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20 July 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Punjab High Court closes the case: Farah Hatim stays with the Muslim family
Bahawalpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic girl Farah Hatim will stay with her Muslim husband. This is what sources of Fides in Bahawalpur say, where today, July 20, the hearing before the local branch of the Punjab High ...
20 July 2011
AFRICA/GUINEA - The questions about the failed attack against the President
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - In the early morning hours of July 19 a commando attacked with rocket launchers and automatic weapons the residence of the President of the Republic of Guinea, Alpha Conde, in an area in the Con ...
20 July 2011
AFRICA/UGANDA-The population of Bumwalukani prefer to pay for health care services
Bududua (Agenzia Fides) - In Uganda, health care services provided by the State from 2011 are free, but patients in the town of Bumwalukani, in the Bududua district, about 200 km from Kampala, prefer to pay a small fee t ...
20 July 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN- Criminal organizations continue to exploit women and children for human trafficking
Islamabad (Fides Service) - It is estimated that each year around the world, over 700 thousand people are victims of human trafficking , considered the third largest source of income for criminal organizations that submi ...
20 July 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-A double march along the path of migrants to sensitize the civil community
Veracruz (Fides Service) - A march that traces the journey made by migrants in southern Mexico to reach the United States: this is what is being organized to sensitize the authorities and citizens during the visit to Mex ...
19 July 2011
AFRICA-Half a million children are at risk of starvation
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - At least 500 000 malnourished children at risk in areas of the Horn of Africa affected by drought. "This emergency will only worsen in the next six months", said UNICEF Executive Director at a ...
19 July 2011
ASIA/INDIA-5,000 young Catholics conclude the Year of youth, a delegation ready for WYD
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - They have finished the Year of Youth praying and committing themselves to "building a better world" and said they are ready for "World Youth Day" (WYD) in Madrid, which will be attended by a ...
19 July 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA-Eruption of the volcano in Sulawesi: more than 5,000 refugees in schools and Christian parishes
Manado (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Churches and the island of Sulawesi Mando (also known as Celebes) have immediately moved to help the many displaced persons, affected in past days by the eruption of the volcano on ...
19 July 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG-On 31 July, the mandate will be given to over 800 young people in Hong Kong on their way to WYD in Madrid
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Young people in Hong Kong have long been on the way to World Youth Day in Madrid with the training and preparatory catechism: they have just completed the third stage of this journey, which wa ...
19 July 2011
AFRICA/KENYA-Appeal from the Catholic humanitarian agencies in aid of the 10 million people who die of hunger in East Africa
Dadaab (Agenzia Fides) –Even the "Catholic Agency for Overseas Development" (CAFOD), based in the UK, has urged the international public opinion to intervene immediately in aid of 10 million Africans who are facing sev ...
19 July 2011
VATICAN-The Pope's solidarity for the victims of famine in the Horn of Africa
Vatican City (Fides Service) - A statement of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum informs that the Holy Father Benedict XVI has sent an initial sum of € 50,000 to His Exc. Mgr. Giorgio Bertin, Apostolic Administrator of Mo ...
19 July 2011
ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur: "a meeting between the voice of moderation and the voice of peace"
Vatican City (Fides Service) - "The voice of moderation - Prime Minister Najib Razak - met the voice of peace, justice, human rights, the reasonableness of faith, who is the Holy Father Benedict XVI. I am very happy for ...
19 July 2011
AMERICA/PERU '-The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate: from India to the deserts of northern Peru
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The community of La Union, in Lower Piura (outskirts of the capital city Piura, 20 km from the city center), warmly welcomed Father Tomy Mathew Moozhayil, C.M.I and Father Joseph Anthony Palackal, ...
19 July 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL- Mass media instrument of evangelization and promotion of the Kingdom
Rio de Janeiro (Fides Service) - "The Continental Mission in a perspective of communication" was the theme of the conference given by His Exc. Mgr. Guillermo Ortiz Mondragón, Bishop of the Diocese of Cuautitlán in Mexi ...
18 July 2011
VATICAN-The Pope hopes that " international mobilization increases" to help the people of the Horn of Africa
Castel Gandolfo (Fides Service) - An appeal for the humanitarian catastrophe that is affecting the Horn of Africa, particularly in Somalia, was launched on Sunday, July 17 by Pope Benedict XVI after the Angelus prayer, w ...
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