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  17 April 2018
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops in the north denounce the very serious abuses of the special anti-guerrilla force (FTC) Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - "We join the pain of Edelio Morínigo's parents, we assure our prayer and solidarity, we share the testimony and commitment of brother priests Pablo Cáceres and Cristhian Paiva, who accompa ...
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  17 April 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Young Catholics, "good evangelizers", attentive toward the most needy people Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) - The movement of young Christian workers (Y.C.W.) of the Archdiocese of Blantyre, a Catholic youth movement, has donated a house to a family in the district of Mulanje. The non-Catholic family, ...
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  17 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A church burned in Lahore by unknown persons Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A church in the city of Shahdara, near Lahore, was burned by unknown persons. As ascertained by the investigators, the arson broke out Sunday, April 15 because in the liturgical hall a sort of "a ...
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  17 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversy for electronic voting machines; the Bishops request an independent certification Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a risk of uselessly plunging the country into violence if voters are forced to vote electronically with machines that are not properly certified", says the Coordinating Lay Committee ...
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  16 April 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Why exploit the ocean? The Bishops discuss the seabed mining industry Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The meetings of the Bishops of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO), focused on the encyclical of Pope Francis "Laudato sì" (see Fides 12/4/2018) continues. T ...
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  16 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New terrorist attack on Christians in Quetta: two deaths Quetta (Agenzia Fides) - Unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle entered the Christian area of Essa Nagri, in the city of Quetta, capital of Beluchistan, yesterday evening, April 15th and opened fire on Christian worship ...
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  16 April 2018
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops condemn the murder of journalists and ask to put aside the use of force Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "In this moment of sorrow and deep concern, we join in a heartfelt prayer for the eternal rest of our brothers Javier Ortega, Paul Rivas and Efraín Segarra, abducted and violently murdered, while ...
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  16 April 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: "Unemployment is a time bomb that can explode at any time" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "A step forward in the right direction, but must be accelerated in order to reach a meaningful and lasting reconciliation", say the Bishops of Kenya in reference to the meeting on March 9th betw ...
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  14 April 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The White Fathers in Malawi: Circular economy and formation of farmers Kafulama (Agenzia Fides) - The White Fathers of Kafulama have started a project for the production of methane, applying the concept of "circular economy", ie a system designed to regenerate itself, exploiting all availab ...
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  14 April 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church to Duterte: it is right to welcome the Rohingya Muslim refugees Manila (Agenzia Fides) - President Rodrigo Duterte has offered Muslim Rohingya refugees asylum in the Philippines. In the face of this possibility, the Catholic Church approves the gesture, hoping that the idea is put in ...
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  14 April 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Major security for humanitarian operators in the Country is needed Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Violence and insecurity continue to proliferate in the African country. A few days ago Egyptian press agency MENA released the news of the murder of two humanitarian operators in the South of Suda ...
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  14 April 2018
  VATICAN - Fr. Justino Rezende at the end of the pre-Synodal Meeting for the Amazon: "May the Synod be the manifestation of God for us" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Through this synod we have the important opportunity to innovate our current Church in the Amazon and to be in the midst of different peoples in a new way, with enthusiasm, commitment and dedicati ...
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  13 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian senator and a Dalit senator elected in the province of Sindh Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Anwar Lal Dean, 62, is the first Christian senator in the province of Sindh. Kirshna Kolhi, 39, has become the first-ever Hindu dalit woman Senator. The presence of the two members of minority ...
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  13 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops to presidential candidates: what will they do for human rights, violence, poverty? Cuautitlán Izcalli (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church, concerned about the well-being of the people of Mexico, wants, in these upcoming elections, to promote dialogue and the participation of citizens, but above all ...
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  13 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Faced with an oppressive political system, the Gospel is the hope of the young Congolese Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The socio-political, economic and humanitarian situation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is dramatic, but the young Congolese have not lost hope and continue in the struggle for democ ...