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21 September 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA - Islamic fundamentalists are ready to send militia to the Moluccas
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The radical Islamic group "Front Pembela Islam," FPI has announced that it "is ready to send militia to fight a holy war against Christians in the Moluccas" as refered by Fides sources in the In ...
20 September 2011
VATICAN -"To promote the well-being of Indian society through continued attention to the promotion of basic rights": the exhortation of the Pope to the Indian Bishops
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "As part of its ancient heritage, India has a long and distinguished Christian presence which has contributed to Indian society and benefited your culture in innumerable ways, enriching ...
20 September 2011
ASIA/INDIA - Earthquake in the Northeast, floods in Orissa: Caritas in the forefront
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas India is at the forefront in the emergency aid after two catastrophic events that, almost simultaneously, have hit two areas of the country: the earthquake in the northeast (in the Him ...
20 September 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG - Mgr. Tong urges a group of religious to unity and communion, and to re-read Benedict XVI’s letter to the Chinese Catholics
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Unity and communion of the Church, the consolidation of religious life and spirit of evangelization, the Pope's letter to the Chinese Catholics in 2007: these are the themes His Exc. Mgr. Joh ...
20 September 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - "We are ready to cooperate with the authorities for the sake of Libya", said Mgr.Martinelli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "We have sent a verbale note to the new Libyan authorities with which we declare our availability to cooperate for the good of the country", says His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli to F ...
20 September 2011
ASIA/INDIA - The Indian Church: "No" to nuclear power, solidarity with the nonviolent who fast in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Immediate closure of the plant in Koodankulam (in Tamil Nadu) and the gradual disposal of all existing plants in India; a moratorium on all nuclear projects; a decisive shift towards alternati ...
20 September 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - African refugees ask the Brazilian government for asylum
São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - Since 2010 about 30 displaced people from Africa have asked the Brazilian government for asylum. They live in the states of the Amazon jungle. They come from Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea Bis ...
20 September 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - ITNPIS: new appeal on behalf of the Bishops to "continue the path of dialogue, genuine and constructive"
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Episcopal Conference of Bolivia has launched a new appeal to the areas in contention for the case concerning ITNPIS (Indigenous Territory National Park Isiboro Secure), calling for a sincer ...
20 September 2011
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on June 13, 2011 confirmed Rev. Gaspard Mengata Nka, of the archdiocesan clergy of Yaounde as Nati ...
20 September 2011
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Presidential elections in a climate of tension: the Christian Churches call for peace
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - About 5 million voters are called today, September 20, to elect the new President of Zambia. The contenders are the outgoing Head of State, Rupiah Banda, and the main opposition leader Michael Sa ...
20 September 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Exhibition in Belem: "Let’s open the windows of our faith to the world"
Belem (Agenzia Fides) - From 24 September to 1 October, on the eve of the missionary Month, at a place adjacent to the Basilica of Nazareth in Belem (Brazil), the Diocesan Missionary Council of the Archdiocese of Belém, ...
20 September 2011
AFRICA/KENYA - Thousands of children under 5 years of age will be immunized against polio epidemic
Nakuru (Agenzia Fides) - Alarm on behalf of healthcare professionals following the confirmation of three cases of wild polio (caused by the virus present innature) of type 1 in western Kenya. The violence of this virus m ...
20 September 2011
ASIA/SRI LANKA - NGOs to the UN: President Rajapaksa ensure accountability for violations of human rights
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Ensure accountability for human rights violations and war crimes committed during the final stages of the civil conflict in Sri Lanka; and, in doing so, take the necessary measures so that the ...
20 September 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - 142th Salesian missionary expedition; the first mission in South Sudan for the Caritas Sisters of Jesus
Turin (Agenzia Fides) - 74 missionaries are leaving to reach the 5 continents where they will bring the Gospel, in the educational style of Don Bosco, thus giving rise to the 142th Salesian missionary expedition. Accordi ...
20 September 2011
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Controversy over the decision to move the capital of the new State
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The decision of the Government of Southern Sudan (independent since July 9) to move the capital of the country from Juba to Ramciel is arousing controversy, especially on behalf of the inhabitants ...
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