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3 November 2010
ASIA/IRAQ - After the massacre, the "dilemma" of Iraqi Christians
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – "Iraqi Christians are now terrified and in shock. They are faced with a terrible dilemma: emigrate and save the lives of their loved ones, or stay in the country and witness to the faith, risk ...
3 November 2010
VATICAN - Benedict XVI prays for victims of the “absurd violence” occurred at Syro-Catholic Cathedral in Baghdad, “which is even more ferocious as it struck defenseless persons, gathered in the house of God.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Angelus recited with pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square on the Solemnity of All Saints', Monday, November 1, the Holy Father Benedict pronounced the following wor ...
3 November 2010
AMERICA/ANTILLE - Hurricane Tomas takes the lives of 14 on Santa Lucia, now headed for Haiti
Kingston (Agenzia Fides) – The Antilles are now suffering the passage of the Atlantic hurricanes: on Saturday, October 30, the islands of Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines, were affected by the c ...
3 November 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - Reinforce lay formation during diocesan Year for the Laity
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Enhancing the formation of the laity during the diocesan Year for the Laity so they can better contribute to the life of the Church: this is the invitation launched by Msgr. Dominic Chang, v ...
3 November 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Church asks new President for “fidelity in fulfilling election promises”
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Brazil (CNBB), in an official statement, congratulated the President-elect of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, who won the elections Sunday, October 31 with 56 percent of th ...
3 November 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - “Say a prayer, offer a hand, be in solidarity with the Haitians in any way you can,” Fr. Binet tells Fides
Petite Riviere (Agenzia Fides) – The cholera emergency in Haiti continues, where hundreds of deaths have been confirmed by the severe infection that is affecting the country. This is what Fides learned from a source in ...
3 November 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Second Diocesan Synod of Makurdi: the final message
Makurdi (Agenzia Fides) – The Second Diocesan Synod of Makurdi, Nigeria, has come to an end. In the final message sent to Fides, they give thanks to God for the benefits received since its creation: “In the fifty yea ...
3 November 2010
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Human rights and reconciliation: civil society at odds with the government
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – A group of international NGOs and civil society sectors in Sri Lanka have refused to form part of the National Reconciliation Commission, established by the Government of President Rajapaksa ( ...
3 November 2010
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - 185 kids at kindergarten run by Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart in Nanoro
Nanoro (Agenzia Fides) – Nanoro's mission is the first built by the Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart in Burkina Faso, who have been in the country for over 20 years. It is home to a kindergarten and a school for se ...
30 October 2010
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Catholic radio journalists of eastern Africa denounce government interference
Arusha (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic radio managers from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have decried increasing government harassment and interference despite constitutional guarantees on their freedom.
This is what emerged fr ...
30 October 2010
AFRICA/BURUNDI - Bishop of Ruyigi resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on October 30, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Ruyigi (Burundi), presented by Bishop Joseph Nduhirubusa, in accordance with ...
30 October 2010
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Apostolic Vicar of San Miguel de Sucumbios resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI, on October 30, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbios (Ecuador), presented by Bishop Gonzalo L ...
30 October 2010
ASIA/TAIWAN - Catechetical radio program marks 500th episode on World Mission Sunday
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – It is considered the symbol of evangelization through mass media in Taiwan: Catholic catechetical radio program titled "Life is Beautiful," which celebrated its 500th episode on World Mission ...
30 October 2010
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - 3,000 youth preaching the Gospel door-to-door for close of Month of the Missions
Granada (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of Granada, Bishop Jorge Solórzano, Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki, and the clergy of Granada, Rivas, and Boaco, will all be meeting today, October 30, along wit ...
29 October 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Funds dried up, refugees at risk say Oxfam and “Justice and Peace”
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The funds are about to end and assistance to refugees is at stake: this is the alarm raised by Oxfam in Pakistan, which recalled how, three months after the floods, only 35% of the 2 billio ...
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