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  2 October 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Catholics are "called to political commitment", in view of the 2019 elections Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics must remain "firm and proud of their identity and participate actively in the governance of the Country, despite the political attacks that the Church is facing", while the nation pre ...
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  2 October 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Tsunami in Sulawesi: the mobilization of Catholic relief agencies Palu (Agenzia Fides) - There is great mobilization for humanitarian aid by Catholic communities and relief agencies after the tsunami and the earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 28 September. Palu is th ...
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  2 October 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archbishop Dal Toso: "Mexico, a generous nation in the gift of missionaries" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Mexico is among the emerging nations in terms of the gift of missionaries, because more and more faithful from this country leave to bring the Good News of Christ to distant lands": says Mg ...
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  2 October 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "No to the use of the image of Pope Francis for electoral purposes" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church is requesting politicians not to use the image of the pope for their positioning", reads the Twitter account of the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...
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  2 October 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Churches call for the rapid formation of a new government Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - An urgent appeal to political forces to accelerate the process of formation of a new government, to eradicate the instability in which they are dragging the country to pursue their own interests, ...
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  2 October 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishop is attacked on social media, after a letter on the upcoming elections Ruy Barbosa (Agenzia Fides) - A few days after the publication of a pastoral letter on the forthcoming elections on October 7, the Bishop of the diocese of Ruy Barbosa (in the state of Bahia) and president of the Pastora ...
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  1 October 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Christians pray against evil and violence, in communion with the Pope New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Christians of different confessions in India today observe, October 1st, a special day of prayer for the Christian communities present in India and will live a time of assiduous prayer in the ...
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  1 October 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Rumors about the suicide of a Coptic monk of St. Macarious denied Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Monk Zaynoun al Makari was buried on September 28th in the cemetery of the Coptic Orthodox monastery of St. Macarious, who died of a heart attack following the first investigations by the police. ...
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  1 October 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Ad gentes" magazine: half a century of service to animation and missionary commitment Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Mexican magazine "Ad Gentes" celebrates its half-century of service to mission with a commemorative day which will take place tomorrow, October 2nd, in Mexico City. The magazine is an of ...
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  1 October 2018
  EUROPE/ITALY - Two houses in Rome offer shelter and assistance to vulnerable women migrants Rome (Agenzia Fides) - One of the two houses in Rome which offers shelter and assistance to vulnerable women migrants was inaugurated yesterday, Sunday 30 September. The project is called "Chaire Gynai" which in Greek st ...
• 1 October 2018
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Resignation of the metropolitan Archbishop of Huambo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo (Angola), presented by His Exc. Mgr. José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R. T ...
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  1 October 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops' alarm: "There is still much to do before the vote on December 23rd" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Progress has been made but there are still strong fears that the December 23 elections could be falsified". This is the message that Secretary General of the Congolese Episcopal Conference (CE ...
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  1 October 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Extraordinary Missionary Month: the Gospel, a precious gift of Europe to Africa Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, with the rise of Pan-African movements, Europe is continuously sent from Africa to the court of history for its role, sometimes troubled and discussed, in the political and economic life of ...
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  28 September 2018
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Right to water: popular mobilization, with the support of the Church San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Two marches took place yesterday morning on the streets of the capital of El Salvador, both of them headed towards the Legislative Assembly to ask deputies to approve a general law on water ...
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  28 September 2018
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The Bishops of North Africa denounce: "The rights of migrants are trampled" Tangier (Agenzia Fides) - "We denounce the trampling of the fundamental rights of migrants", say the Bishops of North Africa in the statement published at the end of the Assembly of CERNA (Bishops' Conference of the Nort ...