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  15 November 2018
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Strike in the health sector: a constructive dialogue is urgently needed Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - There is chaos in the Ivorian health sector: a protest by health workers has been under way since Monday, November 5. Nurses, midwives, medical technicians, health administrators, carers, are on ...
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  15 November 2018
  EUROPE/ITALY - The President of the PMS: the extraordinary missionary Month of October 2019, an extraordinary occasion to renew the proclamation of the Gospel Rome (Agenzia Fides) "The extraordinary missionary Month of October 2019 is an extraordinary occasion for the Church to renew the missionary zeal, which is also the great purpose of the Pontifical Mission Societies. The ...
• 15 November 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Kisumu and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Kisumu (Kenya), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Zacchaeus Okoth. The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. ...
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  14 November 2018
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to the religious women of Saurimo: intimacy with Christ in prayer and generous service to the world Saurimo (Agenzia Fides) - The apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium and the announcement of the extraordinary Missionary Month, which clearly mark, together with other aspects, the missionary tone of the entire Pontifi ...
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  14 November 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Army and traditional leaders called to collaborate in the fight against jihadists: a hope for Fr. Maccalli Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The western part of Niger, on the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, has become in recent years the scene of operations by terrorist groups that carry out deadly attacks in these three countries ...
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  14 November 2018
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - General elections after Christmas: satisfaction of Christians Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The general elections in Bangladesh will be held on December 30th, the date announced by Nurul Huda, Electoral Commissioner. Previously there was talk of a date on December 23, too close to Christ ...
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  14 November 2018
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Pope Francis to visit Morocco; "We look forward to it", says the Archbishop of Rabat Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - "For us who want to live and deepen the communion between us and the Moroccan people, Pope Francis’ visit will be a magnificent opportunity to show and live our communion with the Bishop of Rome ...
• 14 November 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Taytay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation of the pastoral governance of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay (Philippines), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Edgardo Sarabia Juanich. (SL) ...
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  14 November 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch: let us help promote a "spirituality of exile and of return" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Bible contains a rich patrimony of writings useful to develop a suggestive and fruitful spirituality able to support and comfort the people who experience the displacement from their ho ...
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  14 November 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops: "It is urgent to respect the democratic process in the Country" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "Our mission and our only concern is to evangelize, faithfully fulfilling the Word of God, and to make known the principles and values of the Gospel, without other intentions or interests of ...
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  13 November 2018
  AFRICA - The role of university education in African development: Harambee Africa International report Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Our projects aim to strengthen the level of training of students in sub-Saharan Africa in various sectors", said Rossella Miranda, Communication Coordinator of Harambee Africa International, in pr ...
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  13 November 2018
  VATICAN - Young Angolans for a Church that goes forth: Cardinal Filoni’s encounter with the youth of Saurimo Saurimo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni’s encounter with the youth of the ecclesiastical province of Saurimo, as part of his pastoral visit in Angola (see Fides, 9/11/2018), took place on the afternoon of Mo ...
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  13 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A priest: "Asia Bibi was freed by an order from the Supreme Court, not by the Pope" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In Asia Bibi’s case it was not easy to issue an honest and independent verdict, in the Pakistan context, where people are not ready to face the truth. The Supreme Court examined the case an ...
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  13 November 2018
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to the priests of Saurimo: only from the encounter with the Lord one renews the zeal and joy for the mission Saurimo (Agenzia Fides) - "This meeting offers me a favorable opportunity to wholeheartedly thank you for your service, your missionary witness and your commitment to awaken, among your faithful, the missionary awareness ...
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  13 November 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops again denounce the sectarian drifts of Lebanese politics Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The teaching of catechism as an essential part of the mission of proclaiming the Gospel to which the Church is called, is the central theme of the 52nd ordinary session of the Assembly of Cathol ...