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  13 June 2019
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Heads of the Churches of Jerusalem: Ateret Cohanim's real estate operations in the Old City threaten coexistence among monotheistic faiths Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Heads of Churches and ecclesial communities present in Jerusalem express "great surprise" at the speed with which the Supreme Court of Israel expressed itself in favor of the Jewish Ateret ...
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  13 June 2019
  VATICAN - The first African American Catholic priest and a PIME missionary among the new venerables Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - American priest Agostino Tolton (1854-1897), the first African American Catholic priest, and the lay religious of PIME Felice Tantardini (1898-1991), a missionary in Myanmar, are among the ...
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  12 June 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Caritas Kyrgyzstan joins the Caritas Internationalis family: "Mission is service to the needy" Biskek (Agenzia Fides) - "The official recognition of Caritas Kyrgyzstan within Caritas Internationalis means very much to us, because it makes us feel part of a large family and offers us more opportunities to serve the ...
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  12 June 2019
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Bishops denounce: "Political intolerance threatens peaceful coexistence" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We are worried about the progressive increase of political intolerance which, in different parts of the country, provokes clashes and even victims", says the final statement, sent to Agenzia ...
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  12 June 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A new priest and seven deacons in the diocese of Tambura-Yambio: a sign of hope for the Church Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Tambura-Yambio celebrated the first ordination of a priest and seven deacons of the Seminary of St. John Paul on 7 June. This is what was reported to Agenzia Fides by Father Christ ...
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  12 June 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Joy and emotion for the release of 50 political prisoners Managua (Agenzia Fides) – Nicaragua on Tuesday at dawn released more than 50 political prisoners. Hundreds of people danced in the street amid music. Many were greeted with hugs and tears by family members waiting outs ...
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  12 June 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Impressive figures on the decline of the Christian presence in the cities of the West Bank Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - In the Arab city of Jenin, 26 km north of Nablus, out of 70 thousand inhabitants there are only 130 Christians, almost all Catholics of the Latin rite. In Tubas, another Arab town in the northe ...
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  12 June 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops after Mexico-US agreement: "migrant brothers must never be used as currency" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "As Mexican Bishops’ Conference, we express our concern about the lack of a truly humanitarian welcome for our migrant brothers and sisters which reflects our convictions in recognizing an ...
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  11 June 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Day of the Ecuadorian missionary ad gentes, following the example of Blessed Mercedes de Jesus Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "On the occasion of the celebration of the Ecuadorian missionary ad gentes, we wish to thank all the Ecuadorian missionaries who left the place where they were born to go to another needy land to ...
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  11 June 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop pays visit to a mosque: "Muslim leaders have a precious role in promoting harmony and peace" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Muslim leaders and scholars play an important and valuable role in promoting peace and harmony in Pakistan. We assure you of our support in this work. We pray for peace, prosperity and well-bein ...
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  11 June 2019
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Jerusalem, appeal of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate on the disputed buildings has been rejected Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Israel has rejected the appeal with which the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem had tried to block the sale of three buildings of its property in the Old City of Je ...
• 11 June 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ilorin and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ilorin (Nigeria), presented by H.E. Msgr. Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P. He is succeeded by H.E. Msgr ...
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  11 June 2019
  AFRICA/MALI - New massacres in Mali and Burkina Faso increase fears regarding the stability of the Sahel Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - A clash between the Peuls and Dogons populations is most probably at the base of the massacre of the inhabitants of the village of Sobame Da, in the Mopti region in central Mali, where at least 9 ...
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  11 June 2019
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - For the Bishops, military forces do not solve the problem of migration, a solution is needed for the region San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a pity that migrants are seen as criminals, and that they are detained even before arriving in the country of destination", said Mgr. José Luis Escobar Alas, Archbishop of San Salva ...
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  11 June 2019
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishops of Myanmar: it is urgent to stop the dam on the River Irrawaddy, a harbinger of a catastrophe Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "We Catholic Bishops of Myanmar, representing the Catholic Christians of 16 dioceses, earnestly request all the stakeholders to seriously reconsider the ill-conceived conception regarding Myitson ...