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  28 September 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - The safety of priests: a great challenge for the African Church Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Is the African continent becoming hostile to priests? The number of kidnappings and murders against the religious continues to grow disproportionately, disturbing the commitment of many pastoral w ...
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  28 September 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The first female president "it is important to work on poverty and human rights" Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment of the first female president of Vietnam is an opportunity to "do more for the poor": says to Agenzia Fides Nguyen Thi A, a secular Catholic of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, highlighti ...
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  28 September 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Youth gathering, in communion with the Synod Assembly: "Christ at the center of life" Kundiawa (Agenzia Fides) - The youth of the diocese of Kundiawa, a town of Papua New Guinea and the capital of the province of Chimbu, express their closeness and trust in the Pope and in the whole Assembly of Bishops th ...
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  27 September 2018
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishops defend the assistance to immigrants and reception towards refugees Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "The new proposed rulemaking on immigrants undermines decades of policies and guidelines on the treatment of immigrants by the US government". This is what was written by an official statemen ...
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  27 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian priests "impressed by the faith of the people of Orissa" Kandhamal (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate and admire the authentic faith of the people of Orissa and of the faithful of Kandhamal, who remained firm in their faith even in the time of persecution, for the love of Jesus ...
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  27 September 2018
  AFRICA - Extraordinary missionary month: between professed faith and lived faith, Africa remains "mission land" Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa is often represented, in an approximate way, as a land of mission at this stage rooted, ready to export its dynamism of faith to the ancient churches and missionary entities such as the wea ...
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  27 September 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The solidarity of Pope Francis and the Tanzanian Bishops following the ferry accident on Lake Victoria Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray for the deceased to rest in peace and wish the injured a quick recovery. We empathize with the injured and survivors of the accident. We pray that God grants them a quick recovery ...
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  27 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - 12 episodes of violence against Christians in a month in Uttar Pradesh New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Aggression and violence against Christians have been registered in recent weeks in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India. This is what A.C. Michael, human rights activist, Christian and for ...
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  26 September 2018
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - G20 Interfaith Forum: religious contributions for a dignified future Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The 2018 G20 Interfaith Forum will take place from 26 to 28 September 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the theme for this year’s Forum is “Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable ...
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  26 September 2018
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Mongolia mourns Mgr. Padilla, first Bishop of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM, also called "Scheut Missionaries"), first Bishop of Mongolia, died on September 25 at the age of 68, foll ...
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  26 September 2018
  VATICAN - Pope Francis' message to Chinese Catholics and to the universal Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis at today's general audience, September 26, said: "Dear brothers and sisters, last Saturday, September 22, a Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republi ...
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  26 September 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Massacres and uprisings in the Northeast: appeal of the Bishop of Butembo-Beni Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In a raid of alleged Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) against the Congolese city of Beni and in the municipality of Rwenzori and Beu, northeast of the Democratic Republic of ...
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  25 September 2018
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Day for Social Justice: the Church's attention towards the homeless Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The lack of housing is an emergency in Australia, where the number of people who cannot cope with the challenges of a skyrocketing, ruthless real estate market: the latest Census figures show tha ...
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  25 September 2018
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Caritas Sri Lanka: 50 years "at the service of the suffering face of Christ" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Sri Lanka celebrates 50 years of activity at the service of the poor, the marginalized and peace. In fact, as Fides learns, the body gave an important contribution to peace and developme ...
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  25 September 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - The first health-dental mission in Kolowaré thanks to a Catholic doctor Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "After several months of preparation and prayer, working on the draft 'A smile for Africa', and after constant daily attention to what the Lord wants from us, finally at the end of July 2018 w ...