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• 15 December 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa urges all Christians, regardless of their political sympathies, to work for peace and against violence Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, invites all to “work for peace and fight against violence” in Venezuela, adding that this requirement, “is expected of all Christi ...
• 15 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bounty on Asia Bibi, we need to prosecute imams: letter from the bishops and politicians in the government Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - In a letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousaf Raza Gilani, the Bishops, political leaders and representatives of civil society in Pakistan write: prosecute the imam who put a bounty on ...
• 15 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy in a “frenzy”: a Muslim doctor incriminated Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Shock and protest reign in the Pakistani civil society. Naushad Valyani, a Muslim doctor in Hyderabad (Sindh province) was arrested for blasphemy in the last few days. His crime is to have sn ...
• 13 December 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Between violence and cholera: “the situation is dramatic. Help us, here they need everything” Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is deteriorating further and further on the island. We have already arrived at 2,100 dead and we are taking about 400,000 infections and 200,000 deaths if this pandemic c ...
• 13 December 2010
  VATICAN - Towards the canonization of Bl Guido Maria Conforti, founder of the Xaverian Missionaries Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI authorized the promulgation of various Decrees, the first of which recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Guido Maria Conforti, founder of the Xave ...
• 13 December 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Polish Franciscan missionary killed in his parish church Santo Domingo de Los Colorados (Agenzia Fides) - His name is Fr Miroslaw Karczewski and he was the 45 year old priest of the Convent of Friars Minor (OFM Conv) killed on the afternoon of Monday, 6 December in the rectory ...
• 13 December 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Thousands of pilgrims at the Sanctuary of St Francis Xavier, expecting shelter Goa (Agenzia Fides) - Amidst the Government's indifference and local builders who are seizing possession of the land surrounding the historic Basilica of “Bom Jesus” in Goa, the Basilica is trying to cope with some 5 ...
• 13 December 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Even the thoughts of Ratzinger at the Third Forum on Catholic Studies for young Chinese scholars Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Evangelization, Sacred Scripture, the Ratzinger school of thought, interreligious dialogue, historical study, formation and the role of mass media were the main themes discussed at the Third For ...
• 13 December 2010
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Religious leaders announce six days of prayer and fasting for peace Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders of Côte d'Ivoire have launched an appeal to the people to not “give in to provocations and violence from whatever side they come,” said a statement sent to Fides. The d ...
• 13 December 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Hopes for first group of minors to be out of detention centres in time for Christmas Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Father Sacha Bermudez-Goldman, sj, Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia (JRS), leads one of the many religious and community groups in Australia working to integrate asylum seekers i ...
• 13 December 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Good governance and self-sustainability at the heart of the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Southern Africa Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) – The ninth plenary session of the Inter-regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), which opened on 6 December in Pretoria, South Africa, ended yesterday, Sunday, 12 December. As ...
• 10 December 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Pilgrimage and missiological session of the Pontifical Missionary Union in Jasna Góra Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “Communion with one heart and spirit” was the theme of the missiological session and pilgrimage promoted by the Pontifical Missionary Union of Poland, which took place on 4 and 5 Decembe ...
• 10 December 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Tensions remain high, second round of elections on 16 January Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in Haiti, following the presidential elections on 28 November, remains uncertain and extremely tense, with some serious disturbances. After announcing the names of candidate ...
• 10 December 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - A return by “Angels for a Day”: young students and academics engaged on behalf of children in difficulty Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, 12 December, in various cities (Rome, Florence, Milan and Palermo), “Angels for a Day” returns, the volunteering initiative carried out on behalf of needy children on the outskirts ...
• 10 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The first assistance after floods for the population of Kotri: the mission of the Camillian Task Force continues Kotri (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of the Camillian Task Force (CTF) continues in Pakistan (see Fides 14/10/2010). “With the help and collaboration of many people of good will we started our ministry of healing by sta ...