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16 March 2010
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Amidst conflict and difficulties, using weapons of prayer to change hearts
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Faced with riots that flare up again to Jerusalem, before the conflict that seems to rob the Holy Land of its hopes, "our response is prayer, the invocation of the Most High, asking that He ...
15 March 2010
ASIA/INDIA - Over 1,000 incidents of anti-Christian violence in 2 years; latest situation in Karnataka worse than Orissa
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – Today, March 15, the police went to the Cathedral of Karwar (coastal town in Karnataka) and warned the Vicar General to stop spreading Christian literature and Christian religious pictures b ...
15 March 2010
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Church continues to fight for life amidst increased support for death penalty
Incheon (Agenzia Fides) – The South Korean Supreme Court has recently declared the death penalty as an admissible form of punishment in the country. However, the Catholic community will not surrender and will continue ...
15 March 2010
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Bishops of Sudan: “the change of heart which is the indispensable condition for a just and lasting peace must even now be implored as a gift of God’s grace.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I know how much you and the faithful of your country long for peace, and how patiently you are working for its restoration. Anchored in your faith and hope in Christ the Prince of Peace, ...
15 March 2010
ASIA/TAIWAN - 7 catechumens examined at Saint Paul Parish in Hsinchuang: “the Christian faith is not a philosophy, but rather a real personal encounter with Christ”
Hsinchuang (Agenzia Fides) – "Lent is a privileged moment of grace that one must live by praying, fasting, and being more generous in their own offerings." With these words, Fr. Paolo Costa, FSCB (Priestly Fraternity o ...
15 March 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Uribe coalition ahead in elections; Bishops of Caqueta call for no negotiation of consent and clean voting
Caqueta (Agenzia Fides) – Elections were held yesterday, Sunday, March 14, in Colombia. While the count of the votes is still taking place, the national press has reported the results in advance: the U Party has obtain ...
15 March 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 5,392 dengue victims in Cali, health emergency
Cali (Agenzia Fides) – In the year 2010, there have been 7 deaths (up to March 11) caused by dengue fever, 5 of them in Cali. Outbreak in the region has reached a total of 5,392. The information was confirmed by the Na ...
15 March 2010
ASIA/LEBANON - Day of Solidarity with Iraqi Christians in Beirut
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – A Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon on the hill of Harissa, near the Lebanese capital Beirut, closed the day of prayer and reflection entitled "The Cross in Iraq bleeds, when will the r ...
15 March 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - “Cardinal Malula's thought is relevant today and urges us to act,” affirms Archbishop of Kinshasa
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Celebrations are in full swing in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, in honor of Cardinal Joseph Malula (1917-1989), considered the "father and founder of the Church of Ki ...
15 March 2010
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Marlene's Story: a 13-year-old girl spends 540 days as a slave of LRA guerrillas
Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) – We often speak of children and child soldiers, abducted and enslaved by Ugandan rebels LRA (Lord's Resistance Army), a military group that is raging on the northeastern part of the Democrati ...
13 March 2010
VATICAN - Archbishop Tomasi: “nearly 70 percent of the world’s 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, the brunt of which often falls on religious minorities”
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - “In a number of countries freedom of religion is not yet fully guaranteed. Recent surveys indicate that nearly 70 percent of the world’s 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restric ...
13 March 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese preparing for 25th World Youth Day
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Youth Ministry Commission of the Diocese of Hong Kong has been preparing the youth of Hong Kong for the XXV World Youth Day (WYD), which is celebrated this year, at a diocesan level, on ...
13 March 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop of Jose tells Fides: “It is time that political leaders do their part and address the root causes of violence,” Archbishop of Jos tells Fides
Jos (Agenzia Fides) – "The politicians must take the bull by the horns and address the root causes of these cyclical episodes of violence. I will not tire of repeating: the real causes of violence are not religious, bu ...
13 March 2010
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Bishop of Kerema resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 12, 2010 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea), presented by Archbishop Paul John Marx, M ...
13 March 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - First Missionary Congress in the Diocese of Toluca, a new impulse for the Permanent Mission in individual communities
Toluca (Agenzia Fides) – From March 4 – 7, the Diocese of Toluca (Mexico) celebrated its first Diocesan Missionary Congress, during which the community had the opportunity to reflect on what constitutes the mission o ...
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