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  7 December 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Jihadist threats to Coptic monasteries, the strengthening of security measures are required Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In the last hours, according to Egyptian sources consulted by Agenzia Fides, jihadist threats were directed in particular against the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of al Baramos, dedicated to the Virg ...
• 7 December 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - 69 armed groups are in the east of the Country Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - There are 69 armed groups which are still active in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in a strongly degraded humanitarian context with 1.6 million people displaced. According to a state ...
• 7 December 2015
  AFRICA - African Bishops: Mercy and family love for the fight against AIDS Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In view of the Papal declaration of the Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy, we wish to intensify the promotion of compassion in our responses to the challenges of HIV and AIDS in local parishes and ...
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  5 December 2015
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Eric LeCompte: "The solution to the debt crisis must protect the most vulnerable" San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - "Puerto Rico needs a solution to the debt crisis that prevents austerity and protects the vulnerable", said to Fides Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development group, Jubile ...
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  5 December 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - "Martyrs of faith and charity, witnesses of hope", today ceremony of beatification Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - The main Catholic radio stations in Peru, Radio Maria and Radio Santa Rosa, have confirmed the live broadcast of the ceremony of beatification of the first three martyrs of Peru, which will be ...
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  5 December 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Presidential elections, the Maronite Bishops support the "compromise" on the name of Franjieh Bkerkè (Agenzia Fides) - The "compromise" solution that is slowly being reached among opposing political forces in Lebanon sees Maronite Suleiman Franjieh emerge as a strong contender and represents "a great opportunity ...
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  5 December 2015
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - A South Korean ecclesial delegation with four bishops visit North Korea Pyongyang (Agenzia Fides) – The 17-member delegation’s visit representing the South Korean Catholic Church ended on 4 December. The delegation included four bishops – among them, Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong, P ...
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  4 December 2015
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - ILO: New Protocol for the abolition of all forms of slavery Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The eradication of all forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed ...
• 4 December 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Presidential elections: the vacant Lebanese presidency could be filled by Suleiman Franjieh, a Maronite Christian politician Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The vacant Lebanese presidency could be filled by Suleiman Franjieh, a Maronite Christian politician, a childhood friend of Syrian President Bashar Assad. In recent days there have been increasin ...
• 4 December 2015
  VATICAN - Pope at the plenary assembly of the Cep: "Let us be inspired by the strength of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit; let us come out of our narrow enclosures" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pray so that the Church may always follow the model of the Acts of the Apostles. Let us be inspired by the strength of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit; let us come out of our narrow ...
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  4 December 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The faithful Pakistanis are preparing themselves for Christmas Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Advent for the faithful in Pakistan is a time to "stay awake", "a time of renewal and spiritual growth, a time to experience the presence of God that guides us every day": says to Agenzia Fides ...
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  4 December 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Threats to the pastors of Protestant Christians Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "He who preaches Christianity must leave the country or die": is the threatening warning which ten leaders of Protestant Christian communities in the North of Bangladesh received. As revealed by l ...
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  4 December 2015
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - The population suffers from hunger and misery for a debt it will never be able to pay Miami (Agenzia Fides) - Puerto Rico is facing a tremendous financial crisis with its debt beyond $ 70 billion. This was emphasized by the Archbishop of Miami (USA), Mgr. Thomas Wenski. In a recent letter to Congress, Mg ...
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  4 December 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - 532 thousand deaf people and only 23 interpreters of sign language Puno (Agenzia Fides) - Among the many obstacles that people with disabilities are faced with in order to live a "normal" life, a note sent to Fides from a local source wants to draw attention on the problems of deaf peop ...
• 4 December 2015
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Caritas Dakar launches a program to fight poverty and illegal migration Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - On December 8, His Exc. Mgr. Benjamin Ndiaye, Archbishop of Dakar, will launch the project promoted by Caritas Dakar to tackle poverty and the illegal migration of young people in the suburbs of P ...