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  21 March 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Nazarbayev resigns: "Religious freedom one of his flagships" Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "I do not believe that the sudden resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev can bring great upheaval in the situation of religious freedom in Kazakhstan: outgoing president considered the freedom of ch ...
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  20 March 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Cyclone Idai: "Help us rescue the victims", appeal of the Bishops of Malawi Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "While we struggle together to respond to the disaster which has befallen us, we appeal to all Catholics and people of good will, donor agencies and our International development partners to sp ...
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  20 March 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Young South Africans reflect on the Synod and call for "an IMBISA Youth Day" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The young representatives of seven countries of southern Africa gathered to reflect on the conclusions of the Synod of Bishops in October, on Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment, ...
• 20 March 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Appointment of the Bishop of Soroti, Joseph Eciru Oliach Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2019, the Holy Father appointed the rev. Joseph Eciru Oliach, of the clergy of the same Diocese, currently Professor and Formator at St. Mary's National Major Seminary in Ggaba ...
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  20 March 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: human life is inviolable, No to abortion and death penalty Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Every human being has a sacred and inalienable dignity, and life is inviolable from the moment of conception. What we should do is accept every life as it is from the moment of conception under t ...
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  20 March 2019
  VATICAN - Recognition of the martyrdom of PIME missionary Alfredo Cremonesi, killed in Myanmar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In yesterday's audience with Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Holy Father Francis authorized the promulgation of several Decrees, including ...
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  20 March 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Cardinal Brenes supports the participation of the Nuncio in the negotiations, the media invited to be prudent Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, yesterday declared after the celebration of the Mass for the feast of St. Joseph, that he supports the participation of the Apostolic Nuncio, ...
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  20 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias to Catholics: appeal for a "responsible vote" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholics are called to vote responsibly": this is the appeal launched to the Indian faithful by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), in a p ...
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  20 March 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - "No news yet of the missing priest", says the Bishop of Dori to Fides Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "We have no news of Fr. Joël Yougbaré, parish priest of Djibo since last Sunday", says His Exc. Mgr. Laurent Dabiré, Bishop of Dori, in the north of Burkina Faso, on the border of Mali. ...
• 20 March 2019
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Appointment of the Bishop of Menongue, Leopoldo Ndakalako Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2019 the Holy Father appointed the rev. Leopoldo Ndakalako, of the clergy of Ondjiva, currently Vicar General as Bishop of the Diocese of Menongue (Angola). The rev. Leopoldo ...
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  18 March 2019
  AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - The mission of Caritas: to be close to the poor Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) - "Our mission is to be close to the poor. Whatever faith they profess and ethnicity they belong to. Whether they are immigrants or local citizens". Francesco Martialis, Director of Caritas Djibo ...
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  18 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians remember the martyrs of the attacks on the churches in Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Every year when I hear and think about the attack of March 15, 2015, I deeply feel the pain my people faced in Lahore, fearful memories lead me to think that we are not safe in our country": thi ...
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  18 March 2019
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Archbishop of San Salvador: "No to the 1993 draft law, yes to true national reconciliation" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of San Salvador, Mgr. José Luis Escobar Alas, yesterday expressed his disagreement regarding the current draft law on national reconciliation and asked the deputies to rejec ...
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  18 March 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Moroccan Christians call for greater religious freedom: appeal to the Pope Fés (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis will visit Morocco on March 30-31. The Committee of Moroccan Christians has written to Pope Francis two weeks ahead of his visit, asking for the intervention of the Holy See on a theme ...
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  18 March 2019
  AFRICA - Tropical cyclone Idai causes destruction and death in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A violent cyclone called "Idai" has hit three African states, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, where it has killed at least 157 people in a provisional toll (126 between Mozambique and Malawi , 31 ...