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• 12 December 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Cardinal Terrazas urges to "combat violence, not with words, but with actions" Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - On his return to Bolivia from the Vatican, where he was received by Pope Francis, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, held a press conference where he tal ...
• 11 December 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Pastoral Letter of the Archbishop of Seoul: A new year for the new evangelization Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The Word of God is a driving force of the new evangelization": this is why we must insist to highlight the importance of the Bible in every pastoral area: this is what the Archbishop of Seoul, Ms ...
• 11 December 2013
  OCEANIA/FIJI ISLANDS - The Archbishop of Suva: "We do not want a Christian state but full respect of religious freedom" Suva ( Agenzia Fides) - "We do not want a theocracy, we never said we wanted a Christian state. However, we are concerned about whether a secularist state wants to reduce faith to a purely individualistic matter": is the ...
• 11 December 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "There is social fear, now we have to heal the wounds of the people": the Bishop of Concordia talks about the violence Concordia (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Luis Armando Collazuol, Bishop of Concordia (Argentina), participated in the negotiations between the governor Sergio Urribarri and representatives of the police, whose officer ...
• 11 December 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops call for social peace: problems have to be faced with dialogue Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Argentina is in desperate need to stop attitudes that jeopardize safety and social peace. This affects all of us". This is how the message of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina begins w ...
• 11 December 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Inauguration of a new Catholic church for the small community of faithful in Herero Robe (Agenzia Fides) - "We have recently opened a new church in the village of Herero. Two African missionaries of the religious congregation of Apostles of Jesus, who live in Adaba 9 km from Herero are responsible for t ...
• 11 December 2013
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - "Barbed wire with blades to defend the Spanish enclaves, is an attack on the physical integrity of immigrants" says the Bishop of Tangier Tangier (Agenzia Fides) - "Barbed wire with blades on fences in Ceuta and Melilla, is an attack on the physical integrity of immigrants: those blades cut, injure, maim and are contrary to the duty which we all have to re ...
• 11 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: inciting Christians to take up arms is "insane" Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "As men of the Church, we cannot incite Christians to take up arms and to take part in the conflict. We cannot say these things, it is insane. It goes against the Gospel and the Christian doctr ...
• 11 December 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Celebration of the Immaculate Conception in all Chinese Catholic communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary was celebrated with particular fervor by all the Chinese Catholic communities, with Masses, adorations, Marian vigils, processions and many oth ...
• 11 December 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - The Archbishop of Delhi stopped by the police: he was marching for the rights of the Dalits New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Anil Couto, Catholic Archbishop of Delhi, was arrested today by the Delhi police along with other Christian bishops and leaders of other denominations. This is confirmed by F ...
• 10 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Caravan of mothers: "The Church condemns all forms of violence against anyone, including immigrants", says the Bishop of Cordoba Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church condemns all forms of violence against anyone, including immigrants, this is why we join in prayer, to ask for tragedies to end during their journey": this is what His Exc. ...
• 10 December 2013
  EUROPE/POLAND - Support vocations in mission countries: prayer vigil and missiological session Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - Promoted by the Pontifical Missionary Union of Poland, on 7 and 8 December, at the Shrine of Jasna Gora, a prayer vigil and missiological session under the theme - support for vocations in m ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Balasore and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 9, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Balasore (India ), by His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M., in accordance wit ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Human Rights Day, the cry of Bishops: "India has failed in promoting them" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "India is miserably failing in its obligation to respect, protect and promote the human rights of its citizens. The Indian situation shows widespread and flagrant violations of the rights that ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Agreement on the water between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. The Director of Caritas Jerusalem: it is a good start Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "I am happy. I dreamed of this agreement for many years, also to save the Dead Sea, which is really dying". This is what Father Raed Abusahliah, Director General of Caritas Jerusalem, says to ...