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  1 April 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Hopes are placed in peace talks with ELN to "put an end to this war that makes no sense" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Tunja and President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC), His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro, expressed optimism on the agreement for the opening of peace talks between ...
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  1 April 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Against terrorism, mentality must change through the work of education Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Today many young people in Pakistan are brainwashed and then kill or become suicide bombers in the name of God. These heinous attacks will continue unless a change of mentality and culture take ...
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  1 April 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Sentence "for blasphemy" of the writer Fatima Naoot has been confirmed Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The court for misdemeanors in Cairo rejected the appeal that the famous writer and Egyptian blogger Fatima Naoot had filed against the conviction for the crime of blasphemy issued against her in J ...
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  1 April 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Priest found dead in San Cristobal San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - "The diocese of San Cristobal has the painful duty to report the tragic death of one of its priests, Fr. Darwin Antonio Zambrano Gamez. According to reports, the death took place on the ni ...
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  1 April 2016
  ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Hinder: still no news of the Salesian kidnapped in Aden Aden (Agenzia Fides) – There is still no news of Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, the Salesian priest kidnapped after the massacre perpetrated by a terrorist commando in the nursing home of Aden almost a month ago (see Fides 04/03/ ...
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  1 April 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishop of Tombura-Yambio calls for the release of former Governor Bakosoro Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "All citizens have equal rights before the law and have the right to be brought before a court to be punished according to the law and the articles of the Constitution", said His Exc. Mgr. Edward H ...
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  1 April 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Religious leaders denounce the formation of militias "who sow violence" ahead of elections Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We appeal to all politicians with their vested interests to cease making elections a matter of life and death for Kenyans", say the religious leaders of Kenya in a statement on the preparation ...
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  1 April 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - "Mission Sonshine ": Jesus Christ the Son of God is the light of the world Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - It is a very old church, older than the Taj Mahal in Agra, and one of the oldest churches in Mumbai: the church of St. Andrew in Bandra celebrates its 400th anniversary in 2016. The church was bu ...
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  31 March 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Peruvians to vote, the Bishops ask to vote in a conscious and responsible manner Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the presidential elections in the country, scheduled for April 10, and due to the recent statements made by some Bishops regarding the candidates in this election, the Permanent Counci ...
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  31 March 2016
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The Mufti of Singapore to the Archbishop: "the massacre in Lahore is against Islam" Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The terrorist attack in Lahore, which targeted civilians indiscriminately, "is not only against Islamic teachings, but it is also an attack against all humanity": is what the Muslim leader in ...
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  31 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Archbishop of Lahore: "For the wounded: peace be with you" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "In this moment of deep sorrow and grief, in a traumatic situation, we can only make ours the preaching of Jesus after the Resurrection and console the wounded and the survivors with his words: P ...
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  31 March 2016
  AMERICA/CANADA - Catholic organizations: errors and falsehoods against aboriginal rights Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - An "appeal to all our Catholic brothers and sisters" to walk together with Canadian Indigenous Peoples in building a more just society where their gifts and those of all people are nurtured and h ...
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  31 March 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The opposition appoints former governor of Katanga as its candidate for presidency Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The opposition parties united in the electoral platform called "G7", have asked former governor of Katanga, Moise Katumbi, to be their candidate for the presidential elections in the Democratic ...
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  31 March 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Egyptian government is preparing a document on the "protection of the churches in Islam" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, a body linked to the Egyptian Ministry for Religious facilities (Waqf), will publish a vademecum within a month on the subject of "protection of the church ...
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  31 March 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - A "March for Peace" in the streets of Aleppo, to remember the two Bishops kidnapped Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - A "march for peace in Syria", led by the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mar Ignatius Aphrem II, was held in Aleppo, also with the aim to keep the attention on the matter of the two Bishops of the batt ...