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  11 July 2019
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Drought emergency: 2.3 million people in a state of food insecurity, of whom 490,000 are children Chiulo (Agenzia Fides) - In the south of Angola, in the provinces of Cunene, Huila and Namibe, a state of emergency due to drought has persisted for over six months, with very serious repercussions on the health conditio ...
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  10 July 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Father Maccalli: the father who thinks of all, Christians and Muslims, Gurmancè and Peulh, Haussa and Zerma Bomoanga (Agenzia Fides) - "Hello Father Gigi, we have been praying for your release and that of other hostages whose names we do not know for ten months". This is the beginning of the letter that Father Vito Girotto, of ...
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  10 July 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Costa Rica welcomes the children who fled from Nicaragua in its schools Jinotepe (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to the generosity of the border towns in Costa Rica, thousands of children fleeing the social and political crisis in Nicaragua have managed to return to class. According to the note se ...
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  10 July 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - New Institutes of Coptic Studies are spreading in public universities Alexandria of Egypt (Agenzia Fides) - With an unprecedented initiative, Egyptian political institutions have decided to invest resources to support the opening of institutes, centers and departments in public universitie ...
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  10 July 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - "We want the truth about the murder of Brother Mugarura", says Bishop Emeritus of Masaka to Agenzia Fides Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "We are trying to verify the circumstances of the death of Brother Norbert Emmanuel Mugarura", says His Exc. Mgr. John Baptist Kaggwa, Bishop emeritus of Masaka to Agenzia Fides, with regards to ...
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  10 July 2019
  AMERICA/PANAMA - May governors work for the dignity of the person and for the common good, and may citizens contribute to building a better Panama Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "The new authorities have the historical possibility of regaining the trust of people with a government management centered on the dignity of the person and on the common good; and the citizens h ...
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  9 July 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Priests: a sign of unity, which inspires solidarity among the people of God and attention to fundamental rights Villa Montes (Agenzia Fides) - "The market economy is causing the so-called economic deceleration that is being experienced in Latin America and our country, generating unemployment and the return to poverty of the most ...
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  9 July 2019
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Prison emergency: the new President’s fight against violence, with the support of the Church San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The average daily number of murders in El Salvador between June 1 and July 6 was 7.6, thus much lower than the daily average of 12.7 murders that occurred during the previous government. Th ...
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  9 July 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by The International Criminal Court ICC Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The International Criminal Court convicted a notorious rebel commander known as "The Terminator" of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery ...
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  9 July 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Archbishop Angaelos: martyrs are not "victims" but "witnesses" London (Agenzia Fides) - Christian martyrs killed in odium fidei are not "victims" but "witnesses", and media must take seriously the responsibility they have in reporting persecution, because a headline just for a few e ...
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  9 July 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Continental free trade area: a major step in Africa's economic development Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - More than one billion people from 55 countries are the bases on which the African continental free trade area (Zlec) will be built. The initiative was born during the summit of the African Union ...
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  9 July 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic priest killed Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "He was a true servant of God" said Brother Charles Dominic Kagoye, spokesman for the Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga, in remembering, Fr. Norbert Emmanuel Mugarura, who was killed on July 3. The ...
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  8 July 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Reconstruction and reconciliation: the Redemptorists close to the people of Marawi Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - "We remain close to the people of Marawi, encouraging the hope of starting a long journey towards the recovery and reconstruction of the city, and working for reconciliation and peace-building. W ...
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  8 July 2019
  VATICAN - Bishop Sheen, announcer of the Gospel on radio and TV, director of the Propagation of the Faith will be blessed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis on July 5 authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate several Decrees, and also authorized a decree recognizing a miracle through the intercession of Ven ...
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  8 July 2019
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Caritas supports the network of international collaborations Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - "It is gradually becoming a tradition for the Caritas organizations operating in Tajikistan to meet and live meetings of sharing. In the last appointment, we took the opportunity to have a repr ...