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  22 November 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - No sacrifice is "too big" to achieve peace Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the coup d'état in 1999, the post-election crisis of 2011 and the bloody armed rebellion of 2002, the Country continues to chase this priceless gift of God that is peace", says to Agenzi ...
• 22 November 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Christ the King" interdiocesan theological Seminary in Karachi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 September 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Kamran Taj, of the clergy of the diocese of Faisalabad, as Recto ...
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  22 November 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Burkina Faso is being targeted because so far it has been an example of coexistence among different religious communities Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - A further sign of the progressive deterioration of security conditions in Burkina Faso (see Fides, 20/11/2019) is given by the recall back home of the children of US diplomats accredited to ...
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  22 November 2019
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Women's promotion in the Church and society: Asian Ecumenical Women’s Assembly Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) - All the Churches in Asia must work for equal opportunities and for the promotion of gender equality: this was underlined by the first Asian Ecumenical Women’s Assembly (AEWA) which opened yest ...
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  21 November 2019
  AMERICA - CELAM: "Walking together for the peace of our peoples" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - Proximity to the Latin American peoples who are experiencing serious instability, solidarity with the Churches of individual nations that bear witness to their faith, rejection of all forms of v ...
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  21 November 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Congress of Africa and Madagascar on Divine Mercy is "a blessing for the Country" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "Your Congress is a divine mercy for our time", said Siméon Sawadogo, Minister of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Social Cohesion of Burkina Faso, who represents the Head o ...
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  21 November 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Christian community awaits the visit of Pope Francis to relaunch reconciliation Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "I believe that the visit of Pope Francis to South Sudan will be a joint mission, a joint visit together with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Archbishop of the Presbyterian Church ...
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  21 November 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Proclaiming the Gospel in a "creative way" on social networks Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Proclaiming the Gospel in a "creative way", also on social networks: is the appeal of Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, at the head of the diocese of Pasig, President of the Commission for social commu ...
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  21 November 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Today national strike; violence in Cauca and Chocò does not stop Cauca (Agenzia Fides) - The so-called "Paro Civico" takes place today, 21 November in Colombia: Colombian trade unions, natives, students and social sectors have called a day of protest. The national strike and the natio ...
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  21 November 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - Pope Francis: a missionary is not a "mercenary of the faith" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - A missionary "is not a mercenary of the faith or a producer of proselytes". He is rather a humble mendicant who feels the absence of brothers, sisters and mothers, "with whom to share the irrev ...
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  20 November 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bible and Koran together to educate for peace and coexistence Penang (Agenzia Fides) - Teaching school students the Bible and the Koran at the same time helps foster mutual respect between religions, acceptance and coexistence in Malaysia: this is what was said by Norlela Ariffin, ...
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  20 November 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The challenge of "freedom of speech" in Africa and the need for new prophets Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Freedom of speech in the African continent is a great challenge both in the political and the religious fields. "Speaking freely is far from being granted" - said to Agenzia Fides Father Donald ...
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  20 November 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabite, Scalese: "The exchange of prisoners, a necessary step towards peace" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "A morally difficult choice to accept, but politically necessary to resolve the conflict". Barnabite priest, Fr. Giovanni Scalese at the head of the local Missio sui iuris, comments the release, t ...
• 20 November 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Palayamkottai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev.do Antonysamy Savarimuthu, of the clergy of the same diocese currently lecturer at St. Peter's Seminary in Bangalore, as Bishop of the diocese of P ...
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  20 November 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Human rights violations take place every day in the Sahel; the whole area risks sinking into insecurity Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "In the Sahel the fundamental human rights are violated every day: the right to life, to religious freedom, to education, to property, to security" denounce the Bishops of Burkina Faso, Nige ...