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  27 June 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Historical act: with the delivery of weapons by FARC, the peace process continues Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - A historical act will take place today in Bogota: the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia), the oldest guerrilla group on the continent, will not exist any more. The act consists i ...
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  27 June 2017
  AMERICA/MEXICO - In the face of growing violence, the Church creates a body to build peace Morelia (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the state of Michoacan has created a body responsible for coordinating and promoting pastoral actions with special attention to building peace, because despite the efforts ...
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  27 June 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - No to impunity for crimes committed, otherwise the Country will sink back into hatred and violence Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Over 5,000 dossiers on violence committed in the Central African Republic from 2014 until today will be submitted to the Special Criminal Court for Central Africa by the "Justice and Peace" Episc ...
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  27 June 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "Serious concern for the tragedy of the Rohingya" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "I am a Pastor. I am not a expert in politics or international law. I am moved by human suffering. Thanks to a glance of faith, justice with compassion, I speak against all sorts of oppression in ...
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  26 June 2017
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: "There is no Christian mission in the name of tranquility!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no Christian mission in the name of tranquility! Difficulties and tribulations are part and package of evangelization", said the Holy Father before the Angelus prayer with the fai ...
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  26 June 2017
  ASIA/CHINA - Mgr. Giovanni Liu Shigong, tireless in serving the Church and fidelity to the Lord Jining (Agenzia Fides) - On 9 June His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Liu Shigong, Bishop of Jining (Tsining) in Inner Mongolia (Mainland China), died of illness at the age of 89. He was born on August 18, 1928 in Wulannao (Siziwan ...
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  26 June 2017
  AMERICA/CHILE -"Araucania Plan" delivered, for Mgr. Vargas "it is the beginning of a path of true justice" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "I believe that when the Head of State, on behalf of the State and the country, asks for public forgiveness to indigenous peoples, and especially this time to the Mapuche people, for the shortc ...
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  26 June 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Azhar presents a bill against those who use religion to justify violence and hate campaigns Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The scholars of the University of al Azhar, the main theological-academic center of Sunni Islam, submitted the text of a bill to the offices of the Presidency of the Egyptian Republic to counter v ...
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  26 June 2017
  VATICAN - Statement of the Director of the Press Office on the case of Mgr. Peter Shao Zhumin Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In response to questions from journalists regarding the case of Mgr. Peter Shao Zhumin, Bishop of Wenzhou (Continental China), the Director of the Holy See's Press Office, Greg Burke, today ...
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  26 June 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishops close to Islamic leaders at the end of Ramadan: there is talk of peace Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - Peace and interreligious coexistence in Indonesia: this is the central theme of the encounter that newly-elected Archbishop Robertus Rubiyatmoko, at the head of the Catholic community of Semara ...
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  26 June 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: "We all demand respect for the New Year's Eve Agreement" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The New Year's Eve Agreement is the only roadmap based on the Constitution, which we must demand respect and its application by the signatories", the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Cong ...
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  26 June 2017
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Mgr. Medina's appeal: the government has abandoned flood victims Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - On the day of the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, on June 23, Bishop emeritus of the diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones (Paraguay), Mgr. Mario Melanio Medina celebrated Mass ...
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  23 June 2017
  AFRICA/BENIN - Record of cotton production: almost half a million tons Porto Novo (Agenzia Fides) - According to estimates from the Ministry of Economy, the cotton production in Benin has reached record levels of almost half a million tonnes. For years, "white gold" did not record such figu ...
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  23 June 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The cry of the Bishops: "In the name of God, do not kill young Venezuelans anymore" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "In the name of God, do not kill young Venezuelans. Their great sin is not to believe in a future that resembles the present". This is what Mgr. Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D., Bishop of Trujillo ...
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  23 June 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church mediates for the release of journalists kidnapped in the north of Santander Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "ELN rebels in a conflict area of northeastern Colombia informs that the two Dutch kidnapped are in good health and will be released with a statement", reads the social media account of the guer ...