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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 ...
10 March 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani priests meet the Pope: “From him, words of hope”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We explained to the Pope the situation of Christians in Pakistan, where to witness to the faith can sometimes lead to death. The Holy Father seemed very concerned. He expressed his solidar ...
10 March 2011
VATICAN - “We Christians must be a living message; indeed, in many cases, we are the only Gospel that the men and women of today still read”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Everyone can open themselves to the action of God, to His love; with our evangelical testimony, we Christians must be a living message; indeed, in many cases, we are the only Gospel th ...
10 March 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong announces that at Easter 3,400 catechumens will receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, during the Annual Assembly of the Association of Lay Catholics in Hong Kong announced that “at Easter 3,400 catechumens will be baptised - a noteworthy incre ...
10 March 2011
ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence in Karnataka: judge informs the Governor
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – The Christians viciously attacked in 2008 are still victims of Hindu militants and police brutality, said Judge Michael Saldanha, now retired, presenting the new Report on anti-Christian vio ...
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