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• 16 December 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Storm Alexa: Patriarch Twal's call for Syrian refugees Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal emphasizes the urgency to increase aid to Syrian refugees, at a time when even the weather conditions contribute to making their condition even more d ...
• 13 December 2013
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The legalization of marijuana will destroy family Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - The Senate of Uruguay approved the law on the control and regulation of marijuana, with 16 votes in favor and 13 against, this will be the first country in the world to legalize the productio ...
• 13 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Greek Orthodox Bishop Khoury: I have never urged Christians to take up arms Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Metropolitan Greek Orthodox Lukas al-Koury, Auxiliary Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, categorically denies inciting Syrian Christian youth to take up arms in the confl ...
• 13 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Christian and Muslim religious leaders try to break the cycle of sectarian violence Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – The situation in the Central African Republic remains extremely precarious, despite the intervention of French troops and African Union, particularly in the capital, Bangui. The French Defence ...
• 13 December 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - 25% less aid to 6 million Sudanese in difficulty Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - More than 6 million Sudanese are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Compared to last year there has been an increase of 1 million 700 thousand people in need. This is what the Coordinator of H ...
• 13 December 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The M23 agree to lay down their arms, and now Ugandan groups sow death in Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The peace agreement between the government in Kinshasa and the M23, the main rebel group operating in North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been signed. According to Ugand ...
• 13 December 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church to the President: Rethink reclamations Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A strong and heartfelt appeal from the whole Church in the Philippines was addressed to the country's president, Benigno Aquino: the Cardinal of Manila, Luis Antonio Tagle, Cardinal Emeritus Gaud ...
• 13 December 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 13, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), by His Exc. Mgr. Murphy Nicholas Xavier Paklam, i ...
• 13 December 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Between the dream of peace and the continuation of war": too much violence in Antioquia against those who defend human rights Antioquia (Agenzia Fides) - A research carried out between 1 December 2012 and November 15, 2013, recently presented by human rights organizations in Colombia, summarizes attacks, threats and violence against human right ...
• 12 December 2013
  AMERICA – On the feast of our Lady of Guadalupe, CELAM renews its website Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Today, December 12, on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), has launched a totally new version of its website and information service "NOTICELAM". CE ...
• 12 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO -"Foreigners are not criminals": the appeal on behalf of the mothers of the Caravan Mexico City ( Agenzia Fides) – Friar Tomás González, director of the house of immigrants of Tenosique Tabasco, welcomed the Caravan of Central American mothers who arrived in the capital of Mexico (see Fides 06/12/20 ...
• 12 December 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - The Syrian refugees in the grip of cold weather and snow Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Storm Alexa makes the living conditions for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who fled the war zone unbearable. "In the boundless Zaatari refugee camp" refers to Fides Wael Suleiman, Direct ...
• 12 December 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Adopt a project": people can redeem thanks to education Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "Adopt a project" is a simple and concrete way to help situations of extreme poverty. The project allows the survival and growth of non-profit centers, created by AVSI projects during many years o ...
• 12 December 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The military hospitals refuse to treat the militiamen El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) - The military hospitals in El Obeid and Khartoum refused to treat the wounded militiamen during the recent fighting with rebel groups in South Kordofan. The inhabitants of El Obeid, the capital ...
• 12 December 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Egyptians in Austria candidate Pope Tawadros for the Nobel Prize Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Austria launches the campaign to candidate Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II for the Nobel Prize for Peace. This was announced by the head of the Egyptian community in Austria Mufid Ekladios. ...