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• 23 September 2011
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - Religious communities are aware of their role in the construction of a new society Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "All the religious communities showed a keen awareness that Albania today is still a society in transition: some issues from the past remain unresolved and there are significant political, social a ...
• 23 September 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-ITNPIS march: The Church is always available to guide the dialogue between the sides La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The march in defense of the Indigenous Territory National Park Isiboro Secure, ITNPIS (see Fides 30/08/2011, 20/09/2011), has stopped in the small town of San Miguel de Chaparina about 8 kilomete ...
• 23 September 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Opposition leader Michael Sata is the new President of the Country Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Zambia have expressed themselves and we must all listen to them. This is not the moment for violence and revenge. This is is the moment for unity and to build together the future o ...
• 23 September 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Nearly 100 years after the first law against human trafficking, the struggle of the Church continues Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Today, September 23, at 5pm at Plaza Constitucion in the capital of Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, sj, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, will celebrate a Mass for the victims of human ...
• 23 September 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of the Theological Major Seminary "Notre Dame de l'Espérance" in the Archdiocese of Bertoua Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 15 July 2011 appointed Rector of the inter-diocesan Theological Major Seminary "Notre Dame de l ...
• 23 September 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Mindanao without peace: terrorism alarm, Islamic fundamentalists cause havoc, deadlock in the negotiations Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) – Criminal terrorist groups in search of visibility; uncertainty about future policies; Islamic fundamentalist infiltration from abroad; deadlock in the peace process and the elections fo ...
• 23 September 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - New clashes in South Kordofan: the crisis is likely to worsen Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Heavy fighting erupted yesterday, September 22, in the state of South Kordofan, on the border between north and south Sudan, after rebels of the Sudan’s People’s Liberation Movement North ...
• 22 September 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church in Argentina celebrates "the month of the Bible" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - As in many Latin American countries, the month of September is celebrated in Argentina as "the month of the Bible". For decades, this time of year, different parishes organize activities th ...
• 22 September 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Armed violence continues to disrupt the lives of small towns in Chocó Quibdo (Agenzia Fides) - The frequent actions of armed groups against the population have created fear and anxiety among Afro-descendants and indigenous peoples who live in the department of Chocó, and are no longer abl ...
• 22 September 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - "To ignite the spark of Evangelization": how to create a good project for evangelization Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - "To ignite the spark of Evangelization" was the theme of the Seminar organized by the Missionary Association of the Diocese of Kao Hsiung, on the island of Taiwan, on Sept. 17. According to i ...
• 22 September 2011
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA-Religious leaders in the North to "maintain an open channel", but "religious freedom is denied" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The visit to North Korea of seven religious leaders of the "Korean Conference of Religions for Peace" representatives of Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, shamanism and other loca ...
• 22 September 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "We must hospitalize dozens of injured people in serious condition abroad": appeal on behalf of Mgr. Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "Due to the many clashes in recent months, which continue in some parts of Libya, a humanitarian emergency has been created. In Misratha, the hospital no longer exists, the most urgent cases are ...
• 22 September 2011
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Appointment of Rector of the Major Seminary "Saint Marc" in the Archdiocese of Bangui Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 15 August, 2011 Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rector of the National Major Seminary "Saint Marc" in the Archdioce ...
• 22 September 2011
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -LARE: 39 years for the promotion of radio communication Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin American Association of Radio Education (LARE) today celebrates the 39th anniversary of its founding. It is a reality that promotes communication in different situations, local a ...
• 22 September 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas, the only channel that gives humanitarian aid to religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The only channel to get humanitarian aid to displaced people belonging to religious minorities, Christians and Hindus, is Caritas, although government agencies and other Muslim NGOs deny it" ...