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• 11 November 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Three commitments on behalf of the authorities for migrants, after the intervention of Mgr. Vera López Coahuila (Agenzia Fides) - The governor of the state of Coahuila, Rubén Moreira, has publicly asked to assist and support the demands of the Bishop of Saltillo (Coahuila, Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. José Raúl Vera López, ...
• 11 November 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops' message at the end of the Year of Faith: "Faith is a treasure to live as children of God" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, 10 November, the Bishops of Bolivia, gathered for their Annual 96th Ordinary Meeting, concelebrated Mass in the Cathedral of Cochabamba to mark the end of the Year of Faith. The ...
• 11 November 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Calm returns in Bouar, Caritas in aid of the displaced Bangui ( Agenzia Fides) - Calm has returned in Bouar, the city in the northwest of the Central African Republic, at the center of clashes between former Seleka rebels (who formally took power at the end of March) and som ...
• 11 November 2013
  AFRICA/KENYA - Agreement for the repatriation of one million Somali refugees Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Kenya and Somalia signed yesterday, Sunday 10 November, an agreement for the return within three years of one million Somali refugees who have found asylum in Kenya. The agreement was signed fo ...
• 11 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Contrasts between the jihadist factions. Father Karam: it is now a war "all against all" Beirut ( Agenzia Fides) - The leader of al-Qaeda Ayman Zawahiri with an official pronouncement has delegitimized the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the jihadist organization that last year had assumed a heg ...
• 11 November 2013
  ASIA/YEMEN - No marriages to minors: the Ministry intervenes for the Protection of Human Rights Taiz (Agenzia Fides) - After the most recent reported cases of early marriages, reported by the YemenPost, the Ministry for the Protection of Human Rights in Yemen has issued a warning to local authorities to prevent the ...
• 11 November 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - "First mothers and children": to double in five years the number of assisted births Milan (Agenzia Fides) - "First mothers and children" is the watchword of an intervention carried out by the NGO Doctors with Africa Cuamm for the health and lives of mothers and children that involves four hospitals, 22 ...
• 9 November 2013
  AMERICA/HAITI - Tension in the capital: the protest against President Martelly increases Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - A part of the Haitian population is crying out for the resignation of President Michel Martelly: this is what the protesters who recently took to the streets in Delmas and in the Haitian ...
• 9 November 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - A Bishop of Orissa: "The Church relieves the suffering of the people affected by the cyclone" Balasore (Agenzia Fides) - Because of cyclone Phailin, which in recent weeks "has caused untold misery and tragedies in Orissa, the Church prays for the victims and is fully committed to alleviating the suffering of the ...
• 9 November 2013
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops of Kenya: insecurity, corruption and greed devastate the nation Kisumu (Agenzia Fides) - Kenya is gripped by a series of serious problems such as insecurity, corruption and lust for power. Sharing their thoughts and concerns, the Bishops of Kenya, at the conclusion of the meeting hel ...
• 9 November 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - A Christian Iranian; rigorous imprisonment for a Pastor arrested unjustly Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Iranian Mostafa Bordbar was released from prison after winning an appeal against the sentence to 10 years in prison, which had been imposed in July 2013. As Fides learns, the releas ...
• 9 November 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishops: Catholic communities in the front line against human trafficking Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Pastoral workers, social animators, teachers and researchers are called to be in the "front line" for the serious phenomenon of human trafficking: With this goal, the Episcopal Commission for " ...
• 9 November 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - The Director of Caritas: the refugee camp in Zaatari will become a "provisional city" Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The biggest refugee camp hosting Syrian refugees, displaced in the Jordanian desert, is about to become a "temporary city". This is confirmed to Fides Agency by Wael Suleiman, Director of Caritas ...
• 9 November 2013
  EUROPE - The new website of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences on-line Barcelona (Agenzia Fides) - A new, modern means of communication and analysis: this is how the new website of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) presents itself on-line at www.ccee.eu. The website was p ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/CHINA – To leave the congregation to go to the suburbs: bicycle pilgrimage for 37 nuns Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – To leave one’s congregation and go to the outskirts of the diocese to give witness to faith, to evangelize and to consolidate the union of the community: these are the objectives that drove ...