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  9 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to the seminarians in Lusaka: "do not be afraid to follow Jesus" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - As part of his pastoral visit to Zambia, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, yesterday morning, November 8, dedicated his time at the Seminars ...
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  8 November 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - No to nuclear energy: the Church applauds president Duterte Manila (Agenzia Fides) - No to nuclear power in the Philippines: the position of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has rejected to revive the nuclear power plant in Bataan province (west of Manila) and assured that during h ...
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  8 November 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Plenary Assembly of Bishops: "Poverty, drug trafficking and reconciliation" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "We have to thank God for the year we are about to conclude. We have witnessed a series of events that make the history of the Church in Argentina and have enriched the lives of our communi ...
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  8 November 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Unity and Mercy, the closing of the Jubilee in a suffering country Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, along with the other Bishops of Haiti, celebrated the closing of the Jubilee of Mercy last Sunday, November 6, with the participation of a l ...
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  8 November 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The mission of the Rachel Center: To welcome and take care of migrant children Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - It is a structure that wants to witness the commitment and contribution of Catholic faithful with regards to the issue of immigration, which has tragic social consequences, especially for chil ...
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  8 November 2016
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Inauguration of the first hospital in the mountains of Chaone, it will assist 10 thousand people Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "November 3 will become a benchmark for the 21 villages and the 10,000 people living in the mountain who as from today will have the possibility of health care assistance at home, able to defea ...
• 8 November 2016
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 November 2016 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Mgr. Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, of the clergy of Bafoussam, Member of the "Communauté de l'Emmanuel" and Vicar General of the same diocese as ...
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  8 November 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenyan company creates a website to denounce irregularities in the US elections Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A Kenyan non-profit company has launched a website which lets voters report irregularities at the polling stations of the US presidential elections being held today, 8 November. "Ushahidi", whi ...
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  8 November 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Orthodox Patriarchal Vicar of Aleppo, wounded by a gunman: "I share the cross of those who suffer" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "I thank God who protected and kept me alive. I thank God because in this condition and in this experience I can share the cross with so many people that today suffer in Syria, especially in Alep ...
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  8 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni in Zambia, a Church characterized by a strong missionary spirit Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni ended his pastoral visit to Malawi, and arrived in Zambia yesterday afternoon, November 7, and immediately met the Bishops' Conference, in Lusaka, conveying Pope Francis� ...
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  8 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to the Poor Clares: the contribution of prayer for evangelization Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "This Monastery is a guiding-light and a beacon of spirituality, a flowering of local vocations with the mission to provide prayerful support each day for the work of evangelization that takes ...
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  7 November 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Roberto Lückert: the referendum should be the main theme of the dialogue Coro (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Coro, His Exc. Mgr. Roberto Lückert, gave a long interview to Venezuelan newspaper "El Impulso" in which he thanked the Vatican delegation and noted that it "will real ...
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  7 November 2016
  ASIA/AZERBAIJAN - Seizures of religious literature at "unauthorized" retailers Baku (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, November 4 the State Committee for the work with religious organizations carried out a joint inspection with representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, in shops that sell religious ...
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  7 November 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Patriarch: the condition of the Country does not allow delays in forming a government Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The economic and social emergencies that mark the present situation of Lebanon does not allow any delays or postponement in the formation of a government that would help the Country. This is what ...
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  7 November 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Ortega still President, but abstention is 78% Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Managua, His Exc. Mgr. Silvio Baez, last night said that citizens deserve "authorities elected in another way, in a way that truly represents the popul ...