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• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Religious Professions and anniversary celebrations mark the vitality of consecrated female life Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The month of May, dedicated to the popular devotion to the Virgin Mary, was chosen by several religious congregations to promote vocations and confirm their "yes" to the Lord, like Mary did, thr ...
• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-What does the future hold for Christians after "the Bin Laden era"? Lahore (Fides Service) - "Bin Laden is dead but the crucial issue now is how many more Bin Laden`s are being born in Pakistan. Today the town is a hub for terrorists. In this situation there are disturbing questions abou ...
• 10 May 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN-100 days after the WYD, we need to strengthen the work of evangelization of the new generations Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - 100 days after the opening of the World Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid, a meeting attended by more than eight thousand people, characterized by moments of prayer and celebration took place in the Spa ...
• 10 May 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-"How sad it would be if a Church that proclaims the Word of Life remained silent," reprimands Cardinal Terrazas Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in the celebration on Sunday, May 8 for the Third Anniversary of the Permanent Mission in Bolivia, asked all Catholics ...
• 10 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-Lack of medicines, food and essential supplies for the refugees in the Western Mountains region Sughead (Agenzia Fides) - Fighting between government forces and the Libyan opposition in the Western Mountains region, also known as Nefusa Mountains, have blocked access to thousands of civilians fleeing, exacerbating ...
• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Church-government: dialogue and prayer in view of the approval of the Document on Reproductive Health Manila (Agenzia Fides) - An intense prayer and a renewed desire for dialogue between the Church and the government to seek "common ground": these are the elements that characterize the Philippines in the aftermath of the ...
• 10 May 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Filoni Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI today appointed Archbishop Fernando Filoni, titular Archbishop of Volturno, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples of Volturno, until now Deputy Sec ...
• 9 May 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI in Aquileia: faced with new challenges it is necessary to "promote the Christian meaning of life through the explicit proclamation of the Gospel" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Aquileia and Venice began on the afternoon of Saturday, May 7. In the Basilica of Aquileia, the Pope met with representatives of the dioceses of Triveneto ...
• 9 May 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope in Venice: "The Gospel is the greatest force for transforming the world, it is not utopia, nor ideology" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - By inviting representatives from the cultural, art and economy world not to be afraid of the Gospel, symbolically contained in the coat of arms of San Marco, the patron saint of Venice, bec ...
• 9 May 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT-Catholic church has also been attacked and the father of a postulant killed, "Muslims must reject violence based on religion," says a missionary in Cairo Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Twelve deaths and a hundred wounded is the toll of the assault carried out by groups of Salafis against some churches in the district of Imbaba, in the north-west of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. " ...
• 9 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Muslim minister out, new "Ministry for inter-religious harmony and Minorities is born" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - With yet another change, the Department of Religious Minorities in Pakistan becomes "Federal Ministry for Inter-faith Harmony and Minorities." At the Summit of the department two Catholic lead ...
• 9 May 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-"The reorganization of the capital without including violence, but dialogue, " says Archbishop Escobar Alas San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church approves the decision of the President of the Republic, Mauricio Funes, who extends by one year the presence in the capital of the Armed Forces with the responsibility f ...
• 9 May 2011
  AMERICA/HAITI-It is urgent to help Haitians affected by the earthquake to become self-sufficient West Hartford (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the enormous aid to the Haitian people hit by an earthquake 16 months ago, the Caribbean nation still needs a lot of support. A note of the Catholic Transcript, the magazine of ...
• 9 May 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-Ignorance, fear and precariousness of services: are the main causes of 37% maternal deaths recorded each year La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Every year 37% of maternal deaths are recorded in health centers in Bolivia. According to data by the organization Visión Mundial, more than 17 000 kids and 600 mothers die annually in the count ...
• 9 May 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-Three events for the Diocese of Kao Hsiung: 130 years since the foundation of a parish, 30 years of priesthood for three Dominican missionaries and the opening of the new Center for the Laity Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Taiwan's Kao Hsiung celebrates three major events at the beginning of the month of Mary. According to the various bodies of information and information gathered by Fides, the ...