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• 8 May 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew convenes the second Summit of Halki on environment Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, convened the Summit of Halki II on environment and ecology, which from 8 to 10 June will be hosted by the Theological Institu ...
• 8 May 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - One hundred immigrants in one day: the flow does not stop, and mostly affects families McAllen (Agenzia Fides) - "Although the flow of Central American migrants who cross the border has declined compared to last year, this does not mean it has stopped" emphasized the Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville, H ...
• 8 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Vaccinations against measles for hundreds of thousands of children Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - At the same time as relief supplies arrive, UNICEF is also partnering with the Nepalese Ministry of Health and Population and the World Health Organization in an emergency vaccination drive, a ...
• 8 May 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kidnapped priest released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Innocent Umor, the Catholic priest kidnapped in the early hours on May 4 in his parish in Ikanepo, in the diocese of Idah, in Kogi State, in central southern Nigeria (see Fides 07/05/2015) has ...
• 8 May 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Village of Harmony has been giving an example of "life-in-dialogue" in southern Philippines for 25 years Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - The Village of Harmony has been giving an example of "life-in-dialogue" for 25 years in southern Philippines. It was founded in 1990 by a group of Christians and Muslims who, some years before ...
• 8 May 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Difficult negotiations between the government and opposition to overcome the political crisis Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - Protests in Burundi against incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza, who intends to stand for election on 26 June for a third term, continues. "So far we have counted fifteen dead in recent clas ...
• 8 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo: in dirty wars in the Middle East there are those who exploit the suffering of Christians Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "We are under bombs every day. I think many Christians will flee from Aleppo and seek shelter in the coastal area, but they will do it when schools and universities close, after the exams. In the ...
• 7 May 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Bishops ask for the feast of the "Lebanese Martyrs" to be restored Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Even the Maronite Bishops ask for the "feast of the Lebanese Martyrs" to be restored, celebrated on May 6 to commemorate the Lebanese nationalists killed in Beirut on May 6, 1916 on the orders of ...
• 7 May 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 May 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc, Director of the Social Action and Development Center, as Apostolic Vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe, in the Philippines, assignin ...
• 7 May 2015
  AFRICA/RD CONGO - Appointment of the Bishop of Kole Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 May 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Emery Kibal Mansong'loo, C.P., already former Provincial Superior of the Passionist Fathers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as Bishop o ...
• 7 May 2015
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Church condemns the criminal violence that killed three people and a politician Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (CEP) released a statement in which it expresses its dismay regarding the criminal violence that killed the politician Magdaleno Silva and three others who ...
• 7 May 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "May elections be held" ask the Bishops, invoking the path of dialogue Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly recommend elections to be held so that Country has institutions elected by the people", say the Bishops of Burundi in a message on the situation of the Country, in the grip of pro ...
• 7 May 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Children recruited by the FARC: they are prisoners and infected with the human papilloma virus Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of children who are recruited into armed groups in the Country remains serious. In recent days the Army has discovered some between 12 and 17 years of age in uniform and armed to th ...
• 7 May 2015
  AMERICA - 88 environmentalists killed in Latin America in 2014 Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Report of the international Global Witness organization, 88 environmentalists were killed in Latin America in 2014. As demonstrated by the report published under the title: ...
• 7 May 2015
  ASIA/LAOS - Fr.Mario Borzaga and Laotian catechist martyrs: the joy of Bishops and young people Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See has announced that it is recognising the martyrdom of Fr. Mario Borzaga (1932-1960), of the missionary of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), and the lay Laotian catechist Paul ...