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  28 June 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The police releases a priest, victim of a seizure for extortion Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest who had been the victim of a kidnapping for extortion was released by the police. Father Charles Nwachukwu of the diocese of Okigwe in the State of Imo (in Southeast Nigeria) wa ...
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  28 June 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Ramirez: "Enough thefts and profanations!", while chaos reigns in the capital Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Vandals have robbed and profaned the church of Santa Rosa de Lima in Caracas. This is what His Exc. Mgr. Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla, auxiliary Bishop of Caracas denounces, through a statement o ...
• 28 June 2017
  OCEANIA/MARSHALL ISLANDS - Resignation of the Apostolic Prefect of the Marshall Islands and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands (Pacific Ocean), presented by Fr. Raymundo Sabio, M ...
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  27 June 2017
  ASIA/CHINA - The testimony of a young Dutch missionary, killed at 31 years of age to rescue Chinese displaced persons, is still alive Yuan Qu (Agenzia Fides) - "Thanks to this young Dutch missionary who dedicated his life to the Church in China and evangelization in the Country, we were able to have this wonderful gift of faith in Christ": this is what ...
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  27 June 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Poverty is serious and rampant, there are more and more weapons and insecurity increases Padua (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent days, Fao, Unicef and Wfp (World Food Program) have officially declared the famine to be over. Perhaps, maybe in the capital Juba! Surely not in Yirol, Rumbek, Cueibet, Maper or in any ...
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  27 June 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Two Combonian missionaries die in a road accident S. Antonio do Matupi (Agenzia Fides) - Combonian missionaries, a 47-year-old Mozambican, Sister Luisa Manuel, and 37-year-old Sister Giuseppina Lupo, Italian, died in Brazil following a car accident on June 24 around noo ...
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  27 June 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Venezuelans arriving at the border are hungry, border Bishops call for the support from authorities Arauca (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuelan emigrants crossing the border with Colombia are more and more numerous: there are those looking for work, others want to reach distant relatives and all in search of a better situation ...
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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 ...