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• 12 February 2014
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - "Life is not respected any more in the country" alarm of the Church in the fight against drug trafficking Petén (Agenzia Fides) - "It is terrible that life is not respected any more in Guatemala": this was strongly denounced by the Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala, His Exc. Mgr. Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. referring ...
• 12 February 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "No imposition of secular values in Africa," said the Archbishop of Jos Abuja ( Agenzia Fides) - "We must not be swallowed up by the tyrannical imposition of some governments or international non-governmental organizations who wish to dictate the moral trend of the world based on their secul ...
• 12 February 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Authorities have to talk less and be more effective in terms of safety Córdoba (Agenzia Fides) - "Talk less and be more effective", is what the Bishop of the diocese of Córdoba, His Exc. Mgr. Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal publicly asked. As reported in the note sent to Fides Agency, the B ...
• 12 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - New round of peace talks in South Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The second round of peace talks started yesterday, 11 February, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, between the two rival factions of the SPLM (Sudan People's Liberation Movement, the ruling par ...
• 12 February 2014
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Children of ethnic Dao Tien committed to celebrating the Lunar New Year Moc Chau (Agenzia Fides) - With the arrival of spring, the population of ethnic Dao Tien, especially the children of the northern mountainous district of Moc Chau, in Hoa Binh province, are engaged in the celebrations of ...
• 12 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops’ vademecum: Human dignity, compass for Indian society New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Human dignity must be the compass for Indian society: says a new book entitled "Human dignity in Catholic social thought", edited by Fr. Charles Irudayam, Secretary of the "Justice, peace and ...
• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Civil and religious leaders’ appeal: a new year in the sign of harmony Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – May the new year - just started, after the Lunar New Year - be a harbinger of peace, harmony and national unity: this is the appeal launched by civil and religious leaders who have taken ...
• 10 February 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Recognition proposal for the intense social work carried out by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Liberal MP Marco Antonio Andino, on February 7 has proposed an official recognition for the intense social work carried out by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Mgr. ...
• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops’ message in view of the elections on May 7: "Let us carefully choose who to vote for" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides ) - "As we approach the elections, politicians call for our support through the use of the TV, radio and other media. It is important that we listen carefully and make up our minds as to how b ...
• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul: "The Korean martyrs, a model of holiness" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of the Korean martyrs is great news for the Korean Church. I am full of joy and I thank the Holy See for such a decision. I want to share this happiness with all those who have ...
• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Bishop Zaki: Christian churches pray together for the future of the Country Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the different Churches and Christian communities in Egypt will meet Monday evening, February 10 at the Latin Catholic Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Heliopolis, in Cairo, to pr ...
• 10 February 2014
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Inhumane conditions for children held in detention centers for immigrants Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has recently launched a research regarding the situation of over a thousand children held in prisons for immigrants on the Christmas Islands in Aus ...
• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Religious leaders’ appeal: "Do not drag religion into political conflict" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We do not want religion to be dragged into a conflict that is purely political". This is what the main religious leaders of the Central African Republic (His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Ar ...
• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Feast of St. Maron, the Lebanese reflect on the "Bkerké Charter" Beirut ( Agenzia Fides) - The Feast of St. Maron, celebrated in the Maronite churches in Lebanon and around the world on Sunday, February 9th, represented for the Lebanese also an opportunity for reflection on the so-cal ...
• 10 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Peace negotiations with other groups: the Church's commitment Cali (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía, Archbishop of Cali, told the press that in these past days, during preliminary peace talks that are taking place in Cuba, there appeared to be very ...