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  24 October 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Dalit infants burnt alive: Bishops deplore inhuman act ASIA/INDIA – Dalit infants burnt alive: Bishops deplore inhuman act New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops of India have firmly condemned the incident in Faridabad on 21 October when the home of a Dalit fa ...
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  24 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian women suffers gang rape Kasur (Agenzia Fides) – A Christian woman was raped by three Muslim men who forced their way into her home in a village in the district of Kasur, at a time when the men in the family were out at work. The woman tried t ...
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  24 October 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishop says: “repatriation for minors is sometimes a death sentence El Paso (Agenzia Fides) – “For unaccompanied minors repatriation is sometime a death sentence”: said Catholic Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso diocese Texas. The minors in question arrive unaccompanied from central ...
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  23 October 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - El Nino brings drought and famine to farming communities Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Communities of farmers all over Indonesia are battling with drought caused by rising sea temperatures associated with the El Nino atmospheric phenomenon which affects rainfall all over the wor ...
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  23 October 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christians in Hassakè denounce attempts to expropriate properties of emigrants Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) – Leaders of Christian Churches and institutions in the north-eastern province of Hassakè firmly condemn a “safeguard and administration” programme supported by the dominant local politica ...
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  23 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Disappeared persons, neglected migrants and overcrowded prison inmates: ‘hot areas’ for violation of human rights Xalapa (Agenzia Fides) – The most serious areas for violation of human rights in Mexico, registered as ‘hot areas’ include disappearance of persons, migrant neglect and overcrowded prisons. The subject emerged duri ...
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  23 October 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “We still have a humanitarian crisis on our hands”: testimony of El Paso Bishop Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Recalling that "the Holy Family is the archetype of the refugee families we see today both on our border and around the world", Bishop Mark Joseph Seitz of El Paso, in Texas, on 21 October ...
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  23 October 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - 400 young Christians take part in Kirkuk Youth Day Kirkuk (Agenzia Fides) – Some 400 Christian boys and girls belonging to different confessions took part in a Youth Day organised in Kirkuk by the local Chaldean Catholic archdiocese. The event, held on 17 October, was ...
• 23 October 2015
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Presidential election: religious leaders call for calm Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “We do not want a country ruled by disorder and strife. We call on Ivorians to vote without ceding to pressure” urged Catholic Archbishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet, of Korhogo in Cote d’Ivoire, ...
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  23 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Remand for Christian charged with blasphemy Sargodha (Agenzia Fides) – A lower Court of justice has granted bail to a young Christian mas detained since 8 October for suspected blasphemy. Naveed John, aged 24, who offers healing prayers in his home at the reques ...
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  23 October 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuit sees growing intolerance in India Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) – “The episode of lynching on 28 September 2015, when Muslim Mohammad Akhlaq was killed by the crowds after reports that he had eaten cattle meat, should not be considered a spontaneous act ...
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  23 October 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “We are all responsible, no one can feel exempt": presidential elections Sunday Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – "The act of voting must be a truly civic celebration in the framework of the Constitution and must be guaranteed by the government, political parties and citizens. Everyone has a role and ...
• 23 October 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Guaranteed access to studies for everyone” say Bishops Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Opportunities to study must be offered to all, irrespective of the economic situation of a young person who wants to study. This appeal comes from South Africa, where for some days students ...
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  22 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Five new Deacons, a gift for the Church Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Their mission is to serve the local Church: a service of proclaiming the Word of God, taking part in Liturgical celebrations, and in charitable work. With these words Rev Sebastian Francis Shaw ...
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  22 October 2015
  AFRICA - Fresh attacks by Boko Haram, US intensifies military assistance to threatened countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The United States is intensifying military assistance to African countries targeted by Boko Haram the Nigerian Islamic sect which recently swore loyalty to ‘Islamic State’. Assistance include ...