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• 6 June 2013
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - More than 52,000 Congolese expelled from Angola in 3 weeks; an NGO reports cases of sexual violence Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - 52.231 people have crossed the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last three weeks, expelled by force by the authorities in Luanda. This was reported by the NGO ...
• 6 June 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - There is a truce between the gangs that have only made a general declaration of repentance San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - "The gangs have made a declaration of repentance towards God and towards society, but not among themselves. I cannot understand how and why there is so much hate among them." This was sta ...
• 5 June 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Protect Somali nationals in South Africa", The Prime Minister of Somalia’s appeal to President Zuma Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "I appeal to the government of the Republic of South Africa as a matter of urgency to intervene and contain this unnecessary and unfortunate violence against Somali business communities to ...
• 5 June 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Priests on pilgrimage to the tombs of the martyrs pray for peace Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – To follow, in the Year of Faith, the example of the Korean Martyrs, a model of virtue and faith: with this spirit on 7 June, the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests, 600 priest ...
• 5 June 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "One cannot live in fear": the Bishops of Michoacan ask for everyone’s commitment Morelia (Agenzia Fides) - The bishops of the Mexican state of Michoacan have launched an urgent appeal to the local ruling class in which they express concern "about the situation in which our State lives." In a public s ...
• 5 June 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Support Groups for families with disabled children Da Nang (Agenzia Fides) - Children with disabilities are the most subject to violence and abuse of all kinds, they are often exploited, kept hidden or locked up in institutions and are therefore among the most marginaliz ...
• 5 June 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The important thing is to be close to the poor," says the Bishop of the devastated Diocese of Bangassou Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "I am walking as usual. We have no other means because all the vehicles available to the diocese and the missionaries were stolen," says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Aguirre Munos, Bi ...
• 5 June 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Nawaz Sharif is Prime Minister, religious minorities are pessimistic with regards to the blasphemy issue Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Nawaz Sharif, leader of the "Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz" (PML-N), is officially the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Sharif today received the vote of confidence in parliament with 244 votes in f ...
• 5 June 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - The analyst Oktem: the revolt does not disavow the conciliation between Islam and democracy Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The parallel between the Turkish uprising and the Arab Springs "appears for the time being misleading," and the current crisis "cannot be taken as a pretext to deny the possible conciliation be ...
• 4 June 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Millions of children sold as slaves around the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On June 12 we celebrate the Day Against Child Labour, and for this occasion the Salesian Missions, in their campaign "No estoy en venta", have denounced over a million children worldwide who are ...
• 4 June 2013
  VATICAN - Father Fernando Domingues, new Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter Apostle Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, today announced the appointment of Father Fernando Domingues, as Secretary General of the Pontifical ...
• 4 June 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Prayers for the truce between Honduran gangs in Mexico Xalapa (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Xalapa has praised the truce declared by the members of two criminal gangs in Honduras (Mara Salvatrucha and Mara 18) because these gangs are also present in the Mexican dioces ...
• 4 June 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 19 million faithful Indians pray, united with the Pope, for the respect of women in India Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - More than 19 million Catholics in India united with the Holy Father in solemn Eucharistic Adoration on June 2, scattered in parishes, monasteries and other religious institutions across India. Th ...
• 4 June 2013
  AFRICA/NIGER - The assault on the prison of Niamey reveals the links between Boko Haram and groups of Mali Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The assault on the prison of Niamey (see Fides 03/06/2013) was carried out by a commando of the Nigerian Islamist Boko Haram sect. This was stated by the Minister of Justice of Niger who noted th ...
• 4 June 2013
  VATICAN - The conditions of Christians in Iraq and Egypt: Reunion of the Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO), the committee which unites funding agencies from various countries around the world for the sake of providing assistance in ...