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  7 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - A statue of Christ destroyed in Mumbai Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - While the world had their eyes on the canonization of Mother Teresa on September 4, a statue of Christ was hit and destroyed by vandals in a suburb of Mumbai. As reported to Fides by Sajan K. Geo ...
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  7 September 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A missionary: "Mindanao needs people who move with courage and compassion" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "The future of peace in Mindanao needs people who move with courage and compassion. I hope everyone can join in this mission of building together a big family in which one can respect and love ...
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  7 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - First (positive) effects of the law on the construction of churches Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In Egypt, the generally positive effects are being registered in various local situations with regards to the new law on the construction and restoration of churches, approved by the Egyptian parl ...
• 6 September 2016
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of the "Blessed Paul VI" preparatory Seminary in Nkongsamba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 9, 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Gilbert Ngadang, of the clergy of the diocese of Bafoussam as Rector ...
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  6 September 2016
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Bishops: need to build solidarity among generations for the care of the elderly Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Since life expectancy has increased, we need to build "a just and compassionate nation and promote solidarity among all generations": said Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, head of the Council fo ...
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  6 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA- Mgr. Lozano on drug plan: "dialogue is not a sign of weakness but of strength and generosity" San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Jorge Lozano, former Bishop of the Diocese of Gualeguaychú, has been the focus of media attention this week for two different reasons: the Pope named him Archbishop coadjutor wit ...
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  6 September 2016
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - From the hill of Ilena "Maria Salus Infirmorum! Here we are, watch over us" Fianarantsoa (Agenzia Fides) - The progress in the former leper colony of Ilena village, seven kilometers from Fianarantsoa continues (see Fides 29/09/2015). This is what Father Albert Rainiherinoro, MI told Fides. "Afte ...
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  6 September 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - "Prayer halls" spread in China's international airports Shen Zhen (Agenzia Fides) - About 30 square meters, a chapel with sober and simple decorations, with benches and copies of the Bible available in order to allow passengers a moment of prayer or meditation: is the descrip ...
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  6 September 2016
  AFRICA/GABON - Bishops launch an appeal for international mediation to end the crisis Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Gabon call for the intervention of an international mediator to bring the Country out of political crisis following the disputed victory of President Ali Bongo Ondimba in the p ...
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  6 September 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Woman and illiterate: a combination for marginalization Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On September 8 International Literacy Day is celebrated. The Spanish NGO "Manos Unidas" clearly expresses the serious discomfort experienced by millions of women around the world. Among these, m ...
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  6 September 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - A big feast on the Andes for "the Saint of the suburbs" Cuzco (Agenzia Fides) - Even thousands of kilometers from Rome, on Sunday, September 4, the day when Mother Teresa was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in the Vatican, a big feast was celebrated in Cuzco, Peru. Before ...
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  6 September 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Catholic at the head of the interfaith office in the province of Sindh Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Anthony Naveed has been promoted to serve as the Chief Minister’s special assistant with particular responsibilities in the interfaith harmony office, which has the task of promot ...
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  6 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch: Christians used as a "token of exchange" in political games on the Nineveh Plain Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - If and when the Iraqi lands will be reclaimed from the domain of the jihadists of the Islamic State, the interim political settlement to be considered for the villages with a Christian majority ...
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  5 September 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Missionary among young alcoholics in the Amazon rainforest La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Giovanni Forasacco was 54 years old when he left Italy to be a missionary in Bolivia. He had joined the Pope John XXIII Community, founded by Don Oreste Benzi, and here matured the decision to go ...
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  5 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 18,000 pray for the family and migrants Ciudad Juarez (Agenzia Fides) - From Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), 15 Bishops of the dioceses of the border area between the United States and Mexico, attended the celebration for the defense of the family and migrants. Accord ...