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  27 April 2017
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Serious scarcity of clean water in Port Sudan aggravates plight of displaced persons Port Sudan (Agenzia Fides) – Displaced persons in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, have very little water to drink because of faulty wells and pumps. The tanks that supply Port Sudan do not have enough water for the ...
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  27 April 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Vatican is ready to help, only “when the conditions exist for effective and genuine dialogue to resolve the difficulties” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See is following carefully the delicate situation in Venezuela and is ready to help if and when there are real conditions for effective dialogue and not for a " political show". This ...
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  27 April 2017
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishops criticise brutal arrest of the country’s main Opposition leader Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- The Police Service may not be used “to settle political scores”. This warning was issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Zambia (ZCCB) following the brutal arrest of Opposition leader ...
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  27 April 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT- Bishop Kyrillos: al Azhar Conference is preparing a statement on "a renewal of the religious approach" Assiut (Agenzia Fides) – The International Conference for Peace hosted by al Azhar Sunni University, in Cairo which will have its climax in the afternoon of Friday 28 April with a speech by Pope Francis, “will issu ...
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  27 April 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “There must be pressure to reach a democratic solution ” says Bishop Pérez Lavado Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – "There must be a peaceful solution, elections, but to reach this goal there is need of pressure at very high levels, perhaps extreme, in order to find a democratic solution, which is what e ...
• 26 April 2017
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Yokadouma resigns, successor appointed AFRICA/CAMEROON – Bishop of Yokadouma resigns, successor appointed Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis, on 25 April 2017, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the dioce ...
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  26 April 2017
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Start bankruptcy process to save the country : religious leaders demand San Juan (Agenzia Fides) – "We confirm our encouragement and our support to the government of Puerto Rico and the Supervising Committee, to authorise a process of Title III bankruptcy before 28 April, when legal debt ...
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  26 April 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Copt Catholic Bishop Antonios Mina says: Copt Orthodox Christians will be present at the Mass celebrated by the Pope, as well as many Muslims AFRICA/EGYPT – Copt Catholic Bishop Antonios Mina says: Copt Orthodox Christians will be present at the Mass celebrated by the Pope, as well as many Muslims Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Preparations for Pope Francis� ...
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  26 April 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Copt Church concerned about activity of sects with Western roots Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The doctrinal department of the Copt Orthodox Bishops’ Commission responsible for pastoral care has issued a warning to the faithful concerning the activity of Jehovha Witnesses in Egypt. ...
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  26 April 2017
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Capuchin father killed in attack on friary, deacon wounded Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - Malagasy Capuchin Friar, aged 46, Fr. Lucien Njiva, was killed during the night of 22 April at the Friary in Ambendrana Antsohihy. Fides was told by Rev. Eric Franck Randriamiandrinirinari ...
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  26 April 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops urge people to join national strike “to defend rights acquired, and defend the life and dignity of every person” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) –Bishop Francesco Biasin of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, has urged the people of his diocese to join the general strike called by unions for 28 April. "I urge you all to take part, to make ...
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  26 April 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Abuse and violence on minors: no decrease in cases involving even newborn babies Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – According to official figures, in Colombia an act of sexual abuse is reported every 120 minutes. Of every ten cases, seven of the victims are children. In 80% of the cases reported, the aggre ...
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  25 April 2017
  EUROPE/ITALY - World Malaria Day: most at risk the weakest, children and pregnant women Padova (Agenzia Fides) – On April 25 the World Health Organisation WHO marks World Malaria Day in order to increase awareness of the problem of Malaria in the world: a disease which in 2016 registered 212 million ca ...
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  25 April 2017
  AMERICA/ UNITED STATES - Like his recent predecessors President Trump avoids the term Armenian Genocide Washington – (Agenzia Fides) – American President Donald Trump, on Monday 24 April, issued an official statement on the planned massacre 102 years ago of Armenians in the Anatolian Peninsula, but avoided referring to ...
• 25 April 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Jesuit abducted on 18 April, released Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- The Jesuit priest, Fr. Samuel Okwuidegbe, aged 50, abducted by unidentified persons on 18 April on the road from Benin City to Onitsha, was released on Saturday 22 April. The details of his releas ...