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  28 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Thousands of Haitians at the border with the USA: more support is needed from the Mexican government Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) – In 2016, 7,800 Haitians have arrived in Mexico from Guatemala in their attempt to reach the United States, informs the Mexican immigration authorities. The National Institute of Migration (INM ...
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  28 September 2016
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Migration in Africa: conference promoted by Catholic organizations Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Senegal will host a regional meeting on intra and inter-regional migration in Africa, promoted by the Migration et Développement de la Société Civile en Afrique Network (MADE Afrique). Accordin ...
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  28 September 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - Hattar’s murder: Apostolic Administrator Pizzaballa's condolences to the writer's family Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The first official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM, the new Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, will take place in a simple for ...
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  27 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Justice embraces peace": the signing of the peace agreements at the tomb of St. Peter Claver Cartagena (Agenzia Fides) - All dressed in white, together with Heads of State, Presidents and Secretaries of international organizations, foreign Ministers, authorities invited to the final signing of the peace between ...
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  27 September 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Nine out of ten children in the Amazon do not complete their studies Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Nine out of ten children in the Amazon do not complete their studies. Poverty and lack of education are causing serious problems to the development of thousands of young people in the most precario ...
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  27 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraq's parliament: no to changes in the status of Nineveh Province to reserve "protected areas" to religious minorities Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Parliament voted yesterday, Monday, September 26, a motion to close the door to any possibility of changing the legal status of the northern province of Nineveh. The motion, presented ...
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  27 September 2016
  ASIA/THAILAND - With the nightmare of the "Buddhist blasphemy", the Church prepares missionary October Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "In this phase, under military power, society and especially young people complain about the lack of freedom and pluralism: one cannot criticize the government. But our pastoral activities are n ...
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  27 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Former street child opens a "coffee-library" for homeless minors Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - A coffee-library for poor street children was recently opened in India's financial capital called Bombay to Barcelona - and was born from the dream of a former street child, now an adult, who wit ...
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  27 September 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Chilean Religious in defense of the Carmelite nuns who see their cloistered life threatened Maipo (Agenzia Fides) - Since 2012, there has been a legal battle in Chile between the hydroelectric company, Coyanco, and the Carmelite cloistered nuns of Cajon del Maipo. Coyanco is trying to steal part of the monaster ...
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  27 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Risk of an imminent crisis" warns the UN Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo, whose President Joseph Kabila, yesterday September 26, was received in audience by Pope Francis, remains on the brink of the precipice, after the incident betw ...
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  27 September 2016
  ASIA/LAOS - Three new priests ordained: a historic step for the Church Luang Prabang (Agenzia Fides) - "First of all let us thank the Lord for his great gift: we are very happy for the three new priests who will work full time in the small Catholic Church in Laos. All three will dedicate th ...
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  27 September 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - Among Lebanese young people under 25, only 25% are Christians Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Christians account for 34% of the Lebanese population registered in the civil Status register. But if the focus is placed on the Lebanese population up to 25 years of age, the percentage o ...
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  27 September 2016
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "No to the creation of the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs" say Catholics and Protestants Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholics and Protestants in Zambia have opposed the establishment of a new government Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs. "In view of the various financial and economic chal ...
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  24 September 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In the Year of Education, schools at the center of the diocesan pastoral of Faisalabad Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - In the Pakistani diocese of Faisalabad, in Punjab province, the Year of mercy coincides with a special "Year of Education", proclaimed by Bishop Joseph Arshad. "We urgently need to grow in th ...
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  24 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Archbishop Castro: "For Colombia a date with history" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – Heads of State and high political authorities from world countries will be gathering in Cartagena on September 26 to attend the solemn signing of the peace agreement between the Colombian gove ...