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• 4 February 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - The situation is improving but the crisis is not over; Bishop of Mopti’s appeal for the displaced Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is improving gradually, but the crisis is not over," says to Fides Agency Father Edmond Dembele, Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Mali. "There is in particular an improveme ...
• 4 February 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Prison is a rehabilitation center, not a warehouse of people sentenced to death," said Cardinal Urosa Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, called on Venezuelans not to get used to the idea that the country's prisons are warehouses of people destined to die. "On the contrary, t ...
• 4 February 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Religious leaders call for a truly independent Electoral Commission Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - An Election Commission that is indeed "independent, autonomous and neutral" is what the religious denominations of the Democratic Republic of Congo through their spokesman, don Donatien Shole, ...
• 4 February 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - New protests of the Christians of Mesopotamia against the scourge of kidnapping Hassake (Agenzia Fides) - In the province of Jazira, in the Sirian upper Mesopotamia, the exponential increase in kidnappings - side effect of the Syrian conflict - continues to flog the civilian population even in areas ...
• 4 February 2013
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "We are all missionaries": the way of WYD in Hong Kong sponsored by the Youth Pastoral Commission of the Diocese begins Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all missionaries": with this invitation the way of the youth of the Diocese of Hong Kong has begun, sponsored by the Youth Pastoral Commission of the Diocese, towards World Youth Day t ...
• 4 February 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 2 priests murdered in less than 15 days Ocoña (Agenzia Fides) - Another priest killed in Colombia. Fr. Luis Alfredo Suárez Salazar belonged to the Archdiocese of Villavicencio in the Department of Meta and was spending his holidays in his hometown, Ocaña, i ...
• 1 February 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Louis Sako, the new Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans: Christ will help us rebuild our house Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Authenticity, unity, renewal." These are the three words that Archbishop Louis Sako, just elected the new Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, chose as his patriarchal motto. Three guidelines th ...
• 1 February 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - "The need to face the challenge of national reconciliation immediately" ask the Bishops Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "For the Bishops and for the majority of Malians the main challenge is the reconciliation of the nation," says to Fides Agency Don Edmond Dembele, Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of ...
• 1 February 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - One of the five countries in the world where there is 50% of maternal mortality Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Every year, about 25,000 women die from complications during childbirth, and another 500 thousand suffer long-term disability due to pregnancy and birth complications. This is what emerges f ...
• 1 February 2013
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Negotiations with the M23 cannot alter the Constitution Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In the dialogue between the government delegation and the March 23 Movement (M23), being held in Kampala, new divergences appeared and the suspension of dialogue was feared. In particular, the ...
• 1 February 2013
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Catholic Biblical Association of Hong Kong celebrates 40 years of pastoral service Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Biblical Association of Hong Kong celebrated the 40th anniversary of ministry with Holy Scripture and expressed gratitude for the beatification of Father Gabriele Maria Allegra, O ...
• 1 February 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - Exploitation, abuse, hard labor and underpaid workers for 50 000 children Amman (Agenzia Fides) - In Jordan, because of poverty, many children have never had the chance to play or lead a life as a child because they are forced to work to survive. According to the latest census, the total workf ...
• 1 February 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - With kidnappings and violence the FARC put negotiations at risk Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Two police officers kidnapped and clashes with government forces in the city of Policarpa in southern Colombia, with a toll of four soldiers killed: the end of the "ceasefire" proclaimed in Novem ...
• 1 February 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In the Year of Faith Christians work together to build a peaceful and united society Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders of the four officially recognized Christian churches in Pakistan (Catholic Church, the Presbyterian Church, Salvation Army, Anglican Church of Pakistan), have approved a joint stateme ...
• 31 January 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "There is no justice without equality": the crisis has worsened the poverty of women and girls around the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no justice without equality" is the theme of the campaign promoted by the Catholic organization Manos Unidas Spanish that will start on February 5. In some countries, being a woman is r ...