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• 9 December 2013
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Resignation of the Bishop of Mangochi and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 6, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Mangochi (Malawi), by His Exc. Mgr. Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M., in accordance wi ...
• 9 December 2013
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of the Coadjutor of Bubanza Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 7, 2013, appointed Rev. Georges Bizimana of the clergy of Ngozi, Rector of the Jean Paul II major Seminary of Gitega as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Buban ...
• 9 December 2013
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - On December 13, National Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace convened by the Bishops Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - In the spirit of the liturgical season of Advent, the Bishops of the dioceses in Guinea Bissau and Bafata , His Exc. Mgr. Pedro Zilli and His Exc. Mgr. José Camnate na Bissign have invited all t ...
• 9 December 2013
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Among social and political unrest, missionary activity continues Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - "For months, strikes, riots, killings, attacks against party headquarters and Hindu villages have multiplied. The opposition wants to paralyze the country to force the government to amend the e ...
• 9 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Evening Mass restarts, the communities want to prepare themselves for upcoming feasts Ciudad Victoria (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Ciudad Victoria (Mexico) restarts the celebration of evening Masses, which had been suspended in various church villages for security reasons. The Bishop of the diocese, H ...
• 9 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The monastic Community in Deir Mar Musa works for reconciliation Nabek (Agenzia Fides) - The monks and nuns of the monastic Community of Khalil Allah in Deir Mar Musa - founded by the Roman Jesuit Dall'Oglio Paolo, who was abducted by unknown kidnappers at the end of July - have issue ...
• 9 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The situation in Bangui is slowly normalizing, but there are still thousands of refugees in parishes" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Bangui is slowly normalizing, but there are still thousands of people in parishes", says to Fides Agency Mgr. Juan Jose Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou, who has been blocked ...
• 9 December 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Strong condemnation of the attack committed by the FARC, that declare a truce for Christmas Cali (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Cali, His Exc. Mgr. Dario de Jesus Monsalve, expressed his strong condemnation with regards to the attack carried out by the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in the m ...
• 9 December 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT – New Draft Constitution now available. Religious freedom guaranteed Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Arab Republic of Egypt is "a sovereign state, united and indivisible, a democratic republic, based on citizenship and the rule of law". This is how the Egyptian nation is defined in the new dr ...
• 9 December 2013
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - "Political divisions increase while conditions of life worsen", denounce the Bishops Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "The political fault lines and their impact on all aspects of the lives of Zimbabweans are set not only to deepen, but also to stand in the way of progress and ultimately in the way of peace" the ...
• 7 December 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Citizens outraged by politicians, the Bishops denounce corruption Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - "Many people do not respect the Constitution, laws or regulations, starting from State authorities that should set an example of transparency, truth and justice", denounced the coadjutor Archbi ...
• 7 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The testimony of two missionaries who welcome the displaced people fleeing violence Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300 deaths were caused by clashes carried out on December 5 and 6 between the Seleka rebels and anti Balaka militias in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. The French troop ...
• 7 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The Church is not afraid of threats", says the Bishop of Toluca Toluca (Agenzia Fides) - "We too are part of the people, and we as people also receive threats and attempts of extortion", denounced the Bishop of Toluca, Mgr. Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos. The diocese has filed a co ...
• 7 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The whole country is terrorized": new testimonies on the drama of Central Africa Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Fides received further dramatic testimony from the Central African Republic, gripped by clashes between former Seleka rebels and "anti Balaka" self-defense groups, while the French troops of the ...
• 7 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The nuns of Maalula, the Lebanese security chief in Qatar to try and find a solution Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - General Abbas Ibrahim, leader of the Lebanese security apparatuses, on behalf of the Lebanese President Michel Sleiman visited Qatar on Saturday, December 7 in an attempt to find a solution to th ...