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  8 November 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The extension of Kabila's mandate has the support of the United States Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Outgoing President Joseph Kabila has received some important international awards as the expiration of his mandate, as envisaged by the San Silvestro Agreement, signed on December 31, 2016, is ...
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  8 November 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The blasphemy law is politicized and is an attack on religious freedom Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pakistani government is not seriously addressing the issue of the abuse of blasphemy laws and the urgency of eradicating Islamic extremism from Pakistani society. It is time to take bold act ...
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  7 November 2017
  ASIA/NEPAL - Anti-conversion law is in force: Christians contribute to building a "healthy and peaceful" society Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the presence of an 'anti-conversion law' that limits religious freedom and criminalizes a religious conversion, Christians in Nepal will continue to contribute to building a healthy, ...
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  7 November 2017
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Childhood denied for the Karamoja children, among misery and begging Karamoja (Agenzia Fides) - They sit all day, until two or three at night, at the edge of the streets, begging for a few pennies. They cannot have a hot meal, go to school, play, wash, feel safe and secure. They are child ...
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  7 November 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops: "We cannot stand still in the face of the dramatic situation of the country" Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to Catholics and the entire Colombian people to "become aware of the reality and of the responsibility we all have" is what the Bishops of Colombia say at the end of their extraord ...
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  7 November 2017
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Joint appeal of African and European Bishops: "Human trafficking and brain drain from Africa are being fought" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We call for justice and equity in trade in goods and services, but especially with regard to natural resources, which are taken each year from Africa", say the Bishops of Africa and Europe, in ...
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  7 November 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - More space for "good news" to counter the propaganda of the Islamic State Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - "There are already many precious experiences in Mindanao that show the spirit of dialogue and peace. We saw them during the period of siege in Zamboanga in 2013 and also in Marawi this ye ...
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  7 November 2017
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Tunisia: culture promotes interreligious dialogue In Tunisia, culture plays a very important role in interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding and acceptance among different peoples and civilizations. This is what the director of the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Moncef ...
• 6 November 2017
  AFRICA/GABON - Appointment of the Bishop of Franceville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 4, 2017, the Holy Father appointed as Bishop of the diocese of Franceville (Gabon), the Rev. Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba, currently rector of the “Saint Augustin” national major sem ...
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  6 November 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Nomadic herdsmen in Taraba force settled farmers to flee Jalingo (Agenzia Fides) - Many ethnic groups live in the state of Taraba, one of Nigeria’s 36 States situated in the eastern part of the Country, bordering Cameroon. Tribes are divided into settled farmers, mostly Cath ...
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  6 November 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Philippines's Youth Day begins: the young - "agents of change" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "National Youth Day" in the Philippines begins today, November 6. The so-called "national WYD", which will last from 6 to 10 November, will see the presence of over 2,300 young people from all ...
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  6 November 2017
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch on Hariri's resignation: vigilance over "any sabotage scheme aimed at undermining Lebanon's stability" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Following the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, "there must be vigilance and full awareness against any sabotage plot or scheme aimed at undermining stability in the country". Thi ...
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  6 November 2017
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Presidential elections on 23 December 2018; the opposition protests: "so Kabila remains in power until January 2019" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Presidential, legislative, provincial and local elections will be held on December 23, 2018 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "At 6pm, yesterday, Sunday, November 5, 2017, the election calen ...
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  6 November 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Azhar on the massacre in the US church: all religions forbid to shed innocent blood Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Violence acts "which desecrate the holiness of places of worship and destroy innocent lives threaten the people's stability and security". And the shedding of innocent blood, irrespective of race ...
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  6 November 2017
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Dialogue is a form of life, control of religions, a necessity of the state Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "Kazakhstan comes from a tradition of peaceful coexistence. If active politics of control of religion are being carried out today, it is because of the fears of instigators who often come from ab ...