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  30 August 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Church of the Holy Land intensifies preparations for the extraordinary missionary Month Haifa (Agenzia Fides) - The third meeting of the working group set up to adequately prepare for the celebration of the extraordinary missionary Month in the Holy Land is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 31 August, at the ...
• 30 August 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation and succession of the metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 August 2019, The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Polycarp Pe ...
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  30 August 2019
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA-CUBA - Concrete signs of vitality and hope from Missionary Childhood and Adolescence San José (Agenzia Fides) - On August 17th more than a hundred children participated in the National Meeting of Missionary Childhood and Adolescence (MCA) which took place in the Archdiocese of San José, Costa Rica, wit ...
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  29 August 2019
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Inauguration of the new website of the Middle East Council of Churches Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - " Throughout the confrontations of our times, remain the signs of hope. Indeed, we, Churches, communities and believers, men and women, we see hope and life making their way among humans and soci ...
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  29 August 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Intervene to protect the population from violence; otherwise national unit is at risk " Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The population is between two fires: the abuses of politicians, military and law enforcement, on the one hand, the violence and looting of Fulani herdsmen and other bandits, on the other". This i ...
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  29 August 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Community calls for the release of political prisoners: a church besieged by police Masaya (Agenzia Fides) - We are witnessing the violation of fundamental rights and lack of security in the social life of the country, in a situation that is worsening day by day: this is what the Catholic Church and civ ...
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  29 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church in Pakistan: the extraordinary missionary Month is a time to announce and live the love of God Dhalwal (Agenzia Fides): "We are called to love others as Jesus our Savior loved us. The love and joy that come from a missionary become viral and soon infect other people around us. We must remain open to receiving insp ...
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  28 August 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - In October the second conference of the "Santa Marta group" on human trafficking to be held in Nairobi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Making local communities and the government aware of the dangers of human trafficking": is the theme of the second African conference of the "Santa Marta group" to be held in Kenya from 1 to 4 ...
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  28 August 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch denounces the incursion of Israeli drones into Lebanese territory Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai deplored the Israeli drone attacks that fell on the night between Saturday and Sunday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which are mainly home to the Shiite ...
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  28 August 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops: "In a multi-ethnic country, dignity and integration for all" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "We are a country of all races ("Todas las sangres" ed), multi-ethnic and multicultural, where there is room for everyone and we all have to work for a dignified life, based on interculturality, fu ...
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  28 August 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Alleged perpertrators of the murder of the secretary of the parish of Sainte Cécile have been arrested Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to thank the criminal police for the investigations and the speed with which they worked to clarify this case and above all for having arrested the alleged perpetrators", said Augustin ...
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  28 August 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino female Jesuit volunteer killed: the Church thanks her for the testimony of love and service Cagayan De Oro City (Agenzia Fides) - The killing of a Jesuit volunteer woman "was an execrable act, which we condemn: we ask for justice, while we pray for her and her family", Jesuit Father Jason Dy told Fides, Chaplai ...
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  27 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syro-Malabar priests and nuns begin their mission to serve the Chaldean communities Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - They arrived in Iraq a few days ago and have already begun their mission at the service of different dioceses and communities of the Chaldean Church: they are Indian priests and nuns of the Syr ...
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  27 August 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The words of Pope Francis' visit, "Hope, Peace, Reconciliation", have such an important meaning Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "Hope, Peace, Reconciliation": is the motto of the visit that Pope Francis is preparing to carry out from 4 to 10 September in the Countries of Southern Africa: Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauriti ...
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  27 August 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops: "Our common home is on fire; we must exercise the prophetic mission" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - With the evocative title "Our common home is on fire" the Bolivian Amazon Church has issued a statement that highlights concern and clamor for the catastrophe of fires and the consequences of ...