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9 June 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Churches of Papua to the government: revision of mining companies contracts
Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - The contracts signed by the Indonesian government with big multinational companies for the exploitation of mineral resources in Papua (or Irian Jaya) do not give any benefit to indigenous peop ...
9 June 2011
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-Women and Development: 70% of the poor worldwide are women
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - According to recent statistics, women account for 70% of the poor around the world. They are disadvantaged in many aspects and are subjected to the risk of poverty and hunger because of the syste ...
9 June 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-The March for Peace "an expression of weariness on behalf of society"
Cuernavaca (Agenzia Fides) - "It is an expression of weariness on behalf of society" and that, therefore, must result in a conversion of the heart: this is how Mgr. Alfonso Cortes Contreras, Bishop of Cuernavaca expresse ...
9 June 2011
AFRICA/SUDAN-"The humanitarian tragedy of thousands of displaced persons from Abyei continues", says the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal to Fides
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Abyei are still missing in the cease-fire area and in need of assistance. The humanitarian crisis continues", says Mgr. Roko Taban Mousa, Apostolic Administrator of Malakal in sout ...
9 June 2011
AFRICA/SUDAN-Intense fighting in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan; the testimony of the Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid to Fides
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The fighting continues, the entire population has fled from the city", says His Exc Mgr Michael Didi Adgum Mangora to Fides, Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid, and South Kordofan (in South Sudan) is p ...
9 June 2011
ASIA/CHINAThe Diocese of Han Zhou comes back to life after the 2008 earthquake
Han Zhong (Agenzia Fides) - Three years after the earthquake, the diocese of Han Zhong in the province of Shaan Xi, which was strongly hit by the earthquake on May 12, 2008, is regaining its pastoral and missionary ac ...
9 June 2011
AFRICA/ANGOLA-A new home for children and youth at risk in Luanda
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – For almost a month the poor and abandoned children in Luanda can count on the support of a welcoming house for minors "Zeferino Namuncurá", renovated and run by NGO Salesian volunteers "Inter ...
9 June 2011
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Honiara
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 9, 2011, the Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Honiara (Solomon Islands) His Excellency Mgr. John Doaninoel, SM, transferring him from the ...
8 June 2011
ASIA/TAIWAN - Registrations are about to close for the Youth Day in Taiwan, from July 14 to 17
Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - "Rebuild everything in Jesus Christ" is the theme of the World Youth Day in Taiwan in 2011 to be held in the diocese of Kao Hsiung, from July 14 to 17. According to information gathered by F ...
8 June 2011
AMERICA-The Latin American countries celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin American nations are celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, according to the custom of that continent, its reference point is the Solemnity of the Pentecost, followi ...
8 June 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA-Commitment to recognizing the rights of child workers
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The International Catholic Organization for the Rights of Children (BICE) has announced the commitment of the "Comisión de Naciones y Pueblos indígenas, Originarios, Campesinos, and Intercultur ...
8 June 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN-"Truth and Justice" for Farah, Catholic girl, kidnapped and converted to Islam
Lahore (Fides Service) - "On the case of Farah Hatim, we are seeking truth and justice": this is what Paul Bhatti tells Fides, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the affairs of religious minorities an ...
8 June 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN-Sherry Rehman: the rights of minorities is crucial for democracy in Pakistan
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "A report on the status of religious minorities is part of our initiative to promote full democracy in Pakistan. The report documents the deteriorating status of religious minorities and the ri ...
8 June 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA-"The cathedral was badly damaged in yesterday`s attack" the Bishop of Maiduguri tells Fides
Maiduguri (Agenzia Fides) - " St. Patrick`s Cathedral was seriously damaged, windows and doors destroyed, the whole building was shaken to its foundations by the violence of the explosion", His Exc Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doe ...
8 June 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA-Mgr. Martinelli fears "a split within the Libyan people" and insisted: "I still believe in dialogue"
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "Yesterday was a terrible day because of the bombing. Today, thank God, the situation is much calmer", says His Exc Mgr Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli. "The political ...
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