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• 25 February 2012
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR-Catholics on the eve of the election: peace, justice, prayer for the country's future Dili (Agenzia Fides) - To pray and work for a future of justice and peace in East Timor: with this spirit the faithful Catholics of East Timor took to the streets to launch a message to the nation on the eve of the presi ...
• 25 February 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA-A country free of violence: campaign for Lent 2012 Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Consider Lent is considered a suitable time for prayer, fellowship, sharing: this is why Caritas Venezuela presented its campaign "Compartir 2012" (Sharing) aimed at building peace. As reported ...
• 25 February 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN-Burning of Korans: "Respect religious feelings to win the hearts of the Afghans" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The respect for religious feelings is the key to win the hearts of Afghans. It is a very important factor, that all the Western powers and international operators should take into consideration": ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Calcutta and succession Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Benedict XVI on February 23, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Calcutta (India) presented by His Exc. Mgr. Lucas Sirkar, S.D.B., i ...
• 24 February 2012
  EUROPE/ITALY - Oblates of St. Joseph: to have the courage of evangelical poverty to evangelize the poor Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Pastoral service in missions and parishes, youth education, spreading the devotion to St. Joseph: these are the objectives of the Oblates of St. Joseph, a congregation founded in 1878 by St. Joseph ...
• 24 February 2012
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Huge disparities between boys and girls rights Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – A report concerning the "State of the World’s Girls 2011" has just been published. According to the Organization for International Planning of Guatemala it is obvious that there is gr ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Episcopal Conference and Caritas offer indication to pastors and material for Lent Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that the material distributed helps to convey the message to the faithful, to mobilize the whole community" in order to live well during the Lent period, as indicated by the Holy Father ...
• 24 February 2012
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Conference in London: the Constituent Assembly for Somalia, renewed commitment to fight terrorism and piracy Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "The decisions on the future of Somalia remains in the hands of the Somali people. The Somali political leadership must be accountable to the people. " As a consequence the final communiqué o ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/IRAN - New restrictions on Christian worship in the Persian language: the faithful under pressure Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Christian worship in the Persian language, which is the national language in Iran - is not welcomed by the authorities: the last two Christian churches offering rituals and celebrations in Persia ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/KUWAIT - A new Islamic parliamentary group: "Stop to the new churches, yes to sharia" Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) - The new Islamic parliamentary group "Al-Adala Bloc" (Group of Justice) has announced a bill to prohibit the construction of churches and other non-Islamic places of worship in the small emir ...
• 24 February 2012
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Appointment of the Rector of the Theological Seminary in Abidjan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 20, 2011 appointed rev. Basile Djro Djro, of the clergy of Abidjan as Rector of the inter-diocesan Theologica ...
• 24 February 2012
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO-Thousands of displaced Tuareg from conflict zones of Mali, the situation worsens Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - At least 8 000 Tuareg fleeing from fighting in neighboring Mali have found refuge in Burkina Faso, arriving in poor condition. The Government has organized to establish a coordination commit ...
• 24 February 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-"There is evidence of links between Boko Haram and Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb" said a Nigerian general Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We were able to link the activities of Boko Haram to the training and logistical support that the sect receives by Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI)." This is what the Nigerian Air Force Chief o ...
• 24 February 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - In Latin America, the drug trade and the indigenous reality question the Church Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "In Latin America, the indigenous reality questions the Church" is the title of the interview to His Exc. Mgr. Marc Stenger, Bishop of Troyes, in France, a member of the Episcopal Commission ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Work and education: the Church's commitment to the families of fishermen killed in Kerala Quilon (Agenzia Fides) - Legal assistance, job search and livelihood, education for children, psychological and material support: with these means the Indian Church expresses solidarity to the families of the two fisherm ...