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  26 September 2017
  AFRICA/TOGO - Sokodè under siege: "active non-violence" to contribute to peace Sokodè (Agenzia Fides) - "We are going through difficult times, yesterday our town of Sokodé was besieged by the army; each of us has to contribute to bringing new air into the Country", says to Fides Father Silvano Ga ...
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  26 September 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Arauca appeals to ELN: "to make the peace process credible" Arauca (Agenzia Fides) - "I want to launch this appeal to everyone, we must make the peace process credible, we must make people feel that all this is true, that the path that has been taken is true, that we are acting s ...
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  26 September 2017
  AFRICA/GHANA - President of Parliament at the Synod on youth: "Seek Christian values and do not be seduced by secularism" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "In our Country today, there is a growing emphasis on prosperity, especially among the youth. Society basically says: the richer you are, the better off you are. That is pretty much true if you li ...
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  26 September 2017
  ASIA/TURKEY - A cultural Center named after Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - A cultural Center named after Mesrob Mutafyan, Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Constantinople, was inaugurated in an Armenian church in Istanbul. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Barthol ...
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  26 September 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Human rights activists criticize Trump’s administration: it helps Rohingya Muslims and not Iraqi Christians Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The US State Department’s ability to quickly allocate funds to the Rohingya, a Muslim minority affected by violence and discrimination in Myanmar stands in sharp contrast when it comes to direct ...
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  26 September 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "A healing process for Myanmar" Yangone (Agenzia Fides) - "The recent sad and tragic events in our country that have hit thousands of Muslims, Hindus and others have brought the world's attention here. The start of violence and aggressive response are ...
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  25 September 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "The Pope’s visit is a blessing; support for the rights of Muslim minorities and Aung San Suu Kyi" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope’s visit to Myanmar (27-30 November) has been welcomed as a blessing for peace and harmony. Both the civil government led by Aung San suu Kyi and the military seem to be enthusiastic a ...
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  25 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - In Orissa, the first tribal university for 27,000 indigenous students Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (Kiss) is the first tribal university in social sciences in the world. Situated in the State of Odisha (or Orissa), in East India, the Institute was ...
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  25 September 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Support from 12 countries with regards to the dialogue between government and opposition, the Church is the only institution that people trust Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Foreign ministers from 12 US countries consider the new relations of the Venezuelan government with the opposition very positive, but they believe that they should be developed with internationa ...
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  25 September 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians divided on the Kurdish independence referendum Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Church "is not responsible" for the positions expressed by parties, organizations and armed factions led by members of local Christian communities, regarding the situation of Iraq and ...
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  25 September 2017
  ASIA/JAPAN - Cardinal Filoni: the "false identification" between Christianity and European culture can hinder the propagation of faith Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "One of the major obstacles to the propagation of faith in Japan seems to be the false identification between Christianity and European culture". This is one of the views expressed by Cardinal Fer ...
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  25 September 2017
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Migrants, young people and women at the heart of Caritas' action in Africa Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Migrants, young people and women. These are the central points of the Caritas' action in Africa in the next few years according to what was established by the Second African Bishops' Meeting on Ca ...
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  23 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Priest to UN: "Need to ensure freedom of religion and the protection of religious minorities" Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – It is urgent to guarantee freedom of conscience and religion in India and protect the lives of religious minorities: said Indian Catholic priest Fr. Manoj Kumar Nayak, during the 36th session o ...
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  23 September 2017
  ASIA/JAPAN - Cardinal Filoni to Japanese seminarians: even the Pope is concerned about the shortage of priestly vocations Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Japanese Bishops share the same "concern" for the shortage of priestly vocations in Japan. This is what Cardinal Fernando Filon ...
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  23 September 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Mothers and children fleeing in the swamps: intervention of Doctors with Africa CUAMM Nyal (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Country have denounced the situation of extreme tension in a letter in past days (see Fides 19/9/2017). "We have also been witnessing this instability for months", says Dr. Giova ...