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  14 September 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Bishops' alarm: The government seize schools Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - After having seized hospitals and dispensaries, the Eritrean State is starting to seize schools run by Catholic, but also Islamic and Protestant religious bodies. In the last two years, 29 clinic ...
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  14 September 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The new Bishop of Faisalabad consecrated: "Faith in action" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - With a solemn liturgy held at the Liceo De La Salle in Faisalabad, with the participation of thousands of faithful, Cardinal Joseph Coutts Archbishop of Karachi, presided over the ceremony of ...
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  14 September 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Salesian school in Masaya commemorates the victims of repression and does not take part in the celebrations for the national holiday Masaya (Agenzia Fides) - "In the parents' meeting it was announced that the school continues to respect the mourning of families who lost a dear member during last year's protests: the school also respects the pain of st ...
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  13 September 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The trip promoted by Opera Romana Pilgrimage that crosses the "Way of the Holy Family" has been confirmed Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The next visit of pilgrim groups to Egypt by Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (ORP) will take place from 4 to 11 October. The program of the visit also includes some stages along the so-called "Way of th ...
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  13 September 2019
  EUROPE/SPAIN - National Missionary Congress in view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - From September 19 to 22 the National Missionary Congress will be held in Madrid, organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Spain, in view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month of Oct ...
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  13 September 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The forest has been burning for two months: the Bishops ask for the intervention of authorities and harsh sanctions for those responsible Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - For two months now the Bolivian forest has been burning in different parts without stopping. Some experts in the field consider that no intervention to extinguish the fire will succeed in a p ...
• 13 September 2019
  EUROPE/CZECH REP. - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Diac. Leos Halbrstat Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 21, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed permanent Deacon Leos Halbrstat, of the diocese of Hradec Kralove, his po ...
• 13 September 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Marcus Nur Widipranoto Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 3 July 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the rev. Fr. Marcus Nur Widipranoto, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Se ...
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  13 September 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino ecumenical forum: resume peace talks between government and rebel groups Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Filipino Christians, gathered in an ecumenical forum, urge the government and communist rebel groups to resume peace talks and start new dialogue sessions to resolve the conflict. As Fides learns ...
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  13 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Christus Vivit: the strength of young people to combat addictions Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people and drug abuse": this is the topic of the "Chat Room" radio in-depth program released by Tribe 92FM, a radio station dedicated and focused on young people in Papua New Guinea. ...
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  13 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Xenophobia: stance taken by the Bishops of Southern Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The deplorable actions that we have witnessed cannot be condoned in any way nor can they be hidden behind words that hide the real terror of xenophobia", says a statement of the Standing ...
• 12 September 2019
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Erection of the Ecclesiastical Province of Díli and appointment of the first Metropolitan Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 September 2019 the Holy Father erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Díli (East Timor), elevating the Diocese of Dili to Metropolitan Church; which will have as suffragan churches t ...
• 12 September 2019
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Jafet Alberto Peytrequin Ugalde Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 April 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Jafet Alberto Peytrequin Ugalde, of the clergy of the archdi ...
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  12 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Acts of vandalism by militant Hindu extremists on a Jesuit College New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of 500 militant Hindu extremists devastated a Jesuit College in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. This is what Jesuit Fr. Thomas Kuzhively, Secretary of the College, reported to A ...
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  12 September 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - U.S. Bishops’ Vice-President Leads Delegation to the Holy See to Present V Encuentro Proceedings and Conclusions to Pope Francis Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop José H. Gomez, of Los Angeles, and Vice-President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB); Bishop Nelson J. Pérez, of Cleveland, chairman of the Committee on Cultural ...