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  21 November 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church: need to clarify the referendum to have lasting peace Tunja (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Colombia, through the president of the Episcopal Conference, has asked for clarification on the issue of the peace referendum, proposed by the government of Santos, regarding relatio ...
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  21 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The children of Holy Childhood will meet the Pope Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In a few days the Pope will arrive in Africa, and everything is ready to welcome him. The organizers are working hard to ensure that the historic visit will occur smoothly. In the slums of Kiba ...
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  21 November 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "A nation on the threshold of hope" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Almost 80% of our people, rich and poor, old and young, have voted for a change. You have led a silent revolution":is how Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, addresses the Burmese populat ...
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  21 November 2015
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Academic Seminar on the integration of the catholic Church in China with the society Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The integration of the catholic Church in China with the society": is the theme of the fifth edition of the Seminar organized by Faith Institute for Cultural Studies (FICS), Yuan Dao Study So ...
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  21 November 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem: "collective punishment" of the Palestinians must cease Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - With each passing day the people of the Holy Land "are losing any sense of empathy, any sense of mutual understanding of our common humanity and common future". This is how the message release ...
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  20 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias: "This is how we will live the Jubilee of Mercy" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – To carry out a "revolution of mercy" in India, thanks to the daily acts of believers, thanks to special "agents of reconciliation", thanks to the embrace of compassion dispensed to people "w ...
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  20 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church inaugurates a TV channel for children Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The television channel wanted by the Coptic Orthodox Church and dedicated to children is called Koogi TV and was inaugurated yesterday, Thursday, November 19. During the presentation, the spokes ...
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  20 November 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church strongly rejects the use of the image of the Pope for political activities La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church condemns the use of the image of Pope Francis for political activities. The Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB) issued a statement, sent to Fides, in which "it deplores and co ...
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  20 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Thousands occupy houses and land, the Bishop denounces the absence of state authorities Merlo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Merlo-Moreno, His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Carlos Maletti, denounced the lack of political will to resolve the conflict that now involves thousands of people camped along th ...
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  20 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Need to recognize the persecution of minorities London (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to recognize the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan: says the appeal sent to Fides, launched by the NGO "Global Minorities Alliance" (GMA), based in the United King ...
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  20 November 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christian and Muslim leaders in Kurdistan celebrate together the "day of tolerance" Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - A "day of tolerance" was celebrated in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, on Thursday, November 19, at the initiative of local and international organizations, starting from the UN mission in Iraq ...
• 20 November 2015
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Melaka-Johor, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 19 November 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Paul Tan Chee Ing, S.I., in accordan ...
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  19 November 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "There are connections between the conflicts in the Middle East and environmental issues" says a Jesuit Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The recent attacks in Paris and in Baghdad cannot be interpreted as isolated events or disconnected from what is happening in the Pan-Amazon. The climate of war in the Middle East has exploded d ...
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  19 November 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeal for inclusive growth in the Asia-Pacific area Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Do not forget the poor and the last in Asian societies: this is the appeal to world leaders, gathered in Manila for the APEC Forum summit (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), by the Church in the ...
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  19 November 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Missionary wounded, his life is not in danger Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – The life of Father Piero Parolari, PIME missionary, wounded yesterday in an ambush in Dinajpur, is not in danger. The missionary, 64, taken to hospital in Dhaka, is still hospitalized but is out ...