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  12 October 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Orissa, theater of anti-Christian violence, becomes a place of pilgrimage and inspiration Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The victims of anti-Christian violence perpetrated in the Indian state of Orissa in 2007 and 2008 "are testimonies of authentic faith, that overcame difficulties and persecution, and today ...
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  11 October 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Condemnation of the Bishops: Hindu leader offends Mother Teresa New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to condemn and take legal measures regarding the false accusations and derogatory words against Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Hindu leader Swami Parpoornanda Saraswathi: says ...
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  11 October 2017
  AFRICA/TOGO - The population in Mango is shocked and traumatized, the Bishop asks for justice and respect of rights Mango (Agenzia Fides) - Conflicts continue in the city of Mango, in northern Togo, due to the protests by opposition supporters who have been calling for a constitutional reform for months. According to news gathered b ...
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  11 October 2017
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops to Congress: "To ensure true protection for dreamers once and for all" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - On Oct. 8, 2017, the White House released the "Immigration Principles & Policies" which outline the Trump Administration’s position on immigration especially regarding younger immigrants, k ...
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  11 October 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Strong tensions after Odinga pulled out of the October 26 presidential polls Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Strong tensions in Kenya, where yesterday October 10, opposition leader, Raila Odinga, pulled out of the October 26 presidential polls. On September 1, the Supreme Court judgement nullified Pre ...
• 11 October 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ruteng and appointment of the apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ruteng (Indonesia), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Hubertus Leteng, and appointed His Exc. Mgr. Sylveste ...
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  10 October 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Kurdistan in difficulty: After the vote for independence, people are fleeing Kirkuk (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is constantly evolving. Baghdad is putting into practice what the Iraqi Parliament, already in the first hours after the Referendum on independence on September 25, had established ...
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  10 October 2017
  ASIA/TERRASANTA - 800 years of Franciscan presence in the Middle East Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "As Franciscans, we see these eight centuries as a manifestation of God’s Providence, fidelity and goodness towards us, because he chose a simple, poor, colorful ecclesial instrument that is ...
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  10 October 2017
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Among the countries not in a declared war, Mexico has the largest number of murders in the world Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Among the countries that live without war (declared), Mexico is the one where the greatest number of people are killed in the world": this is what the apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Mgr. Franc ...
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  10 October 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Caritas alarm: Child trafficking in northeast India Dispur (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian State of Assam has been the hub of human trafficking in the country; politics must act urgently to stop the trafficking involving in particular children: is the alarm launched to Fides ...
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  10 October 2017
  EUROPE / ITALY - Combonians: new challenges after 150 years of mission Rome (Agenzia Fides) – To change perspective on the figure of the poor, who is not simply a passive recipient of missionary action, but is the active subject and collaborator in the construction of a new humanity; to c ...
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  10 October 2017
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Presidential elections: "A democratic turning point, but people are waiting for development" says a missionary Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - "We are voting in a peaceful manner with a strong participation of voters", says to Fides Eric Aka, an SMA missionary (Society of African Missions) from Foya, the capital of the homonymous dist ...
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  10 October 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian student tortured and killed by the police Sheikhupura (Agenzia Fides) - A 17-year-old Christian student was beaten and tortured to death by a group of six Pakistani police officers in the village of Jhubhran, near the city of Sheikhupura, in Pakistani Punjab. Th ...
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  9 October 2017
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Mgr. Peña Rodríguez denounces corruption in the judiciary: "Justice must go back and follow the right path" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED) described the Dominican justice system as "fragile", as the code-and-law enforcement officers are doing a job that leaves much to ...
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  9 October 2017
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The missionary line of the community of Kami described by a missionary Kami (Agenzia Fides) - "I left for the Mission of Kami, in the Bolivian mountains on January 2, 1985 to help and offer my support in this remote and complicated area due to the altitude (4,000 meters above sea level)", s ...