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  20 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The first Christian chapel in a state university opens Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - There is a Christian chapel in the state university of Faisalabad, and is the first place of Christian worship present in a public university in Pakistan. On April 15th, Archbishop Joseph Ars ...
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  19 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Priest murdered in his office Cuautitlán (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Rubén Alcántara Díaz, 50, judicial vicar of the diocese of Izcalli, in the municipality of Cuautitlán (Mexico), was murdered last night, Wednesday, April 18, with a knife, just bef ...
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  19 April 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Rape of a Muslim girl: "Indian women protagonists in the fight for justice" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "What happened to Asifa Bano is an inhumane act: the case highlights the thorny issue of violence on women and girls in India, and also shows the religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims" ...
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  19 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - St. Anthony's School of Padua in Boma to rescue abandoned children Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has been experiencing a generalized crisis for decades. The entire socio-economic fabric has deteriorated over the years. In this context, the Catholic Church h ...
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  19 April 2018
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Wave of violence in the north caused by Colombian drug trafficking San Lorenzo (Agenzia Fides) - "We give support to the inhabitants of the northern border provinces, men, women, children, farmers, the Afro-Ecuadorian people and the Awá, Chanchis, Éperas, Cofanes, Secoyas and Sionas i ...
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  19 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian and Muslim leaders: stop attacks against minorities, yes to fast justice Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – To express serious concern about the repeated acts of violence against Christians in Quetta and Lahore; to condemn these attacks and dissociate oneself from the authors, disavowing those who ab ...
• 19 April 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Sumbawanga and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Sumbawanga (Tanzania), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Damian Kyaruzi. The Holy Father appointed Fr. ...
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  19 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - International Day against Malaria: It is also fought with education Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Congo continues to live in a particularly unstable climate, but despite this, most deaths are not caused by the violence of the ongoing conflict but rather by malnutrition and its consequences ...
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  18 April 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Toward a society increasingly in search of sanctity, despite appearances Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite appearances, our society strongly aspires to holiness". This is how Father Donald Zagore, theologian of the Society of African Missions, underlines the prophetic character of Pope Francis' ...
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  18 April 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - The joy of the Gospel and dialogue, 800 years after the encounter between Francis and the Sultan Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - During the Easter season "the friars, together with the people they serve, live the joy of the Gospel and represent a bridge of dialogue with people of other religions, especially Muslims and J ...
• 18 April 2018
  AFRICA/GABON - Appointment of the Rector ad tempus of the "Saint Augustin" Major Seminary in Libreville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 February 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Saint-Laurent Manvoula-Me-Ngaume, of the Archdiocesan cler ...
• 18 April 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Quilon and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of the Diocese of Quilon (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Stanley Roman. The Holy Father has ...
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  18 April 2018
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Dialogue, respect and freedom of expression": 400 religious information professionals gathered in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church has much to work on issues of dialogue, respect and freedom of expression, especially when it must communicate opinions on social issues, trying to clearly express the values of the Chu ...
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  18 April 2018
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Despite the difficulties, we need to continue on the path of Islamic-Christian dialogue Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Radicalization widespread in different areas of the Country; challenges of marriage between Christians and Muslims; instrumentalization of religion; violent extremism; disputes of civil and ...
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  18 April 2018
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Amnesty to 8,500 prisoners: two Christian Pastors are also free Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The new president of Myanmar, Win Myint, has granted amnesty to over 8,500 prisoners, including several political prisoners, in conjunction with the traditional New Year of Myanmar, the Thingyan, ...