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  14 March 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - A new letter of the Bishops on the country's situation is ready Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) have prepared a pastoral letter to be published next week. The letter sent to Fides from a local source highlights what was reported by ...
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  14 March 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Burning of Christian books in Mosul Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The jihadists of the Islamic State (Daesh) have released via the internet a short video documenting the burning of Christian books in the area of Mosul. The images show a militant jihadist who thr ...
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  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Pius X" theological Seminary in Maputo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On September 25, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples appointed Rev. Marcos Campos Amelia Musango, of the clergy of the Archdiocese o ...
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  14 March 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Curuguaty case: need to hasten the conclusion to help social peace Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement on the judicial proceedings related to the massacre of Curuguaty, which occurred in 2012, assembly n. 209 of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (CEP) ended yesterday in Ypacara ...
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  14 March 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - New Mission of PIME in the suburbs Manila (Agenzia Fides) - St. Therese of the Child Jesus, a holy missionary, is the Patroness of the new Mission launched by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) in the Philippines. The chosen location is ...
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  14 March 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Pax Christi International: fasting, prayer and concrete actions to be close to the Syrian people Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - The international movement Pax Christi International invites groups, communities, parishes and Christian families around the world to hold a day of solidarity with the Syrian people, to be expr ...
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  14 March 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops: the Church must leave its "comfort zone" and reach the suburbs Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "As citizens of the country, we put our trust in democratic values and in the Indian Constitution. Trusting in the grace, love and mercy of God, we walk to accomplish the mission that God has ...
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  14 March 2016
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Assault in Grand Bassam: a hundred people take refuge in the cathedral, the testimony of the pastor Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The Sacred Heart of Jesus protected us, and the hundreds of people who took refuge at our parish" says Fr. Armand Zanou, parish priest of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Grand-Bassam, where yeste ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Complaints regarding child abuse, who are exploited as domestic servants, continue Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - In the last three years there have been several deaths of children who were working as domestic servants in Paraguay, because of abuse at the hands of the same employers. It is a "culturally ac ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The missionary commitment with Haiti continues, another Brazilian religious sent to Haiti Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 March the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) and the Conference of Religious of Brazil (CRB) celebrated, at the headquarters of the CNBB in Brasilia, Sister Vanderléia Corrê ...
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  11 March 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A Christian nominated as vice presidential candidate Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Lawyer Henry Van Thio, a 57-year-old ethnic Chin minority from the Pentecostal Church, has been nominated as a vice presidential candidate. Chosen by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Demo ...
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  11 March 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Comboni missionaries celebrate 50 years of presence in Bethany Bethany (Agenzia Fides) - The Comboni Missionary Sisters, the only missionary institute founded in 1872 by St. Daniele Comboni, have recently celebrated fifty years of presence in Bethany, the town of Judea currently in ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - El Niño causes torrential rains and overflowing of rivers, damage to the population and crops Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The floods registered in the northern regions of Piura and Tumbes, on the border between Peru and Ecuador, have affected about 500 families and damaged 5,800 hectares of crops. Heavy rains and the ...
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  11 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian woman kidnapped and converted to Islam: appeal for justice and security Kasur (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal for justice, security, respect for the dignity of all women in Pakistan, especially non-Muslims, who are even more vulnerable: is the appeal launched through Agenzia Fides by Fouzia Sadi ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Parra asks for "justice and truth for the families of the 28 miners missing" Ciudad Guyana (Agenzia Fides) - "At first I thought it was a protest due to lack of services", said His Exc. Mgr. Mariano Parra Sandoval, Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, who during a visit to the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, ...