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  6 June 2016
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - New minimum wages: "people are struggling to survive" said Mgr. Escobar Alas San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of San Salvador, His Exc. Mgr. José Luis Escobar Alas, harshly criticized the agreement to raise the minimum wages of workers by 15% in three years and has asked the authori ...
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  6 June 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Clashes, few resources and heat do not prevent CUAMM to continue its work Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - "I thank the good Lord for the 'good' that I encountered these days in South Sudan, despite the recent insecurity, scarce resources, many people's hardships and sufferings". This is what Don Dante ...
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  6 June 2016
  VATICAN - Pope at the Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "We need to grow in evangelical passion" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, June 4, the Holy Father received in audience the participants at the Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies, to whom he addressed the following speech: Your Eminence ...
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  3 June 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mission Congress: “This is the hour of the laity’s mission Ad gentes” Bucaramanga (Agenzia Fides) – The majority of the participants at the National Mission Congress “aware that the Church is missionary and that Christ founded his Church to be missionary, agreed that this task belongs ...
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  3 June 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Solidarity Programme to eradicate child labour in the province of Mendoza AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Solidarity Programme to eradicate child labour in the province of Mendoza Mendoza (Agenzia Fides) –The phenomenon of widespread child labour in Argentina is aggravated by the fact that very few ...
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  3 June 2016
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Catholic Women for women’s human development and dignity Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Locally known as “Entrepreneurs for the Kingdom of God”, women members of the Damas Salesianas association are now active in Angola. According to information sent to Fides by ANS, this � ...
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  3 June 2016
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Millions suffer hunger due to devastating El Nino impact Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) – Almost half the population of l Malawi is battling against severe famine due to scarce or no harvests because of the effects of El Nino which last year affected most of the country’s southe ...
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  3 June 2016
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Holy Year celebration for priests: prayer, reconciliation and joyful witness, in communion with the Pope Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Intense prayer, deep spiritual motivation, pastoral renewal, joyful public testimony: in this spirit the Catholic priests of Malaysia are celebrating this Holy Year of Mercy. Fides was ...
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  3 June 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Activist questions: “When will we have our own National Minorities Commission?” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “Since 1995 government members have been discussing a National Minorities Commission. Neighbouring India set up its National Minorities Commission in 1992, supported later in 2004 by with ...
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  3 June 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - “Why do our brothers and sisters emigrate?” For 25 years the answer has been the same: out of necessity Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Paraguay is celebrating its 25th “Week of Migrants and Refugees in Paraguay”, on the theme “migrants call us to show mercy”. The week will culminate on Sunda ...
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  2 June 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - For 40 years, the Pastoral Land Commission for the right to life, land, water Marian (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the National campaign to commemorate the 40 years of life and commitment of the "Pastoral Commission of the Earth" (CPT), the "Brazilian Meeting of the popular movements in dialogue wi ...
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  2 June 2016
  ASIA/NEPAL - Justice for women after the civil conflict Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - In Nepal there is a national program to support and compensate the women involved in the long civil conflict that crossed the country until the middle of the century. Yet most women do not tur ...
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  2 June 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Christian woman caned according to Islamic law Banda Aceh (Agenzia Fides) - An elderly 60-year-old Protestant Christian woman was caned in Indonesia, the first time a Sharia law punishment, has been meted out to a non-Muslim. As Fides learns, this is what happened ...
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  2 June 2016
  ASIA/JAPAN - A missionary: "Helping even young Japanese for WYD" Takamatsu (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask the help for children from Japan who want to participate in the next World Youth Day to be held in Krakow in late July. It is a vocational pilgrimage, during which every young person w ...
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  2 June 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 300 thousand children forced to beg on the streets every day Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - A recent survey, carried out by the Indian police along with some humanitarian organizations, revealed that more than 300,000 children suffer abuse by criminals involved in human trafficking, ...