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6 July 2019
AFRICA/CAMEROON - "I spent the whole night reciting the rosary", says the Archbishop of Bamenda kidnapped by separatists
Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "I told them they cannot achieve their goals by practicing evil, because evil can only lead to evil", said His Exc. Mgr. Cornelius Fontem in an interview on Cameroon's national television Esua, ...
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6 July 2019
ASIA/IRAQ - Stanziati dal governo i primi fondi per preparare la possibile visita di Papa Francesco
ASIA/IRAQ - The government has allocated the first funds to prepare for the possible visit of Pope Francis
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi government has already allocated part of the funds destined to prepare for t ...
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6 July 2019
EUROPE/ITALY - Renewing the missionary spirit: a formation program at the Gregoriana University
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Responding to the challenges that the various contexts of religious and cultural pluralism pose to faith in the Church's mission, through a "theological, intellectual and spiritual renewal": this i ...
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6 July 2019
AFRICA/DR CONGO - General Secretary of the Holy Childhood: promoting missionary spirituality among children and young people
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo is alive, lively and present at every level, and shows particular attention in the human and Christian education of children and young people ...
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5 July 2019
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - A new Catholic radio station to reach the poorest of the poor
Lae (Agenzia Fides) - "The role of communications in everyday life is fundamental. Not only does it help share information and knowledge, but it also contributes to developing relationships between people, and to forming ...
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5 July 2019
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary in Ibadan, Fr. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 24, 2019, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, of the diocesan clergy of Warri (Niger ...
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5 July 2019
EUROPE/POLAND - Missionary animators at school in view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month
Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - In the first week of July, the Warsaw Missionary Formation Center hosted the School for second-degree missionary animators, organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS). The course was att ...
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5 July 2019
ASIA/SYRIA - President Assad and Patriarch Younan at the Syrian-Catholic youth meeting
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Syria "have never been foreigners", but they have helped to build the Syrian civilization by bringing its message to the whole world, side by side with their "Muslim brothers". Th ...
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5 July 2019
AFRICA/CONGO - The body of a priest kidnapped at the end of June has been found
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “Investigations are underway to better understand the circumstances of the death of Fr. Paul. For this reason we prefer not to issue statements at the moment”, say sources of the dioce ...
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5 July 2019
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops meet the Prime Minister: concerns for religious minorities and the contribution to environmental protection
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Our meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan lasted about 30 minutes, during which we spoke about the issues and concerns of Christians in Pakistan. In addition, on behalf of the Bishops’ Con ...
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4 July 2019
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The "School of Peace" grows, where Afghan children learn how to welcome
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The "Tangi Kalay - School of Peace", an institute founded in 2005 on the initiative of Fr. Giuseppe Moretti, Barnabite missionary in the Afghan Islamic Republic from 1990 to 2015, has an extra 10 ...
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4 July 2019
ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Baptized and sent": door-to-door evangelization in view of the extraordinary Missionary Month
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Door-to-door evangelization: is the initiative of St. John parish in Karachi that has commissioned a group of pastoral workers to visit the homes of parishioners and talk about faith, especially ...
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4 July 2019
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Meeting of the Pro Vita Movement for French-speaking priests
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - About 40 priests from French-speaking West African countries are participating in the regular session of the Pro Vita Movement, from 3 to 5 July 2019, in Ouagadougou. The works were preceded ...
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4 July 2019
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Agreement for the repatriation of more than 295,000 Central African refugees from Cameroon
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - There are more than 295,000 Central African refugees in Cameroon who will be able to voluntarily return to their Country on the basis of an agreement signed by the governments of Cameroon and the ...
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4 July 2019
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Assassins of social leaders and uncertainty regarding peace agreements catalyze the Bishops' debate
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of Bishops of Colombia is currently underway on the theme "The economy at the service of human dignity and the common good" (see Fides, 2/7/2019), but the presentation of the differ ...
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