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  7 December 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Justice and Peace" denounces the serious situation: 12 young men and women disappeared and found murdered Coro (Agenzia Fides) - The "Justice and Peace" Commission of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela expresses deep sorrow for what happened in the region of Barlovento, Miranda state, where the bodies of a group of 12 you ...
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  7 December 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa: "Dialogue should be a tool to solve problems" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "We must set the many political prisoners free. It is necessary for the government to act in this way, because they are unjustly detained. The Church will not renounce to dialogue and it is in i ...
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  7 December 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The governor of Jakarta on trial for blasphemy on 13 December Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, said "Ahok", will be taken to trial on December 13 by the North Jakarta District Court for the case of alleged blasphemy against him, a ...
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  7 December 2016
  AFRICA/GHANA - First round of presidential elections: "No to elections that divide us", say the Bishops Accra (Agenzia Fides) - There are 15 million voters who are called today, December 7, to the polls for the first round of presidential elections in Ghana. There are 7 nominated candidates, but the real battle is between ...
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  6 December 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - The exploitation of children in the worst forms of child labor does not stop New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In India there are more than 200,000 children who are exploited in very poor conditions in the world of manufacturing jobs. Forced to work, deprived of education and their basic needs, these c ...
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  6 December 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Cardinal Ezzati: "The Church's doors are open to welcome and share the wealth of different cultures" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, December 4, a group of Haitian citizens received the sacrament of Confirmation in the parish of San Saturnino in Santiago del Chile, and on this occasion the Archbishop of Santiago, ...
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  6 December 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The number of migrants increases, Mgr. Lira invites everyone to work together to welcome them Matamoros (Agenzia Fides) - "No doubt this phenomenon occurs more here on the border, where expulsions are on the rise along with the emigration of those who come from Central America, driven by insecurity or poverty in ...
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  6 December 2016
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Political crisis: even Catholics for the resignation of President Park Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The political tension in South Korea is skyrocketing, due to a serious crisis that has shaken the country to its foundations. For more than a month massive demonstrations have taken place in Seoul ...
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  6 December 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Only small steps towards reconciliation" Bishops complain Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the steps taken and we thank those who have contributed" say the Bishops of Burundi in their Pastoral Letter published for the closing of the Holy Year of Mercy. "At the opening ...
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  6 December 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Nineveh Plain Protection Units promote a recruitment campaign among Christians Alqosh (Agenzia Fides) - The Nineveh Plain Protection Units (PNU), a paramilitary organization established in Iraq in 2014, consisting mainly of Assyrian Christians, Syrians and Chaldeans, has announced the opening of a ...
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  6 December 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Armenian Church appeals to the European Court for Human Rights against Turkey for the failure to return some properties of Sis Antelias (Agenzia Fides) - Aram I, Armenian Apostolic Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, in Antelias, Lebanon, announced that today, December 6, the request for the return of the ancient residences and properties ...
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  6 December 2016
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The Congolese Yira offer themselves as mediators between the Ugandan government and the "Kingdom" of Rwenzururu Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Kyaghanda Yira ASBL, the organizational structure of the cultural community Yira, offers its mediation to resolve the crisis between the "Kingdom" of Rwenzururu and the Government of Uganda. Bet ...
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  5 December 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni: St. Francis Xavier is at the origin of modern missionary Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Francis Xavier is at the origin of the nature of modern missionary that opened to new worlds and that asserted itself during the XV and XVI centuries", highlighted the Prefect of the Congregation ...
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  5 December 2016
  OCEANIA - Cardinal Ribat: "The Church in Oceania has faith, but the populations are in danger" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Oceania is vibrant in faith. Overall we are a young Church with a vibrant and dynamic community at a pastoral and social level. We are committed to a permanent formation for our f ...
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  5 December 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Avoid waste and live with basic necessities, especially at Christmas Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Avoid waste and live with basic necessities especially at Christmas time, when so many people squander money even for superfluous things": is the appeal launched by Honduran Cardinal. Ósca ...