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  18 December 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Netanyahu: Israel is the only State in the Middle East that protects Christians Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In the Middle East, Christians are persecuted and killed "by radical Islam", and the only State in the region that protects Christians "is the State of Israel". This is how the Israeli Prime M ...
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  18 December 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Archbishop of Calcutta: "upcoming canonization of Mother Teresa, a gift to the whole of India" Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "This Christmas is very special. We are grateful and overjoyed at upcoming canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. We are deeply grateful to God and to the Holy Father. Today there is an atm ...
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  18 December 2015
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The closure of schools increases the recruitment of children on behalf of the Taliban Lashkar Gah (Agenzia Fides) - The escalation of conflicts in the Afghan province of Helmand has forced the closure of more than 150 schools, leaving about 100,000 students exposed to the recruitment by the Taliban. For a ...
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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The "caravan of migrants" coming home for Christmas is very crowded Queretaro (Agenzia Fides) - The "caravan of migrants", now in its sixth edition began on the evening of 16 December and this year sees the participation of a very high number of vehicles never seen before: about 500. The ...
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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The newly appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy: "The Church will be of vital importance in the post-conflict" Mocoa (Agenzia Fides) - The newly-elected Bishop of the diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy (Colombia), His Exc. Mgr. Luis Alberto Maldonado said that the Catholic Church will have an important role in the post-conflict, especiall ...
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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Precautionary measures for the malnutrition of Wayúu children Riohacha (Agenzia Fides) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ordered precautionary measures to protect children and adolescents of the indigenous Wayúu community of the municipalities of Uribia, Mana ...
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  18 December 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - After jihadist threats, the closure of Coptic monasteries for security reasons has been denied Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Historical Coptic monasteries in Wadi Natrun region will not suffer any closure for security reasons, after the jihadist threats aimed in particular against the monastery to Baramos, dedicated to ...
• 18 December 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - 90% of voters approved the new constitution in Bangui Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - 90% of voters in Bangui voted "yes" to the constitutional referendum of December 13 (see Fides 17/12/2015), but the turnout was only 30% of voters in the capital of the Central African Republic, ...
• 18 December 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appeal to the EU: "The crisis in Burundi threatens to spread to the entire Great Lakes region" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - President Nkurunziza’s pursuit of a third term in office has precipitated a humanitarian, economic, and security crisis, forcing more than 200,000 Burundians to become refugees in neighborin ...
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  17 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Castro Quiroga on the signing of the penultimate agreement: "prelude to a final peace agreement" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 December, the Colombian government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) signed the principles that discipline the fifth point on the agenda of the peace negotiations being held ...
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  17 December 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - No quorum for the election of the president. Maronite Patriarch: politicians play with the destiny of the Country Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Lebanese parliament failed yesterday for the 33rd consecutive time to convene and elect a new president due to a lack of the constitutionally required quorum. The presidential office, that th ...
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  17 December 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians and Muslims united in the fight against terrorism: the path is education Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and Muslims are united in the fight against terrorism and urge the Government of Pakistan to implement the National Action Plan against extremist and terrorist groups: is what civi ...
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  17 December 2015
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - At the beginning of the new school year, 574 students will have a renovated school Chipata (Agenzia Fides) - To ensure that learning is enjoyable as well as profitable, all students should be able to study in a safe and secure environment with appropriate ceilings, windows and desks. This is why the no ...
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  17 December 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - Christians of the Hashemite Kingdom have been celebrating Christmas together for forty years Amman (Agenzia Fides) - This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the unification of the date on which all the Churches and Christian communities in Jordan celebrate Christmas. In 1975, the heads of Christian Churches ...
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  17 December 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The Church's pastoral plan: "No one must take away the joy of the Gospel and the mission" Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "We know that all times have been difficult for evangelization and for the Church": With this sentence the new Archbishop of Barcelona, His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Omella, presented the new pastoral ...