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  9 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Two Catholic priests and a catechist arrested for "proselytism": for the church it is an abuse Bhagalpur (Agenzia Fides) - Police in the state of Jharkhand, in eastern India, took into custody two Catholic priests and a catechist on charges of having led the conversion of religious faith to the people of a village ...
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  9 September 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "A population abandoned to itself. Pope Francis is right in denouncing corruption", says a missionary Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "Most of the population of Madagascar lives in extreme poverty caused largely by the lack of distribution of the resources of which the country is rich", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Cosimo Al ...
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  9 September 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Caritas containers blocked by the government for almost a year; no help to the poorest Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "This way of proceeding is an exercise of irrational authoritarianism", is this the message the regime sends us? We cannot remain in total silence, we cannot be silent", said Mgr. Abelardo Mata, ...
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  7 September 2019
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Franciscans among the nomads: the mission of the Church in Central Asia "The very high mountains of the Tian Shan range, once also called the 'Alessandro mountains', which mark the present border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, today bear witness to the greatness of the Itinerarium travel ...
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  7 September 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - The Scalabrinian Family launches an appeal to "talk about migration" Bolzano (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living in a time when old and new conflicts uproot thousands of people from their homes and their land and force them to seek security elsewhere", said Father Leonir Chiarello (Superior ...
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  7 September 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Carmelites: "Education and development are our mission in the young heart of Africa" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Creating jobs in Africa, giving birth to small entrepreneurial experiences, giving opportunities to men and women who live in a country at the top of the poverty ladder: is the commitment of the ...
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  7 September 2019
  AMERICA - Bible Month oriented towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month Rome (Agenzia Fides) - As a tradition, the month of September is celebrated as the "Month of the Bible" in various nations of Latin America and other continents, in memory of St. Jerome, the first translator of the Holy ...
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  7 September 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A song, poetry and theater competition in view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We wanted to let our creativity speak, we discovered that these are initiatives that arouse interest and that allow to spread the event of the Extraordinary Missionary Month better in pastoral ...
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  7 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Peace in the name of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Build peace in India, in the Indian society crossed by violence and religious hatred; promote peace between India and Pakistan, while there is still tension in the tormented region of Kashmir, ...
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  7 September 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Women's participation in politics: interreligious symposium ahead of the elections Dodoma (Agenzia Fides) - "The Constitution of Tanzania states that authority and control belong to the people, and all women have the right to participate in the promotion of the economy of the country. This is an expect ...
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  6 September 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "We are waiting for Pope Francis with joy and hope" Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis is awaited with joy by all the Malagasy", says to Agenzia Fides Jean Hervé Rakotozanany, journalist and former editor-in-chief of Radio Don Bosco, Madagascar's most important ...
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  6 September 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - In memory of Mgr. Proaño the natives ask for respect Quito (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the 31st anniversary of the death of Mgr. Leonidas Proaño, celebrated in various cities of the country, the Catholic community asks to seriously consider the indigenous reality ...
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  6 September 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops' appeal to legislators: need to ensure full freedom of education Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Authentic education is an act that requires full freedom and responsibility. Without a clear and right intention to educate, action is contaminated by other interests, not transcendent nor ...
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  6 September 2019
  AFRICA - The Pope in Africa: it is possible to hope for a better future Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again, in the eyes of the world, the history of the African continent continues to be written on scores of hatred and violence", said Father Donald Zagore, SMA, to Agenzia Fides with regards ...
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  6 September 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: the dismissal of same-sex marriage "strengthens the sanctity and stability of marriage Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "With the decision not to legalize same-sex marriage, our judges affirmed what is right, reaffirming the natural and ethical form of marriage. The dismissal of same-sex marriage strengthens the s ...