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  29 May 2018
  VATICAN - PMS Assembly: Communication networks require an authentic conversion from everyone Sacrofano (Agenzia Fides) - Pauline Jaricot, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, can be considered the pioneer of the network, because she understood, at only 19 years of age, that "one of the great ...
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  29 May 2018
  ASIA/NEPAL - More efforts are needed to defeat poverty Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The Nepalese government must do more to tackle the problem of poverty in the country: says to Agenzia Fides Sr Marisa, of the Congregation of Jesus, , commenting on the data of the Economic Su ...
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  28 May 2018
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - The Apostolic Administrator: "Few priests, but new baptisms" Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - "We trust in everyone's prayer so that the Lord can give new priests to Uzbekistan and support our mission. We are a little worried, because one of our confreres, who spent the last 21 years he ...
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  28 May 2018
  VATICAN - President of the PMS: "mission, specifically missio ad gentes, remains a permanent call for the Church today" Sacrofano (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very happy to start today my first general assembly with you ... As you know, I am new and I have to learn a lot from you in this task that the Holy Father has entrusted me". This is wha ...
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  28 May 2018
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni opens the PMS Assembly: "to evangelically renew the Church's mission in today's world" Sacrofano (Agenzia Fides) - "The announcement of the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 by Pope Francis, inspires me to dedicate my reflection on the Pontifical Mission Societies around this providential oppo ...
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  26 May 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: "We reiterate our opposition to a possible third term of the current President" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to organize credible, transparent and inclusive elections for the stability of the Country", reiterated the Secretary General of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), Fr. ...
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  26 May 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops before the presidential elections: "Let us vote with conscience and responsibility" Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - Tomorrow, Sunday, May 27, over 36 million Colombians will return to the polls to elect the President who will be in power for four years. Six candidates are vying after the current president, Ju ...
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  26 May 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - International Day of Africa: from the Africa of Fate to the Africa of Possibilities Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Years pass, hours fly and the observations are unfortunately still the same: the deterioration of Africa, of its nations, of its unity, of its people increase considerably and inexorably", writes ...
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  26 May 2018
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Foreign debt in Africa: a sword of Damocles on millions of poor The foreign debt that Sub-Saharan African Countries have accumulated over the past few years is an unresolved issue. After the great abolitionist campaign, promoted on the occasion of the Great Jubilee of 2000, there is ...
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  26 May 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - A Jesuit: "Serious violations of human rights in the English-speaking provinces" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is dramatic: law enforcement agencies continue to kill civilians, thousands of people seek refuge abroad or in other provinces of the country". Fr. Ludovic Lado, Jesuit, traces a ...
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  25 May 2018
  VATICAN - From May 28 to June 2 - General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From Monday 28 May to Saturday 2 June, the Fraterna Domus of Sacrofano (Rome) will host the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS). The National Directors of the PMS from ...
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  25 May 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders: the appointment of Cardinal Coutts is a contribution to harmony in the nation Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "I have worked alongside Archbishop Coutts for the last 11 years. The choice to appoint him Cardinal is a great honor for the entire nation of Pakistan. We support him in building and promoting ...
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  25 May 2018
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Sharing, informing and educating": the goal of the IX Meeting of the youth ministry leaders of Venezuela Montalbán (Agencia Fides) - The IX Formation Meeting for those responsible for youth ministry throughout the Venezuelan territory, which takes place once a year at the headquarters of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference ...
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  25 May 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The family, the cradle of vocations to the priesthood and to consecrated life Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "Families are kindergartens where priests, religious, parents and good faithful come from", said Msgr. Flavian Kasala, Bishop of Geita, member of the Association of Catholic Bishops of Eas ...
• 25 May 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Enugu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed the Rev. Ernest Obodo, of the clergy of Enugu, Rector of St. Bernard Senior Seminary Hostel and professor at the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu, as ...