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24 May 2010
VATICAN - “The concept of integral human development requires precise coordination, such as subsidiarity and solidarity, as well as the interdependence among the State, society, and the market.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The concept of integral human development requires precise coordination, such as subsidiarity and solidarity as well as the interdependence among the State, society, and the market. In a g ...
24 May 2010
EUROPE/SPAIN - Day of Prayer for the Church in China celebrated at Shrine of Torreciudad
Torreciudad (Agenzia Fides) – Chinese families living in Zaragoza, Bilbao, Madrid, and Barcelona took part yesterday, Sunday, May 23, in a celebration of the 3rd World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, which was h ...
24 May 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Fr. Osvaldo Leone, National Director of the PMS in Argentina: enthusiasm of youth, “who wish to spread the joy of being missionary disciples of Christ among their peers”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Osvaldo Pablo Leone, National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Argentina, participating in the General Assembly of the PMS held in Rome last week, in an interview with Fides ...
24 May 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Diocese of Porto Nacional mourns murdered Father Rubens
Campo Belos (Agenzia Fides) – The Brazilian Diocese of Porto Nacional has expressed its deepest regrets for the murder of Father Rubens Almeida Gonçalves in the city of Campo Belos (GO), in the parish of Our Lady of t ...
24 May 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Persecution of Christians in Pakistan
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Father Mario Angelo Rodrigues, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Pakistan, normally lives in Karachi (Pakistan) but was recently in Rome for the PMS General Assembly. ...
24 May 2010
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops of Southern Africa launch initiative to fight human trafficking - Every week 300 people enter illegally into South Africa from Mozambique
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “Human trafficking in the IMBISA Region is complex and is fueled by a wide range of factors and these include poverty, dysfunctional economies, conflicts and demands for cheap labor. The ...
24 May 2010
AFRICA/SOMALIA - Shabab attack Presidential Palace while Turkey hosts UN conference on Somalia
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – Dozens have been killed and wounded following clashes between African peacekeeping forces in Somalia (AMISOM) and the rebel group “Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen” and “Hizbul Islam” wh ...
24 May 2010
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Aquino Administration source of new hope for Mindanao?
Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) - “Benigno Aquino, in the recent presidential elections, won many of the areas of Mindanao, including the Autonomous Islamic Region. In spite of several difficulties, elections in Mindanao ...
24 May 2010
AFRICA - Global number of children attending school increases, however many in war-torn nations unable to attend school due to conflict
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The number of primary-school-age children who go to school has increased globally, but countries affected by conflict still have large numbers missing out on an education. This is what a recen ...
22 May 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Bishop of Isiro-Niangara tells Fides: I join in the appeal made by the people of Niangara to President Obama, asking that he help stop the LRA guerrillas
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I support the appeal made by civil society in Niangara to President Obama as a useful effort in trying to make the world understand our tragedy," Fides was told by Bishop Andavo Mbia of Isiro- ...
22 May 2010
ASIA/MYANMAR - Erection of the Diocese of Kalay and first Bishop appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on May 22, 2010, erected the Diocese of Kalay (Myanmar), with territory taken from the Diocese of Hakha, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mandalay. The Holy ...
22 May 2010
EUROPE/POLAND - Mission using images: a missionary's display on African children
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "Children of Africa" is the eloquent title of the photo exhibition that will be open from June 1 to August 31, 2010 at the Pilgrimage Museum of Czestochowa. The exhibition includes photograp ...
22 May 2010
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops' petition to defend religious education in public schools
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The bishops of Australia have invited all dioceses of New South Wales to consider contributing to the petition which opposes the teaching of ethics classes in time set aside for Special Religious ...
22 May 2010
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Authorities accuse former President Ravalomanana of causing police force revolt
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Three were left dead and ten wounded after the revolt on May 20, carried out by members of the “Force d'Intervention” of the Police Force (FIGN), the special police force based in For ...
22 May 2010
VATICAN - Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples: “Pastoral Ministry of Mobility Today, in the Context of Corresponsibility Among States and International Organizations”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – May 26-28, the headquarters of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples (Piazza San Calisto, Vatican City) will host the XIX Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery. It will be ...
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