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• 5 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian married couple beaten by the police with false accusations Abbottabad (Agenzia Fides) - Accused of a crime they did not commit, two Christian spouses were arrested and savagely beaten by the police for three days, for refusing to confess. It is yet another case of anti-Christian ...
• 5 December 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Tension on the eve for the announcement of the winner of the presidential elections, the Bishops launch an appeal for calm Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – To go by the results emerged from the polls in the transparency of the procedures; to avoid violence and to severely punish any electoral fraud. This is the appeal launched by the Congolese E ...
• 5 December 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Southern Sudan denounces military raids from the north on its territory Juba (Agenzia Fides) - There is growing tension between North and South Sudan: the latter accuses Khartoum's troops of having crossed the frontier on its territory to hunt down the rebels operating in the border regions ...
• 5 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: yes to the "National Human Rights Commission" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission "Justice and Peace" of the Bishops of Pakistan strongly supports the establishment of a "National Human Rights Commission" - NHRC in the Pakistani government: So says Peter Jacob, ...
• 3 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The largest church in Pakistan: a sign of hope in the Year of the Mission Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The new church of San Pietro in Karachi, the largest in Pakistan, is "a sign of hope and a good omen for the future, in the Year of the Mission": says to Fides Fr. Mario Rodriguez, a priest of K ...
• 3 December 2011
  AMERICA/PERU -The Dominicans defend Radio Santo Domingo from the culamny "that stains the honor of the Church and the Order of Preachers" Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - "The transmission of the truth is a cornerstone of our Dominican charism and many times this may not appeal to some, but does not give anyone the right to attack and insult to silence means of ...
• 3 December 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI - New projects for Missionary Childhood for children with AIDS Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of orphans entrusted to grandparents after their parents die of AIDS, an entire generation at risk, illiteracy and lack of education: This unfortunately is the reality for many childr ...
• 3 December 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The historic opposition Tshisekedi and outgoing President Kabila in the lead in the first count of the elections held on 28 November Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The outgoing President, Joseph Kabila, and the historic opponent, Etienne Tshisekedi, are in the lead in the partial count of the votes of the November 28 presidential elections in the Democrat ...
• 3 December 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Mgr. Hung thanks the fathers of Scheut: "we pay tribute to these missionaries who truly love with all their heart Taiwan and the entire Church" Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "We pay tribute and thank those missionaries who, with prophetic spirit, truly love with all their heart Taiwan and the entire Church, and look to the real needs of Taiwan": said His Exc. Mgr. J ...
• 3 December 2011
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - One Afghan child in 10 dies before their fifth birthday Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Afghanistan has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world. According to the national government's first Study, conducted on a sample of 22,351 families and distributed by the Pajhwok ...
• 3 December 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops call for an agreement to avoid the strike on behalf of doctors scheduled on December 5 Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Kenya have urged the government to enter into fruitful dialogue with doctors who avert a pending strike on December 5 to demand a 300% pay hike. In a statement, issued on 1 Decemb ...
• 3 December 2011
  VATICAN - The " Sermons of Advent " this year dedicated to evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The traditional " Sermons of Advent " in view of Christmas, delivered by the preacher of the Pontifical Household at the Roman Curia, in the presence of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, will t ...
• 2 December 2011
  EUROPE/POLAND - The PMU on a pilgrimage to Jasna Gora: missiological session dedicated to John Paul II and Pauline Jaricot Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary activity of the Blessed John Paul II and the missionary committment of the Servant of God Pauline M. Jaricot, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, are the ...
• 2 December 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Course for lay missionaries: to deepen the sense of parish missionary Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Second Course for lay missionaries held in the Archdiocese of Cochabamba has just concluded with success and optimism. The coordinator of the activities of the Pontifical Mission Societie ...
• 2 December 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels: 85 years of missionary service through education and youth ministry Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Offering complete education, so that Catholic values become a solid foundation for students: these are the commitments of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels, MNDA, in 85 years of ...