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  25 May 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Christianity does not identify with Western civilization as Boko Haram says" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church should continue to correct the distorted historical narrative of fundamentalist’s ideology which identifies colonialism and Western civilization with Christianity" say the Rectors of ...
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  24 May 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops denounce: "The entire Country risks being destroyed" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "In North Kivu, a certain political tendency is pushing towards the fragmentation and the splitting of the province, for its particular interests, in disregard of the will of the population who ...
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  24 May 2018
  ASIA/JORDAN - The "Restaurant of Mercy" offers daily evening meal (iftar) to Muslims during Ramadan Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Once again this year, the Restaurant of Mercy offers daily food to the poorest Muslim families thanks to the initiative of Caritas Jordan in Amman, with the patronage of the Latin Patriarchal Vica ...
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  24 May 2018
  ASIA/MYNAMAR - Letter from religious leaders to the people:"The future of the nation is in compassion and reconciliation" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The future of Myanmar is based on the rich history and tradition of multi-religious and multi-ethnic coexistence. At a deeper level, this promising future is assured by the values and virtues of ...
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  24 May 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence increases under Modi’s government: new Report New Delhi - (Agenzia Fides) - During the four-year government (2014-2018) of Hindu nationalist party "Bharatiya Janata Party" (BJP), of Premier Narendra Modi, who led the government of the "National Development Alliance" ...
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  23 May 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archbishop Emeritus, appointed Cardinal, Sergio Obeso Rivera: " We must persevere in our faith as the Gospel says" Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - "Jesus told us not to hate those who think differently from us or do us harm. We must persevere, faithful to our faith and await the moment when 'truth will set us free', as the Gospel says. It ...
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  23 May 2018
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The Bishop of Limón asks the new President for a commissioner for the indigenous people of the country Limón (Agenzia Fides) - "Our natives need a commissioner to defend their human rights! So I formally suggest President Carlos Alvarado a commissioner for the indigenous peoples of our country, in order to intervene in t ...
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  23 May 2018
  AFRICA - With Pentecost, the Church in Africa goes beyond tribal divisions Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The celebrations of the feast of Pentecost have just ended and the dream of communion, fraternity, love is increasingly felt on the continent. The tribal, clan and ethnic divisions, even within th ...
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  23 May 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Marawi a year after the siege: the mission of the Church between dialogue and reconstruction Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - On May 23, a year ago, the invasion of terrorist groups linked to the Islamic State that barricaded themselves in the city of Marawi on the island of Mindanao began. Over 360,000 refugees were fo ...
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  23 May 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The State must guarantee the security of citizens" ask the Bishops on the day of the funeral of the victims of the massacre committed in April Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The State must protect all citizens, regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliation, otherwise Nigeria risks falling into chaos and generalized terror. This is the alarm launched by the Niger ...
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  23 May 2018
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: let us pray to Our Lady of Sheshan for reconciliation among Chinese Catholics Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Feast of the Virgin Mary "Help of Christians", particularly venerated in the Marian shrine of Sheshan, near Shanghai, "invites us to be spiritually united to all the Catholic faithful who live ...
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  23 May 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics prepare themselves for the day of prayer for the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Catholics celebrated the solemnity of Pentecost preparing for what is for them the most awaited event of the Marian month: the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, which is h ...
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  22 May 2018
  ASIA/NEPAL - Reconstruction after the earthquake: the programs of Caritas Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Nepal, an organism of the Catholic Church, has intensified its efforts to rebuild homes and structures in the communities affected by the earthquake of 2015. As Fides learns, Caritas h ...
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  22 May 2018
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan distributes humanitarian aid to Muslims in the month of Ramadan Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Also this year the Caritas of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has started the special campaign carried out in conjunction with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which contemplates the distribution ...
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  22 May 2018
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Catholic Mission commitment: Attention towards young people and to education in Myanmar Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "After the great success of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Sydney, at the end of last year, our challenge as a Church in Australia is to engage with young people and help them become m ...