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• 11 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-False accusations against Christians: a pretext for the massacres in Orissa and Karnataka New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian police has proved beyond doubt that accusations against the Christians were totally false, a pretext to launch a massive attack that provoked the massacres in the states of Orissa a ...
• 11 May 2011
  EUROPE/TURKEY-More investments, not charity, to turn around the poor countries in the world Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The least developed countries do not need the charity of the richest, they require major and more intelligent investments. This is the starting point of the Fourth United Nations Conference for ...
• 11 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The new Ministry of Harmony and Religious Minorities is without any funds Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The new Federal Minister for inter-faith Harmony and Minorities, announced in past days by the Pakistani government (see Fides 09/05/2011), was born "poor", as it has no allocation of funds ...
• 10 May 2011
  EUROPE/ITALY-Opening of the XII general Chapter of the Consolata Missionaries Rome (Agenzia Fides) -, The opening of the XII General Chapter of the Consolata Missionaries was held yesterday, May 9 in Rome . The General Superior, Father Aquileo Fiorentini, welcomed participants and explained the ma ...
• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Religious Professions and anniversary celebrations mark the vitality of consecrated female life Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The month of May, dedicated to the popular devotion to the Virgin Mary, was chosen by several religious congregations to promote vocations and confirm their "yes" to the Lord, like Mary did, thr ...
• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-What does the future hold for Christians after "the Bin Laden era"? Lahore (Fides Service) - "Bin Laden is dead but the crucial issue now is how many more Bin Laden`s are being born in Pakistan. Today the town is a hub for terrorists. In this situation there are disturbing questions abou ...
• 10 May 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN-100 days after the WYD, we need to strengthen the work of evangelization of the new generations Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - 100 days after the opening of the World Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid, a meeting attended by more than eight thousand people, characterized by moments of prayer and celebration took place in the Spa ...
• 10 May 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-"How sad it would be if a Church that proclaims the Word of Life remained silent," reprimands Cardinal Terrazas Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in the celebration on Sunday, May 8 for the Third Anniversary of the Permanent Mission in Bolivia, asked all Catholics ...
• 10 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-Lack of medicines, food and essential supplies for the refugees in the Western Mountains region Sughead (Agenzia Fides) - Fighting between government forces and the Libyan opposition in the Western Mountains region, also known as Nefusa Mountains, have blocked access to thousands of civilians fleeing, exacerbating ...
• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Church-government: dialogue and prayer in view of the approval of the Document on Reproductive Health Manila (Agenzia Fides) - An intense prayer and a renewed desire for dialogue between the Church and the government to seek "common ground": these are the elements that characterize the Philippines in the aftermath of the ...
• 10 May 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Filoni Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI today appointed Archbishop Fernando Filoni, titular Archbishop of Volturno, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples of Volturno, until now Deputy Sec ...
• 9 May 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI in Aquileia: faced with new challenges it is necessary to "promote the Christian meaning of life through the explicit proclamation of the Gospel" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Aquileia and Venice began on the afternoon of Saturday, May 7. In the Basilica of Aquileia, the Pope met with representatives of the dioceses of Triveneto ...
• 9 May 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope in Venice: "The Gospel is the greatest force for transforming the world, it is not utopia, nor ideology" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - By inviting representatives from the cultural, art and economy world not to be afraid of the Gospel, symbolically contained in the coat of arms of San Marco, the patron saint of Venice, bec ...
• 9 May 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT-Catholic church has also been attacked and the father of a postulant killed, "Muslims must reject violence based on religion," says a missionary in Cairo Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Twelve deaths and a hundred wounded is the toll of the assault carried out by groups of Salafis against some churches in the district of Imbaba, in the north-west of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. " ...
• 9 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Muslim minister out, new "Ministry for inter-religious harmony and Minorities is born" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - With yet another change, the Department of Religious Minorities in Pakistan becomes "Federal Ministry for Inter-faith Harmony and Minorities." At the Summit of the department two Catholic lead ...