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  23 December 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II: Arab Christians are an integral part of our civilization Amman (Agenzia Fides) – Arab Christians "are an integral part of our past, present and future" and right from the beginning "have been an essential partner in building our culture and civilization and in defending Isla ...
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  23 December 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Catholic Bishops react to shocking statements of a Rabbi against "Christian vampires" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of Catholic Ordinary Bishops of the Holy Land has learned "with dismay" and immediately condemned the recent anti-Christian statements disseminated by Rabbi Benzi Gopstein, in the ...
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  23 December 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Mgr. Garachana: "a time of reconciliation and peace is urgent and necessary for our Honduras" San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - In his traditional Christmas message, the Bishop of the diocese of San Pedro Sula, His Exc. Mgr. Ángel Garachana Pérez, reminded everyone that Jesus Christ is the face of the Father's m ...
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  23 December 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - The commission of evaluation has not taken office ahead of Dec. 27 runoffs Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The spokesman of the Episcopal Conference of Haiti (CEH) has confirmed that Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, had informative meetings with members of the executive last week ...
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  23 December 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Child abuse in the capital increases Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Sudanese Ministry of Health expressed its concern regarding the increase in cases of sexual abuse against minors in the state of Khartoum. The victims are in particular school children. Acc ...
• 23 December 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Year of Mercy in the prisons in Malawi Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "After the initiative of Patrizia Lavaselli to bring the pictures of women who are in the maximum security prison in Zomba to the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, this new adventure is something t ...
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  22 December 2015
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Despite ambitious infrastructure projects, the Country remains poor Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Uganda has recorded one of the highest growth rates in Africa despite being a Country without large mineral resources and has always lived from the export of agricultural products. Sadly fam ...
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  22 December 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Rivers flood, hundreds of families evacuated Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The flood of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers have caused the displacement of 500 Argentine families. According to official sources, in the city of Concordia 160 families were forced to leave ...
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  22 December 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Nicaragua and Costa Rica welcome the Pope's call for better ties Managua (Agenzia Fides) – During the Angelus on Sunday, December 20, the Holy Father expressed his support to the efforts of collaboration between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, hoping that "a renewed spirit of fraternity w ...
• 22 December 2015
  AMERICA/SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES - Appointment of the Bishop of Kingstown Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 December 2015 the Holy Father appointed Fr. Gerard County C.S.Sp., former Provincial Superior of the PP. Spiritans in Mexico as Bishop of the Diocese of Kingstown (Saint Vincent and t ...
• 22 December 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - The 641 newly baptized of the year open the door of Mercy of Xi Kai Cathedral Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - 641 newly baptized in 2015, together with the parish community of Xi Kai Cathedral of the Diocese of Tian Jin, opened the door of Mercy on December 13. According to information sent to Agenzia ...
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  22 December 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch: we do not accept Christmas greetings from those who have abandoned us Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - During the pre-Christmas retreat for priests and deacons of the Chaldean Archieparchy in Baghdad, held on Monday, December 21 in Baghdad in the presence of Chaldean Patriarch Raphael Louis I, th ...
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  22 December 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ecumenical Christmas: Christians called to be "leaven for peace" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Jesus Christ was born during the reign of King Herod who ordered to kill all newborn babies. Today there are many 'Herods' who hate and kill: it is our task to spread the message of life, becaus ...
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  22 December 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Two Christian villages bombarded by jihadists Hama (Agenzia Fides) - At least two civilians were killed and another twenty injured by grenades on Monday, December 21 by anti-regime jihadist fighters against the villages of Maharda and Sqelbyia, in the province of Ha ...
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  22 December 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - New church among the ruins in Damascus: "a Christmas of Resurrection" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - In the midst of ruins and destruction, after three years of war, a new Maronite church will rise in Damascus. It will be inaugurated on January 8, in the district of Kachkoul, on the east outsk ...