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  2 May 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Alvarez Lagos:"Nicaragua is not at war! Buying tanks is contrary to our reality" Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Nicaragua is not at war, Nicaragua does not want war, Nicaragua does not need war, nor heavy combat weapons", said the Bishop of Matagalpa, His Exc. Mgr. Rolando Jose Álvarez Lagos, criticiz ...
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  2 May 2016
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Formation for children on vulnerability and discrimination Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - A training session and reinforcement of the students, on the theme of support to the most vulnerable children and discriminated against, was recently held in the schools of Oh Cham Na (KSO ce ...
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  2 May 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Catholic Bishops of Aleppo: let us participate in the Passion of Christ, our suffering will not be in vain Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "We are children of the Resurrection, of Hope, and we firmly believe that this suffering will not be in vain: following the footsteps of the saints and martyrs, we add them to the Passion of Chri ...
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  2 May 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishop of Nsukka after the massacre of 25 April: "A massacre announced; Where are the security forces?" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The most painful aspect of the Nimbo massacre is that it was announced, expected and executed without inhibition – in broad daylight!", says His Exc. Mgr. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, Bishop of Nsuk ...
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  2 May 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Is Boko Haram moving to the south following the movements of the Fulani herdsmen? Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Climate change is pushing Fulani herdsmen from northern Nigeria to the south, but in this movement of population what is feared is that there could be Boko Haram fighters fleeing military operati ...
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  2 May 2016
  ASIA/PALESTINE - President Abu Mazen: we have a mission and a duty to protect the presence of Christians in the Middle East Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - The protection of the Christian presence in Palestine and all the East "is for us a duty and a mission": this is how Palestinian President Abu Mazen reiterated his commitment to do everything h ...
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  29 April 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Caritas campaign to deal with the emergency: "Let’s put Ecuador back on its feet" Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign "levantemos Ecuador Juntos" (Let’s put Ecuador back on its feet) has just begun, promoted by Caritas of the Archdiocese of Portoviejo together with a major company operating in ...
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  29 April 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Oran appeals to everyone, including authorities, to take action against dengue Oran (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Oran, His Exc. Mgr. Gustavo Zanchetta, has recently sent a letter to the community to urge all, including authorities, to increase their efforts against dengue. According to the local ...
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  29 April 2016
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Church condemns xenophobic violence and ritual murders Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The government must anticipate events and make every effort to stop these behaviors", said Fr. Cleophas Lungu, Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Zambia to Catholic agency CANAA, ...
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  29 April 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The construction of the penitentiary center in San Pedro Sula has come to a stop, the Bishop seeks funding San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - The construction of the new detention center in San Pedro Sula has stopped again. For four months, the works have stopped, despite repeated announcements to resume construction. The Presi ...
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  28 April 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops on the serious situation in the country: "Be peaceful but active citizens" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Never before had Venezuelans suffered an extreme lack of basic necessities such as food and medicines, along with other evils such as criminal and inhuman crime, rationing of electricity and wa ...
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  28 April 2016
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The first Camaldolese monastery in the Country under construction Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - In these days father Alessandro Barban, Prior General of the Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of St. Benedict, met the Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, who strongly support ...
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  28 April 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Kira Mama Plus!" A project to reduce infant mortality Cibitoke (Agenzia Fides) - In recent years Burundi has made great strides in reducing maternal and infant mortality. The same is not true for neonatal mortality: according to UNICEF still 36 children out of 1000 die in t ...
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  28 April 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic priests "on mission" in cafes and in the streets to proclaim Easter Minya (Agenzia Fides) - In Egypt, Coptic churches - who follow the Julian calendar - are celebrating Holy Week. In view of Easter, greetings and good wishes are expressed to the Copts by representatives of institutions. ...
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  28 April 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Priest assaulted and handcuffed, "the arms trade is flourishing", denounces the Bishop Irapuato (Agenzia Fides) - "The violent assault committed by armed men against the parish of the Señor de la Clemencia in Irapuato, is a painful affront to the whole community", said the Bishop of the Diocese of Irapuat ...