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26 February 2011
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Afghan lawyer: “Laws needed which respect human rights”
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – One Christian was saved, but others risk death: Afghanistan urgently needs new laws which “fully respect human rights, freedom of conscience, speech and religion,” declared Afzal Nooristani ...
26 February 2011
AFRICA/EGYPT - “The people are not going to let the old regimes reappear under new guises,” says Fr Verdoscia
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “The daily demonstrations in Tahrir Square have become a fixed event, above all to denounce attempts by the old regime to remain in power. Yesterday's protest was directed against the Prime Mini ...
25 February 2011
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - All the Catholic churches in Christchurch must be safe before any Mass can be celebrated
Christchurch (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Barry Jones of Christchurch has prohibited the celebration of Mass throughout the 78 churches in the diocese until such time as thorough checks can be made regarding their safety, ...
25 February 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - “The situation in the centre of Tripoli is calm, but there is concern,” Apostolic Vicar tells Fides
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation in the centre of Tripoli is calm, but there is concern about what may happen at the end of prayer on Friday. The protest organised for today at this stage hasn't gone ahead”. ...
25 February 2011
ASIA/INDIA - Anti-conversion law: The High Court admits a petition to repeal it
Shimla (Agenzia Fides) – For Christian Indians it is good news and the beginning of a judicial process: the High Court of the State of Himachal Pradesh, in the North of India, has admitted an appeal which contests the ...
25 February 2011
ASIA/CHINA - Annual Assembly of the Diocese of Feng Xiang: faithful and priests must dedicate every effort to evangelisation
Feng Xiang (Agenzia Fides) – All the faithful and priests of the Diocese should dedicate themselves to evangelisation in the full awareness of their own identity and of the mandate entrusted to them by the Lord and the ...
25 February 2011
Holy Father's Missionary Intention for March 2011: “That the Holy Spirit may give light and strength to those in many regions of the world who are persecuted and discriminated against because of the Gospel”. Commentary.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Persecution has been inherent in the Church since its beginnings. We can almost say it is part of its essence. From the moment that the Lord says: “If they persecuted me, they will pers ...
25 February 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Moratorium on blasphemy: new proposal by civil society
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – A moratorium on applying the blasphemy law in Pakistan: this is the new proposal circulating in Pakistani civil society, finding support among intellectuals, journalists and the well-educat ...
25 February 2011
EUROPE/POLAND - 20th anniversary of World Youth Day in Czestochowa, where youth from Eastern Europe participated for the first time
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Beatification of John Paul II and the 20th anniversary of World Youth Day, celebrated in Czestochowa in 1991, the Catholic weekly “Niedziela”, with its headquart ...
25 February 2011
AFRICA/EGYPT - After the tension, AIFO projects resume for the disabled
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The crisis situation that affected several states in North Africa did not have repercussions on the structure and personnel of the Project of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) of the Italian A ...
25 February 2011
AFRICA/CÔTE-D'IVOIRE - The situation deteriorates, concern grows for displaced people
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The situation is deteriorating in Si aggrava la situazione in Côte d'Ivoire, where clashes are ongoing between supporters of Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara throughout districts in the ...
25 February 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - A missionary parish, in the proposed renewal of the pastoral plan
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – The second meeting convened by the Bolivian Episcopal Conference in Cochabamba, from 14 to 18 February, managed to gather a significant number of priests and laity to work on the theme of ...
25 February 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - Senate approves immigration law: “This is the Mexico that we want to see,” comments Fr Solalinde
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Senate has approved a bill on immigration that, for the first time, will impede the criminalization of undocumented foreigners in Mexican territory, regardless of their origin, ...
24 February 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - Priest murdered: “a reflection on the corruption, the shame and the immoral social situation which leads to violence,” says the Bishop of Tuxpan
Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) – On the night between 21 and 22 February, in the parish community of Mecapala, a community of about 5,000 inhabitants, in the Mexican state of Puebla, Father Santos Sánchez Hernández was fou ...
24 February 2011
ASIA/INDIA - A new report on anti-Christian violence “re-establishes the truth”: the Church presents report to the Federal Government
Bombay (Agenzia Fides) – A new report on anti-Christian violence re-establishes the truth, replacing a previous report – entrusted to Judge B. K. Somasekhara – who denied all responsibility for the attacks in Karna ...
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