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  21 November 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - Pope Francis: a missionary is not a "mercenary of the faith" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - A missionary "is not a mercenary of the faith or a producer of proselytes". He is rather a humble mendicant who feels the absence of brothers, sisters and mothers, "with whom to share the irrev ...
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  20 November 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bible and Koran together to educate for peace and coexistence Penang (Agenzia Fides) - Teaching school students the Bible and the Koran at the same time helps foster mutual respect between religions, acceptance and coexistence in Malaysia: this is what was said by Norlela Ariffin, ...
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  20 November 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The challenge of "freedom of speech" in Africa and the need for new prophets Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Freedom of speech in the African continent is a great challenge both in the political and the religious fields. "Speaking freely is far from being granted" - said to Agenzia Fides Father Donald ...
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  20 November 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabite, Scalese: "The exchange of prisoners, a necessary step towards peace" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "A morally difficult choice to accept, but politically necessary to resolve the conflict". Barnabite priest, Fr. Giovanni Scalese at the head of the local Missio sui iuris, comments the release, t ...
• 20 November 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Palayamkottai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev.do Antonysamy Savarimuthu, of the clergy of the same diocese currently lecturer at St. Peter's Seminary in Bangalore, as Bishop of the diocese of P ...
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  20 November 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Human rights violations take place every day in the Sahel; the whole area risks sinking into insecurity Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "In the Sahel the fundamental human rights are violated every day: the right to life, to religious freedom, to education, to property, to security" denounce the Bishops of Burkina Faso, Nige ...
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  20 November 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Violence in Latin American countries: Bishops call to "pray and work for peace" Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - "In response to situations of great violence and attacks on people and holy places in different countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region, we invite all the Catholic faithful and al ...
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  19 November 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - Health activities to support the population: partnerships between missionaries and voluntary associations Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - The collaboration between missionaries and voluntary organizations, not necessarily of Christian inspiration, bears good fruit in Togo. This is what Silvano Galli, a priest of the Society for ...
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  19 November 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Humanitarian aid after the cyclone: appeal of "Catholic Relief Services" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The populations hit by the recent cyclone in Bangladesh urgently need further humanitarian aid: this is the appeal launched to Agenzia Fides by Snigdha Chakraborty, at the head of "Catholic Relief ...
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  19 November 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "One does not improvise to become martyr": the testimony of Fr. Moscoso, the first martyr of Ecuador Riobamba (Agenzia Fides) - "The virtuous life and the heroic death of Blessed Emilio Moscoso encourage each of us to bring the light of the Gospel to our contemporaries with enthusiasm, as he did. His testimony is curren ...
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  19 November 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Seminar on integral development: the State promotes social justice Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - 10 proposals emerged from the seminar on "Integral human development, Path of peace, Path to the future" which took place from 13 to 14 November, in Abidjan. The seminar is a joint initiative of ...
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  19 November 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - National dialogue convened: to pacify the country, hold elections and a new electoral Court La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB), representatives of the European Union and the United Nations officially convened the national dialogue table yesterday, November 18, at 2.30 pm, with thre ...
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  19 November 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Erdogan: churches destroyed in Syria will be rebuilt Deir ez Zor (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish government is "particularly sensitive" with respect to the condition of Christian communities in the Middle Eastern region, and with its contribution Syrian Christians will see " ...
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  19 November 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - A new building for the Issyk Center, the holiday home for disabled and poor children Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - The Issyk Center, the home for disabled and poor Kyrgyz children, located on the shores of Lake Issyk-kul and managed by the religious of the Society of Jesus, will be expanded with the construc ...
• 18 November 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Eldoret Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 16, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Dominic Kimengich, currently Bishop of Lodwar, as Bishop of the Diocese of Eldoret (Kenya). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 18/11/2019) ...