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  20 May 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic media promoters of the Gospel Nakuru (Agenzia Fides) - "In our role as communicators of Catholic media we must ask three key questions: what does our Catholic communication consist of; what are the results; what challenges do Christian and Catholic m ...
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  20 May 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Catholic Church confirms its commitment to national harmony and reconciliation Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - While Sri Lanka celebrated, on May 18, the 10th anniversary of the end of a war with the Tamil rebels, "the Catholics of Sri Lanka, in a moment of tension and fear after the Easter attacks, conf ...
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  20 May 2019
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni in Chiang Mai: testimony and dialogue foundations of the Church's mission Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 19 May Cardinal Fernando Filoni, as part of his pastoral visit to the Asian country (see Fides, 15/5/2019) went to Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, where there is a strong presence ...
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  20 May 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - After elections; the Bishops: "Now we have to face the challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "In the next five years, the mending of the social contract will therefore depend on the extent to which the ruling party, working with the oversight functions of the 6th Parliament, have m ...
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  20 May 2019
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Today the funeral of the parish priest murdered in La Majada Sonsonate (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of faithful filled the church of the parish of San José in La Majada (about 70 km from the capital), to pay their last respects to their parish priest, Father Cecilio Pérez Cruz, mu ...
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  20 May 2019
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni for the 350th anniversary of the Church in Thailand: "a moment of grace and commitment to be missionary disciples" Sampran (Agenzia Fides) - "This event is a moment of grace. This celebration bears witness to the positive results of the three hundred and fifty years of work of evangelisation in this Nation. This solemn and joyful cel ...
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  18 May 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Assad to Armenian refugees: return to Syria and help us rebuild the country Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A call to return to Syria and rebuild homes devastated by the conflict was addressed by President Bashar Assad to Syrian Armenians who fled the Country during the years of conflict, finding ref ...
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  18 May 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - A Spanish Salesian killed in Bobo Dioulasso Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) – A Spanish priest, Father Fernando Fernández, was stabbed to death, and another injured on Friday evening, 17 May in Don Bosco center of Bobo-Dioulasso in the Southwest of Burkina Faso,. ...
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  18 May 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Cardinal Brenes condemns the police violence committed in front of the Cathedral of Managua Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "I saw a video in which my cathedral is practically surrounded by police, this is so sad", said Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua at a press conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras ...
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  18 May 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - Brothers of the Christian Schools: five "projects without border" for the mission of education Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In the year of the celebrations to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the death of their founder St. John Baptist de La Salle, the Brothers of the Christian Schools present five new school projec ...
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  18 May 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian cemetery devastated by vandals: an attempt to sow terror Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides): "It is very sad to see that some people attacked our Christian cemetery, they broke crosses and damaged graves. It is an offense to our faith, our religious feelings are hurt; the guilty must ...
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  18 May 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Pierluigi Maccalli "untaani": the man who creates unity in the name of God Bomoanga (Agenzia Fides) - "In the entire region of Tillaberi, it is no longer possible to travel by motorbike due to a ministerial decree that clearly states that terrorists arrive by motorbike and therefore it is bette ...
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  17 May 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Progetto Tumaco: un popolo che, nonostante l'abbandono, sogna un futuro migliore AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Tumaco Project: a people that, despite the abandonment, dreams of a better future Tumaco (Agenzia Fides) - The "Tumaco Project: Social Dialogue for Life and Justice" continues, proposed by the Social ...
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  17 May 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - Fr. Maccalli kidnapped eight months ago: mission in Kolowarè in constant prayer Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "Together with all our people, here in Togo, we accompany our dear brother Gigi Maccalli, in the hands of the kidnappers for eight months, with our prayer, friendship, memory and an intense pl ...
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  17 May 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - "God, our Father, give freedom to Father Pierluigi": prayer vigil in Father Maccalli’s birthplace Madignano (Agenzia Fides) - "Every day, in the diocese of Niamey, at the end of each Mass, we pray for the release of Father Gigi Maccalli. Archbishop Laurent Lompo composed a prayer for him that we have been reciting si ...