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  30 June 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The child martyrs of Tlaxcala declared Patrons of Mexican childhood Tlaxcala (Agenzia Fides) - The Vatican has approved the declaration of the Blessed Martyrs of Tlaxcala, as Patron of Mexican childhood, says the Archbishop of Tijuana, His Exc. Mgr. Francisco Moreno Barron to Fides. Cri ...
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  30 June 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - New appeal of Egyptian President al Sisi to free "religious discourse" from extremist ideas Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi has returned to urge the Arabs and Muslims to make common front against terrorism, freeing "religious discourse" and activities inspired by it, from any con ...
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  30 June 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - A priest: "To bring to life Laudato Sì in people’s lives " Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - To bring to life Laudato Sì in people's lives: is the commitment of Fr. Magi Murzello, new Rector of St. Andrews College in Bandra, in the area of Mumbai. As Fides learns, Fr. Magi is a priest w ...
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  30 June 2016
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Mothers commit suicide with their children due to poverty and violence Vahdat (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against women is rising, as well as the level of aggression and cruelty in society as a whole is growing. The alarm was lauched by a representative of the NGO Women With Higher Education ...
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  30 June 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops warn: "Without elections we will likely sink into the abyss" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Respect of the Constitution and electoral deadlines as prescribed; start of authentic dialogue among all political parties; initiate social policies to alleviate the painful conditions of the p ...
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  30 June 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Patriarch: the heavy burden of refugees is compromising the identity of the Lebanese nation New York (Agenzia Fides) - The huge mass of Syrian refugees who have taken refuge in Lebanon, threatens to upset the balance and the identity of the Lebanese nation, partly because the multitudes of refugees who drag the ...
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  30 June 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Violence in Wau: suspicions on the army but the government accuses a new Islamist formation Juba (Agenzia Fides) - At least 50 people died and several thousand displaced is the toll of a wave of violence which took place on June 25 in Wau, a town 650 km north-west from Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The gove ...
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  30 June 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslims seek revenge: gang rape of a Christian woman Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Christian woman, Samrah Badal, was the victim of a gang rape by four Muslim men who wanted to avenge the alleged "honor" of a Muslim family: as reported to Fides by Christian lawyer Aneeqa M. A ...
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  28 June 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops of Oaxaca ask for a truce to start dialogue with teachers San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - A Commission of deputies and senators "should listen to the complaints, objections and doubts of teachers who are unhappy of the education reform, because they all admit that it is not com ...
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  28 June 2016
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - 116 young people confirmed in Dinajpur Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - 63 girls and 53 boys of the parish of the Cathedral of Dinajpur recently received the sacrament of Confirmation. "Day of joy, colors, new commitment in the Church and for all. A new advent of t ...
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  28 June 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - Suicide bombers in Qaa, a predominantly Christian village; Church Leaders express shock and sorrow for the victims Qaa (Agenzia Fides) - The series of four suicide bombings that on Monday, June 27 devastated the Lebanese village of Qaa, inhabited mostly by Christians belonging to the Greek Melkite Church, has caused five deaths and a ...
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  28 June 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Solvent inhaled to calm hunger pangs Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - It is easy to meet adults, children and young people on the streets of Guatemala who wander inhaling solvents to avoid feeling hungry and thinking about the reasons of violence for which ...
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  28 June 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A national plan and a "toll free number" for the protection of human rights Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A "toll free number" for citizens, 24 hours a 24, to denounce human rights violations and provide the first legal assistance to victims: is the initiative launched by the Federal Ministry for ...
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  28 June 2016
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Challenge for green and cheap electricity Pemba (Agenzia Fides) - There are about 645 million Africans without electricity which, among other things, prevents them from carrying out any form of economic activities. Electricity is the main challenge for the peopl ...
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  28 June 2016
  VATICAN - The Pope will deliver the Pallium to 25 Metropolitan Archbishops, 4 of Propaganda Fide territories Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 29, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, according to custom, the Holy Father Francis will bless and deliver the pallium to new metropolitan Archbishops appointed during the year. Th ...