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• 14 February 2012
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Family and Youth, support for evangelization in the Bishops' message San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica (CECR) published a message at the end of 103th Ordinary Assembly, a copy of which was sent to Fides. The declaration of the Bishops is divided into 6 part ...
• 14 February 2012
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Education helps to fight poverty, it is the most important resource a person can acquire Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The new school year for one million and 600 thousand students, from kindergarten to higher education has just started in Nicaragua. The high turnout is due to free access to education proposed b ...
• 14 February 2012
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Alert in the country for the arrival of the devastating tropical cyclone "Giovanna" Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - A violent tropical cyclone near the Madagascan town of Toamasina on the east coast is expected, which will head to the capital Antananarivo. Named cyclone Giovanna, will have such a violen ...
• 14 February 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops mediators in favor of justice for everyone Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC) has offered to mediate in the discussion that is ongoing between the National Government and the Courts on the draft concerning the constitutional refor ...
• 14 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The effort to save aid workers held hostage by the Taliban, who "fear the work of NGOs" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Pakistan "strongly condemns the kidnapping of the two European aid workers of the NGO 'Welthungerhilfe' who are in the hands of the Taliban. The country is engaged in the fig ...
• 14 February 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Bishops: "No abortion, preferential option for life" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Church reaffirms its "No to abortion" and urges all Christians in Korea to make a "preferential option for the defense of life": So says the "Committee for Bioethics" within the Catholi ...
• 13 February 2012
  VATICAN - Pope's appeal "to end violence and bloodshed" in Syria and for the people of Sahel Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "An urgent appeal for an end to violence and bloodshed" in Syria was launched by the Holy Father Benedict XVI at the end of the Angelus on Sunday 12 February, with these words: "I am follow ...
• 13 February 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on February 10, 2012 appointed His Exc. Mgr. Paolo Mietto C.S.I, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Napo (Ecuador), as Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicaria ...
• 13 February 2012
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Bishop of Fada-N'Gourma Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on February 11, 2012 appointed Rev. Pierre Claver do Malgo of the clergy of Koupéla, already Rector of Inter-diocesan Seminary Saint-Jean Baptiste in Ouagadoug ...
• 13 February 2012
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Erection of the new diocese of Tenkodogo and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on February 11, 2012 erected the new Diocese of Tenkodogo, in Burkina Faso, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Koupéla. The Holy Father appoint ...
• 13 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - The High Court of Kashmir blocks the Islamic Court and saves Pastor Khanna Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - The High Court of the state of Jammu and Kashmir has revoked the charges against the Christian Pastor C.M. Khanna, establishing the protection of constitutional guarantees and his right to resi ...
• 13 February 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal Rivera praises the opening of Cuba to the right to religious freedom Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Ambassador of Cuba in Mexico, Manuel Aguilera de la Paz, attended Sunday Mass celebrated by the Primate Cardinal of Mexico, Norberto Rivera Carrera, Archbishop of Mexico, in the Metropol ...
• 13 February 2012
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The first Camillian Bishop has been given a new diocese in Burkina Faso Tenkodogo (Agenzia Fides) - OnSaturday, February 11 the news of the erection of the new diocese of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso, and the appointment of its first Bishop, P. Kontiebo Prosper was published, who is also the firs ...
• 13 February 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The plight of Haitians trying to reach Brazil continues, and another 500 of them abandoned at the border Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Ecuador has become the door of South America to Haitian immigrants who want to go to Brazil in search of a better life than living in their country, devastated by the earthquake of 2010, because t ...
• 13 February 2012
  ASIA/THAILAND - Appeal to the Government for Valentine's Day: it is urgent to stop prostitution Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Prostitution is a widespread evil in society, governed by businessmen, government officials and politicians networks; radical measures are urgently needed to stop the thriving illegal sex indust ...