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17 May 2011
AMERICA/PERU '-University of Piura: the Human Rights Day 2011 dedicated to religious freedom
Piura (Agenzia Fides) - The University of Piura organizes the third edition of "Human Rights Day" to be held at the headquarters in Lima and Piura in June. This year it will address the issue of religious freedom. The da ...
17 May 2011
AMERICA/CHILE-The Church of Aysén denounces the use of violence against young people who were demonstrating peacefully in front of the Cathedral
Aysén (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aysen, through the General Vicar, Father Ivo Solarino, condemned the police's attempt to burst into the Cathedral of Coyhaique, and the use of force and v ...
17 May 2011
AFRICA-African countries where the populations are at risk of massacres: report of the Minority Rights Group
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Nigeria are the African countries where there are more people at risk of massacres, according to the Peoples under Threat Index 2011, prep ...
16 May 2011
VATICAN -Pope's new appeal to Libya and Syria, "for the path of negotiation and dialogue to prevail over those of violence"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A new appeal was launched by Pope Benedict XVI to Libya and Syria, after the Regina Coeli prayer recited on Sunday, May 15, with the faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square. Th ...
16 May 2011
AMERICA/URUGUAY-From May 16 to 21 the XXXIII Ordinary Assembly of LAEC in Montevideo
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - As of today, May 16 until May 21, the XXXIII Ordinary Assembly of LAEC (Latin American Episcopal Council) will take place in Montevideo(Uruguay). The meeting brings together 75 participants, ...
16 May 2011
ASIA/CHINA-The parish of Liu Xi promotes cultural and religious tourism as an opportunity for evangelization
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Xi Liu in the city of Xian Yang, Diocese of San Yuan in the province of Shaan Xi, in mainland China, has inaugurated a project to promote cultural and religious tourism to launch ...
16 May 2011
ASIA/INDIA-Young Christian woman raped and murdered in Orissa, Christians in shock: "The massacre continues"
Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - A targeted killing against the Christian community in Orissa: banita Pradhan, a 17 year old Christian girl was raped and killed. According to Christians, extremist groups that continue to r ...
16 May 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA-According to HRW 800 people have died in clashes in northern Nigeria, the Bishop of Kano has confirmed that now the situation is calm
Kano (Agenzia Fides) - "I have not seen the report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) yet, so I cannot comment on it," said Archbishop John Namazi Niyiring, Bishop of Kano, northern Nigeria. According to a report released today ...
16 May 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA-Volunteers of "Operation Dove" of Pope John XXIII community denounce the seriousness of the situation in northern Colombia
Cordoba (Fides Service) - Paramilitary groups are threatening the local farmers living in the district of Cordoba, in the north of Colombia, so that they abandon the area around the artificial lake created by the Urra da ...
16 May 2011
ASIA/SYRIA-"Christians at risk if Alawite regime falls, "says a missionary
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "If the Alawite regime of Bashar al Hassad falls, the Christian minorities are at great risk. The risk is to see what happened in Iraq, after the fall of Saddam Hussein "is what Fr. Paul Karam, ...
16 May 2011
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-The government denounces new massacres in the south-west; the Bishops launch appeals for national reconciliation
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Although the fighting ceased days ago in Abidjan, the population still live in a climate of insecurity. Despite this, life is returning back to normality" Church sources told Fides from Abidjan ...
16 May 2011
AFRICA/SOMALIA-Severe food crisis in the country affected by drought and conflict
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The recent drought has wiped out most of the cattle in the Somali region and has caused a surge in grain prices throughout the country. The rains expected this year arrived late and inadequate ...
16 May 2011
AFRICA/UGANDA- More commitment to respect minorities is necessary in African countries
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The Association in Defence of Human Rights Minority Rights Group (MRG) has urged African countries to intensify its commitment to respect the rights of minority groups. In the Report 2011 titled ...
16 May 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - After Bin Laden: programs for youth rehabilitation manipulated by the Talibans
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Talibans have done serious damage on the minds of children and young people. Their propaganda through songs, media, family visits, education, direct training, have attracted children and y ...
14 May 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA-The Chaplain of the University "Minuto de Dios" killed in the street to steal his mobile phone
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Eudista priest, father Gustavo Garcia, 34, Chaplain of the University "Minuto de Dios", was murdered in Bogotá by an individual who attacked him to steal his mobile phone, as confirmed by t ...
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