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• 17 January 2013
  ASIA/TAIWAN - "The greatest gift of the Year of Faith": three Vietnamese deacons of the Chinese Congregation of the Little Brothers of St. John the Baptist have been ordained Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) - "You are the greatest gift of the Year of Faith": with these words His Exc. Mgr. Martin Su Yao-Wen, Bishop of the Diocese of Tai Chung, expressed his joy and that of the entire community durin ...
• 17 January 2013
  AFRICA/NIGER - Diseases, floods, damage to agriculture: heavy rains continue to hit the country Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - As a result of the rising water levels recorded during the annual floods, expected until February, about 800 families from Niger have been transferred from areas along the river Niger. The floodi ...
• 17 January 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - More violence in Colombia: a priest murdered Buga (Agenzia Fides) - The diocesan priest Don José Francisco Velez Echeverri, 55, was found dead yesterday, January 16, with stab wounds in the courtyard of his house in the neighborhood El Albergue, in the south of Bu ...
• 17 January 2013
  VATICAN - Pope appeals for prayers for "the great gift of unity among all the disciples of the Lord" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, January 16, the Holy Father Benedict XVI recalled the upcoming celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, with these words: "On ...
• 17 January 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - First signs of liberation for the cities of the north, but fear still remains Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of the great urban centers of northern Mali abandoned by Islamist groups, are showing the first signs of liberation from the Islamist domination: women take off their veil, young peop ...
• 17 January 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Appeal from the people of Mesopotamia, left to themselves Hassake (Agenzia Fides) - Hassake, the capital of Mesopotamia (Eastern Syria), is a ghost town, isolated from the rest of the world. The population is suffering from the cold weather, there is no fuel, water is scarce, t ...
• 17 January 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Doubts about the unilateral ceasefire announced by the M23 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On January 8, the M23 (the armed movement protagonist of a war in North Kivu, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC) announced a unilateral ceasefire in the course of negotiations with t ...
• 17 January 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "Coptic" quota? No thank you. The proposal to ensure seats "reserved" to the Christians in the upcoming elections does not find consensus Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The proposal to reserve seats to the Copts in the lists that will compete in the upcoming parliamentary elections give rise to negative reactions in the Christian communities in Egypt. The idea wa ...
• 17 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Minister offends the Pope, the Christians want an official apology Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistani Christians protest with the Minister of Interior, Rehman Malik, that "offended the Pope and should give an official apology": In the context of political tensions related to the mass ...
• 17 January 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Buenaventura: "Solving the problem of violence with social investment" Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Colombian Diocese of Buenaventura, His Exc. Mgr. Héctor Epalza Quintero P.S.S., called on the authorities to solve the problem of violence afflicting the country by not u ...
• 16 January 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Bukoba and appointment of successor and Apostolic Administrator of Singida Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on January 15, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bukoba (Tanzania) by His Exc. Mgr. Nestorius Timanywa in accordance with ...
• 16 January 2013
  AFRICA/MALAWI - There is lack of food, water and health care for the people affected by the floods Zomba (Agenzia Fides) – In Mwambo, in the district of Zomba, in Malawi, 641 families have been left homeless and their corn plantations have been destroyed caused by the overflowing of the river Phalombe, due to the he ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "The Evangelization of the New Era": Seminar for the Year of Faith of the Diocese of Tai Yuan Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "The Evangelization of the New Era" was the theme of the Seminar for the Year of Faith of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, which took place on January 12th with over 500 participants. According to what ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Commission "Justice and Peace" on the political tensions: "Let's give a chance to democracy" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is fluid and changes every day. The warrant of arrest of the Premier, issued by the Supreme Court, has added tension on the political scene. And the big anti-corruption demonstr ...
• 16 January 2013
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Food-for-work: plan to keep the forests and help the people Amboasary (Agenzia Fides) - One of the best ecosystems in the world is the one that includes the dry forests of southern Madagascar. Unfortunately, these are increasingly at risk as the inhabitants of the region, aggrava ...