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  20 July 2019
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - The Bishops join the request for the governor's resignation San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 19 July the Catholic Bishops of Puerto Rico joined civil society sectors who call for the resignation of the island's governor, Ricardo Rosselló. The political crisis in the country ...
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  20 July 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - US sanctions also hit Ryan "the Chaldean" leader of the "Babylonian Brigades" Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The US Treasury Department has imposed targeted sanctions against four Iraqi politicians, among whom the names of the former governor of the province of Nineveh, Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan, of the f ...
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  19 July 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Violent episodes do not stop: Bishops shocked by the ferocity and cruelty Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Paraguay have expressed their dismay regarding the murder of an elderly couple and their two grandchildren, which occurred last week on an estate in Chaco, and called for the im ...
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  19 July 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Diocesan Caritas: "at the center of the Church's raison d'être" Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) – To improve coordination between diocesan Caritas, carry out a check and evaluation of projects, pay more attention to the analysis of budgets for an efficient management of the project: t ...
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  19 July 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas in support of the victims of the explosion in Arys Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "We thank the Caritas of Shymkent for offering help to the citizens of Arys. In June, an explosion occurred in the military warehouse of the city: following the event, residents were urgently ask ...
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  19 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians support the government's tax contribution campaign: "May it be in favor of the poorest" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the efforts of Prime Minister Imran Khan for motivating and encouraging citizens to pay their taxes regularly. This honesty will generate revenues that the government would like t ...
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  19 July 2019
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Scandal chat: people ask for the governor's resignation San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The publication of 900 pages of a "private chat", which reports conversations among Governor Ricardo Roselló and his ministers between November 2018 and January 2019, where they make fun of an ...
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  19 July 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The diocese of Butembo Beni remembers the two priests kidnapped two years ago of whom there is no news Butembo Beni (Agenzia Fides) - "Why can't we say where they are, who took them? Who kidnapped them and why? For what reasons? Nobody has the right to touch the dignity of a person who God gave us creating us in his image ...
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  18 July 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards the 32nd Week for Peace: objective 1,000 "territories of peace" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The theme "I am and we are a territory of peace" will mark the celebration of the 32nd Week for Peace, from 2 to 9 September, which wants to make visible and promote the efforts of thousands of ...
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  18 July 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Bishop visits the remote district of Menyamyan: "Every baptized person is a missionary" Lae (Agenzia Fides) – To show attention, care, love and solidarity towards the indigenous families and communities that live their faith in the remote Menyamyan district; to reflect on the meaning of baptism and the mi ...
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  18 July 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Indigenous people of Malaysia protest against forced conversions Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Malaysia’s indigenous community wants the government to end the practice of coerced conversion to Islam in the Muslim-majority country and show respect for others and their culture. This ...
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  18 July 2019
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Bishops: "Next to Pope Francis, ten days of prayer for peace" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "With Pope Francis, we wholeheartedly pray to the God of peace that we can build peace by being deeply involved in the integral development of all while seeking the realization of the abolition of ...
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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 ...