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  30 September 2019
  AFRICA/GABON - Archbishop Dal Toso presides over the celebration of 175 years of evangelization Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - All the "spiritual and pastoral fervor", which characterized the year of preparation for the 175 years of evangelization of Gabon (see Fides, 27 and 28/9/2019), "will not stop at the closing ...
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  30 September 2019
  VATICAN - "An extraordinary time of missionary activity" begins tomorrow Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "For the month of October 2019 I asked the whole Church to live an extraordinary time of missionary activity to commemorate the centenary of the promulgation of the Apostolic Letter Maximum ...
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  30 September 2019
  AFRICA/GABON - "The Jubilee was important to reinvigorate the Church in Gabon", says the Nuncio Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "We are satisfied for the participation of the faithful in the closing ceremony of the Jubilee" says His Exc. Mgr. Francisco Escalante Molina, Apostolic Nuncio in Gabon and in Congo Brazzavil ...
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  30 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Mission in the media age and instant communication Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The media and communication landscape is constantly evolving and a more flexible approach by the Church is needed. "We need to start thinking about creative and innovative alternative media ...
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  30 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Prime Minister praises the canonization of Sister Mariam Thresia New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed appreciation that an Indian is among the five Catholics who will be canonized by Pope Francis in October. "It is a matter of pride for every Indian that, ...
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  30 September 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - The government excludes candidates resident abroad from the process to elect the new Armenian Patriarch Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - At the forthcoming election of the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, scheduled for next December, members of the elected bodies will be able to orient their preferences only towards candida ...
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  30 September 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Half a century of commitment on behalf of CONAPI to indigenous pastoral care, but much remains to be done Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The National Coordination of Indigenous Pastoral (CONAPI) celebrates its 50th anniversary in Paraguay and for this reason celebrated an International Congress on 27 and 28 September, which too ...
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  28 September 2019
  AFRICA/GABON - "The Jubilee of evangelization in our Country urges us to plan the future", says the Bishop of Port-Gentil Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "The Jubilee was an opportunity for the whole Church in Gabon to not only look at its own history but above all to see the present and plan for the future", says to Agenzia Fides Eusebius Chi ...
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  27 September 2019
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Extraordinary Missionary Month: "we must all take on the responsibility so that everyone meets Christ" Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Uruguay have prepared several pastoral aids for parish, educational or ecclesial movements: a catechet ...
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  27 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Health services and conscientious objection: Memorandum of understanding between the Archdiocese of Rabaul and the Province Rabaul (Agenzia Fides) – To collaborate in the field of health care, in a fruitful cooperation between public structures and private structures, managed by Catholic bodies and congregations, also regulating the service ...
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  27 September 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A good policy based on ethical principles contributes to reconciliation and peace Yopal (Agenzia Fides) - "Good politics at the service of reconciliation and peace" was the theme of the meeting of dialogue and political discussion organized by the Diocese of Yopal and by the National Conciliation Comm ...
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  27 September 2019
  AFRICA/GABON - Sunday 29 September solemn closing of the Jubilee for the 175th anniversary of the Church in Gabon Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "Celebrating the 175th anniversary of the arrival of Spiritan missionaries in this land is important not only for the Church in Gabon but also for the sister Churches. In fact, from Gabon the ...
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  27 September 2019
  ASIA/MACAO - The Claretians: proclamation and distribution of the Gospel for the "Extraordinary Missionary Month" Macao (Agenzia Fides) - The Claretian priests in the Diocese of Macao have begun to spread copies of the Gospels among non-Christians, encouraging reading, reflection and confrontation, on the occasion of the Extraordina ...
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  27 September 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - Salesian missionary sending is renewed for the 150th time Turin (Agenzia Fides) - From 27 to 29 September, the traditional missionary appointment with Harambée will take place in Turin (Valdocco), which this year will be enriched by an important anniversary: the 150th missiona ...
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  26 September 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Prayer as an instrument of peace in a scenario of new tensions Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent centuries they have tried to convince us that religion was one of the main causes of division and lack of peace, and that it was therefore necessary to put it aside. Where can we go to ...