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  2 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Commemoration of Shahbaz Bhatti: a man of profound faith and a leader without fear Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Shahbaz Bhatti was a man of profound faith and a fearless leader. He had received death threats and whoever advised him to emigrate, he said: I am a disciple of Christ, I will never abandon ...
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  2 March 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishop Castro Aguayo: humanitarian aid will be the occasion to live Christian charity Margarita (Agenzia Fides) - The organization of humanitarian aid offers "an opportunity for service and closeness" to exercise "the love we all have inside, that is, Christian charity, offering proximity and companionshi ...
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  2 March 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishops: "It is urgent to look for a new agreement if true peace is desired". Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We remain extremely concerned. We welcome the signing of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) as a step forward. The Agreement was signed on September 1 ...
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  2 March 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Every effort is being made in Nicaragua talks Managua (Agenzia Fides) - After the third session of the talks, which began on 27 February (see Fide,s 26/02/2019), the negotiating groups have not yet reached a consensus on how to proceed: the government continues to r ...
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  1 March 2019
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni closes the Eucharistic Congress of Taiwan: "The Eucharist brings about grace and missionary commitment" Chiayi (Agenzia Fides) - "May this Eucharistic Congress help the Church in Taiwan to deeply reflect upon her mission and her role in the context of the reality in which she belongs, and to contribute, with her own witnes ...
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  1 March 2019
  AMERICA/HAITI - Redemptorist’s appeal: put the interests of the nation and the common good first Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask for the public awareness of the various parties, even at the cost of great sacrifices, in order to put the common interest first": this is the appeal of the Redemptorist missionar ...
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  1 March 2019
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Macky Sall re-elected President in the first round, but the opposition disputes the regularity of the scrutiny Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Senegal's electoral commission says that President Macky Sall has won a second term in office with more than 58 percent of the vote. The other candidates are former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, ...
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  1 March 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Young Africans embraced by the Church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people need people who can inspire them through their lifestyle, not just people who give them instructions". This is what Sr. Lucia Muthini Nderi, of the Congregation of the Daughters of ...
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  1 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "No to war for Kashmir": appeal of religious leaders for reconciliation and for a UN mediation Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us work together to promote reconciliation and harmony between India and Pakistan. We ask for the opening of a negotiating table, starting with a decisive 'No' to war. We ask the internation ...
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  28 February 2019
  AMERICA/ ARGENTINA - The Bishops of the Cordoba region: "Let us joyfully live the grace of beatification" Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) - "As has happened so many times in the history of the Church, Providence has united Bishops, laymen and consecrated men in martyrdom. It is the grace that comes from God and is for everyone. It i ...
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  28 February 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops after the assassination of the indigenous leader: "Stop violence and hatred! The State must protect the indigenous and fulfill their requests" Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - "Stop violence and hatred! Stop killing your brothers!" This is the title of the communiqué of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (CEP) that expresses the Bishops' position in the country a ...
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  28 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias: "We pray and work for peace with Pakistan". Mediation is urgent Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray and work for peace between India and Pakistan, we call on the rulers to choose the path of dialogue, the situation today is very delicate and we must not make false or hurried steps. We ...
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  28 February 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Justice and Peace" Commission: moderation and dialogue between India and Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Appreciated the moderate and reasonable attitude of Pakistan's military and political leadership. We ask the governments of both India and Pakistan to resume peace talks and resolve all issues t ...
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  28 February 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Evangelising through cinema: 50 years of the Pan-African Festival Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) brings together all the main actors of African cinema. This year, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary, the ...
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  28 February 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - President Aoun at Caritas summit: there is a plan to reshape the Middle East in a racist way Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – One of the major objectives of all the incidents that unfolded over the past years is to make the Middle Eastern societies of Levant racist, unilateral, conflicting and belligerent, that pave ...