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24 June 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - The first priest in the Latin American section of the seminary of the Missionaries of St. Charles
Rome (Fides Service) - Patricio Hacin, 36 years of age, originally from Chiloé Island in Patagonia, who will be ordained a priest on Saturday, June 25 in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, is the first semina ...
24 June 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG-The "Project of the Builders of Peace" celebrates 25 years of path for peace
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The path of 25 years of commitment to peace, the reading of the letter of encouragement of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the testimony of the vocations awakened by the commitment to peace ...
24 June 2011
ASIA/INDIA-The Bishops of Madhya Pradesh to the Prime Minister: "no to discrimination, yes to building harmony among religions"
Bhopal (Fides Service) - To promote harmony between different religious communities, in respecting the prerogatives guaranteed by the Indian Constitution; to eliminate all forms of discrimination against members of relig ...
24 June 2011
AFRICA/ZAMBIA-The Vicar general of the Diocese of Mansa asks the authorities greater transparency
Ndola (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar general of the Diocese of Mansa, Zambia, father Mambwe Mpas, said that failure to adhere to the present race in the country regarding the contract for road projects, could create a favor ...
24 June 2011
ASIA/MYANMAR - War, violence and revenge: the plight of 10 thousand Christian refugees Kachin ethnic group
Myitkyina (Fides Service) - " Fighting rages, the military governments do not hesitate to committing atrocities and revenge on the civilian population; there are over 10 thousand civil refugees of Kachin ethnic group, mo ...
24 June 2011
AMERICA/VENEZUELA-"Only with effective changes to the prison system the country will be able to solve this problem", said Cardinal Urosa Savino
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The prison situation in Venezuela continues to be the focus of the general debate, this time it was the Catholic Church to ask the government for changes in the prison system. In the context of ...
24 June 2011
AMERICA/UNITED STATES-Even the feasts of Hispanic patron Saints in the U.S. Missal
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops Conference of the United States (USCCB) has approved the translation into Spanish of a series of additions to the Roman Missal to include the feasts of Hispanic and Spani ...
24 June 2011
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Progress to unify the training of women's religious institutes
Bissau (Fides Service) – To unify the formation of women's religious institutes present in Guinea Bissau: The proposal was made by Sister Laura Aguiar, Coordinator of the inter-diocesan Commission for Consecrated Life. ...
22 June 2011
ASIA/CHINA-Closing of the academic year: 110 major seminarians have completed the course of study in 7 major seminaries in the continent
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the academic year 2010/2011, 110 major seminarians of 7 Chinese major seminaries completed their cycle of studies in philosophy and theology. According to what Faith in He Bei rep ...
22 June 2011
ASIA/EAST TIMOR-The missionaries working in the country have been recognized as "heroes" by Parliament
Dili (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the National Day of the Country, the President of East Timor, Jose Ramos Horta, has praised the work of many Catholic missionaries who lived and worked with the local population ...
22 June 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA-About 5,000 members of criminal gangs want to surrender and ask for the mediation of the Church
Monteria (Agenzia Fides) - The bishop of the Colombian city of Monteria, Mgr. Julio César Vidal, said that about 5,000 members of criminal gangs across the country are willing to surrender to authorities. "They contacte ...
22 June 2011
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Islam, state religion and laity: the contradictions and the "back off" of the government
Dhaka (Fides Service) -In recent days the Government of Bangladesh has "backed off", on the theme of the laity of the state, as reported by the Christian human rights activists who work on site to Fides. The Special Par ...
22 June 2011
AFRICA/SENEGAL - Drug dealers organizations in West Africa are becoming more and more autonomous from the Colombian "narcos"
Dakar (Fides Service) - The drug trade that passes through West Africa is undergoing an evolution that could have very serious consequences for the region. This is what emerged from the meeting on the West Coast of Afric ...
22 June 2011
ASIA/VIETNAM - " Imitate the martyrs evangelize" the path for Vietnamese Catholics
Hanoi (Fides Service) - " Imitate the martyrs and evangelize": these are the main points suggested by the Vietnamese Catholic Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, during his recent visit to North Vietnam (5-18 J ...
22 June 2011
AFRICA/CONGO-Measles outbreak: 32 deaths and hundreds of people infected
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - At least 32 people have died and 800 have been infected following a measles epidemic that has struck the southern regions of Pointe Noire and Kouilou, in the Republic of Congo. In a previous ...
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