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12 March 2011
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of Bishop of Mbinga and appointment of his Successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 12 March 2011, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Mbinga (Tanzania), presented by Bishop Emmanuel A. Mapunda, in conformity w ...
12 March 2011
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Creation of Diocese of Kondoa and appointment of first Bishop
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 12 March 2011, created the Dicoese of Kondoa (Tanzania), with territory from the Diocese of Dodoma, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Dar-es- ...
11 March 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - “We are committed to instilling courage in the remaining faithful, largely African and Filipino,” Bishop Martinelli tells Fides
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - “We will see today what the character is of our community who will gather to celebrate Mass on the first Sunday of Lent,” said Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripol ...
11 March 2011
ASIA/JAPAN - Tsunami in Sendai: Caritas has mobilised, a commitment of solidarity for Lent
Niigata (Agenzia Fides) – “A tsunami has hit our people. Is a tidal wave has come to overwhelm our lives. We are still in shock over what has happened. The news is mixed, but the diocese most affected is that of Send ...
11 March 2011
AFRICA/CÔTE-D'IVOIRE - Apostolic Nuncio meets with refugees from parish of Saint Ambrose in Angré
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “I brought the solidarity of the Holy Father with me and some material aid, supplies and other things,” Bishop Ambrose Madtha, the Apostolic Nuncio in Abidjan, tells Fides from the economic ...
11 March 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - 'Justice and Peace' calls for “more commitment to capture the masterminds behind Bhatti's murder”
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The perpetrators of Shahbaz Bhatti's murder are unknown, but, highlights the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Pakistani Bishops, there are things about which we can be certain: “There ...
11 March 2011
EUROPA/AUSTRIA - The missionary Church in Europe facing the signs of the times
Gottweig (Agenzia Fides) – The meeting of National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) begins today (11/03/2011) at the Abbey of Gottweig in Austria. Its theme is “The missionary Church in Europe: res ...
11 March 2011
AFRICA/UGANDA - Famine and drought afflicting thousands of Ugandans
Agago (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of people who live in 36 of the 112 districts of Uganda are in grave danger of famine due to the drought linked to the La Niña weather phenomenon. Health workers issued an epidemic wa ...
11 March 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The European Parliament: “Shed light on the crime, continuing the work of Bhatti”
Strasbourg (Agenzia Fides) – Shed light on all aspects of Pakistani Minister Shahbaz Bhatti's murder; bring the perpetrators of the crime quickly to justice; quickly appoint a new Minister for Religious Minorities and, ...
11 March 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG - “Follow the outstanding example of the first disciples!: Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Hong Kong for Lent
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “Follow the outstanding example of the first disciples” is the title of the Pastoral Letter from Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, published at the beginning of Lent in Kong Ko Bao (the dio ...
11 March 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Seventh Continental Meeting for PMS: Analysis of pastoral care and missionary work, preparation for CAM 4
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – There will be 22 countries represented at the Seventh Continental Meeting of PMS National Directors in America, to be held in the city of Santa Cruz (Bolivia), from 14 to 19 March at the Jo ...
11 March 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - A two month “humanitarian visa” for Central American migrants: proposal by the Bishop of Saltillo and other bodies
Saltillo (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Saltillo, the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Centre for Human Rights, the Rafto Foundation (Norway) and the Pastoral Care Commission for Human Mobility of the Mexican Episcopal Co ...
10 March 2011
AFRICA/EGYPT - “The situation is tense and confusing” following the clashes in Cairo, PMS National Director speaks to Fides
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is still tense. Yesterday, 14 young Christians were killed in Moqattam. There are also tensions in Giza. The protest by the Copts is also still going after four days in front of t ...
10 March 2011
AFRICA/TUNISIA - “The sense of Tunisian solidarity with the Libyan refugees is amazing,” says the Bishop of Tunis
Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - “The sense of Tunisian solidarity with the Libyan refugees is amazing. They are the ones providing food to the 10,000 people amassed in Ben Gardane, the border crossing between Tunisia and Liby ...
10 March 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Official recognition of Shahbaz Bhatti by institutions
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Streets that lead to the village of Kushpur, in Punjab, will be named after Shahbaz Bhatti; the President of Pakistan Ali Zardari – by request from the executive, led by Premier Gilani – ha ...
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