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  1 September 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Barreto writes to President Santos: "Social investments are needed to stop violence" Quibdo (Agenzia Fides) - Once again the Bishop of the Diocese of Quibdo, Mgr. Juan Carlos Barreto, wrote to the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, asking him to stop the violence in the area of Chocò. In his let ...
• 1 September 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Aliwal and appointment of the apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Aliwal, South Africa, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Michael Wüstenberg, and appointed His Exc. Mgr. ...
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  1 September 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya’s Supreme Court nullifies result of presidential vote. "New election must be held within 60 days" says the Supreme Court Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Kenya’s Supreme Court has nullified the result of last month’s presidential election which according to the Independent Election Commission (IEBC), outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta had secu ...
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  1 September 2017
  ASIA/SYRIA - Member of the Sutoro Brigade killed in Qamishli. Archbishop Hindo: Russia and the US do not support Kurdish autonomist projects Hassakè (Agenzia Fides) – On Thursday August 31 a clash between militiamen in the north-east Syrian city of Qamishli caused the death of a member of Sutoro self-defense groups, often accredited by the media as "Christ ...
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  1 September 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishop of Marawi’s appeal: "Priority is to save the lives of hostages" Marawi City (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living hours of great concern. The crisis in Marawi is almost over. The Filipino army has reconquered much of the city and among the terrorists a handful of diehard people remain who ...
• 31 August 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Joseph" Major Seminary in Mandalay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 1, 2017, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the Rector of the "St. Joseph" Interdiocesan Philosophical Seminary in the ...
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  31 August 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - After Church and environmental pressures, the decree on the abolition of Renca blocked Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, August 30, a Brazilian judge, Rolando Spanholo, blocked an attempt by the president, to open up swaths of the Amazon forest to mining companies in a large reserve in the Amazon rainf ...
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  31 August 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Quran teaching compulsory at school: more Islam in society Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan's senate approved the teaching of the Quran compulsory in public schools. The text obliges all educational institutions to impart the teaching of the Quran to Muslim students from cla ...
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  31 August 2017
  ASIA/JORDAN - Memorandum of Understanding for new joint projects between the American University of Madaba and Jordanian Christian Schools Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The American University of Madaba and the General Secretariat for Christian educational institutions in Jordan signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at fostering the collaboration and sharing ...
• 31 August 2017
  AFRICA/CIAD - Appointment of the Rector of "San Mbaga Tuzindé" Major Seminary in Sarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 22, 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the Rector of "San Mbaga Tuzindé" interdiocesan Major Seminary in the di ...
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  31 August 2017
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The tomb of Mgr. Bala desecrated in the cathedral of Bafia Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "There was a clear act of desecration in the cathedral of Bafia in the night between Sunday 27 and Monday 28 August. Traces of blood were found in the cathedral", said His Exc. Mgr. Sosthène L ...
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  31 August 2017
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros to Australian journalists: same-sex marriage is unacceptable Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Sacred Scripture, "God created man and woman", and the only possible marriage "is that between a man and a woman". That is why marriage between people of the same sex is "unaccep ...
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  30 August 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The 30th "Week for Peace" coincides with the Pope’s visit "a friend of peace" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The 2017 edition of the "Week for Peace", to be held in Colombia from 3 to 10 September, coincides this year with two important events for the country: the beginning of consolidating the peace pr ...
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  30 August 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeal of the Salesians regarding the wave of mass killings of vulnerable young people Makati (Agenzia Fides) - "We, Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) of the Philippine North Province are deeply saddened by the spate of killings that have been going on in the recent past. Being at the forefront of youth pastora ...
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  30 August 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Religious coexistence in danger in Bria due to fighting for the control of mines Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the numerous awareness campaigns and appeals of religious community leaders in Bria for the return of peace, the resumption of fighting among the various armed groups for city control an ...