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• 5 September 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "To remain calm, be honest, be brave": Mgr. Pérez to journalists La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Vice-President of the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia, His Exc. Mgr. Jesús Pérez, Bishop of Sucre, asked the journalists and media executives to be strong and to face the difficult times t ...
• 5 September 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - More than half of African children are "non-existent" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – They are born, live, die, but do not appear to have ever lived: more than half of African children are still not registered in the list at the time of birth and thus are devoid of any rig ...
• 5 September 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Pakistani Christian at the Paralympics: good sign for minorities London (Agenzia Fides) – He is 25 years old from Karachi and is the only Pakistani Christian who is part of the team sent from Islamabad to the London Paralympics: Naeem Masih wanted to play cricket but, having lost h ...
• 5 September 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced conversions of Christians in Lahore? An invented case (Agenzia Fides) - Some members of the Christian community in the Walton Road area, in Lahore, have complained to the police a "campaign of forced conversion to Islam" by some local Muslims. The community has received sup ...
• 5 September 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - New strategies and new technologies for missionary animation in the countries of the Andean region Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - From August 27 to September 1, the III Meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Andean region countries was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The objective of this meeting was to p ...
• 5 September 2012
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Human rights and violence: the refugees in India prefer not to return home Tamil Nadu (Agenzia Fides) - Three years after the end of the civil war that devastated Sri Lanka from 1983to 2009, most of the refugees in India are reluctant to returning home because of financial difficulties and for ...
• 5 September 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - The President of Mali has asked for the intervention of ECOWAS troops to reconquer the north and protect the institutions Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – The ad interim President of Mali, Dioncounda Traoré, has officially requested ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States, also known by the English acronym of ECOWAS) to send troops to ...
• 5 September 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Assault on a human rights activist in Mindanao: his 11-year-old son killed Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - The objective of the attack was him, Timuay Locencio Manda, tribal leader of the community Subanen, an activist for human rights, but yesterday, September 4, when the gunmen shot him at 7 ...
• 5 September 2012
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Pan-African Congress of Catholic laity: "Being witnesses of Jesus Christ in Africa Today" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The Pan-African Congress of Catholic laity, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity brgan yesterday, September 4, in Cameroon, under the theme: " Being witnesses of Jesus Christ in Af ...
• 4 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The preparatory Seminary of the Archdiocese of Xi An begins the school year with 17 new seminarians Xi An (Agenzia Fides) - The preparatory Seminary of the Archdiocese of Xi An in the province of Shaan Xi welcomed 17new seminarians in the opening of the new school year, celebrated on September 2 in the presence of His ...
• 4 September 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A soup kitchen to accommodate street children and migrants Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of Central American young children, mostly Guatemalan children, wander the streets of Tapachula, in Chiapas, work 10 to 12 hours a day for paltry remuneration, selling sweets, some ar ...
• 4 September 2012
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Honduras continues to be stained with blood by violence," the complaint of the Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Pineda, urged the faithful to act in a consistent manner with the Catholic religion, to counter the violence that has bloodied t ...
• 4 September 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - "March for life and peace": Church and civil authorities promote commitment for safety Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) -On 1 September the "March of commitment for life and peace " was held, led by the Archbishop of Trujillo, His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM., and representatives of the various institut ...
• 4 September 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two new witnesses in favor of Rimsha; threats to Paul Bhatti Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The legal front in favor of Rimsha Masih strengthens: yesterday two new witnesses were added to Hafiz Zubair, deputy imam of the mosque, confirming the accusations against Imam Khalid Jadoon o ...
• 4 September 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - One million Congolese sign for peace, the petition delivered to the UN by religious leaders New York City (Agenzia Fides) - A petition signed by more than a million Congolese against the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the balkanization of the Country, was delivered to the UN Headquarters ...