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  27 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The greetings of a resident in Kibera to Pope Francis: "I am proud to live in an informal settlement" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "I am proud to live in an informal settlement that I call home", said Pamella Akwede, a resident in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, in her speech in front of Pope Francis, during a meeting held in ...
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  26 November 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Tension in the capital, Cardinal Urosa: "State officials must ask for peace" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, urged all political parties to prepare themselves to respect the results of the forthcoming parliamentary elections on 6 December. The cou ...
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  26 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Kidnapping and conversion of a 13-year-old Christian girl to Islam Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - It is a case that has shaken the Christian community in Pakistan's Punjab: Sana John, a 13-year-old Christian teenager was kidnapped and converted to Islam by force in Haji Pura, near Silakot. T ...
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  26 November 2015
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Prayer initiative for the Jubilee: "The Church in North Korea is in my heart" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "North Korean Church in My Heart": is the name of the new prayer initiative launched in the Archdiocese of Seoul. As reported to Fides by the communications office of the local Church, the initiat ...
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  25 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Day for Dalits dedicated to climate and environment New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Day for the Liberation of Dalits will be dedicated to "Climate, castes and care for the Earth", that every year the Catholic Church in India celebrates in proximity to the UN Human Rights ...
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  25 November 2015
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Cuban immigrants blocked at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua: "a humanitarian issue" San José de Costa Rica (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the ordinary meeting of the "Secretariado Episcopal de América Central (SEDAC)", which takes place in November from 23 to 27 in San José de Costa Rica with the sloga ...
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  25 November 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National school feeding program to improve the living conditions of children and farmers Duque De Caxias (Agenzia Fides) - In a school in the rural community of the municipality of Duque de Caxias, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, in the southeast of the country, there are children who only have one ...
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  25 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - New President: the Church hopes stronger solidarity policies for vulnerable sectors La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - "A new government always represents the option of bringing great ideals and work with greater consensus, and a change of President is always a moment of great significance": this is what the Bi ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - New techniques to encourage fishermen and reduce poverty Mongu (Agenzia Fides) - A group of researchers, with the support of the Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) Fund, an initiative jointly funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the Australian ...
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  25 November 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bring mercy in society: conclusion of the Synod in the Diocese of Bandung Bandung (Agenzia Fides) - Need to renew pastoral strategies, such as the formation of young people, family pastoral care, dialogue with other believers, the presence of basic ecclesial communities, the role of Pastors an ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops of Kenya: "everything is ready to welcome Pope Francis" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are ready to welcome Pope Francis in Kenya", say the Bishops of Kenya in their message dedicated to the Holy Father's visit. "For the past few weeks, many of you have joined us in making pre ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - The Director of the PMS:"Let's stop talking about religious war, yesterday’s victims are all Muslims" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "Tunis has awakened with much sadness and disappointment" says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Tunisia, after yesterday’s suicid ...
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  24 November 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Poverty: main cause of the violation of children's rights Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty is the main cause of human rights violations, even young children are deprived of basic needs such as education, health care, access to safe water and sufficient and adequate food. In add ...
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  24 November 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - Preparations are underway for the beatification of the first missionary martyrs of Peru Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, will preside at the beatification of the three martyred missionaries – the Polish Franciscans (OFM) Michael To ...
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  24 November 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Peace process: no need to hasten the signing without verifying the international law Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Colombia have warned Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the negotiators of the peace talks being held in Havana that, although "they do not want to waste time in Cuba", it ...