has left "an indelible mark" in the Catholic and non-Catholic faithful. But if one were to r ...
• 13 August 2014
  VATICAN - Declaration of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement issued yesterday, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has asked for a clear and courageous sentence on behalf of religious leaders, especially Muslims, and all ...
• 13 August 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Dialogues of Peace between the government and FARC Havana (Agenzia Fides) - Meeting number 27 of the Dialogues of Peace in Cuba between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has begun. The meeting scheduled for yesterday, August ...
• 12 August 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Organ trafficking and sexual exploitation: about 45,000 children and young people missing and abducted Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - In Mexico, approximately 45,000 children and young people have been abducted and are victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking in organs. This is the complaint made by the Foundation fo ...
• 12 August 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Commit to a missionary cooperation", the V National Missionary Congress has concluded Barinas (Agenzia Fides) - The V National Youth Missionary Congress (CONAJUMI) has just concluded in Barinas. More than a thousand young Venezuelans participated in this event organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies ...
• 12 August 2014
  VATICAN - Cardinal Fernando Filoni leaves today for Iraq. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, leaves today for Iraq (via Jordan), as Personal Envoy of the Pope. The Cardinal had a meeting with t ...
• 11 August 2014
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Blessing of the nutritional and educational center in the Somali region of the Country Gode (Agenzia Fides) – The missionary trip of Don Braulio Rodriguez Plaza, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, to Ethiopia in the Ogaden Somali Region has just concluded. This was reported to Fides Agency by fat ...
• 11 August 2014
  AFRICA/LIBERIA – A religious sister has died due to the Ebola virus Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God said in a statement sent to Fides, that on Saturday morning, August 9th the religious Sister Pascaline Chantal died. Sister Chantal of the Immaculate Co ...
• 11 August 2014
  AMERICA/EQUADOR - 46,000 Ecuadoreans will benefit from a mega construction water Quito (Agenzia Fides) - After the damage caused during the winter months, the Ministry of Water Resources wants to help with the aid of a dam project to control the water level of the river Bulubulu. More than 46,000 inh ...