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17 March 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian is Minister for Finance in the Government of Punjab
Lahore (Agenzia Fides ) – In Punjab, the most important province of Pakistan, a Christian politician, Kamran Michael, is playing an increasingly important institutional role, report local Fides sources. Michael has jus ...
17 March 2011
AMERICA/JAMAICA - More than a thousand people expected from around the world for Peace Sunday, 22 May
Kingston (Agenzia Fides) – During a recent ceremony in Kingston, Jamaica, organised by the Councils of Churches of Jamaica and of the Caribbean, the Antilles was chosen as the host of the imminent International Ecumeni ...
16 March 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic accused of blasphemy died in prison: not convinced about a heart attack, the Church calls for clarity
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Regarding the case of Qamar David, the Catholic condemned to life in prison for blasphemy was found dead yesterday, 15 March, in the Karachi jail (see Fides 15/3/2011). The Catholic Church is ...
16 March 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - “The World Islamic Call Society invites the Holy See to contribute to finding a peaceful solution,” says the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) – “Yesterday I had a fruitful meeting with the Secretary General of the World Islamic Call Society (WICS), an institution funded by Libya, which is involved in interreligious dialogue and the ...
16 March 2011
ASIA/JAPAN - An “Emergency Centre” for helpers in Sendai, deaths also among Christians
Sendai (Agenzia Fides) – “There have been deaths among the Christian faithful, but we do not have precise numbers yet. We are shocked, but today we received comforting support from the Japanese Bishops who are meetin ...
16 March 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - The martyrs, sign and source of hope: 24 March - XIX Day of Prayer and fasting for missionary martyrs
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Enlisting the martyrs under the sign of hope is certainly an audacious undertaking: the martyr is by definition one whose circle of life is brought to an abrupt halt, often a life full of wisd ...
16 March 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - Free access to childbirth and infant care in 15 hospitals in Africa
Padova (Agenzia Fides) – Since 1950 the Doctors with Africa Cuamm organisation has worked side by side with the Africans, facing emergencies but with the end goal of maintaining a health service. Day after day, volunte ...
16 March 2011
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Southern African Catholic Bishops express solidarity for the Japanese people
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - On behalf of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Catholic Community of Botswana, South Africa and Swaziland, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, OMI, of Johannesburg and Presi ...
16 March 2011
ASIA/JAPAN - “We need to recognise the mistakes made on the nuclear issue,” says a missionary
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – “We will be able to better assess the tragedy in the coming months, and it will take years to rebuild the thousands of lives destroyed. I am sure that the Japanese will live through this terr ...
16 March 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - PMS in Brazil renew their website and put in place a communication office
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – This month the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil began modifications to the structure and information of their website. Therefore for the moment certain pages are not accessible bu ...
16 March 2011
AMERICA/CHILE - Apostolic Vicar of Aysen prepares to receive Apostolic Nuncio for the first time
Aysen (Agenzia Fides) – “This visit is an important one for the Church in Aysen and for the region,” says the Apostolic Vicar of Aysen, Bishop Luis Infanti, to Fides in reference to the upcoming visit by the Aposto ...
15 March 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - Another 50 African refugees departed, “but we need to do more” says Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - “Another 50 refugees from Eritrea and Ethiopia have departed, thanks to the generosity of Italy. But we are in the midst of an apparently neverending challenge, because for every 50 people who ...
15 March 2011
ASIA/JAPAN - Youth volunteers are mobilising in the areas affected by the earthquake; lack of food and fuel
Sendai (Agenzia Fides) – “Today the dominant feeling is fear. The biggest concern is that of the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. It is a ghost from Japanese history coming back to haunt us. But it must be said that ...
15 March 2011
AFRICA/CÔTE-D'IVOIRE - Testimony to Fides by a missionary in Abobo, at the centre of the fighting for days
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “Today it seems a bit calmer, even if we can hear sporadic gun shots in the distance, and the power functions every other hour. Yesterday, for example, there was no power, but tonight it is ba ...
15 March 2011
ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese Catholic community's solidarity with Japan
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – The Burmese people, who suffered from Cyclone Nargis in 2008, hope to show their closeness and solidarity with the Japanese victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. The Catholic Church in ...
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