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  14 March 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Filipino government: divorce law before Easter Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Government of the Philippines led by President Rodrigo Duterte intends to approve the bill of divorce in Parliament before Easter. As confirmed by Senate spokesperson Pantaleon Alvarez, a fin ...
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  14 March 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Orthodox Church calls the faithful to participate in the presidential elections Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church is increasing appeals and initiatives to remind its faithful of the "national duty" to participate in the upcoming Egyptian presidential elections, scheduled from 26 to ...
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  14 March 2018
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - A future of peace and prosperity for the country, also thanks to religious institutions Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - The recent political transition in Liberia, which took place peacefully, is the harbinger of a new period of prosperity, freedom and prosperity. With the election of the President of the Republ ...
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  14 March 2018
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Medical center in Sabou: a hope for all of Burkina Faso Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "It is an ambitious project that will allow us to change the local situation for the better", says to Agenzia Fides, Dr. Fabio Massimo Abenavoli, President of Emergenza Sorrisi, in presentin ...
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  12 March 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Our prayers have been answered!”: local Christians rejoice over unexpected meeting between President and leader of Opposition AFRICA/KENYA - “Our prayers have been answered!”: local Christians rejoice over unexpected meeting between President and leader of Opposition Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- "The meeting between President Uhuru and the l ...
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  12 March 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - In Ghuta, evacuation of civilians begins. Bishop Khazen says: the method used for Aleppo can work there too. Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – At least 52 civilians, including 26 children, were evacuated during Sunday 1 March from east Ghuta, an enclave east of Damascus controlled by anti-Assad militia and under siege by the Syria ...
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  12 March 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The local government repairs damaged church in Palembang Palembang (Agenzia Fides) - In a mainly Muslim area the local government, composed of Muslim administrators has allotted funds to repair a Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Zacharias, damaged by vandals during the ni ...
• 12 March 2018
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Bishop of Menongue resigns Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis accepted today the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Menongue (Angola), presented by Bishop Mário Lukunde. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 1 ...
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  12 March 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA- Elections won by right wing contrary to negotiations for peace Bogotà (Agencia Fides) – General elections in Colombia, held Sunday 11 March, saw a clear win for right wing Parties which openly oppose peace talks tabled with guerrilla groups of Marxist matrix. According to fir ...
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  12 March 2018
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Healthcare costs: Comboni sisters provide free medical care for women refugees Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - In Sudan healthcare is costly and in every state hospital in Khartoum the capital of Sudan, everything has a price: first aid, medicines, drips, syringes bandages; medical tests, admittance � ...
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  12 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Declaration of religious belief on official documents: a hard blow for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The High Court of Islamabad has sentenced that citizens must declare their religion before applying for jobs in the state administration, civil service, armed forces, or the judiciary. The C ...
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  9 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Msgr. Dal Toso: "the primacy of the mission consists in listening to the Word of God" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "We cannot proclaim the Word of God if we do not first receive it with an open heart. For this reason, even for us today, the first commandment is, “Listen Israel”, as we heard in the Gosp ...
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  9 March 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Bauchi: "Leave politics aside. Bring the abducted girls back home", Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "My call is for the government to leave politics aside and bring back these girls: leave politics and protect lives. You do not politicize life, for Christ’s sake", said His Exc. Mgr. Hilary Nan ...
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  9 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women entrepreneurs increase with the help of Caritas Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Accompanying Pakistani women along the path of forming an entrepreneurial mindset and starting their own small or medium-sized enterprises: this is the goal of Caritas Pakistan which in Karachi ...
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  9 March 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarchate: "to vote is a duty" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The participation in the upcoming political elections, scheduled for May 12, represents "a national and moral duty" and an opportunity to advance Iraq on the path of democracy, stability and j ...