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  17 March 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops: "May the State listen to the cry of farmers and their proposals" Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (CEP) expresses its support to the needs of the population that will give life to the XXIII " March of the Poor Farmer" scheduled today, March 17, in the Pa ...
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  17 March 2016
  ASIA/THAILAND - The tragic odyssey of Pakistani Christian refugees in Thailand Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The escape of thousands of Pakistani Christians that left their homeland seeking refuge in Thailand continues. They escape from pressures, harassment, threats and reprisals. Due to the Pakista ...
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  17 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: "Justice for the massacre in Lahore" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – To bring to justice the perpetrators of the massacre that on 15 March 2015, following the explosion of two bombs in front of two churches in Youhanabad, Lahore district, killed 21 people and in ...
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  17 March 2016
  ASIA/QATAR - "Religious" TV channels are multiplying all over the Middle East Doha (Agenzia Fides) - The number of religious broadcasters throughout the Middle East has risen by 50 percent in just three years from 2011 to 2014, rising from 50 to 75 religious channels "free to air" (not encrypted). ...
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  17 March 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Castro Quiroga: "What is important is not the date, but the agreement has to be properly formulated" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "What matters is not the date when the agreement is signed, but it has to be properly formulated. We must avoid clauses which may later create problems, it is very important to avoid damaging the ...
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  17 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A community radio circuit for peace in the country torn by civil war Juba (Agenzia Fides) - A radio network to promote peace has been created by 12 community radio stations in South Sudan. Under this initiative, 45 "citizen journalists" will be trained to gather information to be provided ...
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  17 March 2016
  ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Hinder: still no news of the priest kidnapped after the massacre in Aden Aden (Agenzia Fides) - Almost two weeks after the massacre perpetrated by a terrorist commando in the nursing home in Aden (see Fides 04/03/2016), where four Missionaries of Charity along with 12 others were killed - the ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Outbreaks of cholera for the drought in Oromia, in the Somali region and of the Peoples of the South Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The precarious situation that Ethiopia is living due to water shortage (see Fides 09/03/2016) continues to affect the battered population even at a health level. In an appeal launched by the ...
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  16 March 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Seven hundred Cuban emigrants in critical situation call for a diplomatic solution Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal José Luis Lacunza, Bishop of David, has received a report on the situation of the Cuban people in Paso Canoas, and announced that he will inform the Country's Bishops and together ...
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  16 March 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - The Day of the martyrs of Orissa will be celebrated on August 30 Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of the state of Orissa (Central India) will celebrate "Martyrs' Day" on August 30 every year. As Fides learns, this was established by the Regional Conference of Bishops of Orissa ...
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  16 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attacks on churches in Lahore: still no guilty Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - At what stage are the investigations into the attacks that a year ago marred two Christian churches in Lahore? On the first anniversary of the explosion in front of the Catholic church of St. Joh ...
• 16 March 2016
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Rector of the "Paul VI" Theological Seminary in Antsiranana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 30, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Sylvain Bevazaha, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Amtsiranana ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - A seminar being held on the translation of the Bible in African languages Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Africa has to meet the challenges of today by cooperating with other Christian faiths in translating the Bible for all language groups on our continent", said His Exc. Mgr. S ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Catholic Bishop of Guizeh: the murder of Regeni used to ruin relations between Cairo and Rome Guizeh (Agenzia Fides) - The murder of Giulio Regeni was carried out by "professional torturers" perhaps also aimed at "ruining the relations of the present Egyptian and Italian governments". This is how Anba Antonios Az ...
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  16 March 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Tension in the north of the country because of the violence of armed groups and police reprisals Jinotega (Agenzia Fides) - After the attack by a group of armed people against a police patrol in the town of Santa Rosa in San Jose de Bocay, (Jinotega) which took place two days ago, now the calm in this community rura ...