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  18 January 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The whole Church in East Africa greets the Rome Declaration on the peace process in South Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "I am happy to hear about this declaration. It is only my hope and prayer that the two parties – the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and the Opposition – will keep it. You know that t ...
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  18 January 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Assembly of Bishops: extraordinary elections of parliament on January 26 among the topics under consideration Lima (Agenzia Fides) - With the mass presided by Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos OFM, President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference (CEP) and President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), concelebrated by all the Bish ...
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  17 January 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Week of prayer for Christian unity: ecumenical meeting in Guayaquil on 24 January Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - From 18 to 25 January the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated around the world, which in 2020 has the theme "They showed us extraordinary hospitality" (Cf Acts 28, 2). This ...
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  17 January 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The President of the Bishops' Conference calls for national reconciliation in view of the vote Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray in the name of Christ, let yourself be reconciled with God. Dear brothers and sisters, Christians, like Paul, we have reconciled ourselves with God through the mediation of Christ; he h ...
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  17 January 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Melkite Patriarch: we are in the Middle East not to "spread the Christian civilization", but to demonstrate the work of the Holy Spirit in our life Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of the Church, also in the Middle East, is not to "spread Christian civilization in place of other civilizations", but to "demonstrate the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives and help ...
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  17 January 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishop of Tombura-Yambio to politicians: "True leadership is in favor of young people" Tombura (Agenzia Fides) - "People from all walks of life are urging South Sudan to achieve peace. Foreigners are even investing their money for this goal. They all want peace for our country. It is time for leaders to sh ...
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  17 January 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishop of Myitkyina: "Stop violence, which slows down development" Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - The bloodshed that continues in some parts of Myanmar "is a cause for concern for all, is a brake on development, blocks the construction of a sustainable future": says Bishop Francis Daw Tang ...
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  17 January 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A human rights defender killed every day, the Bishops ask for an immediate response from the institutions Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Colombia feel "immense pain and concern in receiving, every day during this 2020, news of assassinations of leaders and threats to communities", express "solidarity with the surviv ...
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  16 January 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Belgian missionary killed in alleged robbery attempt Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Oblates of Mary Immaculate in South Africa, OMISA are devastated by the death of Fr. Jozef (Jef) Hollanders, killed in a robbery in the parish of Bodibe, near Mahikeng, in the northwest ...
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  16 January 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Formation and interreligious dialogue: the priorities of the diocese of Khulna   Khulna (Agenzia Fides) - The ongoing formation of the Catholic faithful and interreligious dialogue are the priorities of the pastoral plan of the diocese of Khulna for 2020. "Our people need human development and promot ...
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  16 January 2020
  AFRICA/NIGER - Fr. Luigi Maccalli still a prisoner: prayer and hope of many people continues Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "In the courtyard of the mission of Bomoanga always kept in order, now there is no longer anyone to receive those who wanted to be listened to, comforted and an open hand to share the pain", writ ...
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  16 January 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - New intimidations denounced against the Church, the unity of the people to build a new Nicaragua Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Managua, Archbishop Carlos Avilés, denounced the intimidation against the faithful by the state: "Members of the police take note of the plate of the car ...
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  16 January 2020
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - The Bishops for the 2020 elections: "As Dominicans and as Pastors we are concerned about everything that is about the human being" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Episcopal Conference (EDC), in its pastoral letter entitled "2020 Elections: space for participation and commitment", which bears the date of January 21, "on the 60th anniver ...
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  16 January 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Syriac Orthodox monk accused of complicity with the PKK has been released Mardin (Agenzia Fides) – Although released from prison, Syriac Orthodox monk Sefer Bileçen, arrested last January 9 by Turkish security forces on charges of offering help and coverage to PKK militants, the Kurdish wor ...
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  15 January 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The baptized have grown by 50% in the past 20 years Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The number of Catholics in South Korea has steadily increased over the past two decades: according to the report issued by the Catholic Pastoral Institute of Korea and sent to Agenzia Fides, the n ...