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  9 October 2018
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Appeal for elections that "consolidate peace, justice and social cohesion" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Ivorians, let us make the difference with our political maturity. Each of us must engage in our sector and promote elections that consolidate peace, social cohesion and justice. Let us make our ...
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  9 October 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archbishop of Acapulco: "It is urgent to stop rampant violence and end impunity" Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to know the root regarding the acts of violence to prevent them from happening again": this is what the Archbishop of Acapulco, Archbishop Leopoldo González González says in a note s ...
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  9 October 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A missionary in Bangui: "The first “customer” of our bricks was Pope Francis" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a small dream that we have been nurturing for years and that, thanks to some lucky coincidences, and the help of several people, we have finally managed to fulfill. If there is a Country t ...
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  9 October 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - More than 80 delegations at the VI Congress of religious leaders in Astana Astana (Agenzia Fides) - More than 80 delegations have been invited to take part in the work of the VI Congress of world and traditional religions leaders, scheduled in Astana (Kazakhstan) on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 ...
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  9 October 2018
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - G20 Interreligious forum: religions give life to development Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The G20 Interreligious Forum has recorded a great wealth of thematic proposals and an unprecedented participation of political authorities (see Fides 26/09/2018). Religions will help "give ...
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  9 October 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop of Daejeon: "The Pope in North Korea? A miracle, but everything is possible to God" Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - "If Pope Francis goes to Pyongyang, it will truly be a miracle. But everything is possible to God": with these words Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik, at the head of the diocese of Daejeon and of th ...
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  8 October 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Church announces the Gospel in solidarity with the poor Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) - "In Malaysia, the Church offers an evangelical witness of simplicity and closeness to the poorest of the poor who are migrants, internally displaced persons, the unemployed, vulnerable eld ...
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  8 October 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops' spokesperson: "It is urgent to bring democracy back to the country" Esteli (Agenzia Fides) - The creation of the Blue and White National Unit network (UNAB), a group that brings together various acronyms and associations, will work with the hope that "it will be able to achieve its goals ...
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  8 October 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Presidential elections: abstention and violence in the English-speaking provinces Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - Cameroon voted on Sunday 7 October in a presidential election marked by deadly violence in one of the country's English-speaking regions. Security forces shot dead three suspected separatists w ...
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  8 October 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians pray for the release of Asia Bibi Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Pakistan await with bated breath, immersed in prayer, the conclusion of the final hearing today 8 October, at 1pm local time infront of the Supreme Court, a panel of three judges, ...
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  8 October 2018
  AFRICA - The Nobel Peace Prize is "the symbol of an Africa that refuses to be overwhelmed by cruelty" Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - The 16th Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Congolese physician Denis Mukwege. In a list of 331 candidates he was chosen for the commitment of being a man of Africa against the use of sexual violen ...
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  6 October 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Support for the education of young people, thanks to the missionaries Songea (Agenzia Fides) - From misery to degree. That of Upendo, a girl from Songea, Tanzania, is a story of determination, solidarity and social redemption. One of those stories made possible thanks to the commitment of ...
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  6 October 2018
  VATICAN - Special Fides: Young missionaries, witnesses of Christ giving their lives Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the month of October, traditionally dedicated to missions, and in the year the Synod of Bishops is dedicated to the vocational discernment of the young, Fides News Agenc ...
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  6 October 2018
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Family reception and educational programs: support for Kyrgyz children Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "It was the urgent need for support and accommodation for children without parental care that pushed the non-profit organization SOS Children's Villages, in 1996, to start working in the Republi ...
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  6 October 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Where the Love of Christ triumphs, hope arrives, says a teacher at the Caritas Technical School Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Esther Mwayemwana comes from the Trobriand Islands (MBP), and has taught at Caritas over the past 10 years. "My career as a teacher took me to the Caritas Technical Secondary School in 200 ...