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  23 October 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “We still have a humanitarian crisis on our hands”: testimony of El Paso Bishop Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Recalling that "the Holy Family is the archetype of the refugee families we see today both on our border and around the world", Bishop Mark Joseph Seitz of El Paso, in Texas, on 21 October ...
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  23 October 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - 400 young Christians take part in Kirkuk Youth Day Kirkuk (Agenzia Fides) – Some 400 Christian boys and girls belonging to different confessions took part in a Youth Day organised in Kirkuk by the local Chaldean Catholic archdiocese. The event, held on 17 October, was ...
• 23 October 2015
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Presidential election: religious leaders call for calm Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “We do not want a country ruled by disorder and strife. We call on Ivorians to vote without ceding to pressure” urged Catholic Archbishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet, of Korhogo in Cote d’Ivoire, ...
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  23 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Remand for Christian charged with blasphemy Sargodha (Agenzia Fides) – A lower Court of justice has granted bail to a young Christian mas detained since 8 October for suspected blasphemy. Naveed John, aged 24, who offers healing prayers in his home at the reques ...
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  23 October 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuit sees growing intolerance in India Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) – “The episode of lynching on 28 September 2015, when Muslim Mohammad Akhlaq was killed by the crowds after reports that he had eaten cattle meat, should not be considered a spontaneous act ...
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  23 October 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “We are all responsible, no one can feel exempt": presidential elections Sunday Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – "The act of voting must be a truly civic celebration in the framework of the Constitution and must be guaranteed by the government, political parties and citizens. Everyone has a role and ...
• 23 October 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Guaranteed access to studies for everyone” say Bishops Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Opportunities to study must be offered to all, irrespective of the economic situation of a young person who wants to study. This appeal comes from South Africa, where for some days students ...
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  22 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Five new Deacons, a gift for the Church Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Their mission is to serve the local Church: a service of proclaiming the Word of God, taking part in Liturgical celebrations, and in charitable work. With these words Rev Sebastian Francis Shaw ...
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  22 October 2015
  AFRICA - Fresh attacks by Boko Haram, US intensifies military assistance to threatened countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The United States is intensifying military assistance to African countries targeted by Boko Haram the Nigerian Islamic sect which recently swore loyalty to ‘Islamic State’. Assistance include ...
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  22 October 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - A global network of volunteers for minors at risk Santiago del Chile (Agenzia Fides) – For boys and girls at risk in Santiago de Chile the organization VE Global (VE) is recruiting and training volunteers for a global network to promote equal opportunities for childre ...
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  22 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Two lynched: Bishop urges, seek justice but with humanity Puebla (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez of the diocese of Tehuacan (Puebla), has firmly condemned the lynching of two men employed by a marketing company, and suspected kidnappers. The crime was commi ...
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  22 October 2015
  AMERICA/GUYANA - More funds and enforcement of laws to eradicate child labour Georgetown (Agenzia Fides) – A government survey has revealed a concerning rate of child labour in Guyana. Minors involved in prostitution and five year olds exploited on farms using toxic substances. The tragic situat ...
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  22 October 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Local Catholic Church demands protection for Dalits and prevention of violence against them New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “This murder of two Dalit infants was an abominable crime. As representative of the office of the Indian Catholic Bishops’ Conference for the Development of Dalit peoples, I attended, t ...
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  22 October 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - Towards a new Cuba: acknowledge the place of the Church in society once and for all Havana (Agenzia Fides) – "Following the papal visit of Pope Francis" is the title of an editorial published by Palabra Nueva, the Catholic weekly of the archdiocese of Havana. The editorial, a copy of which was sent to ...
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  22 October 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Catholic Bishops disassociate from choice of presidency candidate for Independent National Election Commission Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has dissociated itself from the choice for the new presidency of the Independent National Election Commission (INIC), made by the platform ...