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  5 February 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Peace agreement reached on February 2 between the government and 14 armed groups has been signed today Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Today, February 5, the peace agreement reached on February 2 in Khartoum, in the Sudanese capital, by the Government of the Central African Republic and by 14 armed groups that control the majori ...
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  5 February 2019
  AMERICA/CUBA - Referendum on the new Constitution: the Bishops for the respect of the rights and dignity of all Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "Every citizen, with his responsible vote and according to his conscience, contributes to the building of a society in which all Cubans feel respected in their rights and, at the same time, build ...
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  5 February 2019
  AFRICA/CONGO - The Franciscans: a mission of proximity with street children Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - They offer food and lodging, take care of them, help them to study and learn a trade. Thus, for over 20 years, the Franciscan friars of the Republic of Congo, in their mission of fidelity to ...
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  5 February 2019
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Female genital mutilation: 200 million girls violated in their rights Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a common practice in a large number of African countries and in some Asian countries and constitutes a serious violation of girls' rights. This abusive practice ...
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  4 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - The Pope in the Arabian Peninsula with a message of peace, tolerance and fraternity Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - With a message of peace, fraternity and tolerance, Pope Francis arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Pope Francis is the first pontiff to have embarked on the f ...
• 4 February 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Confirmation of Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa as National Director of the PMS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 24, 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa, of the Archdiocesan clergy of Lilongwe as Natio ...
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  4 February 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Youth, take an active role in society to change it for the better" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Responding to the Challenges of Youth, Family and Society; The Millennial’s Response". This is the theme of the conference organized by the African Cultural Heritage, in collaboration with the ...
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  4 February 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops in the Assembly discuss the social dimension of evangelization Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - From today, February 3, the Colombian Bishops are gathered for their Plenary Assembly for a week, during which they will study and discuss the social dimension of evangelization. In the note is ...
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  4 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Global conference on fraternity: No to hatred and extremism Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "As a multicultural event that encourages compassion, respect and understanding among different communities, cultures and religions, the gathering enables us to counter extremism, prejudice, h ...
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  1 February 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Bishops: "May the most vulnerable be the priority of electoral programs" Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent years, in view of some of the federal elections, the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council has prepared some leaflets addressing key social justice issues and containing questions ...
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  1 February 2019
  AMERICA/CHILE - Train catechists for people with disabilities, to build an open and inclusive Church Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) - The theme of the Gospel verse "Rise, pick up your mat and go home" (see Mk 2: 1-12) for the X Course of formation for catechists with disabled people took place in Valparaiso from 25 to 27 Ja ...
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  1 February 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The Church gathers testimonies of victims of human rights violations Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "The victims very often come to the church to seek help and visit our hospitals, and we bring those cases to the attention of the government, so they serve as evidence of what is happening", said ...
• 1 February 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Appointment of the Rector of the interdiocesan Seminary "Maria Mater Ecclesiae" in Karaganda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 July 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Pawel Martyniuk, of the clergy of the diocese of Zamosc-Lubac ...
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  1 February 2019
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni: "The Pope in the Arabian Peninsula: a sign of hope" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit can help promote Islamic-Christian dialogue. But it must be said that we do not start from scratch and too many times only the most problematic or negative aspects are hig ...
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  31 January 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Catholic aborigines: "Postpone Australian Day to May 27" Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "January 26, 1788 was not a day of celebration for the aborigines and the inhabitants of Torres Strait Islands, nor for the passengers of the 'first fleet', a mixture of prisoners and military pe ...