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  29 September 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Supportive and welcoming border": Ecuador and Peru against trafficking and exploitation Loja (Agenzia Fides) - The plight of a considerable group of victims of trafficking regarding both countries, on the border between Ecuador and Peru, will be the main theme of the XI Meeting of the Binational Pastoral fo ...
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  29 September 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Punta Arenas denounces: There is no transparency in the agreements for gas Punta Arenas (Agenzia Fides) - Gas distribution in Chile is creating tension, which recently has also led to the interruption of the supply. The Union Workers of the Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) and the Bishop of ...
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  29 September 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - The Work of St. James celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of its founding Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – In Israel meetings of reflection and liturgical celebrations planned for the sixty years of the founding of the Work of St. James, born in 1954 following the creation of the State of Israel, ...
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  28 September 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Agreement reached with the government, Christian schools put an end to the strike Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Office of Christian schools in the Holy Land and the Israeli Ministry of Education have finally reached an agreement. Today, after three weeks of strikes and mobilization, the 47 Christian ...
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  28 September 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Worrying signs for Christians? Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Nepalese Hindu extremist groups have warned foreign Christian missionaries to leave the country. And the attacks against two churches, which occurred in recent weeks, "are a worrying sign", no ...
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  28 September 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - The New Assyrian Patriarch during the inauguration ceremony: religious language must be put at the service of peace Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Political and religious speeches should serve to instill the spirit of love and service in the hearts, and not the contrary, fomenting conflict and division. This is the key concept expressed by M ...
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  28 September 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Salesians: "At the service of the poor youth, the disadvantaged, the migrant, in South Asia" Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Make space for growth and spirituality for young people; fight against social evils such as human trafficking, abuse against children and women and any other form of exploitation; strengthen th ...
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  28 September 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Arizmendi on the events in Chiapas: "Yes to protest, but never with violence" Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very saddened and concerned about what is happening because of dissatisfaction regarding the results of the last election, because everyone wants a place of power in the municipalities": w ...
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  28 September 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Mgr. Romero: a guiding light for sustainable development and social justice in Central America New York (Agenzia Fides) - In a speech on Friday, September 25, 2015 before the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015, President Salvador Sanchez Ceren of El Salvador proposed the figure of Blessed Oscar Rom ...
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  28 September 2015
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - A canteen for poor children who go to school San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - The "Mensa Infantile" of the city of Cartago welcomes 80 minors, all poor, mainly children of single mothers. The initiative of the canteen was created at the initiative of the inhabitants of C ...
• 28 September 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops: "Need to diversify the economy in order to avoid our young people to migrate to Europe" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Nigerian economy is in distress. (...) More and more Nigerians are now struggling or are unable to provide the basic needs for their families", say the Bishops of Nigeria in a statement sent to A ...
• 28 September 2015
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Coup leaders retreat: the role of the king of the Mossi in the resolution of the crisis Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The crisis has almost been resolved", say sources of the Church of Burkina Faso to Agenzia Fides, where the coup leaders of the Régiment Sécurité Présidentielle (RSP), left the presiden ...
• 28 September 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Resignation of the Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 27 September 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kaga-Bandoro (Central African Republic), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Albert Vanbuel, S ...
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  26 September 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros visits the Ethiopian "sister Church" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II left Cairo on Friday, September 25 for a five-day visit to Ethiopia. During his stay Pope Tawadros will participate in the solemn liturgical celebrations offi ...
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  26 September 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - An incentive from Pope Francis to fight against human trafficking Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has always highlighted the problem of human trafficking and exploitation. We thank him for this, because the issue, thanks to him, is back on ...