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  26 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Violence and kidnappings of Boko Haram in the Diffa region Toumour (Agenzia Fides) - Only 48 hours after the attack carried out by Boko Haram against the French mining company FORACO, where seven workers were killed, another crime hit the Diffa region, which is located in the ju ...
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  26 November 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Venezuelan exodus continues: the reception of Catholic volunteers to alleviate hunger Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) - While the eyes of the world are turned towards the situation of tension created on the southern border of the United States for the arrival of the caravans of the Central American migrants waitin ...
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  24 November 2018
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - From the Missionary Congress the commitment to "missionary and Samaritan transformation" of parishes Huehuetenango (Agenzia Fides) - "The missionary enthusiasm in our hearts in these days commits us to actively participate in the transformation of our parishes. Let us go out from here with the firm intention of carrying ...
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  24 November 2018
  ASIA - Toward the ad limina apostolorum visit of the Bishops of Central Asia: a missionary impulse is urgently needed Astana (Agenzia Fides) - It will be an important moment of confrontation and growth: with this spirit the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Central Asia will meet again next March 1st in Rome for the ad limina apostoloru ...
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  24 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Bishop of Mamfe: "An investigation into the murder of Fr. Ondari; let us remain united in prayer" Mamfe (Agenzia Fides) - "I call on all the Christians of the Diocese of Mamfe, especially the Christians of Kembong Parish, to stay calm and be united in prayer. The forces of evil are on a rampage against the Church of ...
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  24 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamist party leader who organized the protest against Asia Bibi has been arrested: "The rule of law prevails" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Pakistan have arrested Khadim Hussain Rizvi, leader of the Islamic radical Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party (TLP) who organized the violent protest, which paralyzed the nation, in th ...
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  24 November 2018
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Young Panamanians continue their journey in preparation for WYD 2019 Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - Less than 60 days before the beginning of World Youth Day (WYD) that will take place in Panama from 22 to 27 January 2019, and after the announcement of the official agenda of Pope Francis f ...
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  24 November 2018
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA- Migrant caravans on the US border: the action of the Central American Church Over 4,000 Central American migrants have arrived - and others are arriving - in Tijuana, on the border with the United States, after a long walk from their countries of origin. They are the first group of the three cara ...
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  23 November 2018
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The devotion of the inhabitants of the Pescadores islands for Our Lady of Health Lotung (Agenzia Fides) - Every year on November 16, the Camillians in the world celebrate with solemnity the feast of "Our Lady of Health", invoked as the patroness of the sick. "The teachings that St. Camillus left us ...
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  23 November 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - South Korean missionaries bring medical care and hope to the poor Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing the announcement of God's love, giving a word of comfort and hope and practical help to the poor and marginalized in the Philippines: with this spirit, 26 Catholic lay missionaries, nurs ...
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  23 November 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Catholic Patriarchs in Baghdad to meet young people and celebrate martyrs Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako - who was President delegate during the recent Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church entitled "Youth, faith and vocational discernment" - will host the 26 ...
• 23 November 2018
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation of the Bishop of Lira and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Lira (Uganda), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.J. The Holy Father ha ...
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  23 November 2018
  AMERICA/CUBA - Youth from Holguin engaged in missionary work Havana (Agenzia Fides) - A week of missionary experience, visiting families at home and sharing the "joy of the Gospel". This is how the young people of the diocese of Holguin chose to spend their summer holidays to lear ...
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  23 November 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Church in South Africa: forms and contents to communicate the Gospel Benoni (Agenzia Fides) - The Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops in Southern Africa (IMBISA) hosted a Media and Communications workshop at the Lumko Centre in Benoni, South Africa. The workshop gathered participants chosen ...
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  23 November 2018
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - The martyrs of Algeria, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the White Fathers Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of the martyrs of Algeria is, for our congregation, a sign of the Lord's blessing on the occasion of our 150th anniversary of its foundation. The Society of the Missionaries ...