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  10 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Commission for Justice: more parliamentary seats for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The "Parliamentary Commission for Law and Justice" unanimously agreed to increase the number of reserved seats for the country's religious minorities in the National Assembly, as well as in th ...
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  10 March 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi President: Christians are "original" members of our nation. And the jihadis also attack Muslims Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Christians are "original members" of Iraq, as evidenced by the ancient monasteries scattered throughout the country. And jihadi groups, such as Daesh, have raged not only against them but also aga ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Overcrowding in prisons does not help reintegration Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - About 60 prisoners held in the "Cortile Mandela" section of the women's prison in San Joaquin shared a moment of dialogue before attending Mass with the auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of S ...
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  10 March 2016
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - Poverty is sexist: discriminating laws between men and women in 155 countries London (Agenzia Fides) - The NGO ONE has recently presented the report "Poverty is sexist" where it shows the discrimination that many women around the world suffer, and highlights the 20 worst Countries to be born a wom ...
• 10 March 2016
  AFRICA - The business of North Korea in Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) - While threats of nuclear war envelop the Korean Peninsula, the African press highlights the business of the Pyongyang regime in Africa. At least 400 North Korean workers are engaged in Equatorial ...
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  10 March 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan opens a new center in Salt Salt (Agenzia Fides) - A medical and a dentist clinic, a space for children, fully equipped rooms for further education and professional training: are the services provided by the new center that Caritas Jordan has opene ...
• 10 March 2016
  EUROPE/POLAND - Confirmation of the National Director of the PMS, Mgr. Tomasz Atlas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 January 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Mgr. Tomasz Atlas, of the diocesan clergy in Tarnow as National Directo ...
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  10 March 2016
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Senegal is preparing for the constitutional referendum to limit presidential term Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 March, Senegalese voters are called to the referendum to approve the revision of the constitution promoted by President Macky Sall, which provides, among other things, the reduction of the p ...
• 9 March 2016
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Jean-Marie Vianney " philosophical Seminary of Moramanga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 23, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Sévérin Vonindrazana Soratra, of the diocesan clergy of Fenoari ...
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  9 March 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - A church and a retreat house in the region of La Araucanía burned down Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday March 8, masked men set fire on a shrine and a house used for holidays and spiritual retreats, on the road that links Vilcun and Cajon, in the region of La Araucania, diocese of Temuco, ...
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  9 March 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Peace Network for Congo: After the visit of Ban Ki-Moon, it is necessary to "put words into actions" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On 25-26 February, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, visited the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the concluding press conference, he called on the Congolese political ...
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  9 March 2016
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Heartfelt appeal of a missionary: "The country is dying of thirst" Gode (Agenzia Fides) - Ethiopia is the second most populous Country in Africa and one of the world's poorest. Over 400,000 children suffer from severe malnutrition and in recent months drought has severely increased. It ...
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  9 March 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Mgr. Romulo Emiliani’s appeal: "Assassins and instigators, stop killing!" San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - "Honduras is experiencing difficult days during this Lent season, due to the events that have affected families", says Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula, His Exc. Mgr. Romulo Emiliani, r ...
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  9 March 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - In the language of Turkish politicians the anti-Armenian sentiment resurfaces Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has accused the Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) of "collaboration", comparing them with "gangs of Armenians who were collaborators of the Russians ...
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  9 March 2016
  AFRICA/CONGO - The appeal of the Bishops of Central Africa: "May the elections in our Countries be just and peaceful" Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "We launch an appeal to peace, harmony and unity on the occasion of the presidential elections in our respective Countries", write the Bishops of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of ...