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  29 November 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - German Bishops denounce the persecution of Christians in Nigeria Berlin (Agenzia Fides) - "The German Bishops 'Conference is showing solidarity with persecuted Christians all over the world", said His Exc. Mgr. Ludwig Schick, Archbishop of Bamberg, in charge of the missions of the Ger ...
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  29 November 2017
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The commitment of the sisters of the Cavanis Community Jesus Good Shepherd against Illiteracy Bereina (Agenzia Fides) - In Papua New Guinea illiteracy is rampant, child mortality is very high, as well as AIDS incidence data. A few years ago, the sisters of the Cavanis Community Jesus Good Shepherd, a congregation ...
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  29 November 2017
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - To evangelize under the guidance of Mgr. Oscar Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – To evaluate the pastoral work of each nation and propose new goals for next year: this is the purpose of the meeting of the Central American Bishops' Secretariat (SEDAC), formed by the Bi ...
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  29 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pope Francis to Burmese Bishops: Your first task is prayer Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - By God's grace, "the Church in Myanmar has inherited a solid faith and a fervent missionary enthusiasm from the work of those who brought the Gospel to this land". And today's Burmese Bishops, su ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope will not visit India: Catholic community disappointed New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of India said it was disappointed that Pope Francis will not be visiting India as part of his South Asia trip. During his visit he will go to Myanmar and Bangladesh. The le ...
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  28 November 2017
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Poverty and malnutrition pervade people: the commitment of solidarity of the Saverians Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "At present, the problem of poverty is dramatic in Burundi: there is hunger, lack of food, prices are high and people are struggling to have the necessary. Families, usually composed of 6 peop ...
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  28 November 2017
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Discriminatory legislation and violence against women continue to exist in the Country Panama (Agenzia Fides) - In Latin America and the Caribbean, women by law cannot inherit land, have access to certain jobs, such as those in mines, or cannot give nationality to their children. Despite the recent ratifi ...
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  28 November 2017
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Bishops: "President Kabila promises not to be a candidate in the 2018 elections" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - President Joseph Kabila must take the formal commitment not to be a candidate in the presidential election on December 23, 2018, ask the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the m ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - "Francis effect": the government announces a conference on ethnic minorities Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese government has announced the third session of the Conference on peace with ethnic minorities, called "Panglong Conference", for the last week of January: the initiative to continue ...
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  28 November 2017
  EUROPE/SPAIN - A concrete response to the homeless: the commitment of Caritas Burgos Burgos (Agenzia Fides) - "We are people. We have rights. No homeless": this is the theme of the national Spanish Caritas campaign dedicated to the homeless. During the presentation of the campaign last week, Fernando Gar ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pope Francis to the Burmese authorities: healing the wounds of the Country is a "political priority" Nay Pyi Daw (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Myanmar «have suffered greatly, and continue to suffer, from civil conflict and hostilities that have lasted all too long and created deep divisions». «The healing of those ...
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  27 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Kachin refugees give Pope Francis a wooden crosier: a wish for peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - During his apostolic visit to Mynamar Pope Francis will use a handcrafted wooden crosier donated by the Catholic Kachin ethnic minority refugees, who are now in the refugee camp of Winemaw city, ...
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  27 November 2017
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Cardinal Brenes calls for a Christian burial for the boys killed in the clashes on November 12 Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua, asked the General Command of the Nicaraguan Army to deliver the bodies of Lea Valle’s two sons, 16 and 12 years old, who were killed on 12 Nove ...
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  27 November 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - US Congress approves draft law authorizing aid for "Christian militias" in the Middle East Washington (Agenzia Fides) - From now on, the United States could channel direct aid to militias and armed self-defense groups organized by Christians in the Middle East, starting from the Nineveh Plain. The news was wid ...
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  27 November 2017
  AFRICA - US Bishops launch a solidarity fund for the Church in Africa Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa faces the economic and social hurdles of enormous debt, epidemic, severe poverty, and political unrest. In spite of these challenges, the Church in Africa has almost tripled in size i ...