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  9 April 2019
  VATICAN - CIAM hosts Formation course for English speaking PMS National directors Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – Following the French speaking National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (see Fides 3/4/2019), this week, the international Animazione Mission Centre (CIAM) hosts 33 me ...
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  9 April 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - South Sudan Leaders in spiritual retreat with Pope Francis AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – South Sudan Leaders in spiritual retreat with Pope Francis Roma (Agenzia Fides) - “We will accompany the Presidency on this journey to sing together the anthem of South Sudan” said Fr . J ...
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  9 April 2019
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Peaceful protests, the people of Algeria become “actor of change for the future”” Algiers (Agenzia Fides) – “ Demonstrations taking place are peaceful. Even the people are surprised at the serenity of the action. Society desires and demands a new future”. Graziella Rapacioli, Caritas Algeria ...
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  9 April 2019
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - The Catholic community prepares to live Holy Week Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - “We are working on a programme for all the events of Holy Week in view of Holy Easter. Easter for us, a small flock of Catholics in this land, is an opportunity to bear witness to our faith. ...
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  8 April 2019
  AMERICA/CHILE - From the youth of Santiago the impulse to promote the missionary experience Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a great missionary project, with which we try to reach all the young people of the parishes who want to share a missionary experience. We know that mission changes life, the perspective ...
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  8 April 2019
  ASIA - The President of Caritas Asia: "Reviewing the lifestyle for the care of Creation and humanity" Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - "The peoples of Asia are called to review their lifestyle by following criteria of respect and care for creation": says to Agenzia Fides, Benedetto Alo D'Rozario, new president of Caritas Asia, wh ...
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  8 April 2019
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Tension in Khartoum where the military protect demonstrators who demand the resignation of the President Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Very tense situation in Khartoum, where for weeks demonstrations have followed to demand the resignation of President Omer Hassan al-Bashir, in power for 30 years. Thousands of protesters gathe ...
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  8 April 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Protecting the rights of religious minorities: a challenge for the future Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Religious minorities must not marginalize themselves, but be an integral part of it: thus they will be able to see their fundamental rights protected": says to Agenzia Fides Kashif Anthony, coo ...
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  8 April 2019
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Mission is “the authentic encounter with Jesus Christ ”: 25 years after the genocide Kigali (Agenzia Fides) – “Unless the Gospel touches the heart it fails to bring about in-depth change in the person, it is simply superficial and understood only in material terms of prosperity and miracles, a nation ...
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  5 April 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Cardinal Tobin's statement on the proposed funding cutoff for the Northern Triangle Newark (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with a profound sense of sadness that I have read about the proposed cutoff of humanitarian aid to the Northern Triangle countries of Central America. I continue to be amazed that some sti ...
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  5 April 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Here I am, send me": theme for "The Year of Youth" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Year of Youth in Pakistan will be a time to nourish our future, to take care of young people, to listen to them and to accompany them on their journey of faith and to grow in holiness": as ...
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  5 April 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops deplore the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Maronite Church have deplored in clear terms the decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan. The position was expressed by ...
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  5 April 2019
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Ciclone Idai: special collection of the Catholic Church in Zambia for the victims Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "May the words of the Gospel remain our inspiration: "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed ...
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  5 April 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Catholics involved in the politics of five countries confront the Bishops Marianela (Agenzia Fides) - There will be about 80 participants in the meeting of Catholics with political responsibilities at the service of the peoples of the Latin American Cono Sur, which will be held from 10 to 12 A ...
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  5 April 2019
  AFRICA - The light of the Gospel to rebuild a reconciled Africa Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Too much blood, too many deaths in our streets, too many tears and cries fill our rivers, too many dramas in the heart of the history of the African continent": this is the comment that Father Don ...