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• 8 April 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Challenges of the Church in Mexico," the 95th Assembly of Bishops begins Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The 95th Plenary Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico begins today, Monday, April 8 under the theme "The challenges of the Church in Mexico in these next 3 years." In a statement ...
• 8 April 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Refugees without parents: at least 2000 children Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - It is estimated that in the Democratic Republic of Congo (CAR), there are about 22,100 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR), and that 40% of these are children aged between 2 to 14 se ...
• 8 April 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy: it is urgent to defend the Christians from summary executions and to protect minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - If the Christian Younis Masih, sentenced to death for blasphemy in recent days was acquitted by the High Court (see Fides 03/04/2013), his wife Meena Bibi and four children suffered for eight yea ...
• 8 April 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Assault against the Coptic Cathedral of St. Mark. Patriarch Tawadros calls everyone to remain calm Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The assault suffered in the afternoon of Sunday, April 7 against St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abassyia in Cairo - where the funeral of four Coptic Christians killed two days before in a ...
• 8 April 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - At least 12 policemen died in an attack claimed by MEND Abuja (Agenzia Fides)-The Movement for the Emancipation of the Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the attack on 6 April in the lagoon of Azuzama, Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, in which at least 12 policemen were ...
• 8 April 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church calls for respect in political dialogue Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - After several days of declarations and tensions, the Catholic Church intervened to mediate in the conflict between the former Presidents (Pastrana and Uribe), with the current government, and inv ...
• 5 April 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - " Abstention is not conducive to the people": the Bishops invite to vote on April 14 Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "The upcoming presidential elections are an atypical fact. This is a challenge for responsible citizens and highlights the strength and significance of the free and responsible vote. Voting deci ...
• 5 April 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Honor crimes" caused the death of about a thousand women in 2012 Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Terrorist attacks, acts of violence against the different sectors of Pakistani society, violation of human rights, particularly of women and children, continue to increase the violence in the ...
• 5 April 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Less Catholics in the country, "a fact that cannot leave us indifferent," says the Church Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The National Census of the Chilean population of 2012 revealed that 67.37% of the population is Catholic, with a decrease of 2.59 percentage points compared to 2002. The spokesman of the Episc ...
• 5 April 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Winds of War, the Bishops appeal to the Pope: "Ask the leaders to work for peace" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The dominant feeling in the South Korean people is not so much the fear but rather anguish and bitterness due to this agonizing situation. The war today, with lethal weapons that exist, would be ...
• 5 April 2013
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Clashes between police and Renamo: at least 4 victims Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - 4 people have died and 16 injured in the attack in the early hours of the morning by the men of the Renamo, the main opposition party in Mozambique, at the police command in Muxungué, in the pro ...
• 5 April 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - In Aleppo Christians fleeing rebel-held areas. A fatwa "authorizes" to rape women who are not Sunni Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The conquest of the district of Cheikh Maksoud by the anti-Assad militia which took place in recent days could mark the fate of Aleppo, the metropolis battered for months by a bloody civil war. " ...
• 5 April 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The continuous bombing on villages in the Nuba Mountains aims to drive out the civilians Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Air Force of Khartoum continues to bomb villages of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, State of Sudan on the border with South Sudan, where a strong military confrontation has long been ...
• 4 April 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops of Patagonia: "social peace can be reached with the participation of all" Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) - Public education must promote the value and care for life, the integral development of individuals and social cohesion. This is what the Bishops of Patagonia (Argentina) said in their Easter me ...
• 4 April 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Indigenous children are the poorest among the poor Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - 53.8% of children living in Mexico live in poverty and 8 out of 10 belong to a different ethnic group. This is what emerges in a recent report released by an official body. Among the 112 mil ...