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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
  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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  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 ...
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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
  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
  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
  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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  5 September 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - Migrants: training manual created by IOM and the Scalabrinians Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "It is necessary to offer an adequate and qualified preparation to our missionaries sent to work in migratory contexts, whose challenges and needs are diversified": says Sister Neusa de Fatima Mari ...
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  5 September 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - On the path towards peace, "without exploiting the Pope's visit", asks a missionary Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – The that welcomes Pope Francis is a Mozambique in the grip of new and ancient problems. A Country that for 35 years has been looking for definitive peace among the main parties (Frelimo, in gov ...
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  5 September 2019
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops' message for the Extraordinary Missionary Month: "let us keep the fire of the mission lit in dioceses and parishes!" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome with great joy the indication of Pope Francis to live the 2019 Extraordinary Missionary Month" Baptized and sent" and we invite all of you to do it with intensity, in fidelity ...
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  5 September 2019
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Protecting religious harmony: government and communities agree on changes to the law Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the leaders of other religious communities are supportive of the proposed changes to Singapore's religious harmony law. As reported to Agenzia Fides, the Archdiocese of ...
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  5 September 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops have expressed their full support for the denunciation of Israeli drone incursions in Lebanese territory Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Maronite Bishops have expressed their full support for the denunciation of Israeli drone incursions in Lebanese territory presented to the UN Security Council by Lebanese political authoritie ...
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  5 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Violence against Nigerian migrants; the Bishops: "This is xenophobia, the police does nothing to prevent it" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Tension between Nigeria and South Africa increases due to the violence against the Nigerian community that lives in the southern African country. South Africa has announced that it has temp ...
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  5 September 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Newark’s Cardinal Tobin joins Catholics protesting immigration detention Newark (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, CSsR, Archbishop of Newark, yesterday joined a demonstration of hundreds of people that took place in Newark to denounce the inhuman treatment of immigrant children. Abo ...
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  4 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - A new institute to promote peace and interreligious harmony Patna (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Patna, in the Indian state of Bihar, has inaugurated the new Institute of interreligious dialogue of Rajgir (IRDIR) to promote peace, harmony and solidarity among the different ...