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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 ...
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  26 June 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Municipality of Hadath: no to the sale of real estate of Christians to Muslim buyers Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In the municipality of Hadath, situated in the urban district of Baabda, part of the southern suburbs of Beirut, the local authorities confirm the administrative provisions aimed at preventing th ...
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  25 June 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Community sport: school of inclusion, prevention and strengthening of the social fabric Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Many communities in the country are in difficulty in trying to prevent the problem of addiction regarding children and young people, which is particularly dramatic and widespread in the cou ...
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  25 June 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Hope of change in the Country is good, but now an ethical change is needed", the Bishops say Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections of December 30, 2018 gave rise to a hope of change in the country", say the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo in their message published at the end of their 56th Plenar ...
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  25 June 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Diploma in Mission Ad Gentes for 22 missionaries: opportunity to prepare the Extraordinary Missionary Month Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - In the context of the preparation for the Missionary Year, organized by the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC), inspired by the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019, the Missionary An ...
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  25 June 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Caritas commitment to society to reduce poverty and educate young people Jalalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The projects carried out by the Caritas of Kyrgyzstan are many and can be summarized in two large areas: charity and education. Every year, for example, we create annual summer rehabilitation ...
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  25 June 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - Controversy over a Docu-film dedicated to the "Islamized" Armenians after the 1915 massacres Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The documentary "The hidden Cross", produced by the two journalists Altan Sancar and Serhat Temel, which traces the life of the "Islamized" Armenians after the 1915 massacres in the Diyarbakir ...
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  25 June 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Pilgrims in the Holy Land in view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "To reflect on mission work for the propagation of evangelization and strengthening of Christian values" and "go to the Holy Land to draw on the sources of faith and draw strength for the missi ...
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  24 June 2019
  ASIA/CHINA - Mgr. Stefano Li Side, Bishop of Tianjin: an authentic witness of the Gospel of Christ Tianjin (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of Pentecost, June 8, 2019, at 11 am, His Exc. Mgr. Stefano Li Side, Bishop of the Diocese of Tianjin (Mainland China) passed away. He suffered from a chronic illness for many years, ...