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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Lebanese press and Kurdish sources: there is also Dall'Oglio among the jihadist hostages in Baghuz Baghuz (Agenzia Fides) - There are still civilians held hostage by the militiamen of the Islamic State (Daesh) in the last pocket of territory controlled by the jihadists in the south-east of Syria. And among them, accor ...
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  4 March 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Massive rigging and violence, have raised serious alarm about the forthcoming elections", says the Archbishop of Owerri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Massive rigging and violence, have raised serious alarm about the forthcoming Governorship and House of Assembly elections". This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Anthony J. V. Obinna, Archbishop of O ...
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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Korean Church: "Resume dialogue with the North as soon as possible" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Even if the summit between the US and North Korea did not generate a satisfactory mutual agreement, we hope that the dialogues between South Korea, North Korea and the United States will resume a ...
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  4 March 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - The continental march that denounces violence against children has arrived in Peru Lima (Agenzia Fides) - From March 1st to March 16th the "Tenderness footprints" ("Caminata Huellas de Ternura") will touch the main cities of Peru. Starting from La Tina - Macará International Bridge, in the diocese of ...
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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer, love, fasting: the youth road map for peace between India and Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The youth movement "Jesus Youth Pakistan" has launched the "Pray, Love, Fast for Peace" campaign which sees the participation of thousands of young people in Pakistan and in various parts of the ...
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  2 March 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Every effort is being made in Nicaragua talks Managua (Agenzia Fides) - After the third session of the talks, which began on 27 February (see Fide,s 26/02/2019), the negotiating groups have not yet reached a consensus on how to proceed: the government continues to r ...
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  2 March 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishops: "It is urgent to look for a new agreement if true peace is desired". Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We remain extremely concerned. We welcome the signing of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) as a step forward. The Agreement was signed on September 1 ...
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  2 March 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishop Castro Aguayo: humanitarian aid will be the occasion to live Christian charity Margarita (Agenzia Fides) - The organization of humanitarian aid offers "an opportunity for service and closeness" to exercise "the love we all have inside, that is, Christian charity, offering proximity and companionshi ...
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  2 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Commemoration of Shahbaz Bhatti: a man of profound faith and a leader without fear Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Shahbaz Bhatti was a man of profound faith and a fearless leader. He had received death threats and whoever advised him to emigrate, he said: I am a disciple of Christ, I will never abandon ...
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  2 March 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Palestinian Christian lawyer granted license to practice in Islamic religious courts Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - Haya Bannoura, a Christian lawyer from Beit Sahour, Palestinian city, was granted a license to represent clients in Palestine’s Islamic Sharia (Islamic Law) courts. Thanks to the license gran ...
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  2 March 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The Comboni Missionaries "Facing the refugee crisis" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The evangelical commitment of the Comboni missionaries in Uganda touches one of the most serious crises related to the presence of refugees on the whole continent, while poverty and social inequ ...
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  1 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "No to war for Kashmir": appeal of religious leaders for reconciliation and for a UN mediation Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us work together to promote reconciliation and harmony between India and Pakistan. We ask for the opening of a negotiating table, starting with a decisive 'No' to war. We ask the internation ...
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  1 March 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Young Africans embraced by the Church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people need people who can inspire them through their lifestyle, not just people who give them instructions". This is what Sr. Lucia Muthini Nderi, of the Congregation of the Daughters of ...
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  1 March 2019
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Macky Sall re-elected President in the first round, but the opposition disputes the regularity of the scrutiny Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Senegal's electoral commission says that President Macky Sall has won a second term in office with more than 58 percent of the vote. The other candidates are former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, ...
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  1 March 2019
  AMERICA/HAITI - Redemptorist’s appeal: put the interests of the nation and the common good first Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask for the public awareness of the various parties, even at the cost of great sacrifices, in order to put the common interest first": this is the appeal of the Redemptorist missionar ...