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• 20 November 2013
  AFRICA/CHAD - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 15 July 2013 confirmed rev. Aubert Dipou Noudjimongoum, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of N'Dja ...
• 20 November 2013
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 9, 2013 confirmed rev. Alphonse N'Guessan N'Guessan, of the clergy of the archdiocese o ...
• 20 November 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - Deputy Premier Arinc: Ayasofya could once again soon become a mosque Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arinc again hinted at the imminent possibility of reopening the Islamic worship, the Ayasofya Museum in Istanbul. This was announced by Turkish press sourc ...
• 20 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The army arrest two Christian activists of the Assyrian Democratic Organization Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - A team of National Defence Forces - the army loyal to the regime of President Assad - raided the headquarters of the Assyrian Democratic Organization of Hassaké, in the northeastern Syrian pro ...
• 20 November 2013
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - From December, all the parishes will reflect on the Bishops’ document in view of elections San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church's Pastoral Groups of Costa Rica are responsible for promoting discussion and raising the faithful’s awareness on the document "Rehabilitar la Politica", prepared by the B ...
• 20 November 2013
  AFRICA - Thirty years of the Church’s commitment in Africa against AIDS Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Thirty years of experience carried out by the volunteers and the various organizations of the Catholic Church in favor of women, men and children affected by the HIV epidemic in Africa have been co ...
• 20 November 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - International Children’s day and the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children, and Youth in the World Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Today, 20 November, International Children’s day and the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children, and Youth in the World are celebrated around the world. According to data published by va ...
• 20 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops and Ulema of Mindanao are offered to mediate in the peace process Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops and Muslim ulemas propose themselves as actors in dialogue and negotiation for the Southern Philippines: This is what emerged from the 41st meeting between Bishops and Ulema (Islamic r ...
• 19 November 2013
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Alert concerning dengue cases among children under 4 years of age: since 2013 1,500 have been infected San José (Agenzia Fides) - In 2013, the number of dengue cases has doubled in the National Children's Hospital. The virus has infected 1,500 children under 4 years of age. Since hemorrhagic fever reappeared in the count ...
• 19 November 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Over 2,000 newly displaced people in Kachin areas: alarm on behalf of Caritas Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the ongoing peace negotiations, the skirmishes between the government and the armed forces of Myanmar the "Kachin Independence Army" (KIA ) are increasing and have created over 2,000 new ...
• 19 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - No "unclean bread", Bishops' statement on the socio-economic situation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (CEV) issued a statement on November 17 in which it analyzes the economic situation of the country and notes that this "must be addressed first and foremost b ...
• 19 November 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Suicide bombing in Beirut. Father Karam: sectarian violence is plaguing the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - More than 20 people were killed in the suicide bombing this morning in the south of Beirut, not far from the Iranian Embassy. The dead - refer Lebanese agencies - are 23 and nearly 150 wounded. ...
• 19 November 2013
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - A senior Angolan wanted by Brazil for human trafficking Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant against a senior Angolan officer accused of being involved in trafficking of Brazilian women for prostitution in Angola, Sout ...
• 19 November 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Vote to have transparent and honest politicians"; 51% of voters are women Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – With regards to the general election in Honduras, scheduled for Sunday, November 24, the Catholic Church, through its Pastors have reiterated that the country needs "public servants who ar ...
• 19 November 2013
  AFRICA/KENYA - Polio alert in the Horn of Africa: planned vaccination campaigns for millions of children Kisumu (Agenzia Fides) – Thanks to large-scale vaccination campaigns to millions of vulnerable children one is trying to limit the spread of polio in the Horn of Africa. Outbreaks have been reported in Kenya and Ethiop ...