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  27 November 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Moratorium on the death penalty: appreciation of civil society and the Church Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Indonesia has declared a moratorium on executions. According to observers, the decision was taken for economic reasons, given that several countries had feared a reduction of trade relations wit ...
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  27 November 2015
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops appeal for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Australia are opposed to death penalty and have asked to abolish it throughout the world, making themselves available to contribute effectively to this goal: as Fides learns, this ...
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  27 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - For the Bishops: to encourage gambling addiction "is a crime against the poorest" Lomas de Zamora (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the possible imminent opening of a "bingo" club, already built in the area of Puente la Noria, in the district of Lomas de Zamora in Buenos Aires, and after having informed th ...
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  27 November 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: "Stop shedding the blood of the Congolese" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We must stop shedding the blood of the Congolese" write the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo in their message issued at the end of the Permanent Committee of the Conférence Episcop ...
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  27 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The greetings of a resident in Kibera to Pope Francis: "I am proud to live in an informal settlement" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "I am proud to live in an informal settlement that I call home", said Pamella Akwede, a resident in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, in her speech in front of Pope Francis, during a meeting held in ...
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  26 November 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Tension in the capital, Cardinal Urosa: "State officials must ask for peace" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, urged all political parties to prepare themselves to respect the results of the forthcoming parliamentary elections on 6 December. The cou ...
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  26 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Kidnapping and conversion of a 13-year-old Christian girl to Islam Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - It is a case that has shaken the Christian community in Pakistan's Punjab: Sana John, a 13-year-old Christian teenager was kidnapped and converted to Islam by force in Haji Pura, near Silakot. T ...
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  26 November 2015
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Prayer initiative for the Jubilee: "The Church in North Korea is in my heart" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "North Korean Church in My Heart": is the name of the new prayer initiative launched in the Archdiocese of Seoul. As reported to Fides by the communications office of the local Church, the initiat ...
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  25 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Day for Dalits dedicated to climate and environment New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Day for the Liberation of Dalits will be dedicated to "Climate, castes and care for the Earth", that every year the Catholic Church in India celebrates in proximity to the UN Human Rights ...
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  25 November 2015
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Cuban immigrants blocked at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua: "a humanitarian issue" San José de Costa Rica (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the ordinary meeting of the "Secretariado Episcopal de América Central (SEDAC)", which takes place in November from 23 to 27 in San José de Costa Rica with the sloga ...
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  25 November 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National school feeding program to improve the living conditions of children and farmers Duque De Caxias (Agenzia Fides) - In a school in the rural community of the municipality of Duque de Caxias, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, in the southeast of the country, there are children who only have one ...
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  25 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - New President: the Church hopes stronger solidarity policies for vulnerable sectors La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - "A new government always represents the option of bringing great ideals and work with greater consensus, and a change of President is always a moment of great significance": this is what the Bi ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - New techniques to encourage fishermen and reduce poverty Mongu (Agenzia Fides) - A group of researchers, with the support of the Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) Fund, an initiative jointly funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the Australian ...
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  25 November 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bring mercy in society: conclusion of the Synod in the Diocese of Bandung Bandung (Agenzia Fides) - Need to renew pastoral strategies, such as the formation of young people, family pastoral care, dialogue with other believers, the presence of basic ecclesial communities, the role of Pastors an ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops of Kenya: "everything is ready to welcome Pope Francis" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are ready to welcome Pope Francis in Kenya", say the Bishops of Kenya in their message dedicated to the Holy Father's visit. "For the past few weeks, many of you have joined us in making pre ...