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• 10 September 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Political reasons for the kidnapping of the dean of Anglican Bishops, states the Nigerian press Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The kidnapping of Mgr. Ignatius Kattey, Anglican Archbishop of the diocese north of the Niger Delta, which took place in Port Harcourt in southern Nigeria, seems to be linked to the ongoing politi ...
• 10 September 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Azhar: the revision of the Constitution will not disavow the Islamic identity of the Nation Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Islamic identity of Egypt will remain confirmed in the Constitution with the consent of Christian Churches. This was stated by Al-Azhar University, in a statement issued last Saturday with whi ...
• 9 September 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa prays for peace in Venezuela Monsignor Parolin stresses the importance of the laity to solve the country's problems Caracas ( Agenzia Fides) - With a heartfelt appeal for violence to end in Venezuela, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, concluded the celebration he presided in the Basilica of Santa Teresa, on the World ...
• 9 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo writes to Obama: the world does not want war Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) : "It is for peace that I write to you, our peace. It is against war that I write to you, your war". This is what Monsignor Behnam Hindo, Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Hassaké - Nisibis, says t ...
• 9 September 2013
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - The Nuncio in Senegal denounces the "selfish interests" that prevent peace in Syria Dakar ( Agenzia Fides) - "Our commitment to peace does not depend on simple human considerations: it comes from the gift of "Peace", said Mgr. Luis Mariano Montemayor, apostolic Nuncio in Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Cape ...
• 9 September 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Children march against dengue Ticul ( Agenzia Fides) - The pupils of an elementary school in Cuauhtémoc, one of the 16 delegations of the Mexican Federal District, took part in the demonstration for the prevention of dengue recently promoted in the ...
• 9 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani Bishops: "We are close to Pope Francis for peace in Syria" Lahore ( Agenzia Fides ) - "We pray for peace in Syria, together with Pope Francis. As Christians, who wish and work for peace, we hope that there is no more violence in Syria and in the world. We want peace in in the wo ...
• 9 September 2013
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - "To execute the converts to Christianity": shock-appeal in Parliament Kabul ( Agenzia Fides) - A member of the Afghan Parliament suggested that those who convert from Islam to Christianity are to be executed, according to the sharia (Islamic law), in order to stop the rapid growth of Chris ...
• 9 September 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Respect the dignity of foreigners, new aspects of the pastoral care of migrants Zacatecas ( Agenzia Fides) - We all have to respect the dignity of foreigners: is what the Bishop of the diocese of Zacatecas ( Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. Siegfried Noriega Barceló said at the end of the third Seminar of P ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: let us pray for peace in Syria, together with Pope Francis Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople welcomes the appeal of the "brother in Christ, Francis Pope" to pray and fast for peace in Syria, asking also international leaders gathered ...
• 6 September 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - Doctors with Africa Cuamm welcome Pope Francis’ appeal for peace Padua (Agenzia Fides) - From health care operators, who dedicate themselves to the care of life and health every day, the volunteers of Doctors with Africa Cuamm in Italy and in Africa welcome Pope Francis’ special inv ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Melkite Patriarch: appeal to save Maaloula, a holy place for the Syrians Damascus ( Agenzia Fides) - The cross that towered on the dome of the monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus does not exist any more. Armed groups of the jihadist Galaxy removed it, who on Wednesday attacked and invaded ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians and Hindus united in fasting and prayer for peace in Syria Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - Fasting and prayer for peace in Syria sees Christians and Hindus in India united. This is what was said to Fides Agency by His Exc. Mgr. Felix Machado, Bishop of Vasai and President of the Commiss ...
• 6 September 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Domestic violence, poverty, organized crime for the children of one of the most violent countries in the world Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty and domestic violence force Honduran children to abandon their homes and live on the streets, subject to enormous risks such as forced recruitment by organized crime. This is what i ...
• 6 September 2013
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES – The Bishops of Washington State push for the approval of the Immigration Act Yakima (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic bishops of Washington state will issue a pastoral letter on Sunday, September 8th urging the U.S. Congress to approve the immigration reform. His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Tyson, Bishop of th ...