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  10 December 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Threats to churches for Christmas: Christians respond with prayer Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and churches in Youhanabad, an area of the city of Lahore, one of the largest Christian settlements in the province of Punjab, have received threats of terrorist attacks for Christmas. ...
• 10 December 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The city of Yambio victim of recent fighting between the army and local militia Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State, in South Sudan is a "ghost town" after the flight of the inhabitants because of violent clashes between the army loyal to President Salva Kiir and th ...
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  10 December 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Cardinal Terrazas has died, promoter of solidarity and peaceful coexistence in difficult times Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - Bolivian Cardinal Julio Terrazas died yesterday, December 9, at 7.15 pm. This was communicated by the Archbishop of Santa Cruz, His Exc. Mgr. Sergio Gualberti, in a note sent to Fides: "Just ...
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  10 December 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - Peru and Ecuador agree to regularize the situation of illegal immigrants Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The ambassador of Ecuador in Lima, Jorge Sandoval, informed that Peru and Ecuador are completing the negotiation of a new statute to regularize the situation of immigrants in both countries, within ...
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  10 December 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Other 25 Christian hostages of the Khabur valley have been released by jihadists Hassakè (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday, December 9 the jihadists affiliated to the self-styled Islamic State (Daesh) released other 25 Assyrian Christians, who were part of the large group of hostages kidnapped by them ...
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  10 December 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - "Restaurant of mercy" for the poor opens in Amman Amman (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday, December 23 the "Restaurant of mercy" in Amman, supported and managed by the local Church in collaboration with Caritas Jordan will open its doors, and will offer five hot meals to t ...
• 9 December 2015
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "Better health care for the rural population of Cunene": project for mothers and children in the remotest part of Angola Chiulo (Agenzia Fides) - On the 40th anniversary of the independence of Angola, Doctors with Africa Cuamm renews its commitment to the Country with the project for maternal and child health in the province of Cunene: "Be ...
• 9 December 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation of the Bishop of Garissa and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 December 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Garissa (Kenya), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Paul Darmanin O.F.M. Cap., in accordance wit ...
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  9 December 2015
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: "The visit of the Catholic delegation to the North is a starting point" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The official visit carried out in North Korea has an important meaning because this time the delegation was composed of a large number of prelates of South Korea. I pray it may be a starting poi ...
• 9 December 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Even the young Church in Malawi is preparing to celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The dioceses of Malawi are preparing to live the Jubilee of Mercy with great participation" writes to Agenzia Fides, Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, Monfortan missionary. "On Saturday, December 12, the ...
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  9 December 2015
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Two million faithful on the occasion of the feast of the patroness saint of Paraguay Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly two million faithful, according to police estimates, gathered between Monday 7 and Tuesday, 8 December, around the Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles in Caacupé, Patroness of Paraguay, ab ...
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  9 December 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishop of Cadiz y Ceuta asks each parish to engage in a work of mercy Cadiz (Agenzia Fides) - Every parish or religious community has a challenge over the next twelve months. The Bishop of the Diocese of Cadiz y Ceuta, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Zornoza Boy, has asked every parish to assume a co ...
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  9 December 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Missionaries escorted, but social work continues Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - "After the attack against PIME missionary Father Piero Parolari, the police patrol the missions in Dinajpur, and we can go out only with an escort. It is a situation that makes you feel uncomfo ...
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  9 December 2015
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Islamic State Jihadists have hacked a Syriac Catholic parish website Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Islamic State (IS) jihadists have hacked the website of Our Lady of Mercy Syriac Catholic Church, posting videos of Islamic State terrorists beheading, shooting and burning victims alive and thre ...
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  9 December 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Maronite Patriarch visits Syria, "a sign of love for the Syrian people" Tartus (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Boutros Bechara Rai carried out a two-day visit to Syria, stopping in the city of Tartus, in the coastal region of Latakia. During the visit, which began on Sunday, December 6, ...