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  27 February 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President Buhari re-elected; Church electoral observers report shortcomings in the organization of the vote Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected President of Nigeria, according to the official results of the elections held on 23 February. The main opponent, former Vice President and b ...
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  27 February 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Lasallian Community relaunches the mission on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Founder Bomana (Agenzia Fides) - A conference to revive the mission and take stock of the transformation of the educational communities promoted within the initiatives for the celebrations of the three hundredth anniversary of t ...
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  27 February 2019
  ASIA/JORDAN - Ecclesial communities called to sensitize young people on the water emergency Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The German Foundation for International Cooperation (GIZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur internationale Zusammenarbeit) sponsored the realization of a study seminar dedicated to the water emergency and ...
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  27 February 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Franciscans on the border with India, on a pilgrimage of peace Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Say "no" to war, bring a message of peace, ask the governments of India and Pakistan not to involve the two peoples in a conflict that would only bring hatred, pain, destruction: with this spirit ...
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  27 February 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Continental Assembly of the PMS: what does missio ad gentes mean in today's globalized world? Towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The "missionary conversion" of the whole Church requested by Pope Francis was the theme of the Assembly of National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies of the American continent, whic ...
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  26 February 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Confidence and hope in the resumption of National Dialogue to get out of the crisis Managua (Fides) - Tomorrow, February 27, dialogue between the government and representatives of the opposition will resume in Nicaragua. Representatives of the Episcopal Conference will sit at the negotiating table, as w ...
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  26 February 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "No to the discrimination of migrants. If some of them commit a crime, this should not lead to the condemnation of the entire community of migrants and refugees", says the Archbishop of Johannesburg Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Too many migrants are exploited, especially those migrants and refugees who do not have proper documents", said His Exc. Mgr. Buti Tlhagale, Archbishop of Johannesburg, in his speech for t ...
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  26 February 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Risk of war with India, Church's appeal for peace talks Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We condemn the terrorist attacks in Kashmir, but also any armed reaction: we ask God to change hearts and men to stop any act that may lead to war. Let us pray for the victims and pray for peac ...
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  26 February 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Young priests of the Church of Milan on pilgrimage to the places of the "Way of the Holy Family" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A large representation of the young priests of the Church of Milan began a pilgrimage to Egypt on Monday 25 February, in which also meetings are included with local Churches and visits to places ...
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  26 February 2019
  ASIA/KAZKHSTAN - The Bishop of Almaty: "A year dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: catechesis begins in Kazakh language" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church of Kazakhstan and Central Asia has changed little structurally in the last five years, but we are thinking that it could grow a little bit more. We still do not know how, but we ...
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  26 February 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Extraordinary Missionary Month: let us become aware that we are all missionaries "by nature" Formosa (Agenzia Fides) - "Being a missionary is a vocation, a call and an election", says His Exc. Mgr. José Vicente Conejero Gallego to Agenzia Fides, who arrived as a missionary in the Argentine diocese of Formosa in ...
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  25 February 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The Archbishop of Rabat: "Let's get ready to welcome the Pope" Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope’s visit Francis to Morocco on March 30 and 31 will be "a great event for our Church", says the Archbishop of Rabat, Mgr. Cristòbal Lòpez. As reported in a note by the Archdiocese of R ...
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  25 February 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Court refers 2 monks to Mufti for death penalty over Bishop's murder Damanhur (Agenzia Fides) - A death sentence handed down by Egyptian justice against a monk and a former monk accused of the killing of Bishop Epiphanius, Abbot of St. Macarius Monastery, represents "a catastrophe" and a ...
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  25 February 2019
  AFRICA NIGERIA - The African Union: "The vote took place in a total peaceful atmosphere"; but 39 people were killed in the electoral violence Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - As many as 39 people have been killed following the presidential election held on February 23, in Nigeria. This is stated by the independent organization SBM intelligence, which collected and ana ...
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  25 February 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Emergency meeting of border Bishops on recent migration developments in the region Texas (Agenzia Fides) - Border Bishops from the U.S. and Mexico, along with representatives from various Catholic social justice groups, will gather in El Paso, Texas, February 25-27 for an emergency meeting on recent im ...