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  14 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Disturbing situation that threatens to plunge the country into chaos", says the secretary of the Episcopal Conference Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Blocking the electoral process creates a worrying situation which risks plunging the country into chaos", said Fr. Léonard Santedi, Secretary General of the National Episcopal Conference of t ...
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  14 September 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Young Catholic teacher killed in Papua: investigations are underway to understand the reasons Timika (Agenzia Fides) - "We are shocked and condemn the barbaric act of gratuitous violence against the innocent. We immediately looked for information to understand the reasons of the crime. We asked all the young peop ...
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  13 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More violence in Michoacan, the Church calls on the authorities Michoacan (Agenzia Fides) - A few days ago the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Morelia, state of Michoacan, published a message in which they emphasize the worrying situation they face due to widespread violenc ...
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  13 September 2016
  AMERICA - A virtual platform for the prevention and eradication of child labor Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the International Day of South-South Cooperation, the Latin America and Caribbean free of child labor Regional Initiative (IR) has introduced its new virtual platform: www.i ...
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  13 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Stones against Pentecostal Christians Lucknow (Agenzia Fides) - For more than half an hour a small Pentecostal Christian church packed with faithful was hit by a hail of stones organized by Hindu extremist militants who accused the Christians of proselytism: ...
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  13 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Chanes and Guarani ask the Bishop for help: "we have no other way to make our voices heard" Aguaray (Agenzia Fides) - The native population of the Far North of Argentina, near the border with Bolivia and Paraguay, asked the Bishop of Oran, His Exc. Mgr. Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta, to intervene with the provincial ...
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  13 September 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - New attacks against Gulen, "Trojan horse of the Vatican" Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign unleashed by pro-government Turkish press against Fethullah Gulen - the Turkish Islamic preacher who was expatriated to the United States and indicated by Turkey as the inspiration b ...
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  13 September 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Punjab belongs to Pakistan thanks to Christians Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The province of Punjab, the most important of Pakistan, the most important center of political, economic and cultural life of the country, belongs to Pakistan thanks to the decisive vote of three ...
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  13 September 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Cardinal. Onaiyekan: "Immigration in Europe is not the answer to the frustration of unemployed youth" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Human trafficking is likely to increase the number of frustrated people who cannot make ends meet. You know by the time you finish university and you are roaming the streets for three, four, five ...
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  13 September 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - A religious network has been launched to promote peace in Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A religious network to promote peace in Africa through dialogue has been launched. This is what was announced in Nairobi, Kenya, at the end of a three-day conference organized by Missio-Aachen a ...
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  13 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Even the Chaldean Bishops in Georgia to welcome Pope Francis Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - "We will also go to Tbilisi to receive the Pope. After celebrating our Synod, at least 13 Chaldean Bishops will be present at the meeting that the Bishop of Rome will have in Georgia with the Assy ...
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  12 September 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - First parish in China dedicated to "Saint Teresa of Calcutta", to follow her footsteps in charity Cang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, September 4 the first parish dedicated to "Saint" Teresa of Calcutta was consecrated in China on the same day of her canonization, at the Vatican. In fact, several other parishes in ...
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  12 September 2016
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Earthquake in the north-west: "The rescue operations started immediately" says the Bishop of Rulenge-Ngara Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "The earthquake was not very strong in my diocese, but some areas have been damaged. Even some church structures have been damaged, such as the minor seminary and a parish", says to Agenzi ...
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  12 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More than one million people take to the streets in 125 cities for the march for the family Zacatecas (Agenzia Fides) - After the demonstrations in favor of the family, a national awakening is taking place and it is clear that the Church supports it, noted His Exc. Mgr. Sigifredo Noriega Barceló, Bishop of Zac ...
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  12 September 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Mgr. Gomez on immigration: Recover "forgotten history" Los Angeles (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Sunday, September 11, many places of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles talked about the issue of immigration in the United States. According to a note sent to Fides, many lay groups, ...