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• 26 June 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - A city in march against consumption and illicit drug trafficking Chubut (Agenzia Fides) - Under the slogan "We all play in this world cup ... wear the sweater of life ... say no to drugs", the inhabitants of Trelew (1,300 km south of Buenos Aires), today will celebrate "World Day agai ...
• 25 June 2014
  ASIA/MACAO - Macao pays tribute to the two Saint Popes, John XXIII and John Paul II Macao (Agenzia Fides) - With the celebration of the Eucharist, Eucharistic adoration, a photo exhibition, film screenings dedicated to two Saint Popes and their teachings, Macau paid tribute to Pope John XXIII and Pope J ...
• 25 June 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Petition filed at the High Court: fix a trial date for Asia Bibi ASIA/PAKISTAN - Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to immediately fix the first hearing for Asia Bibi: is what is said in a petition filed at the Lahore High Court yesterday, June 24, by lawyers S.K. Chaudry and ...
• 25 June 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA – A Tanzanian religious woman killed during a street robbery Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Clecensia Kapuli, a 50-year-old Tanzanian nun of the Congregation of the Diocese of Mbeya "Our Lady Queen of Apostols, was killed on June 23 during a street robbery in Dar es Salaam ...
• 25 June 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops concerned about the national economic situation Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "We have followed with attention and pastoral concern the situation which has occured due to foreign debt and its possible consequences for our country and the lives of our people, especial ...
• 25 June 2014
  AFRICA - Ebola in West Africa: massive deployment of resources needed Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - Ebola continues to spread in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Ebola patients have been identified in more than 60 separate locations across the three countries, complicating efforts to treat pa ...
• 25 June 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Over 4,500 homeless children in the capital of South Darfur Nyala (Agenzia Fides) – In Nyala, capital of South Darfur, there are over 4500 homeless children. This is what was reported by the Governor of the State in a press conference. According to the Ministry of Social Affair ...
• 25 June 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National holiday marked by demonstrations Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, June 24, the 193rd anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo was celebrated in Venezuela, which marked its independence from Spain. In addition to the official ceremonies, demonstrations ...
• 25 June 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Synod of the Chaldean Church begins with a Mass to ask for the gift of peace Ankawa (Agenzia Fides) - The annual Synod of the Chaldean Church, housed in the town of Ankawa, a few miles from Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, began on Tuesday, June 24, with the celebration of the Mass presided by Patriarc ...
• 25 June 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "Address the problem of Rwandan Hutu militias once and for all" ask the missionaries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The recent armed clashes at the border of the two Countries between the military of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, shows, according to the missionaries of the Network for Peace in ...
• 24 June 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Children and young immigrants in the U.S.A: "They are not seeking adventure, they are fleeing from a war" El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - On behalf of the United States Bishops' Conference, the Bishop of El Paso (Texas), His Exc. Mgr. Mark Joseph Seitz, will bring the testimony of the Catholic Church regarding children and young u ...
• 24 June 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Over 160 thousand immigrants in Texas, 37 thousand children are alone El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - According to data released by the spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security of Texas, of the Border Police and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, so far this year 2014 at least 160, ...
• 24 June 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Historic decision: the birth of the "National Council for the rights of minorities" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - There is a glimmer of hope for minorities in Pakistan with a historic decision, the Supreme Court has ordered the government to establish the "National Council for the rights of minorities", an i ...
• 24 June 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appeal of Christian and Muslim leaders: "Pursue political dialogue for peaceful settlement and end the war" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Stop war and start talking". This is the urgent appeal by Christian and Muslim religious leaders to the government and the rebels of South Sudan so that thay apply the peace agreements signed on 1 ...
• 24 June 2014
  ASIA/NEPAL - 40 Christian leaders arrested for "forced conversions": religious freedom at risk Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - More than 40 Christian leaders were arrested, and then released, accused of alleged "forced conversions of Hindus". As Fides learns, the Nepalese police executed the wave of arrests, all leade ...