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• 19 November 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Over 2,000 newly displaced people in Kachin areas: alarm on behalf of Caritas Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the ongoing peace negotiations, the skirmishes between the government and the armed forces of Myanmar the "Kachin Independence Army" (KIA ) are increasing and have created over 2,000 new ...
• 19 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - No "unclean bread", Bishops' statement on the socio-economic situation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (CEV) issued a statement on November 17 in which it analyzes the economic situation of the country and notes that this "must be addressed first and foremost b ...
• 19 November 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Suicide bombing in Beirut. Father Karam: sectarian violence is plaguing the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - More than 20 people were killed in the suicide bombing this morning in the south of Beirut, not far from the Iranian Embassy. The dead - refer Lebanese agencies - are 23 and nearly 150 wounded. ...
• 19 November 2013
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - A senior Angolan wanted by Brazil for human trafficking Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant against a senior Angolan officer accused of being involved in trafficking of Brazilian women for prostitution in Angola, Sout ...
• 19 November 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Vote to have transparent and honest politicians"; 51% of voters are women Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – With regards to the general election in Honduras, scheduled for Sunday, November 24, the Catholic Church, through its Pastors have reiterated that the country needs "public servants who ar ...
• 19 November 2013
  AFRICA/KENYA - Polio alert in the Horn of Africa: planned vaccination campaigns for millions of children Kisumu (Agenzia Fides) – Thanks to large-scale vaccination campaigns to millions of vulnerable children one is trying to limit the spread of polio in the Horn of Africa. Outbreaks have been reported in Kenya and Ethiop ...
• 19 November 2013
  AFRICA/GHANA - " Ghana needs a new evangelization", say the Bishops Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Ghana needs a "new evangelization" in the light of social changes that the country is facing. This was stated by the Conference of Bishops of Ghana in the statement sent to Fides Agency at the end ...
• 19 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishops: social networks to tear down the corruption-risk regarding aid to the victims of the typhoon Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The widespread problem of corruption in the Philippines is likely to pollute and slow down the donations for the victims of Typhoon Hayian: "The flow of money that arrives in the Philippines can ...
• 18 November 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Closing of the Year of Faith in the diocese of Yi Bin with a commitment to continue to spread Lumen Fidei Yi Bin (Agenzia Fides) – To continue the spread of Holy Father Francis’ Lumen Fidei encyclical so that it reaches all: this is the commitment made on the occasion of the solemn closing of the Year of Faith in the Dio ...
• 18 November 2013
  VATICAN – A statement of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of Propaganda Fide, not infrequently, is made the subject of non benevolent and moralistic attention by an Italian newspaper known for its critical nature. A few days ago, ...
• 18 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A week before the continental missionary event, CAM 4 website is online Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the beginning of the biggest continental missionary event, the website of the Fourth American Missionary Congress (CAM 4) and IX Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA 9) ...
• 18 November 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Conclusion of the Year of Faith: the challenges of priesthood in the modern world Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of the Year of Faith, the Church of Pakistan reflects on the role and charisma of priesthood. After several ecumenical initiatives dedicated to the theme of peace and unity, the ...
• 18 November 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "In Central Africa we risk a new bloodbath" says a missionary Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in the Central African Republic is very tense everywhere", writes Fr. Aurelio Gazzera to Fides Agency, a Carmelite missionary who has just returned from Bangui to Bozoum, where he ...
• 18 November 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Foundation stone laid at the Catholic University of South Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Laying the foundation stone of the Catholic University of South Sudan means inscribing in the stone the strong hope for the future of the institution and a vision of South Sudan", said Mgr. Eduard ...
• 18 November 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - President Sleiman: Christians in the Middle East do not follow the theories regarding "alliance among minorities " Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The Christians of Lebanon and the Middle East, worried about their future, should avoid giving credit to fallacious theories such as the "alliance among minorities" and would do well to choose t ...