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• 13 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Orthodox Priest: young Christians flee. Only the elderly will remain in the city Qamishli (Agenzia Fides ) - "The exodus from the city is in full swing. Every day individuals and families in our community flee, especially young people, who are our hope and our future". This is how the Syrian Orthodox ...
• 13 January 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI - Four years after the disaster most of the population live in unacceptable poverty Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Four years after the disaster that devastated Haiti, and caused about 300 000 deaths (see Fides 10/01/2014), the NGO AVSI continues its commitment towards 'the reconstruction of the human ...
• 13 January 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishops: excessive military engagement in the fight against drugs in Mexico Miami (Agenzia Fides) - The Presidents of the two Commissions of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have called the excessive emphasis on the U.S. military policy in the fight against drugs in Mexic ...
• 13 January 2014
  ASIA/THAILAND - Tensions and protests in Bangkok, the Church: "May the outcome be peaceful" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – With regards to the tensions and anti-government protests being carried out today in the capital of Bangkok, with a strong impact on social and civic life, "the only important thing is: that t ...
• 10 January 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - The Bishop of San Yuan illustrates the Pope's message for World Day of Peace to the lay pastoral workers San Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father's Message for the XLVII World Day of Peace on January 1, 2014, titled "Fraternity, the foundation and the Pathway to Peace", was the theme of the meeting led by His Exc. Mgr. Ha ...
• 10 January 2014
  AMERICA/PANAMA - "An inclusive democracy for the dignity of all the people in Panama": the Assembly of Bishops calls on people to vote on May 4 Panama City (Agenzia Fides ) - "As part of the 500th anniversary of the Church in Panama and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the "Gesta Patriotica" on January 9, historical events that have shaped the identi ...
• 10 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - "Adopt a parish in Syria". The initiative of an Armenian Catholic priest Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - The Armenian Catholic priest Karnik Youssef Hovsepian, of the parish of St. Joseph in Qamishli, on the occasion of the Epiphany launched an initiative online "Adopt a parish in Syria" to raise ...
• 10 January 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Anemia, typhoid, diarrhea and cough are the causes for thousands of deaths in South Darfur Gireida (Agenzia Fides) – There is alarm for the inhabitants of the city of Gireida, in South Darfur, due to the high number of deaths among pregnant women for bleeding and severe anemia. Typhoid and diarrhea due to po ...
• 10 January 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Missionary Childhood children in Lebanon help Syrian refugee children Beirut ( Agenzia Fides) - Missionary Childhood (IM) Day will be celebrated on Sunday, January 26th, which has always had the motto "Children help children". Among the various initiatives, the young children of IM in Leba ...
• 10 January 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Christians are increasing in Aceh, but no permission is given to build churches Banda Aceh (Agenzia Fides) - The small Christian community in the Indonesian province of Aceh, in North Sumatra, is not getting permission to build churches, the local Churches tell Fides. In the province, known because ...
• 10 January 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syriac and Armenian recognized as official languages Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Parliament has also recognized Syriac and Armenian among the official languages of the Country, along with the language spoken by the Turkmens. The Official Languages Act was passed by ...
• 10 January 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The fate of Central Africa is being decided in N'Djamena Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The future of the Central African Republic is being outlined in these hours in Ndjamena , capital of Chad, where the national leaders have gathered: the Head of State, Michel Djotodia, the govern ...
• 10 January 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI – Children for a new Haiti, four years after the earthquake Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Haitian children, helped by a Spanish NGO, has made a documentary to convey an optimistic view regarding Haiti and its future, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary (12/01/2010 ) o ...
• 10 January 2014
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - "Accompanying and evangelizing young people" : Archbishop Goh’s Message Singapore (Agenzia Fides ) - "I call on you to build a deep communion with the young people so that you may evangelise them. Young people need us to feel with them, empathise with their struggles and pains. They seek to ...
• 10 January 2014
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Clashes with RENAMO extend to the south Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Clashes between the Mozambican armed forces and members of the RENAMO (Mozambique National Resistance), the guerrilla movement, which became the main opposition party after the peace agreement of ...