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20 September 2011
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - A nutrition program for children of the diocese of Hosanna
Hosanna (Agenzia Fides) - In the Horn of Africa, the situation continues to deteriorate and thousands of people continue to die of hunger every day. Among the organizations that continue to intervene is, "Manos Unidas" w ...
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20 September 2011
AMERICA- Solidarity on behalf of LAMEC to the U.S. Bishops contrary to the anti-immigration law that threatens the Church's ministry
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Department of Justice and Solidarity of LAMEC (Latin American Episcopal Council) has expressed its solidarity to Mgr. José Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and President of the Migration Com ...
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19 September 2011
ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat for priests of Feng Xiang on the importance and sacredness of the liturgy
Xiang Feng (Agenzia Fides) - The Decree of the II Vatican Council "Presbyterorum Ordinis" and "The pastoral manual of parish priests" have been the subject of the annual spiritual Retreat for priests and religious women ...
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19 September 2011
VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the Angelus: "Vast horizons open to the proclamation of the Gospel"
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we live in an era of a new evangelization. Wide horizons open to the proclamation of the Gospel, while the regions of ancient Christian tradition are called to rediscover the beau ...
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19 September 2011
ASIA/INDIA - The Hindu leader’s fast "is just a show": to build harmony, justice is needed
Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Hindu extremist leader Narendra Modi, head of the government in Gujarat and a member of the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, launched a three-day fast to assert "his commitment to socia ...
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19 September 2011
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO- New ordinations in Burkina Faso, in the footsteps of St. Camillus
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 September in the scholasticate community of "San Camillo" in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, seventeen young postulants and pre-novices entered the novitiate, eight of the Camillian Vice P ...
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19 September 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Epidemics of cholera and dengue after the floods in Sindh, children are the most affected
Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Cholera and dengue, hemorrhagic fever, are the main dangers for the people in Sindh, South Pakistan, hit by severe floods that have caused about six million displaced persons (see Fides 13/9/2 ...
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19 September 2011
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The national consultation starts today "Education for a country without violence"
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church strongly supports the national consultation titled "Education for a country without violence." This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Gregorio Rosa Chavez, auxiliary Bishop of ...
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19 September 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - "We demand security for the defenders of human rights": among threats and fears the Caravan of Peace arrives in the capital
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Movement for Peace with justice and dignity (MPJD), led by the poet Javier Sicilia, has asked the authorities to ensure the safety of activists that give life to the Caravan of Peace, wh ...
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19 September 2011
AFRICA/GHANA - In her prophetic mission, the Church has a positive role to carry out in elections, for the good of all
Accra (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Workshop on "The Role of the Church in supporting peaceful and credible elections in Africa", held in Accra, Ghana, from September 12 to 16 (see Fides 14/09/2011), organized by S ...
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19 September 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA -"Missionary John Paul II" finds his way in the Indonesians heart
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - A young missionary community dedicated to Pope John Paul II finds its way into the Indonesians hearts: it is the "Missionary Community John Paul II", founded by the missionary of the Pontifical ...
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17 September 2011
ASIA/SINGAPORE-The Christians to the new President: it is urgent to stop human trafficking
Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Singapore is a hub for human traffickers. The fight against this alarming phenomenon must be a priority on the new President, Tony Tan’s agenda, who was elected two weeks ago. This is what t ...
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17 September 2011
AFRICA/SOMALIA-Caritas continues to distribute food, tents and medicine, despite the difficulties
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "Though al-Shabaab has left Mogadishu, there are still pockets of resistance in the city, and Somalia continues to be a difficult operating environment for local and international NGOs", said ...
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17 September 2011
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA- Catholic radios are increasing: Radio Veritas also in Johannesburg
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - After waiting 11 years, the Catholic radio station Radio Veritas has received the license to broadcast. "The news has filled us with joy and we still receive congratulation messages", reads ...
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17 September 2011
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN-The Jesuits: no more cluster bombs, more hope for the country
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuit missionaries in Afghanistan have welcomed the ratification, announced by the government in Kabul, of the International Convention for the banning of cluster bombs, which prohibits the u ...
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