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  24 March 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - In a liberated Church the 14 "rules of behaviour" imposed by jihadists to the people of Mosul have been found Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - Penalties for those who smoke and those who drink, prohibition for women to leave the house if it is not necessary, death penalty for blasphemy are some of the 14 "rules of behavior" that the mili ...
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  24 March 2017
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "Two countries but one Church, committed to migrants": meeting of border dioceses Barahona (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement released yesterday, the group of representatives of the border dioceses of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, who met on March 21 to analyze common problems (see Fides 23/03/2017) ...
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  23 March 2017
  AMERICA - REPAM: the right to land is a prerequiste for the exercise of other rights Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Considering the violation of the territorial rights of indigenous and Amazonian communities in South America, the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network (REPAM) has proposed to the International Commis ...
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  23 March 2017
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Religious leaders ask the United States to prevent financial crises in the country San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Puerto Rico, His Exc. Mgr. Roberto González, and the Bible Society led by Reverend Heriberto Martínez, ask the United States Congress to approve tax benefits for children an ...
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  23 March 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - People are dying of hunger in Unity State, those who can, flee in search of safety Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - "The last time an African country experienced such a dramatic 'state of famine' was 6 years ago, in Somalia. The tragedy of famine has been hitting South Sudan, Unity State for over a month, where ...
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  23 March 2017
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Meeting of the border Bishops of Haiti and Rep. Dominicana on common issues Barahona (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops, priests and delegations of Haitian parishes and the Dominican Republic met in Barahona (Dominican Republic) on March 21, to analyze the social and economic problems affecting the borde ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Child labor: cheap labor that fuels growth in the Country Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - In Myanmar minors can legally start working at 14 years of age, but the workday cannot exceed four hours. Legislation allows children to enter the labor market at age 14, but some also falsify ...
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  23 March 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Our politicians are corrupt and often aid does not go to those who need it", denounces a Bishop Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Most of the donations from the western world do not get directly to the targeted people. Whenever interventions come, they always insist it must go through the government agencies and through thi ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church: "The death penalty, politicians ask consistency and conscience" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "What we ask our politicians is coherence and to vote on the death penalty according to conscience. We ask not to use faith for political advantage. Many politicians take the field to say yes to ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Hassaké: let us not help only Christians Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Daesh) have withdrawn from the surroundings of Hassaké. For years, they had positions in less than twenty kilometers from the capital of the ...
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  23 March 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Are the massacres in North Kivu carried out by true jihadists? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of October 2014, the population of the territory Beni (North Kivu - DRC) has been the victim of a series of kidnappings and massacres, where more than a thousand people have ...
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  22 March 2017
  ASIA/CHINA - In the footsteps of St. Joseph: to live Christian life in silence, humility and serenity Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To live our Christian life by following the footsteps of St. Joseph: as every year, the Chinese Catholic community celebrated one of the most felt liturgical solemnities of the year, the feast o ...
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  22 March 2017
  EUROPE/ITALY - World Water Day: 1 billion people lack access to clean water Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis will launch the global debate expected on the occasion of World Water Day, which is celebrated today, March 22. In fact, at the end of the general audience in St Peter's Square, WATERS ...
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  22 March 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - More than 2 and a half million child laborers Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - According to a recent research published by the Abrinq Foundation, an NGO which promotes the defense of the rights of children and adolescents, reports that in 2015, 2 million and 600,000 ...
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  22 March 2017
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Towards CAM V 2018: the missionary Cross arrives in El Salvador Cara Sucia (Agenzia Fides) - El Salvador has welcomed the missionary Cross, the relics of the Blessed Nazaria Ignacia and of Oscar Romero Beato from Guatemala, that will travel the country in preparation for the V Americ ...