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• 21 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The army must be armored against corruption Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The army must be armored against corruption", said His Exc. Mgr. Fabio Suescun Mutis, Vice President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia. The brief interview, sent to Fides Agency by the loc ...
• 21 February 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa to the government: "dialogue that recognizes the country's problems " Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, urged President Nicolas Maduro to recognize the serious problems of the country, given the wave of protests that have caused deaths and injuri ...
• 21 February 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA – Let's fulfill the aspirations of those who fought for the independence of building a more just Country Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Fifty years after national independence it is necessary to free the Country from poverty and injustice. This is the meaning of the message, sent to Fides Agency, published by The "Oasis Forum", a ...
• 20 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Half of India's population lives in poverty: the responses of the Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - There are 680 million Indian citizens, 56% of the population, who do not have the means to meet their basic needs of daily sustenance and access to basic services: This is what the new Report ...
• 20 February 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Prevention is not enough: Church, state and society must work together to combat human trafficking Tlaxcala (Agenzia Fides) – Human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation has put Tlaxcala in the eyes of the whole world, but the "sad reality" of forced sexual exploitation, unfortunately, occurs in many ot ...
• 20 February 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The commitment of the Churches for AIDS patients Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The different Christian Churches in the Philippines want to strengthen cooperation in order to promote a vision and common operational strategies in society on the issue of AIDS. This is why a ca ...
• 20 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - 78 thousand children die of congenital heart disease every year Jaipur (Agenzia Fides) - Because of the precariousness of health services and the consequent inadequate care, 78 thousand children in India die every year due to congenital heart disease. According to information gathere ...
• 20 February 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Latin Patriarchate schools relaunch their educational mission Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin Patriarchate schools of Jerusalem in Palestine and Israel met to make plans for the future regarding the educational and social mission that they are called upon to carry out in a hu ...
• 20 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Civil society needs to be involved in future peace negotiations", said the Nuncio Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Peace talks between the two rival factions: the government and the rebels, are expected to resume today in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, in spite of the fighting involving Malakal, provincial ...
• 20 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The children of the Aboriginal community Wayuu continue to die of hunger La Guajira (Agenzia Fides) - The health and nutritional status of children of the Aboriginal community Wayuu, of the peninsula of La Guajira, in the Caribbean Sea, continue to always be very precarious. Despite the food ...
• 20 February 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "From Blessed Brochero let us learn to become missionary disciples": meeting of the diocese of Patagonia Rawson (Agenzia Fides) - The XI Regional Meeting for the Pastoral Care of the dioceses that make up the region of Patagonia-Comahue was held in the city of Rawson, the capital of the province of Chubut (Argentina). The m ...
• 20 February 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram: "we will hit the Nigeria oil region" Abuja (Agenzia Fides ) - At least 47 people were killed in an attack carried out by Boko Haram members in the city of Bama, Borno State (northern Nigeria). The attackers also set fire to the ancient palace of the local S ...
• 19 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Forty days for life": Church reinforces its commitment against abortion Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - For the Church in Korea the months of February and March are full of activities, celebrations, meetings for life. As reported to Fides, in particular the "Committee for Life and Bioethics" withi ...
• 19 February 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Inauguration ceremony for Archbishop Shaw in Lahore: "A new beginning for the Church", says the Nuncio Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The arrival of the new Archbishop is a new beginning for this diocese, a new springtime in the Church of Lahore. It is an opportunity to strengthen the work of evangelization which continues to ...
• 19 February 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - "For a participated and technical debate": the Bishops on the university law Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "A participated and technical debate, which has the purpose to consider Universities as places where one can ensure growth and human fulfillment, but respecting their autonomy and other rights and ...