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  7 February 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Flood in Townsville, the Bishop: "Do not give up: there is new life after death" Townsville (Agenzia Fides) - "It is necessary to remember that we may have lost clothes and personal belongings, but we have our lives. When we can all return to our homes, we can put everything back in its place. It i ...
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  7 February 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - A light against human trafficking Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Together against trafficking" is the theme of the fifth World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking, celebrated on 8 February, on the day when we remember the liturgical memorial ...
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  7 February 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "Silsilah" movement: "The Abu Dhabi Declaration is a sign of hope for Mindanao" Zamboanga city (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome with joy the new document signed in Abu Dhabi by Pope Francis and by Ahmad Al-Tayyib, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, on human fraternity for world peace and living together. This doc ...
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  7 February 2019
  TURKEY - Erdogan: needless to insist on reopening the theological school of Halki, if the problems of Muslims in Greece are not resolved Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - A "Do ut des" that links the question of the theological school of Halki - an academic center connected to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, closed by the Turkish authorities in 1971 ...
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  7 February 2019
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - The electoral mission of the Church for the vote of 24 February begins Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "Faithful to its mission to build peace through justice, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace will send its observers to the presidential elections of February 24, 2019", writes Fr. Alph ...
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  7 February 2019
  EUROPE/FRANCE - MEP colloquium: Theology of the mission ad gentes, towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month Paris (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 360th anniversary of the foundation of the "Missions Etrangeres de Paris" (MEP), and in preparation for the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019, organized by Pope ...
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  7 February 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Bishop Kilaini: "From the Emirates a message of peace and harmony that will help Africa" Bukoba (Agenzia Fides) - "The great conference held in Abu Dhabi, attended by the Pope and the Great Imam of Al Azhar, was organized by the Muslims. It shows that the faithful of Islam wish to build peace and harmony in ...
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  6 February 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops, religious and laity: on 10 February we pray for peace, reconciliation, freedom Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite all the people to participate in the Eucharist on Sunday 10 February, and to pray in all the churches, in our homes and communities, asking the Lord to grant us peace, reconciliation, ...
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  6 February 2019
  EUROPE/FRANCE - France will establish the "National Day of Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide" Paris (Agenzia Fides) - On April 24th, France has declared a "National Day of Commemoration" to remember the 1915 Armenian genocide, which will be celebrated for the first time. This was announced by French President E ...
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  6 February 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishop of Zaria: "Go and vote according to conscience and do not give in to the temptation to sell your vote" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Nigerian Bishops' appeals have multiplied in order for voters to contribute to ensure that the political and presidential elections of 16 February are regular and not undermined by vote-rigging an ...
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  6 February 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The future of the country is in the hands of women Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "In the female universe of Afghanistan, awareness is underway: there is not much talk about it, but in Afghanistan the most active people are women, who are the bearers of a positive vision of the ...
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  6 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - The government shuts down 16 child care institutions: including the orphanage of the Missionaries of Charity Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - The Government of India has cancelled the license of 16 child care institutions including "Nirmal Hriday" run by the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa in Ranchi. The provision follows a re ...
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  5 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Faith leaders: it is not faiths, but men who promote violence Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "Religion itself is not a a factor of conflict: it is its followers who promote wars because of a lack of knowledge of religion itself or politicizing it to their advantage". Terrorist organiz ...
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  5 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Machado: "The Pope brings hope of peace and harmonious coexistence in Asia" Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's presence in Asia, especially in the Middle East, for the great inter-religious meeting in Abu Dhabi, represents a ray of hope: he leaves us a sign and a message so that we can live ...
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  5 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - "Neither arguments nor disagreements". The Pope indicates the path of the Beatitudes to the Christians of the Arabian Peninsula Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - The baptized "let them not get into arguments or disagreements, but be subject to every human creature out of love for God, and let them profess that they are Christians". This is the famous q ...