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  17 May 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Ramadan, Coptic businessman offers "fast break" meals to Muslims Luxor (Agenzia Fides) - Ramzi Ajaybi is a Christian business man. He is a trader of poultry and frozen foods. The daily banquet offered by the Coptic Orthodox entrepreneur is prepared by chefs who work in the hotels of L ...
• 17 May 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Baruipur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Baruipur, India, the Rev. Shyamal Bose, of the clergy of Baruipur, currently Bursar and Chancellor of the same diocese. ...
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  17 May 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - "Missionary enthusiasm" of Catholics in Thailand Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a lot of enthusiasm in the small Thai Catholic community. We are 390,000 baptized out of 65 million inhabitants. We are ready to welcome Cardinal Fernando Filoni, representative of the ...
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  17 May 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Disarmament, first step to resolve cross-border pastoral conflicts Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We will no longer remain silent. We will no longer remain indecisive and we will no longer be fearful. We are committed in highlighting the suffering caused by small arms in the daily lives of ...
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  17 May 2019
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to the Bishops of Thailand: "a new missionary momentum is needed" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "This historic moment of the 350th anniversary of the beginning of the establishment of the hierarchy brings to our attention the need for a new missionary momentum. The pioneering efforts of t ...
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  16 May 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Cardinal Ouédraogo: "We will defeat terrorism, working together for peace" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "It is together and in synergy that we will overcome violence. The Lord is here with us and we will win", said Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou and President of the Bi ...
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  16 May 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms: third evaluation at the UN Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The murder of 325 Nicaraguans by the regime of Daniel Ortega, since April 18 2018, the torture of political prisoners and the brutal attacks against freedom of expression, were documented yesterd ...
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  16 May 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: Parties have taken possession of parliamentary seats reserved for Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The major “political parties” intervene in the process by supporting certain candidates for their own benefit, “stealing” Christians’ right in having this privilege, since the reality, ...
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  16 May 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Teachers' daily contribution to the formation of a more human, fraternal and supportive culture Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "With gratitude we want to congratulate all the teachers of our country, recognizing their precious daily contribution in shaping an increasingly human, fraternal and supportive culture": th ...
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  16 May 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church commitment against false marriages of Chinese men with Pakistani women Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Young Pakistani women were enticed to marry Chinese men on the promise of a better life, but these young women and their families are not at all aware that they can be deceived and trapped in ...
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  15 May 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Security emergency in the Nineveh Plain: two elderly Christian women robbed and beaten up Bartella (Agenzia Fides) - The robbery and violence that two elderly Christian women suffered at home in the Nineveh Plain by an armed group have become political "cases", causing the controversy over the lack of securit ...
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  15 May 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops of Kenya ask: "What sort of role models are we?" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Our young people are increasingly descending into depression out of frustration in their lives, either from lack of gainful employment or poor guidance from their families, close friends and co ...
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  15 May 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Archbishop Rugambwa: "The Church, family of God, excludes all ethnocentrism and promotes reconciliation" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy See is grateful for the many commendable common initiatives you have undertaken and continue to pursue for the promotion of holistic evangelization in the West African Region", sai ...
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  15 May 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Video of Bishops to show the world the dramatic situation in which people live Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "In the difficult situations that our country is experiencing, with the high risk that the citizens have experienced in recent years, the Venezuelan Episcopate has remained in defense of the peo ...
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  15 May 2019
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni in Thailand for the 350th anniversary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Siam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, will be on a pastoral visit to Thailand for the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the Apos ...