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• 13 September 2012
  AFRICA/KENYA - More than 100 deaths, the Christian churches are asking the government to intervene Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Churches urged to the Government of Kenya to ensure security in the Tana River District, prey to violent clashes between pastoralists and farmers. The latest violence dates back to ...
• 12 September 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Apostolic Nuncio, Mgr. Caccia: expectations and scenarios that will welcome Benedict XVI Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Waiting for the Pope, Lebanon experiences the grandeur and beauty of its national vocation again: that of a country where different identities want to live together in mutual respect." Archbisho ...
• 12 September 2012
  EUROPE/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Appeal for peace from the Meeting Living Together is the Future: "living together among different people is possible in every corner in the world" Sarajevo (Agenzia Fides) - "We need new courage in the face of difficulties. Gazing into the distance, dialogue in the language made up of sympathy, friendship and compassion has to be created. This common language allow ...
• 12 September 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Renewing our commitment to respond adequately to society: the duty of every Christian during and after the Year of the Laity Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Focus on mission in society to defend the core values: a commitment of every Christian, not only for the Year of the Laity. This is the belief of the participants at the Seminar for the Year o ...
• 12 September 2012
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "Mission Madrid" to renew the faith of believers and lead them to the mission towards those who are far away Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Madrid will start, until the end of this month, a mission that seeks to "renew faith" of all believers in raising their missionary commitment to reach out to people far from th ...
• 12 September 2012
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - "A promising future, the new President could be a pleasant surprise," said Mgr. Bertin Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "The future is promising, it seems to me this could be the turning point to see the revival of the State" says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Giorgio Bertin, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Ad ...
• 12 September 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Children under 14 years of age are victims of abuses of all kinds; alarm in the country with 35% of child population Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Mexico is the country which has the highest rate of physical violence, sexual abuse and murder among children under 14 years of age, and where more than 3.6 million children work, of whom 1, ...
• 12 September 2012
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "Do not offend the peoples religious sensibility," said Mgr. Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "What has happened is terrible, but we need to avoid offending the peoples religious sensibility," says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, on heari ...
• 12 September 2012
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "An intense missionary work even in prisons": the testimony of Mgr.Lenihan, the first Bishop of La Ceiba Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In the new diocese of La Ceiba, on the northern coast of the country, of which I am Bishop, the main problems the Church has to face are of political and social origin. Lately violence related to ...
• 11 September 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Lebanese religious mosaic Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanon is the most religiously heterogeneous and diversified society in the Middle East, with 18 officially recognized religious groups. Among Christians, the Maronite Catholic Church - which trac ...
• 11 September 2012
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - One child out of 2 suffers from malnutrition: At least 95 deaths in 2012 Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of acute malnutrition continues to claim victims among the children of Guatemala. One child out of 2 suffers from mulnutrition. According to the Department of Epidemiology ...
• 11 September 2012
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - More protection for children with hearing problems, victims of serious developmental delays Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - More than 275 million people worldwide suffer from moderate or severe hearing problems. Among these, 80% live in countries with a low or average income. For the month of September, when school ...
• 11 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Catechism courses: summer courses end and the new year courses begin Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for the new school and working year, different Continental Catholic communities launched new catechism classes. From Beijing to He Bei, from Zhe Jiang to Fu Jian, summer courses h ...
• 11 September 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "We must open ourselves to our migrant brothers and sisters, but we all have to respect the law": Cardinal Terrazas in the World Day of Migrants Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Julio Sandoval Terrazas, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, during the main celebration of the National Day of Migrants, celebrated on Sunday 9 in Santa Cruz (see Fides 07/09/201 ...
• 11 September 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope to the second group of Bishops of Colombia, "wherever Christ reaches, harmony opens a way, hatred gives place to forgiveness and rivalry is transformed into fraternity" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "The history of Colombia is indelibly marked by the profound Catholic faith of its people, by their love for the Eucharist, their devotion to the Virgin Mary and the witness of charity o ...