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  3 November 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The civil war continues to penalize the population: now the aim is survival Lui (Agenzia Fides) - "Civil war resumes in South Sudan and is undermining the troubled path towards the development of the Country". This is the testimony of Don Dante Carraro, Director of Doctors with Africa Cuamm (CUA ...
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  3 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops' new appeal: "Let us join together as a nation on the occasion of Pope Francis' arrival" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We continue to urge Kenyans to seek peace and tolerance in difficult times". With these words, the Episcopal Conference of Kenya launches a new appeal so that Pope Francis' visit will help to u ...
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  3 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Day of the Sick, an opportunity aimed to arouse greater sensitivity Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Health of Argentina has already disseminated the material prepared to celebrate the National Day of the Sick to be held on November 8, the ...
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  3 November 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - For the first time in Mexican history a Pope's encyclical will be presented in the Senate Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Tomorrow, November 4, the Special Committee on Climate Change, the Mexican Institute of Christian social doctrine and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will present the forum entitled "Poverty ...
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  3 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - "Curtain up for the children of the Little Prince": A theater school in the slum in Kibera Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A theater school in the slum in Kibera has become a unique experience for the children of the Little Prince. The school, supported by the NGO AVSI, is a Christian school founded in 2000 as an af ...
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  3 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Report of the Commission of Inquiry on anti-Christian violence in Orissa is being prepared Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission of Inquiry on anti-Christian violence that took place in 2008 in the district of Kandhamal, in Orissa, concluded its work and hearings on October 30 and is preparing to publis ...
• 3 November 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appeals from religious leaders regarding the fate of 80,000 displaced people in the woods Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Even the religious leaders of the region join the appeal launched by Doctors with Africa Cuamm for the displaced people living in Western Equatoria, South Sudan. In particular about the fate of mor ...
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  3 November 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - Properties returned to the churches after legal diputes Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The Court of Appeal returned 439 acres of land that had been confiscated from the Syriac Orthodox monastery in Mor Hananyo, located in Mardin, in the southeast of Turkey. As Fides learns, at the ...
• 30 October 2015
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Prayer alone is not enough to solve the economic crisis, one must also work hard", says the Bishop of Monze Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We should not just depend on prayers but must also work hard to respond to the economic hardships the Country is facing", said His Exc. Mgr. Moses Hamungole, Bishop of Monze, Zambia, where on Su ...
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  30 October 2015
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Project for women and vulnerable children in the Somali region Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Somali region of Ethiopia is engaged in a project in favor of women and vulnerable children. The idea, says a local source to Agenzia Fides, was born following the ...
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  30 October 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops' message: Crisis in the country worsens, dialogue and democracy are needed Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "The Brazilian socio-political reality: challenges and opportunities", is the title of the statement of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), published on October 27 with the app ...
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  30 October 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - Annual report on Indigenous women and girls: victims of violence, atrocities and humiliations Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Women and indigenous girls not only suffer human rights violations that often occur against the indigenous population in general, but they are also victims of other atrocities and humiliations. Thi ...
• 30 October 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Lack of funds put the elections at risk Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The organization of the upcoming Congolese elections is compromised not only by the controversy linked to the appointment of the new President of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( ...
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  30 October 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Respect and coexistence as the basis for democracy Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Dialogue, respect for Others and tolerance are core values for the Burmese people that want to start a new democratic season", said to Agenzia Fides Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yang ...
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  30 October 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Pilgrims visit Holy Land, despite the violence Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Pilgrimages continue to take place in Holy Land, despite the violence in recent weeks across the territory. This was announced by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. As Fides learns, many gro ...