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  23 March 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - People are dying of hunger in Unity State, those who can, flee in search of safety Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - "The last time an African country experienced such a dramatic 'state of famine' was 6 years ago, in Somalia. The tragedy of famine has been hitting South Sudan, Unity State for over a month, where ...
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  23 March 2017
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Meeting of the border Bishops of Haiti and Rep. Dominicana on common issues Barahona (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops, priests and delegations of Haitian parishes and the Dominican Republic met in Barahona (Dominican Republic) on March 21, to analyze the social and economic problems affecting the borde ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Child labor: cheap labor that fuels growth in the Country Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - In Myanmar minors can legally start working at 14 years of age, but the workday cannot exceed four hours. Legislation allows children to enter the labor market at age 14, but some also falsify ...
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  23 March 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Our politicians are corrupt and often aid does not go to those who need it", denounces a Bishop Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Most of the donations from the western world do not get directly to the targeted people. Whenever interventions come, they always insist it must go through the government agencies and through thi ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church: "The death penalty, politicians ask consistency and conscience" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "What we ask our politicians is coherence and to vote on the death penalty according to conscience. We ask not to use faith for political advantage. Many politicians take the field to say yes to ...
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  23 March 2017
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Hassaké: let us not help only Christians Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Daesh) have withdrawn from the surroundings of Hassaké. For years, they had positions in less than twenty kilometers from the capital of the ...
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  23 March 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Are the massacres in North Kivu carried out by true jihadists? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of October 2014, the population of the territory Beni (North Kivu - DRC) has been the victim of a series of kidnappings and massacres, where more than a thousand people have ...
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  22 March 2017
  ASIA/CHINA - In the footsteps of St. Joseph: to live Christian life in silence, humility and serenity Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To live our Christian life by following the footsteps of St. Joseph: as every year, the Chinese Catholic community celebrated one of the most felt liturgical solemnities of the year, the feast o ...
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  22 March 2017
  EUROPE/ITALY - World Water Day: 1 billion people lack access to clean water Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis will launch the global debate expected on the occasion of World Water Day, which is celebrated today, March 22. In fact, at the end of the general audience in St Peter's Square, WATERS ...
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  22 March 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - More than 2 and a half million child laborers Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - According to a recent research published by the Abrinq Foundation, an NGO which promotes the defense of the rights of children and adolescents, reports that in 2015, 2 million and 600,000 ...
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  22 March 2017
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Towards CAM V 2018: the missionary Cross arrives in El Salvador Cara Sucia (Agenzia Fides) - El Salvador has welcomed the missionary Cross, the relics of the Blessed Nazaria Ignacia and of Oscar Romero Beato from Guatemala, that will travel the country in preparation for the V Americ ...
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  22 March 2017
  EUROPE/ITALY - XXV Day of Missionary Martyrs: "Do not be afraid" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - " 'Do not be afraid' is the invitation that appears on every theophany and is the phrase that the Risen Jesus repeats every time he shows himself to his disciples. An invitation that helps to deal ...
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  22 March 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - The Franciscans: political will to ensure food security in India is urgent Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - A shared commitment and the political will to end hunger and nutrition emergency in India is urgently needed, in order to ensure "food security" to the entire population. The Indian government ...
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  22 March 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The President of CENCO to the UN: "The New Year's Eve agreement is the only way out of the crisis" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Democratic Republic of Congo is now without any legitimate institution. It is the first time that this has happened in our Country since independence. Therefore, the agreement of December ...
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  22 March 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Eight dead in an attack against a refugee camp in the north-east of the Country Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least eight people died in a suicide attack on the night of March 22, in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. According to preliminary information five suicide bombers ble ...