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  23 January 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - An electoral process that is peaceful, democratic and transparent, to look to the future with confidence La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "In this historical moment, in this pre-election period, when we are preparing for new elections, we need political parties to be able to present promising projects for the Country, where the pri ...
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  23 January 2020
  EUROPE/CYPRUS - Middle East Council of Churches: may East Jerusalem be "the capital of the independent Palestinian state" Larnaca (Agenzia Fides) - In the conflicts that damage the Middle East, Christians in that region can experience "the mystery of God's love", his compassion and his love for every human being even in the midst of many di ...
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  22 January 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The body of the priest who went missing since January 16 has been found Tachira (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of San Cristóbal is experiencing with consternation the discovery of the lifeless body of Fr. José Manuel Rondón Molina, who went missing since last Thursday, January 16. "With pa ...
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  22 January 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Prayer and adoration after the profanation of the Blessed Sacrament in Bangalore Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - On 24 January the entire diocesan community of Bangalore "is called to do penance and reparation in churches and religious houses for this sacrilegious and ignominious deed", says Archbishop P ...
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  22 January 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi's lawyer: "Too many religious pressures for cases of blasphemy" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In Pakistan, lawyers who defend cases of blasphemy are severely attacked, abandoned and isolated. Although the Qur'an defends those who are wrongfully convicted of false accusations, the mentality ...
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  22 January 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Good management of Creation at the center of the Lenten campaign Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe that everything God created is good. Man was created in the image and likeness of God and was commanded to govern creation rationally to bring forth fruit from the earth", said His E ...
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  22 January 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The head of a Catholic community in central Nigeria has been killed Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The head of the Catholic church of Saint Augustine in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State in central Nigeria has been killed. According to what Agenzia Fides learns, on the morning ...
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  22 January 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The education of young people is the responsibility of politicians and the entire community Bereina (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray and work so that the right to education for all children can be truly recognized, not only on paper or speeches by politicians, but also concretely achieved by the daily care of their p ...
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  20 January 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of Tapachula: in the face of the ambiguous and hesitant official position, it is important to "see, listen to and treat migrants as brothers" Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - "All those who are part of this diocesan family of Tapachula, each according to their possibilities and responsibilities, must ensure these migrant brothers a piece of bread, must not be raped ...
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  20 January 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Jubilee of the beatification of Peter ToRot, an example for everyone Kavieng (Agenzia Fides) - "The defense of the sacrament of marriage as a way of conjugal holiness was the main motivation that led to the beatification of Peter ToRot", said Mgr. Rochus Tatamai MSC, bishop of Kavieng - L ...
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  20 January 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "We are under siege" says the Archbishop of Kaduna where 4 seminarians were kidnapped Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "No other Country will tolerate this type of insecurity without calling for mass protests. Definitely our country is under siege", said His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, Archbishop of Kaduna, ...
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  20 January 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the encounter between St. Francis and the Sultan comes to an end: a peace commitment in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - With a joint reading of passages from the Holy Bible and the Koran, the closing ceremony of the celebrations commemorating the 800 years since the conversation between St. Francis of Assisi and S ...
• 20 January 2020
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Rector of the "Saint Paul Apotre" Philosophical Seminary in Antsirabé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 1 March 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona, of the Archdiocesan clergy of Antananarivo ...
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  18 January 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Week for Christian unity: "a unity that does not exclude anyone, especially the most disadvantaged, and among these migrants" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The material for living the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18 to 25 January, was prepared this year by the Christian Churches of Malta and Gozo. Every year on February 10th they ce ...
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  18 January 2020
  AFRICA/TOGO - A social, political, religious and cultural revolution is urgently needed to promote female leadership Kara (Agenzia Fides) - In many African countries it is time for elections. "Social structures, such as politics, religion and culture, sometimes constitute real obstacles to promoting female leadership", notes the Ivoria ...