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  24 September 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The number of churches "legalized" by the Egyptian government rises to 1171 Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In Egypt the process of "legalization" of Christian places of worship built in the past without the necessary permits is proceeding at a rapid pace. In recent days, the governmental committee in c ...
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  24 September 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - Migrants: the Scalabrinians set up the itinerant Service in Ventimiglia Ventimiglia (Agenzia Fides) - Three months in Ventimiglia, on the border between France and Italy, to support migrants: this is the new challenge that today has led the Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters to be present throu ...
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  23 September 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Parish priest of the Shrine of Our Lady of Health killed during a church robbery Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with regret that the Archdiocese of Brasilia announces the death, on Saturday evening (21/9), of Father Kazimierez Wojno (known as Casimiro), parish priest of the Shrine of Our Lady of H ...
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  23 September 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - Apostolic Armenian Bishops: candidates resident abroad are not excluded from the election of the new Patriarch Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Exponents of the Commission of the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate of Constantinople in charge of coordinating and accompanying the entire process for the election of the new Patriarch have exp ...
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  23 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - More than 200 cases of violence against Christians in India in 2019 New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - There are over 200 episodes of violence against Christians reported in India in 2019: this is the data sent to Agenzia Fides by the NGO "Alliance Defending Freedom" (ADF) based in New Delhi. I ...
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  23 September 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Ebola: "As religious communities we must encourage the population to trust health professionals", says the Bishop of Goma Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - " We are jubilant at the marvels of medical science in finding a vaccine to cure this deadly disease, but a cure brings no hope if fearful people have no trust in the health teams administering ...
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  23 September 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - "Friday For Future" in Kabul: "We are fighting to give hope to future generations" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "There are many problems in Afghanistan, linked to the fear of war and explosions. But, during our marches, we think: we young people are fighting for a better future, to give the next generation ...
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  23 September 2019
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "The vote, the only way to get an alternation in power" write the Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the fact that many of our fellow citizens have understood that the elections are the only way to obtain an alternation in power", say the Bishops of Burundi in the message read ...
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  20 September 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The "Caminhada pela Paz" in Manaus recalls the 10 years of the assassination of Fr. Ruggero Ruvoletto Manaus (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Ruggero Ruvoletto, a 52-year-old Italian Fidei donum missionary, was killed around 7 am (local time) on Saturday 19 September 2009, in his parish dedicated to the "Sagrado Corazon de Maria" ...
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  20 September 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: No to bills on divorce, anti-constitutional and anti-family Manila - (Agenzia Fides) - "Divorce is, first of all, unconstitutional, it is anti-family, anti-marriage and anti-children". This is what was stated in a message sent to Agenzia Fides by Father Jerome Secillano, executiv ...
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  20 September 2019
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdallah II donates a minibus to the home for orphans in Anjara, promoted by the religious family of the Incarnate Word Anjara (Agenzia Fides) – As from yesterday the House of the Virgin Mary of Hope in Anjara, created to welcome and care for orphaned children and young people or those who come from problematic family situations, can ta ...
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  20 September 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - Father Luigi Maccalli: authentic missionary, hero of faith Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no missionary activity without sacrifice and the ultimate gift of oneself. A missionary who does not give a free gift of his life for the fundamental cause of the Gospel cannot be called ...
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  20 September 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro begin Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - "We will dedicate an entire year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the basilica", said on Sunday 15 September 2019 Fr. Franck Sylvestre Allatin, rector of The Basilica of Our Lady of Pea ...
• 20 September 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Simplisio Manyika, O.Carm. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Simplisio Manyika, of the Carmelite Order as National Director of the ...
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  20 September 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The number of those involved in human trafficking and exploitation is increasing Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again we face the very serious problem of human trafficking and exploitation", says the Bishops’ Commission for the pastoral care of migrants and itinerants (CEMI) of Argentina in a ...