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  27 November 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - The Bishops: "May the next elections be peaceful, free and fair" Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "At a certain point in the history of our nation, voices were raised to reproach the Catholic Church for maintaining a complicit silence in certain socio-political situations. Today it may seem th ...
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  27 November 2019
  AMERICA - Bishops of Central America gathered for the SEDAC Assembly San José (Agenzia Fides) - "It is up to the Bishops to mark the way and show with their attitudes how synodality is lived", recalled Cardinal José Luis Lacunza, O.A.R. Bishop of the Diocese of David, in Panama, to the ...
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  27 November 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysia and the Holy See: together for peaceful coexistence Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy See and Malaysia can work together for peaceful coexistence": said Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, greeting outgoing Vatican ambassador to Malaysia, Archbisho ...
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  27 November 2019
  VATICAN - Conference at Urbaniana University begins "From Maximum illud to Evangelii gaudium" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The International Conference "From Maximum illud to Evangelii Gaudium", "on the urgency of the Church's missionary transformation", promoted and supported by the Congregation for the Evange ...
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  26 November 2019
  VATICAN - Congress at Urbaniana University: “From Maximum illud to Evangelii gaudium”, on the urgency of the Church's missionary transformation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 30, 1919 Pope Benedict XV published the Apostolic Letter "Maximum illud" with which he gave new impetus to the common missionary responsibility by putting the Gospel of Jesus Ch ...
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  26 November 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The mission of the Sisters of Jesus Good Shepherd in the "land of the unexpected" Bereina (Agenzia Fides) - "It is difficult to believe that in 2019 there are people who still live in poverty, daily chew small walnuts in order not to feel the pangs of hunger (betel nut), die from tuberculosis, live in ...
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  26 November 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako praises the pro-demonstrators position of the Ayatollah al Sistani: a "quick solution" to the crisis is needed Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The protests that have been shaking Iraq for two months have become a national reference point, and in a country devastated by wars, corruption and economic problems, the socio-political crisis ...
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  26 November 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Violence in the East, Bishops' appeal: "Enough to decades of human rights violations" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) is very concerned about the insecurity in the east of our Country, in particular in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, due to the re ...
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  26 November 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishop to young people: dedicate more time to Jesus, less to mobile phones Tagbilaran (Agenzia Fides) – May young people dedicate more time to Jesus, less to mobile phones: this is the exhortation addressed by Mgr. Alberto S. Uy, Bishop of Tagbilaran, to the young delegates present at the dio ...
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  25 November 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Pope's visit has touched the hearts of Catholics and Buddhists Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - "It was an extraordinary experience. People were motivated, prepared and aware of the exceptional nature of the event. The last visit of a Pope dates back to 35 years ago. The parishes did th ...
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  25 November 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against Christians: the growing trend is confirmed New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - 275 episodes of violence against Indian Christians reported (from January 1st to October 31st 2019) on the toll-free number activated by the "United Christian Forum (UCF) and by the "Alliance ...
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  25 November 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Peace dialogue agreements presented, law approved for new elections in 2020 La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday 23 November, representatives of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference, of the United Nations Organization and of the European Union, presented the points of the agreement reached at the ...
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  25 November 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO DR - Protests in eastern DRC after yet another raid by Ugandan ADF rebels Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Strong tension this morning in Beni and Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the population took to the streets to protest against the continuing violence committed ...
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  25 November 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Tension and violence in the northern provinces: the Church calls for inclusive dialogue Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - In the Anglophone provinces of Cameroon violence continues. Although in some areas clashes have stopped, in other places the tension is very high. The law enforcement agencies in Yaoundé have p ...
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  25 November 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The health of the parish priest of Masaya, hospitalized, is improving Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Sunday 24 November, Fr. Edwing Román, parish priest of San Miguel in Masaya, informed through his Twitter account that his health is improving and will soon return to his parish in M ...