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  14 March 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops: the Church must leave its "comfort zone" and reach the suburbs Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "As citizens of the country, we put our trust in democratic values and in the Indian Constitution. Trusting in the grace, love and mercy of God, we walk to accomplish the mission that God has ...
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  14 March 2016
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Assault in Grand Bassam: a hundred people take refuge in the cathedral, the testimony of the pastor Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The Sacred Heart of Jesus protected us, and the hundreds of people who took refuge at our parish" says Fr. Armand Zanou, parish priest of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Grand-Bassam, where yeste ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Complaints regarding child abuse, who are exploited as domestic servants, continue Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - In the last three years there have been several deaths of children who were working as domestic servants in Paraguay, because of abuse at the hands of the same employers. It is a "culturally ac ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The missionary commitment with Haiti continues, another Brazilian religious sent to Haiti Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 March the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) and the Conference of Religious of Brazil (CRB) celebrated, at the headquarters of the CNBB in Brasilia, Sister Vanderléia Corrê ...
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  11 March 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A Christian nominated as vice presidential candidate Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Lawyer Henry Van Thio, a 57-year-old ethnic Chin minority from the Pentecostal Church, has been nominated as a vice presidential candidate. Chosen by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Demo ...
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  11 March 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Comboni missionaries celebrate 50 years of presence in Bethany Bethany (Agenzia Fides) - The Comboni Missionary Sisters, the only missionary institute founded in 1872 by St. Daniele Comboni, have recently celebrated fifty years of presence in Bethany, the town of Judea currently in ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - El Niño causes torrential rains and overflowing of rivers, damage to the population and crops Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The floods registered in the northern regions of Piura and Tumbes, on the border between Peru and Ecuador, have affected about 500 families and damaged 5,800 hectares of crops. Heavy rains and the ...
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  11 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian woman kidnapped and converted to Islam: appeal for justice and security Kasur (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal for justice, security, respect for the dignity of all women in Pakistan, especially non-Muslims, who are even more vulnerable: is the appeal launched through Agenzia Fides by Fouzia Sadi ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Parra asks for "justice and truth for the families of the 28 miners missing" Ciudad Guyana (Agenzia Fides) - "At first I thought it was a protest due to lack of services", said His Exc. Mgr. Mariano Parra Sandoval, Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, who during a visit to the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, ...
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  11 March 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Orthodox Patriarch: may Eastern Christians who emigrate to the West keep their identity Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The culture that the Christians in the Orient were raised into, "is undoubtedly different from the one they find in the West". This difference is observed in the difficulty which the refugees f ...
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  11 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The United Nations: war crimes in South Sudan, including rapes and mass killings" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Rape is definitely used systematically as a weapon to humiliate the rival populations, but to allow soldiers to rape women as part of their salary, is pretty puzzling. Local Church sources from So ...
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  AFRICA/RWANDA - Resignation of the Bishop of Nyundo, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 March 2016 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Nyundo (Rwanda), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Alexis Habiyambere, SI, in conformity with can ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Friar Antonio Moser killed in an attempted robbery Petropolis (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday morning, March 9, during an attempted robbery on the highway Washington Luiz, at the Duque de Caxias (RJ), Friar Antonio Moser was killed in Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Jane ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - "No to child labor, yes to boys and girls who are respected and protected" Boquete (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Panamanian artists will perform at the "White Night for Children" during the traditional Big Night Gala, the main fundraising event for Casa Esperanza. The collection is intended to s ...
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  10 March 2016
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholics remember Fr. Matthew Vu Khoi Phung and continue his social commitment Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The local faithful remember how he encouraged and consoled them, with great examples of faith, the day after the fall of Saigon in 1975: the Redemptorist Fr. Matthew Vu Khoi Phung died aged 76, on ...