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  18 July 2019
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "It is time Zambia became a fully-fledged missionary Church" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - It is time Zambia became a fully-fledged missionary Church, in realization of Pope Paul VI’s vision of a African missionary Church. The exhortation came from the President of Zambia Conference ...
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  18 July 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - General strike against corruption, layoffs, school and health cuts Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The general strike has paralyzed Ecuador for two days now, with the population taking to the streets to protest against the corruption of the political class and the economic policies of President ...
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  17 July 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Significant increase in poverty, there is solidarity but state policies are urgent Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In 2018 there was a significant increase in multidimensional poverty in Argentina in a context of high inflation and economic stagnation: 33.6% of Argentines appear to be below the poverty ...
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  17 July 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A missionary denounces: "In the East the population is exhausted" Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - "In the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, life is very hard. One touches misery. People are exhausted. Young people want to escape". This was reported to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Alberto Rove ...
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  17 July 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Jolo Cathedral reopens: the future of the Church is entrusted to the Virgin of Carmel Jolo (Agenzia Fides) - The future of the Church on the island of Jolo and in all the southern Philippines is in the hands and under the mantle of the Virgin of Carmel: with this spirit and with a special "act of entrustm ...
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  17 July 2019
  VATICAN - Spiritual motherhood and fatherhood of the missionary animator of children and adolescents of today Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Taking the responsibility of the other and taking care of him/her is the gift of spiritual fatherhood and motherhood that characterize Christianity as faith in the Trinitarian God, which i ...
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  17 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced conversions to Islam: an ad hoc measure is urgently needed to protect religious minorities Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Civil society cannot ignore the responsibility of governors to guarantee all citizens equal access to civil freedom and justice. Today it is essential to introduce ad hoc legislation for the pr ...
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  16 July 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - Migrants: the Scalabrinians also support the appeal of Poor Clares and Carmelites Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians) support the appeal of the Poor Clares and Carmelites sent to the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and to the Pres ...
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  16 July 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The "Sunday of the Sea", opportunity for evangelization Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "As Apostolate of the Sea in Australia we have planned various evangelization activities on the Sunday of the Sea, celebrated on July 14th. Among these, the production of a 3-minute video and sev ...
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  16 July 2019
  AFRICA/CHAD - The work of the "Good Samaritan", a pivot of the health system in Chad N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic university hospital complex "Le Bon Samaritain" in Chad, a center of excellence in the nation, is 45 years old. The institute, founded in 1974 by the Jesuit from Bergamo, Fr. An ...
• 16 July 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Bishop of Bereina Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Otto Separy, currently Bishop of Aitape, as Bishop of the diocese of Bereina (Papua New Guinea). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 16/7/2019) ...
• 16 July 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Srikakulam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis appointed Fr. Vijaya Kumar Rayarala, P.I.M.E., currently Regional Superior of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in India, as Bishop of the Diocese of Sri ...
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  16 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Lawyer Sandhu: "Justice and prayers for little Badal" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "I will offer free legal assistance to little Badal’s family, the Christian child killed in recent days in the area of Faisalabad. I visited and brought my condolences to the family, ensuri ...
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  16 July 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Letter of commitment from seminarians: "we cannot speak of vocation excluding the mission" Santo Antônio da Patrulha (Agenzia Fides) - "The Congress was, without doubt, a moment of true awareness of the missionary journey of the Church in Brazil and in the world". This is what 235 diocesan and religious semin ...
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  15 July 2019
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops on possible agreement with Trump on migrants: "would cause serious damage regarding the good and sovereignty of the country" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - In the imminency of a probable agreement between the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, with Guatemalan President, Jimmy Morales, on the subject of migration that wo ...