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  16 February 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 48 thousand baptized in 2017: the Church in China towards a new missionary impulse Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - There were 48,556 newly baptized in 2017 in mainland China. The statistics published by "Faith Cultural Society" on the eve of the Chinese New Year, and sent to Agenzia Fides, "are not complete" ...
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  16 February 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - The diocese of Ngong promotes the Year of Youth: "Be strong in faith, do not be afraid" Ngong (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Ngong has announced the celebration of the Year of Youth whose theme is: "You are the Light of the world". As Fides learns, the idea of the local Church comes in view of the XV Gene ...
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  16 February 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - Young Peruvians, Bolivians and Ecuadorians question themselves on how to respond concretely to the encyclical "Laudato Sì" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The II National Meeting of Youth of the Partnerschaft was convened in response to Pope Francis’ appeal contained in the "Laudato Sì" and with the aim of "promoting the protagonism of young peopl ...
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  16 February 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attack on a church: Christians forgive the aggressors Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - After the attack, the response was forgiveness. Pastor Samson Ashiq who leads the community of the faithful of the "Church of the Assemblies of God" - among the evangelical denominations present ...
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  16 February 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "President Jacob Zuma’s resignation should have been presented a long time ago" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC), in a statement to Fides "welcomes the resignation of President Jacob Zuma. It is long overdue". Zuma resigned after being recalle ...
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  16 February 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Escalation of violence, the nuns flee: a school closes Chilpancingo (Agenzia Fides) - Morelos de Chilapa Catholic school was closed after the nuns who ran it, Hermanas de Guadalupe, left the place: says the Bishop of the diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero (Mexico), Mg ...
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  15 February 2018
  ASIA/ISRAEL - The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem say no to the taxation of ecclesiastical properties Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The intention declared by the municipality of Jerusalem to impose municipal taxes on Church properties "contradicts the historical position between Churches and civil authorities over the cent ...
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  15 February 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Campaign for Lent: Christ is the starting point for reconciliation Kisumu (Agenzia Fides) - "Reconciliation for peaceful coexistence and national integration, Justice for all": as reported to Agenzia Fides, this is the theme of the Lenten campaign for 2018 presented at the University of ...
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  15 February 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The new Bishop Álvarez Gomez: "A welcoming Church, that feels and lives the mission" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The most important thing is the Gospel, and unity with the clergy, religious women, seminarians and the laity. We want to make the Church of Istmina-Tadó a welcoming community that feels and li ...
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  15 February 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Fr. Scalese: "We pray for the nation, but the Catholic community gets smaller and smaller" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope for a Lent rich in spiritual fruits. Let us pray so that Afghanistan may regain some peace and resume its path of human, political, social and economic growth", says Fr. Giovanni Scalese, ...
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  15 February 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Quality education to break the vicious circle of poverty and war Wau (Agenzia Fides) - La Loyola Secondary School (Lss) in Wau, South Sudan, is a school but also a shelter. It is a place where boys and girls can find serenity and can build the future beyond violence and war. "The qual ...
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  15 February 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops appeal for Lent: "Overcoming violence" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Violence marks daily life in Brazil, a country where 13% of the world’s murders occur, although its population represents only 3%. Every hour five people are killed by firearms. The National ...
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  14 February 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Arson attacks on Venezuelan immigrants Boa Vista (Agenzia Fides) - "The racist attacks against Venezuelan migrants in Roraima, Brazil, require special attention on behalf of institutions and international community. Every border of the world, in fact, is turn ...
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  14 February 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The 5th American Missionary Congress: "America on mission, the Gospel is joy" Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - "The particular Churches of the Americas are committed to the mission of announcing the Good News of Jesus Christ in the demanding social reality of our continent, in response to ...
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  14 February 2018
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Reception and education for orphaned children in order to allow them to build their future Gitega (Agenzia Fides) - "Education is a priority for the children of our orphanage, because their future depends on education": says to Agenzia Fides Sister Capitoline Bedetse, a Burundian nun who is Superior of the Goo ...