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  20 February 2019
  AFRICA - Protection of minors: "Justice does not exclude pastoral mercy for sinners" Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church must not in any way be an accomplice of evil", says Father Donald Zagore, an Ivorian theologian of the Society for African Missions, to Fides, in view of the meeting on "The protection ...
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  20 February 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Church’s strong position for the death of Fr. Nicolas, victim of a road ambush after bringing the Eucharist to a sick person Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - Strong position taken by the Catholic Church for the death of Fr. Nicolas Ratodisoa, victim of a brutal attack on 9 February and died on 14 February due to his injuries. His Exc. Mgr. Odon ...
• 20 February 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Resignation of the Vicar Apostolic of Reyes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 18, 2019, the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Reyes, Bolivia, presented by H.E. Msgr. Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R. ...
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  20 February 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A priest who helped Venezuelan refugees has been killed Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - At approximately 7 pm local time, on Monday 18 February, in the Tierra Buena neighborhood of Patio Bonito, in the town of Kennedy, in the south of the Colombian capital Bogotà, Fr. Carlos Ernes ...
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  20 February 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Xt2 Program: young protagonists in social and ecclesial life, with commitment and creativity Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We have two fundamental objectives: to help young people find the meaning of their life and their vocation, knowing that they are loved and listened to, and to be incisive in the search for ...
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  20 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - India’s rising violence against Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In January 2019 there were 29 incidents of violence against Indian Christians in 13 Indian states. Among the injured there are 26 women and 25 children. For none of these cases an official com ...
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  20 February 2019
  VATICAN - Archbishop Rugambwa to Rectors and vice-Rectors of Seminaries: "Forming priests according to the heart of God" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The first formation Course for formators established by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, in collaboration with the Pontifical Urbaniana University, is part of the settin ...
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  20 February 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Crisis at the University of Bethlehem. Negotiations with students continue Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The problems that are likely to stop the academic semester underway at the University of Bethlehem have not yet been overcome. The University, run by the Brothers of the Christian schools and ...
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  19 February 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Rector Major of the Salesians: "May the blood of Fr. Antonio César be the seed of Christians, faithful followers of Jesus, and of young vocations at the service of the Kingdom" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "A good man, a man of God who, like the Lord, spent his life “doing good”, especially among his beloved African people", this is how the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr. Ángel Fernández Art ...
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  19 February 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - In prayer before the crucifix of nails of Fr. Gigi Maccalli Fès (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers and solidarity for the release of Father Luigi Maccalli, a missionary in Niger continue. We have no news of Fr. Macalli since 17 September 2018. Among the many testimonies, Father Matteo R ...
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  19 February 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Mid-term elections, Cardinal Tagle: "To put the country in good hands" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - We must put the country "in good hands", hands that are generous and supportive, so that Filipino society is better, "welcoming as a womb that gives life": said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Arc ...
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  19 February 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - "One heart, many voices": conference in preparation for the extraordinary missionary Month Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "The intention behind the extraordinary missionary Month announced by Pope Francis is to cultivate a spirit of missionary conversion in each of us, as well as in the life and pastoral activity of ...
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  18 February 2019
  ASIA - Asian Bishops: to address Rohingya refugee crisis firmly Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has urged the international community to find a diplomatic solution to the on-going Rohingya refugee crisis, who have fled from Myanmar ...
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  18 February 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysian youth: "WYD has strengthened our faith" Kuala Lumpur - The 51 pilgrims from Malaysia who attended the World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama (January 22-27) have been strengthened by the faith they witnessed and are raring to share their experiences with their frie ...
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  18 February 2019
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Patriarchs at the summit in Munich: the West is jointly responsible for Middle Eastern conflicts Munich (Agenzia Fides) - The 55th International non-governmental Conference on Security, held in Munich from 15 to 17 February, also hosted a qualified representation of Middle Eastern Churches: Chaldean Patriarch Louis ...