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  17 September 2019
  AMERICA - The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the OAS, a contribution to dialogue and peace Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Organization of American States, OAS, will have a new Permanent Observer, from the Vatican, Mgr. Mark Gerald Miles, who on Monday presented his credentials to Secretary-General Luis Almag ...
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  17 September 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - "All baptized and sent": appeal for the extraordinary Missionary Month Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "I would like to invite all priests, religious brothers and sisters and the faithful, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) to live the October 2019 extraordinary miss ...
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  17 September 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Archbishop of Beirut: schools of the archdiocese also open to those who cannot pay their fee Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In the schools belonging to the Maronite Archdiocese of Beirut, no student will be excluded from attending classes, even if his family cannot pay tuition. This was decided by Archbishop Boulos Ab ...
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  17 September 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops denounce violence and beatings against the opposition Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned about the reported nocturnal visits by unknown masked men, beatings, torture, sexual assaults, abductions, harassment of dissenting voices and violent repression of demon ...
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  17 September 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Small Christian communities, model of evangelization Dodoma (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Africa will grow if the "Small Christian Communities" have a priority role and will be strengthened: says Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo, pastoral coordinator for the Association of Member E ...
• 16 September 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of bishop of Ðà Lat, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 September 2019 the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation of bishop of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam, presented by Bishop Antoine Vu Huy Chuong. He is succeeded by Bishop Dominic Nguyên ...
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  16 September 2019
  EUROPE/POLAND - PMS and religious communities committed to giving a "missionary taste to the Church in Poland" for the Extraordinary Missionary Month Częstochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of the Extraordinary Missionary Month and the announcement of the National Missionary Congress, scheduled for 2021, were the main themes of the autumnal meeting of diocesan ...
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  16 September 2019
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - East Asian youth renew their commitment to bear witness to the Gospel Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The youth of Asian countries renew their commitment to witness the Gospel of Christ in Asia: this is what was confirmed by the youth of various Asian countries gathered for a week-long gathering or ...
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  16 September 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Government forbids entry to OAS Commission, for the Church "it is a real pity" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The Commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Nicaragua, composed of representatives from Argentina, Canada, Jamaica, Paraguay and United States of America, expresses its disco ...
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  16 September 2019
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Evangelicals in Lebanon and Syria distance themselves from "Christian Zionists" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Reverend Joseph Kassab, President of the Supreme Council of Evangelical Communities in Syria and Lebanon (in the photo), launched an appeal to local and global media to avoid expressions that ide ...
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  16 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Release Fr. Maccalli: a man of peace, a great man of God at the service of Niger for more than 10 years Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - "When even at night he heard a knock at the door of the mission, Fr. Gigi opened the door without fear. The person was generally an inhabitant of the village of Bomoanga, headquarters of the missi ...
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  16 September 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Xenophobia in South Africa; the Congolese Catholic laity: "No to temptation of revenge" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We follow with great attention, emotion and dismay, the xenophobic and barbaric acts", says an open letter from the Council of the Apostolate of the Catholic Laity of the Congo (CALCC) addres ...
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  16 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - The whole community awaits Fr. Maccalli in prayer Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - There has been no news regarding Father Gigi Maccalli, the priest of the Society for African Missions kidnapped by the diocese of Bomoanga (see Fides, 18/9/2018) since September 17, 2018. Despite ...
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  14 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Guanellian missionaries' commitment towards the disabled: "To promote the dignity and integral development of the person" Owerri (Agenzia Fides) - "Being a person with disabilities in Africa, almost always, means meeting a future of marginalization and poverty: here adequate health facilities are lacking and often socio-cultural barriers tr ...
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  14 September 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Bishops' alarm: The government seize schools Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - After having seized hospitals and dispensaries, the Eritrean State is starting to seize schools run by Catholic, but also Islamic and Protestant religious bodies. In the last two years, 29 clinic ...