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  5 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni consecrates the Cathedral of Karonga: "an important step in the life of this local Church" Karonga (Agenzia Fides) - "This joyous occasion, in which we contemplate the beauty and significance of this Temple, also marks an important step in the life of this local Church. Today we conclude the initial phase in t ...
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  5 November 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Maronite Archbishop of Aleppo: "truce has failed. Firing on civilians who wanted to flee the rebel-held neighborhoods" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The truce in Aleppo did not have concrete effects, announced by the Syrian army and the Russian military forces for Friday, November 4 with the motivation to allow civilians of eastern areas - in ...
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  5 November 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Mgr. Ulloa denounces: "Who makes money from corruption feeds their children with poison" Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "Who brings home money earned through corruption feeds their children with poisoned bread", are the harsh words of the Archbishop of Panama, His Exc. Mgr. José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. dur ...
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  5 November 2016
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Preparation of the General Assembly of CELAM begins, on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Mgr. Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The preparatory work for the next General Assembly of CELAM, to be held from 9 to 12 May 2017 in San Salvador (El Salvador), continues. In a statement sent to Fides, the Communications Depa ...
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  5 November 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Blasphemous pub: Catholics call for its closure Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic activists call for the closure of a blasphemous resto-pub towards Christian faith: as stated in a note sent to Fides, movements like the Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) and the Maharashtra ...
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  4 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to priests and religious: "To evangelize is to encounter Christ, to announce him, and be renewed by him" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium of Pope Francis, "this precious document should be a point of reference for the Church in Malawi, which is called to remain on the path of conversion ...
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  4 November 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Heads of Churches and Christian politicians: may our unity lead the way to national reconciliation Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In the delicate phase that Iraqi is going through, ahead of the uncertain prospects that will open after the total liberation of Mosul by jihadist militiamen of the self-styled Islamic State (Daes ...
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  4 November 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "All against drug trafficking!" A month after the death of father Viroche Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "One month after Father Juan Viroche’s death (see Fides 06/10/2016), the National Commission for Justice and Peace considers it appropriate to reflect on the challenge of combating drug t ...
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  4 November 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Tension in Kinshasa for the ban on demonstrations of the opposition planned for tomorrow Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced a ban on all public demonstrations planned for tomorrow, November 5th. "Le Rassemblement", had announced two major demonstrati ...
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  4 November 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Fight against corruption: the Catholic minister of the Indonesian government intervenes during the Assembly of Bishops Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The focus is on corruption as a social and moral evil that plagues the nation and that also religious communities, for their weight on human consciousness, help to counter: this is the central t ...
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  4 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni in Malawi: "joyfully zealous in going out in search of those in need of God’s love" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "My time in Malawi affords me the opportunity to draw near to the local Church and to meet with her Bishops, priests, religious, seminarians and lay faithful. I thank you each of you for your t ...
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  4 November 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Woman lynched for blasphemy: the five suspects acquitted Kano (Agenzia Fides) - The five men suspected of having lynched a woman accused of blasphemy in the city of Kano, in northern Nigeria have been acquitted. On June 2, Bridget Patience Agbahime, a 74-year-old street vendor ...
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  4 November 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Political groups rely on the mediation of the Church for real dialogue Margarita (Agenzia Fides) - The members of the Voluntad Popular Party, accompanied by supporters and leaders of the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) political group, met the Bishop of the Diocese of Margarita, His Ex ...
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  3 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni on a pastoral visit to Malawi and Zambia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, begins his pastoral visit to Malawi today, where on November 5 he will preside at the consecration o ...
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  3 November 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A Mass for the many "anonymous" deceased migrants, never identified Nuevo Laredo (Agenzia Fides) - For the commemoration of the dead, the "Casa del Migrante" in Nuevo Laredo promoted the celebration of a Mass for all those who died trying to cross the border towards the United States. Hi ...