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  3 December 2016
  ASIA - Cardinal Alencherry: help families meet Christ Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Asia has the mission to help families discover Christ: said Cardinal George Alencherry, major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, in Kerala, president of the Syro-Malabar Bishops' Co ...
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  3 December 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christian cemetery of Kfar Yassif desecrated Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in communion with all the Churches of the Holy Land, expressed firm condemnation for the act of vandalism perpetrated against the Christian cemetery of Kfar ...
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  3 December 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Concern about the socio-political reality. Meeting church-OEA Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Nicaragua is concerned about the socio-political reality of the country and is ready to give its contribution to the common good. This is what emerged from the meeting held yester ...
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  3 December 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Stanley Rother, first martyr born in the US Atitlan (Agenzia Fides) - It is official, Pope Francis yesterday, 2 December 2016 recognized the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (USA), making him the first martyr who was born in t ...
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  2 December 2016
  AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - HIV awareness programs in Catholic schools Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) - "In our Country there is a National Strategic Plan to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria which depends directly on the Prime Minister" refers to Agenzia Fides the Director of the Catholic sch ...
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  2 December 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The fires devastate the tourist areas of the Great Smoky Mountains Gatlinburg (Agenzia Fides) - There are many residents of the diocese of Knoxville who have lost their homes and their jobs or even business, in the fires that devastated the tourist areas of the Great Smoky Mountains reg ...
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  2 December 2016
  EUROPE/ITALY - International Day of Disability: solidarity initiatives for children and adults who are blind Milan (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the International Day of disability which is celebrated on December 3 each year, CBM Italy, an NGO engaged in the fight against preventable blindness and disability in developin ...
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  2 December 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Mgr. Cabello on the lack of decisions to combat criminals: "Something is wrong" Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - After the Mass for the novena in preparation for the feast of Our Lady of Caacupé, celebrated yesterday in front of hundreds of young people from across the country, His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Ánge ...
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  2 December 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians to Prime Minister Modi: "work for inclusive growth" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – May the Indian government take action to ensure inclusive economic growth, which does not cut off the broad masses of socially excluded populations. This is the appeal launched to Prime Mini ...
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  2 December 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Risk of an ethnic massacre: "in Yei people live in fear", says the Bishop Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Over a hundred thousand people live in fear and uncertainty and are unable to leave the city", denounces to Radio Easter His Exc. Mgr. Erkolano Lodu Tombe, Bishop of Yei, Equatoria city in South S ...
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  2 December 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Abou Khazen: five "representatives" of east Aleppo chosen to negotiate an agreement with the army Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "In the neighborhoods of Aleppo, still in rebel hands and jihadist groups, five representatives have been appointed who should negotiate a kind of agreement with the Syrian army. We hope and pray ...
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  2 December 2016
  VATICAN - Heroic virtues of Cardinal Guglielmo Massaja, among the greatest missionaries of the nineteenth century Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, 1 December, the Holy Father received in audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and authorized the Congregation to promulgate severa ...
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  2 December 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Sister Clara killed: she dedicated her life to improving the conditions of girls Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A Congolese religious of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Christ the King School, Sister Clara Agano Kahambu has been killed. The incident occurred in the early afternoon of 29 Nov ...
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  1 December 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops concerned due to the violence against the rights of citizens Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Nicaragua condemn the violent repression of the government against farmers, on 29 and 30 November (see Fides 30/11/2016), who were attacked by anti-riot police forces in New Guine ...
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  1 December 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Prayer for peace all over the country on the eve of the protest of extremist groups Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – To reaffirm peacefully the principles of tolerance, love, unity in diversity, acceptance of others, legality, peace: with this spirit, wearing red and white bands (Indonesia's national colors) ...