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• 7 January 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Christmas: Egyptian President visits Patriarch Tawadros Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - After the concerns of the vigil, the Coptic Christians of Egypt are celebrating Christmas marked by the consistent deployment of means of protection put in place by the army and police forces. In ...
• 7 January 2014
  VATICAN - During the Angelus Pope Francis recalls Childhood Mission Day Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After praying the Angelus with the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, on Monday, January 6, the feast of the Epiphany, the Holy Father said: "the Pontifical Mission Society of the Hol ...
• 7 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "In Malakal , the situation is desperate", says a local source to Fides Juba (Agenzia Fides ) - "There has been fighting in Malakal since December 24. The faithful were not able to celebrate Christmas Mass" refers a source of the local Church to Fides. Malakal is the capital of the Upper Nil ...
• 7 January 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - Pope Francis elected among the ten "key men of the year 2013" Beijing (Agenzia Fides ) - Pope Francis was elected in the group of the ten "key men of the year 2013" by 50 representatives of the media, journalistic and diplomatic associations, among the most important of mainland Ch ...
• 7 January 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO – A priest of the diocese of Ciudad Victoria has been missing since November, violence does not calm down Ciudad Victoria (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, His Exc. Mgr. Antonio González Sánchez, confirmed that one of his priests has been missing for two months, while the insecurity in the area remains very ...
• 4 January 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New plan of evangelization with mass media dedicated to the "protection of life" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the new year the Church in Pakistan reintroduces evangelization with mass media, with a plan that will focus on the theme of "protection of life": this was reported to Fides by Fr. Nadeem John ...
• 4 January 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon: a road map of peace and fraternity for the country in 2014 Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Peace, fraternity, democracy in Myanmar are "a common hope for all citizens": at the beginning of a new year, "Myanmar is preparing the beginning of a new era, made of freedom, justice and peace" ...
• 4 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo: "At the Geneva 2 one has to take cognizance of the fact that Syria is not Libya" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The participants at the Geneva 2 Conference will have to start respecting the characteristics of their Syrian Country". This is how the Bishop of Aleppo of the Chaldean, Antoine Audo describes ...
• 4 January 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Christian politicians: "Remove one's religious belief from identity cards" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It is time to remove one’s religious belief from identity cards: is the proposal made by Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian politician who has the important role of leutenant governor of the ...
• 3 January 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - To eradicate terrorism, we need a national plan of "de-radicalization" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The radical Islamic terrorist groups in Indonesia are weaker than in the past, but they are still dangerous. To eradicate them what is needed is, on the one hand, coordinated effort on behalf of ...
• 3 January 2014
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Tororo and appointment of Successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 2, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Tororo (Uganda), by His Exc. Mgr. Denis Kiwanuka Lote, in accordance with can ...
• 3 January 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Church is against the formation of a fait accompli government and the postponement of presidential elections Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The highest representatives of the Maronite Church are opposed to the formation of a fait accompli government that does not represent the balance of political forces operating in the Country of t ...
• 3 January 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Luiza and appointment of Successor Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - On January 3, 2014 the Holy Father, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Luiza (Democratic Republic of Congo), by His Exc. Mgr. Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, ...
• 3 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Internally displaced persons and Sudanese refugees are the first victims of three weeks of clashes Juba ( Agenzia Fides) - The clashes between soldiers loyal to President Salva Kiir and those affiliated to former Vice President Riek Machar, have created a serious humanitarian emergency in several areas of South Sudan. ...
• 3 January 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Fr. Georges Vandenbeusch welcomed in France by his parishioners Yaounde ( Agenzia Fides) – Great joy in Sceaux in the Department of Hauts-de-Seine (France) for the release of Fr. Georges Vandenbeusch, the French Fidei Donum priest kidnapped in Cameroon in mid-November and released ...