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  14 July 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The son of a Coptic killed by jihadists donates the sum for the families of the victims to a mosque and a church Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Young Coptic Michael Atef Munir, son of one of the victims of the massacre of the Coptic pilgrims killed on May 26 in a jihadist ambush, announced he wants to donate the money that the Egyptian go ...
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  14 July 2017
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Forced repatriation and violence push Nigerian refugees to go back home Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - There are 91,000 people who left Nigeria to take refuge in Cameroon, but the hostilities encountered are pushing many to return to their country of origin at the cost of exposing themselves to ...
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  14 July 2017
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Mgr. de la Rosa y Carpio: need to fight mafia groups of illegal immigration Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Emeritus Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Mgr. Ramon Benito de la Rosa y Carpio, in a brief interview with the local press said that until mafia groups composed of Dominicans and for ...
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  14 July 2017
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Missionaries from Madrid: 602 at work in 84 nations in all continents Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The missionaries of the Archdiocese of Madrid, operating in 84 nations of the five continents, are currently 602 and belong to 122 religious institutes and congregations, as well as the clergy of ...
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  14 July 2017
  AMERICA/PERU - Archbishop denounces: The health of the population in jeopardy due to mining activities La Oroya (Agenzia Fides) - After the government reduced the environmental quality standards (ECA) to facilitate the sale of the metallurgical complex of La Oroya, the Archbishop of Huancayo, Mgr. Pedro Barreto Jimeno, SJ ...
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  14 July 2017
  ASIA/SIRIA - Kurdish "autonomist" offensive in Hassaké. Archbishop Hindo: they feel protected by Americans Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The militants and militiamen of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (PKY), Syrian branch of Karkeren Kurdistan Party (PKK), have begun to realize in facts their intent of creating an autonomous Kurd ...
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  14 July 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fighting still continues in Marawi, but "it is not a war of religion" Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are anxiously waiting for the fate of our 15 Christian parishioners, hostages in the hands of Maute terrorist group in Marawi. The crisis continues. But it is not a war of religion: as Bishop ...
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  13 July 2017
  ASIA/CHINA - Maximum transparency in the use of the first national collection Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Maximum transparency and an accurate study of the real needs have been assured by Jinde Charites, the Chinese Catholic charity body, in the use of about 100,000 euros collected in the first Nati ...
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  13 July 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Urgent Message of the Bishops to Catholics and people of good will Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of the 108th Plenary Assembly of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference held in Caracas from 7 to 12 July (see Fides 07/07/2017; 11/07/2017), the Bishops issued an "Urgent message ...
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  13 July 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros: 5% of jobs in churches and ecclesial works will be dedicated for the disabled Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Orthodox Catholic Patriarch Tawadros II has decided that 5 percent of the work regarding people working in ecclesiastical churches and institutions will now be dedicated for the disabled. The same ...
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  13 July 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Radio station for human rights: a window for activism Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Humano Derecho Radio Estación radio has just launched a radio channel, a new alternative means of communication dedicated to human rights and the involvement of Venezuelan citizens. The initiat ...
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  13 July 2017
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Women, true primary missionaries of Faith Mansa (Agenzia Fides) - "You women are naturally the first catechisers who communicate faith and morals to us from the earliest stages of our life. Do not neglect this singular honour God has bestowed upon you, especiall ...
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  13 July 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Livestock and beef trade: the Supreme Court suspends the ban New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - India’s Supreme Court suspended a government ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter throughout India. It is a fundamental right and it is the freedom of every citizen to choose their own fo ...
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  13 July 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Labor reform approved, despite the opposition of the Church and other institutions Brazil (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian Senate approved Michel Temer's labor reform: 50 votes in favor and 26 against. The text, which has caused countless demonstrations and three general strikes, aims to modernize the B ...
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  12 July 2017
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 60 percent of young people are poor: "We are all responsible", says Mgr. Martin Rosario (Agenzia Fides) - If 58.7 percent of young people under the age of 18 are poor, "it is clear that this is a sign of something that could not be solved". "We all are responsible, in one way or another, although we ...