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  5 October 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - Minority schools are likely to close due to lack of pupils Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the school year, at least 24 schools belonging to foundations and organizations linked to Christian communities and other religious minorities in Turkey are in difficulty and ...
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  5 October 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros: Christians who present themselves as candidates in the Salafist lists are not credible Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Christians who present themselves as candidates in the Islamist Salafist lists "lack credibility" because "no one can live following two opposite thoughts". This is the peremptory judgment that Co ...
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  2 October 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo " McCain’s disturbing words on anti-Assad rebels armed by the CIA" Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "US Senator John McCain protested saying that the Russians are not bombing the positions of the Islamic State, but rather the anti-Assad rebels trained by the CIA. I find these words are distur ...
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  2 October 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Malaria: 4,000 cases a week and the death of three children a day Bentiu (Agenzia Fides) - "The malaria outbreak in Bentiu camp is unprecedented in scope and has been claiming the lives of too many children", said the medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Bentiu, in ...
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  2 October 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Become peacemakers: 400 priests offer the opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 and 7 October, in the "Gran Estacion" shopping center in Bogota, 400 priests in the country will offer the opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation to those who want it. This e ...
• 2 October 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni opens the formative year: "called to live the joy of the Gospel" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "You are today called to the joyous service of the Gospel, which Pope Francis highlights in his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, not only as a personal and communal experience, but ...
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  2 October 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Prince Hassan of Jordan: "human safekeeping" for Christians in the Middle East is needed Acre (Agenzia Fides) - Christianity began in the Middle East, it is not a "product of western import", and has given a major contribution to the development of Arab culture and the Arab-Islamic civilization. Even for thi ...
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  2 October 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honduran Missionary receives an award for human rights Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuit Honduran missionary Fr. Ismael Moreno Coto, 57, is the winner of the Rafto Award for Human Rights. Better known as "Father Melo", the missionary was honored for his defense of fre ...
• 2 October 2015
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Leader of the coup surrenders; today a day of prayer for peace in the Country Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The leader of the failed military coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendéré, former head of the Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle (RSP), surrendered to the authorities of his co ...
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  1 October 2015
  ASIA - Asian Bishops sign a petition on climate Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Asian Bishops have approved and signed the petition promoted by the Global Climate Catholic Movement, a network that connects a number of organizations in view of the World Conference of Paris ...
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  1 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians imprisoned for blasphemy fear an extrajudicial murder Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Four Christians accused and arrested for alleged blasphemy are in danger of being killed in an extrajudicial killing. As Fides learns, Protestant Pastor Aftab Gill, Unatan Gill and two other Chri ...
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  1 October 2015
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Mgr. Aguilar: "The government must stop gambling because it impoverishes families" Veraguas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama), His Exc. Mgr. Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, has publicly asked the Panamanian government to intervene to stop the damage that casinos are causing to fami ...
• 1 October 2015
  VATICAN - With the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, October, month of the missions begins Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The liturgical feast of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus (1873-1897) which is celebrated today, October 1st, marks the beginning of October, month of the missions, which will culminate in t ...
• 1 October 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - More clashes, but people want the stability of institutions Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Very heavy clashes took place in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, on 29 and 30 September between the "anti-Balaka" and UN Minusca forces which lasted several hours. This was r ...
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  1 October 2015
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Parents involved in preparing meals in school canteens Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The non-profit Center for Development Cooperation, CCS Italy is committed to the welfare of children in the kindergartens of the islands and remote areas of Cambodia. Parents are involved in ...