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  14 October 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists demand an anti-conversion law in Jharkhand Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - Hindu extremist groups have begun a campaign to promote the adoption of a new "anti-conversion law" in the Indian state of Jharkhand, in north central India. As Fides learns, after the news of th ...
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  14 October 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Director of Caritas Jerusalem: the block of East Jerusalem feeds anger and feelings of revenge Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "The imposition of Israeli checkpoints in Palestinian areas of Jerusalem represents a 'safety measure' that provides no security, but on the contrary increases anger and frustration, and thus ...
• 14 October 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Ayacucho, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 October 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela), presented by His Exc. Mgr. José Ángel Divass� ...
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  14 October 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The wealth of Brazil should be better distributed" asks Mgr. Nicioli Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – On October 12 during the celebration in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Aparecida, His Exc. Mgr. Darci José Nicioli C.SS.R., asked for political affai ...
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  14 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - First Mass in Nahuatl: "The Nahuatl peoples are hope" Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time a solemn Mass was celebrated in Nahuatl (the native language) in the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City which was presided by the Archbishop of Puebla, His Exc. Mgr. Victor S ...
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  14 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Poverty and discrimination for Mexican minors Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty and inequality in the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCSE) primarily affects child population, since one out of seven children live in extrem ...
• 14 October 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The PMS invite to "put an end to hostility and bickering" and ask for sanctions and compensation Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Central African Republic have denounced "crimes and looting, destruction of places of worship and churches, such as acts of barbarism committed in o ...
• 14 October 2015
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Bishops invite "All work together with the Electoral Commission to have lists of credible voters" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - All those who are called to work with the Electoral Commission for the preparation of new electoral rolls "have to be honest and truthful in their contributions", to win the confidence of the Ghan ...
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  13 October 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: who defines military operations against the jihadists as a "Holy War" is foolish Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "I have heard that senior officials of the Patriarchate in Moscow have blessed the Russian military operations against jihadi militias operating in Syria as a 'Holy War': I want to clearly say ...
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  13 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy: bail for a Christian, final hearing for another case Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - There is good news for the Christian community in Pakistan: the Christian Pervaiz Masih, arrested in the district of Kasur on September 2 for alleged blasphemy (see Fides 03/09/2015), was granted ...
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  13 October 2015
  AMERICA/PANAMA - 200 children working in the fields have been redeemed Llano Tugrì (Agenzia Fides) - At least 200 boys, girls and adolescents in Ngäbe Bugle, an indigenous area in Panama, have been saved from the work in the fields by the Ministry of Development and Labour (Mitradel). The ...
• 13 October 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Tension between Burundi and Rwanda: "there is a risk of an explosion in the Great Lakes region" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We risk a war that would invest the Great Lakes region" say local sources from Burundi to Agenzia Fides, where tension is increasing with neighboring Rwanda, after the deportation of a Rwanda ...
• 13 October 2015
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation of the Bishop of Jaffna, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 October 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jaffna (Sri Lanka), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Savundaranayagam Emmanuel, in acc ...
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  13 October 2015
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Ecumenical and interreligious coalition disputes the government's fiscal Plan San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The ecumenical and interreligious Coalition of Puerto Rico has stated that workers and the most vulnerable sectors cannot bear the weight of the enormous burden linked to the solution of the fi ...
• 12 October 2015
  AFRICA - Ugandan Bishops: "Pope Francis comes here as a bridge builder" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "In a Country like ours where unity and national consensus has eluded us for decades, the Pope comes as a bridge builder. This demands of us to imitate Christ who came to serve rather than to b ...