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  28 June 2019
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "I am confident: Tunisians will be able to react with strength and courage" says the Archbishop of Tunis Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "We distinctly heard the explosion that took place 200 meters from the Cathedral", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Ilario Antoniazzi, Archbishop of, where a suicide bomber detonated explosives ...
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  28 June 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - A Jesuit: "The country is fertile ground for jihadist groups" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Burkina Faso was considered an open and tolerant country, where different faiths and ethnic groups coexisted peacefully; today it has become fertile ground for jihadist groups able to carry ...
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  28 June 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Unanimity in the OSA assembly is lacking, Maduro sends a second delegation Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - A diplomatic case opened during yesterday's session of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in Colombia: Uruguay has withdrawn in protest of the presence of an illegitimate delegatio ...
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  27 June 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Australian Bishops meet the Pope: new ways to witness Jesus Christ in society Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis has given his apostolic blessing to the Australian Catholic bishops and encouraged them to explore new ways of being missionary in Australia. The Bishops raised with Pope Francis a nu ...
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  27 June 2019
  AMERICA/CHILE - Solidarity campaign with Venezuelan migrants of the diocese of San Marcos de Arica Arica (Agenzia Fides) - About 700 Venezuelan emigrants, including children of all ages who urgently need attention, pregnant women, sick people exposed to bad weather, were left stranded on the border between Chacalluta ...
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  27 June 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Migrants, conflicts and violence in Nueva Pamplona: Bishops agree common commitment lines Arauca (Agenzia Fides) - Colombia is experiencing moments and conflicting situations. While in Arauca the Catholic community shows solidarity towards the Venezuelan brothers, on the other side of the country, in Cauca, k ...
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  27 June 2019
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Prayer and fraternity: the faithful of Samarcanda celebrate St. John the Baptist Samarcanda (Agenzia Fides) - "The community of Samarcanda gathered in recent days to celebrate St. John the Baptist, a saint to whom the parish of the city is dedicated. We all prayed together and lived immediately after ...
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  27 June 2019
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Procedures have begun to authorize the construction of 17 Christian places of worship Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - There are 19 non-Muslim places of worship for communities residing in Abu Dhabi for over 33 years, for which authorization procedures are underway, according to the rules of the Emirate. This ...
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  27 June 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Azhar scholars and exponents of the Churches united to face the new fragility of the family Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian House of the Family (an interreligious liaison body established for several years to prevent and mitigate sectarian conflicts) promoted a training course on the urgent needs of Christ ...
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  27 June 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Insecurity threatens our Countries" denounce the Bishops of Burundi, DRC and Rwanda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again we are concerned about the activism of armed groups and the insecurity in the border areas between our three Countries", say the Bishops of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR ...
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  26 June 2019
  ASIA/NEPAL - Nepal's Christian youths commit to combat AIDS Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Nepal's Christian youths commit to combat HIV and AIDS. As Agenzia Fides learns, a specific training course was organized by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) and hosted by the National ...
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  26 June 2019
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The 72nd Missionology Week of Burgos: "Mission ad Gentes, future of the Church" Burgos (Agenzia Fides) - The 72nd Spanish Missionology Week, which takes place at the Faculty of Theology in Burgos, will be dedicated this year to the theme "Mission ad Gentes, the future of the Church", 100 years after ...
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  26 June 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholics pray for peace in the Korean peninsula Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A heartfelt prayer for peace was held by the Korean Catholic community gathered in Imjingak on June 25, Day which marks the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 and a Eucharist is celebrated with th ...
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  26 June 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Evening religious activities suspended in Veracruz due to insecurity and violence, amplified by the media Córdoba (Agenzia Fides) - Due to insecurity, in the area of Córdoba, in Veracruz (Mexico) all religious activities that take place in the evening have been suspended, as parents fear that their children will be kidnapp ...
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  26 June 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Major Seminarians in Malawi ready to celebrate the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Seminarians at Kachebere Philosophical Major Seminary in Mchinji have proposed activities to be done in preparation for and during the month of October 2019 to mark the Extraordinary Missionary ...