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• 4 March 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Do not forget the poor," the church calls for new social order Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Poverty should be regarded as a social evil that demeans the person. Even more serious, in Honduras, poverty, leading to the "manipulation" and the "enslavement" of the people," said the ed ...
• 4 March 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Catholic Bishop Fahim Hanna: U.S. politicians do not understand what is happening in Egypt Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The invitation to find an agreement to ensure the success of the Egyptians elections by the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to the North African country "cannot be regarded as ...
• 1 March 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The conflict over the land is also ruining our culture," say the indigenous communities Luziânia (Agenzia Fides) - The question of land ownership was the focus of traditional communities, which was held from February 25 to 28 in Luziânia (in the State of Goias in central Brazil). The event was attended by ...
• 1 March 2013
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Faith, Creed and Evangelization: theme of fraternity and communion of priests, men and women religious and consecrated laity of the Diocese of Kao Hsiung Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - "Faith, Creed and Evangelization" was the theme of fraternity and communion of priests, men and women religious and consecrated laity of the Diocese of Kao Hsiung led by Mgr. Peter Lui, arch ...
• 1 March 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Catholic Cardinal Naguib will attend the Conclave Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Antonios Naguib, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria of the Catholic Copts, confirms to Fides Agency his participation in the Conclave, so far uncertain for health reasons. Hemorrhagic cereb ...
• 1 March 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The defense of human dignity is an obligation of faith," say the Bishops Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The defense of human dignity is an obligation of faith and every action committed against it is an act against God. This is what the Bishops of Nigeria said in a statement issued at the end of the ...
• 1 March 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Justice for 1500 orphans of the civil conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - There are 1,542 children who lost their parents in the civil war analysed by the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF) in the departments of Antioquia, Casanare and Nariño. In a note se ...
• 1 March 2013
  ASIA/NEPAL - Fasting against corruption Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - A group of human rights activists launched a hunger strike to protest against corruption in the country. For six days, the coordinator of the initiative, the activist Sharada Bhusal, is in the ...
• 1 March 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Violent clashes between factions of the M23 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Violent clashes between rival factions of the M23 are underway in the region of Rutshuru, 30 km from Goma, capital of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). In the aftermath of the ...
• 1 March 2013
  VATICAN - The missionary Congregation: "Thank you to Benedict XVI, let us pray for the successor " Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the first day of the "Vacant See", the officials of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (CEP), gathered in a weekly work meeting, listened to the exhortation of the Secret ...
• 28 February 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church next to the tribals, in the face of abuses in the tourist paradise of Boracay Boracay (Agenzia Fides) - The Philippine island of Boracay is a tourist paradise, an island that includes beaches among the most beautiful of Southeast Asia. But it is also the scene of abuse and violence suffered by ind ...
• 28 February 2013
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• 28 February 2013
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Christian leaders: "We are extremely disturbed and greatly saddened by the electoral violence" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We are extremely disturbed and greatly saddened by the violence and the loss of precious life in the heat of the recent campaigns for the Livingstone parliamentary by-election," said a statement ...
• 28 February 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The new Nuncio: Holy See and Nicaragua together for the common good and for the family Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The new Apostolic Nuncio in Nicaragua, His Excellency, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, said during the presentation of his credentials to President Daniel Ortega, that the Holy See intends "to ...
• 28 February 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Evangelization: a priority in the Year of Faith Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - In the Year of Faith, the priority for the Church is evangelization. This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, in a meeting with the clergy of his diocese. Before an ass ...