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  7 March 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic community devoted to Saint Joseph, Patron of China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The fervent devotion to St. Joseph, Patron of China, which has been handed down for several generations among Chinese Catholics, is rediscovered every year with further enthusiasm in March, the ...
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  7 March 2018
  AMERICA - Celam: "Taking on the missionary discipleship of the Gospel implies guarding creation" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "Discerning the signs of the times" is a characteristic of the Church's pastoral theological work in fulfilling this mission. The Bishops of CELAM want to scrutinize the signs of the times and i ...
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  7 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sexual abuse on minors: it is urgent to break the taboo and adopt preventive measures Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - There is an alarming increase in sexual abuse on minors in Pakistan: with this awareness the "Cecil & Iris Chaudhry Foundation" (CICF), led by the Catholic Michelle Chaudhry, has launched a progr ...
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  7 March 2018
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Defense of life, promotion of dialogue and peace: the commitment of the Comboni sisters Dekamhare (Agenzia Fides) - Strong state of precariousness, poor access to running water, electricity, broken down sewage system, lack of essential services: these are the conditions in which thousands of Eritreans live. ...
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  7 March 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops of Ituri denounce: Natives and migrants clash against each other to make better use of local resources" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Ethnic clashes are being fueled to force the inhabitants to flee and free spaces in order to exploit the riches of the territory with impunity", denounce the Bishops of the Episcopal Provincia ...
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  7 March 2018
  VATICAN - Condolences on behalf of the Missionary Dicastery for the sudden death of the Archbishop of Hochiminh-ville, Msgr. Paul Bui Van Doc Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, together with Secretary, Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, and Adjunct Secretary and President of the Pon ...
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  7 March 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Msgr. Paul Bui Van Doc was a Pastor who "brought the joy of the Gospel to all" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The sudden and tragic death of Msgr. Paul Bui Van Doc, Archbishop of Hochiminh Ville (formerly Saigon), during the course of the ad limina visit trip in Rome, has deeply struck us. The pro ...
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  7 March 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - The State Council overturns decision on expropriation of Armenian church in Diyarbakir Diyarbakir (Agenzia Fides) - The decree of the Turkish government, which two years ago had ordered the expropriation of St Giragos church, in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, was repealed by the State Council. The pronoun ...
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  6 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Record of blasphemy cases in Punjab: it is urgent to listen to the cry of the innocent Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Punjab and Lahore district are areas in which there has been an extraordinary incidence of blasphemy cases in Pakistan in the last three decades: this is what the NGO "Center for Social Justice", ...
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  6 March 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Cruel and inhuman reality": the situation of Venezuelan immigrants requires urgent answers Boa Vista (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuelan immigrants live "a cruel and inhumane reality that requires rapid, effective and articulate responses from Churches, the State and society in general". This is the opinion contained ...
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  6 March 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishops: "A spiritual retreat for our leaders, to help them make peace" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We are dissatisfied that our leaders in both government and oppositions so far have been unable to put their own interest aside and make peace for the good of the people of South Sudan. We fear th ...
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  6 March 2018
  AFRICA/GHANA - Network Pastoral Africa: the challenges of young people in Africa, towards the Synod Tamale (Agenzia Fides) - The challenges posed by charismatic Pentecostal movements, Youth and family life in Africa, Youth unemployment and role of the church as well as the experiences and challenges of married couples ...
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  6 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - The new evangelization in the Indian context, between secularization and communalism Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The new evangelization in the Indian context: this will be the theme which Bishops, experts, theologians, delegates from India and the Vatican will discuss, in the national symposium organized ...
• 5 March 2018
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Bishop of Farafangana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 3, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I., Bishop of the Diocese of Farafangana (Madagascar), transferring him from the Diocese of Moramanga. (SL) (Agenz ...
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  5 March 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Violence started from Goutha, the rebel district: appeal by the Trappist nuns for the end of the war Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "When will weapons be silent? We, who live in Syria, are sickened by the general indignation that arises to condemn those who defend their lives and their land. We went to Damascus several time ...