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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 ...
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  13 April 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai’s pastoral guidelines: those who speak of faith and doctrine in the media should follow the teaching of the Church Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) – The teaching of the Church must always be taken into consideration and strictly followed by those who, in traditional media or through social media, deal with issues that call into question th ...
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  13 April 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Cardinal Parolin to the faithful: a united Church, following the example of the apostles Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church is apostolic because it is based on the teachings and the example of the apostles and on their apostolate. Reading the Acts of the Apostles is a challenge for us, because we are ...
• 12 April 2018
  EUROPE/MALTA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Mgr. Valentino Borg Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 18 January 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Mgr. Valentino Borg, of the archdiocesan clergy of Malta, as Natio ...
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  12 April 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Three new nuns: persecutions have encouraged us to follow Christ Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - "The anti-Christian massacres of 2008 did not discourage me, but rather encouraged me to follow Christ": this is what the three new nuns of the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Te ...
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  12 April 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Collaboration between Caritas German, Congolese and Central Africa for the return of Central African refugees Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We are pleased with how the project is proceeding and with the collaboration with Caritas of Central Africa and Caritas of Bambari" says Olivier Bonte, representative of Caritas Germany in the D ...
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  12 April 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - "A Church with a priestly way of holiness": the Apostolic Nuncio during his visit to Cuzco Cuzco (Agenzia Fides) - "Priests must take into consideration the main message of Pope Francis, in which he asks to give life to a Church with a priestly path of holiness and not of perfection", said Mgr. Nicola Girasoli ...
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  12 April 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Brother Jihad: "The monastic life of prayer and work has resumed in Mar Musa" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "In Mar Musa the situation is calm and even in the Valley of Christians, where I was born and raised, there are no tensions. However, the overall situation of the country is still precarious". ...
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  12 April 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Bishops of Oceania: the care of the "common home" is urgent Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The consequences of climate change on Countries and their economies in Oceania, and the response of the Churches, starting from "Laudato Si": the attention of the meeting of the Federation ...
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  12 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Two priests attacked. "The Church is intimidated and threatened" Church sources tell Fides Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Two other priests were assaulted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to news sent to Agenzia Fides, the parish priest of the church dedicated to Blessed Isidoro Bakanja in the Seka-M ...
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  12 April 2018
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishops of El Salvador in the United States to support the TPS Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Need to meet members of Congress to try to raise awareness of what could happen if Salvadorans (about 200 thousand) lost their temporary protection status and meet immigrant Salvadoran fait ...
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  11 April 2018
  AMERICA - A "Continental Walk" to raise awareness on public policies for children Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - "It will be a symbolic but strong action: we want to bring tenderness in the public sphere and influence public policies for children in the countries where we will pass". This is how Angel Mori ...