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  23 February 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - President Nkurunziza promises Ban Ki-moon an "inclusive dialogue" with the opposition Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We will see if the visit of the UN Secretary General will lead to a positive change in the political crisis", say local sources from Bujumbura to Agenzia Fides, where UN Secretary General Ban ...
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  23 February 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Patriarch: Arab identity of the Lebanese nation is not negotiable Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai expressed his full support to the recent statement with which the Lebanese government wanted to reaffirm that the Arab identity of Lebanon cannot be questio ...
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  20 February 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A new beginning for Maison d’Abraham, a "house of the poor" in the Holy City Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In the infinite variety of homes and Christian foundations scattered in the neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Maison d’Abraham occupies a special place: it accommodates pilgrims and visitors most ...
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  20 February 2016
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cardinal Ortega: "Obama's visit will be of help to the country's development" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega spoke about the decision of US President Barack Obama to travel to Cuba in March. Obama announced that he will travel to the island on 21 and 22 March. He is the first ...
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  20 February 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fifty years at the service of the Gospel, an example for young people Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Lahore celebrated the priestly Jubilee of Fr. Benjamin Joseph, who has been proclaiming the Gospel, celebrating the sacraments, carrying out charitable initiatives and d ...
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  20 February 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Premier: the government does not make discrimination based on religion Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi government does not discriminate its citizens based on their religious affiliation, it also considers Christians as a "genuine part" of national identity, and will do everything possib ...
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  20 February 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Birth of the "Catholic-Muslim National Dialogue" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago will be the first co-president of a new Catholic interfaith forum of meetings called "Catholic-Muslim National Dialogue", organized by the Commission for ...
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  19 February 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Young people of all religions against religious fundamentalism Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "Unity in diversity" and "condemnation of all religious extremism". These are the themes that characterized the recent meeting of more than 500 young people of different religions, gathered in Mu ...
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  19 February 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian Girl kidnapped: threats also to the lawyer Kasur (Agenzia Fides) - A Christian girl, Nabila Bibi, was kidnapped, converted to Islam and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pattoki, in Kasur district, in Pakistani Punjab. Bashir Masih, the girl's father, went to the p ...
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  19 February 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros celebrates the funeral of Boutros Ghali, "defender of peace" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Boutros Boutros Ghali was "a faithful man to his nation" who "defended peace in all the roles he carried out". This is how Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II paid tribute to the figure of the E ...
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  19 February 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Massacre in the UN camp: governmental military accused Juba (Agenzia Fides) - 18 people died and forty were injured in the massacre in the IDP camp in Malakal, located in the base of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UMISS, see Fides 18/02/2016). "The toll was reported by Méde ...
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  19 February 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Mgr. Colombo on mining projects: "It is time to listen to the people" La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - The administration of President Mauricio Macri "is tracing a path" in favor of mining projects and "now we have to listen to the people and reach social consensus", said the Bishop of the Dioce ...
• 19 February 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Paul" Seminary in Vijayawada Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 13, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Fr. Gangarapu Anil Kumar, of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) as ...
• 19 February 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of "St. John" Seminary in Visakhapatnam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 13, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Fr. Mallavarapu Rayanna, of the Salesian Society of Don Bosco (SD ...
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  19 February 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 11 years after the death of Sister Dorothy Stang, killings due to land conflict increase Anapu (Agenzia Fides) - Many families of Anapu farmers in the south of Pará (Brazil), met on February 12 and in the following days to commemorate the murder of Sister Dorothy Stang, which occurred 11 years ago. She was ...