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• 17 January 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "Coptic" quota? No thank you. The proposal to ensure seats "reserved" to the Christians in the upcoming elections does not find consensus Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The proposal to reserve seats to the Copts in the lists that will compete in the upcoming parliamentary elections give rise to negative reactions in the Christian communities in Egypt. The idea wa ...
• 17 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Minister offends the Pope, the Christians want an official apology Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistani Christians protest with the Minister of Interior, Rehman Malik, that "offended the Pope and should give an official apology": In the context of political tensions related to the mass ...
• 17 January 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Buenaventura: "Solving the problem of violence with social investment" Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Colombian Diocese of Buenaventura, His Exc. Mgr. Héctor Epalza Quintero P.S.S., called on the authorities to solve the problem of violence afflicting the country by not u ...
• 16 January 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Bukoba and appointment of successor and Apostolic Administrator of Singida Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on January 15, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bukoba (Tanzania) by His Exc. Mgr. Nestorius Timanywa in accordance with ...
• 16 January 2013
  AFRICA/MALAWI - There is lack of food, water and health care for the people affected by the floods Zomba (Agenzia Fides) – In Mwambo, in the district of Zomba, in Malawi, 641 families have been left homeless and their corn plantations have been destroyed caused by the overflowing of the river Phalombe, due to the he ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "The Evangelization of the New Era": Seminar for the Year of Faith of the Diocese of Tai Yuan Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "The Evangelization of the New Era" was the theme of the Seminar for the Year of Faith of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, which took place on January 12th with over 500 participants. According to what ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Commission "Justice and Peace" on the political tensions: "Let's give a chance to democracy" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is fluid and changes every day. The warrant of arrest of the Premier, issued by the Supreme Court, has added tension on the political scene. And the big anti-corruption demonstr ...
• 16 January 2013
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Food-for-work: plan to keep the forests and help the people Amboasary (Agenzia Fides) - One of the best ecosystems in the world is the one that includes the dry forests of southern Madagascar. Unfortunately, these are increasingly at risk as the inhabitants of the region, aggrava ...
• 16 January 2013
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - "Do not kill": the Apostolic Administrator of Izabal invites the community not to take the law into their hands Puerto Barrios (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Mario Enrique Rios Mont, CM, Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal in Guatemala, has strongly condemned the behavior of the community of Puerto Barr ...
• 16 January 2013
  AMERICA/HAITI - 3 years after the earthquake, the Redemptorist reorganize Popular Missions Port-Au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Jeffrey Rolle and Fr. João Pedro Fernandes, General Consultors of the Redemptorists, visited Haiti 3 years after the earthquake that destroyed much of the island and structures. The ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Combating human trafficking in Orissa: Priorities for the Year of Faith Jharsuguda (Agenzia Fides) - A decisive fight against human trafficking, which mainly affects the poorest communities in Orissa, such as Christians; initiatives to ensure food security for the population: are the activit ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Orthodox Archbishop Roham: to survive the cold weather even the old trees of Mesopotamia are cut off Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - Among the disasters that mark the winter of war suffered by the Syrian people there is the progressive destruction of the environment and in particular of small wooded areas, such as those prev ...
• 15 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Light of Faith": concert for vocations in the parish of the Miraculous Medal in Beijing for the first hundred days of the Year of Faith Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A concert dedicated to the promotion of vocations in the Year of Faith, entitled "Light of Faith", was held on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday, January 13, in Beijing, in the pari ...
• 15 January 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Three million working children live in extreme situations of slavery Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - In Mexico, about three million children are exploited in the worst forms of child labor, andwe are talking about all of them, but only the "worst." They live extreme situations of slavery an ...
• 15 January 2013
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Appointment of National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on December 10, 2012 appointed His Exc. Msg. Henry Aruna, Bishop of Makeni (for his biography see Fi ...