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• 28 January 2014
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Does Papua New Guinea want notoriety thanks to the death penalty? Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - 13 men convicted of crimes of piracy and murder a few years ago will most likely be executed. The 13 are on death row and, according to the media, "have very few days left". "It is unlikely ...
• 28 January 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Unity for an "effective evangelization": reflection of Church leaders Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - If Christians want to offer and carry out effective evangelization, the assumption is unity among them: is what emerged from a seminar held in Lahore which brought together priests, Pastors, cate ...
• 28 January 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram attacks northern Nigeria, also a Catholic church was attacked Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 26 people were killed in an attack against a Catholic church in the village of Waga Chakawa, in the Adamawa State in northern Nigeria. According to testimonies collected by the Nigerian n ...
• 27 January 2014
  VATICAN - The pope: "Joy and Hope" for the people who celebrate the Lunar New Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Angelus, on Sunday, January 26, the Holy Father sends greetings to the people who celebrate the Lunar New Year. Pope Francis noted: "In the coming days, millions of peop ...
• 27 January 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appeal after the murder of two people in a Church: "They want to kill hope" Cali (Agenzia Fides) - A heartfelt appeal to the State and to armed groups regarding the violence and desecration of the church of St. Cecilia, in Cali, where two people were killed, was launched by the Archbishop of Cal ...
• 27 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Patriarchs Kirill and Yohanna X’s appeal at Geneva 2: only dialogue among Syrians can open glimmers of peace Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, January 26th Patriarch of Moscow, Kirill and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Yohanna X Yazigi made a joint appeal to the "Geneva II" international Conference on the Syrian c ...
• 27 January 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Annual pilgrimage of young people: more than 32 thousand pray for peace Guanajuato (Agenzia Fides) - "Brotherhood and prayer are the antidotes against social evils that destroy lives, families and businesses", said His Exc. Mgr. Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, in front of abou ...
• 27 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – East African Bishops: Appeal to ensure corridors for humanitarian access and expansion of the table of negotiations Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Appeal to ensure corridors for humanitarian access to the peoples who have fled the fighting in South Sudan. This is the appeal by AMECEA (Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference of East ...
• 27 January 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros II pays visit to General al-Sisi Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 26 January, the Patriarch of Alexandria Tawadros II paid visit to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Deputy Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces. During the visi ...
• 27 January 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA – Are the Anti Balaka really a "Christian militia"? Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The clashes between former Seleka rebels and anti Balaka militia (anti machete in mandja language) that are ravaging the Central African Republic are often described as "interfaith", being that t ...
• 27 January 2014
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA – The Bishops' appeal before the vote on February 2: Choose the deputies with attention Alajuela (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica have asked the faithful to pay close attention to the choice of the deputies rather than the President, in the upcoming election on Febr ...
• 25 January 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishops: "Respect democracy" Lusaka ( Agenzia Fides) - "The political environment in Zambia, today, is characterised by manipulation, patronage and intimidation of perceived government opponents" denounce the Bishops of Zambia in a press statement s ...
• 25 January 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Bishop of Mamfe and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 25, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Mamfe (Cameroon), by His Exc. Mgr. Francis Teke Lysinge, in accordance with can. ...
• 24 January 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA – Newly appointed Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung visits the homeless Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Seoul, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, made his first pastoral visit to "Eun-Pyong" Village, a hostel for the homeless, the sick, the marginalized, run by Caritas Seoul. As reported to Fid ...
• 24 January 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - President of the Iraqi Parliament Najafi delivers Obama a letter on the plight of Iraqi Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Iraqi Parliament Osama Najafi, during his meeting on Wednesday, January 22 in Washington with Barack Obama, delivered two letters to the U.S. President, one of which is dedi ...