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  21 October 2016
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Greater commitment of Catholics in politics: The Glynn Institute's launch Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Institute, named after Patrick McMahon Glynn, one of the drafters of the Australian Constitution, has been established to provide the Catholic community with a standing capacity to analyse pu ...
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  21 October 2016
  VATICAN - Sunday, October 23: Mission Day n. 90 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, October 23 World Mission Day, established exactly 90 years ago, will be celebrated. In its plenary meeting in March 1926 in fact, the Superior Council of the Pontifical Society ...
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  21 October 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Domund 2016: thirteen thousand Spanish missionaries in the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – There are more than 13 thousand Spanish missionaries working all over the world. Among these, two lay missionaries have set up a shelter home for abandoned children in Bayaka, in southern Chad. ...
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  21 October 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Justice and Peace: "the clash between the Minister of Finance and President causes damage to the poor" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The poor must not become victims of battles within the ruling party". This is the meaning of the message signed by His Exc. Mgr. Abel Gabuza, Bishop of Kimberley and President of the Episc ...
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  21 October 2016
  AFRICA/GHANA - "Let us avoid post-election war, we do not want to be refugees" warn the Bishops Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "We should always remember that we have only one Country called Ghana and that, this Country is the only home that we have", said His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Osei-Bonsu, Bishop of Konongo-Mampong and Pre ...
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  21 October 2016
  VATICAN - WORLD MISSION DAY - CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 2016 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As every year, in view of World Mission Day, which this year celebrates it 90th anniversary on Sunday, October 23, Fides News Service offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of t ...
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  20 October 2016
  VATICAN - The Pope recalls World Mission Sunday and the urgency of the missionary commitment Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During the greetings to the Slovak-speaking pilgrims during his general audience yesterday, Wednesday, October 19, the Holy Father recalled World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated on ...
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  20 October 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The Capuchin Tertiary support help programs in Equatorial Guinea Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - The Spanish NGO Promotion and Solidarity with the poor of the Third World (PROYSO), founded by the Congregation of the Capuchin Tertiary, has assisted more than 4,600 children in Equatorial Gui ...
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  20 October 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Success of the "dead city" protest in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The population of Kinshasa participated en mass to the opposition’s call for a ‘dead city day’ – a stay-at-home strike. The opposition did not sign the agreement with the presidential m ...
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  20 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Parliament discusses two measures in favor of religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the Parliament of Pakistan two bills on issues that touch the lives of religious minorities are being discussed: the first is the establishment of a special "Pakistan Minority Rights Commissio ...
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  20 October 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Refugees want to return to Mosul Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - "The people hospitalized in refugee camps in Erbil, in Dibaga and Kirkuk are concerned: many have friends and relatives forced to stay in Mosul, but many are relieved because they think that one c ...
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  20 October 2016
  AFRICA/CONGO - "Free political prisoners not regularly judged" ask the Bishops Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "Free the political prisoners who have not been duly judged". Is the appeal that the Bishops of the Republic of Congo launched to the national authorities at the end of their 45th Plenary As ...
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  19 October 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Child workers: over 320 thousand in the age group between 5 and 17 Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - In the Dominican Republic the phenomenon of child labor is more prevalent among boys and girls who live in urban areas than in rural areas. According to official statistics more than 320,0 ...
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  19 October 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Six months after the earthquake many children still need help to overcome fear Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - To meet the needs of children who are still living in informal shelters and rural areas six months after the earthquake that devastated the Country, continues to be a major challenge. Accordi ...
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  19 October 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - State of emergency, the prohibition against newspapers of minorities increase Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the ongoing "State of emergency" declared by the Turkish government after the failed coup of July 15, new rules to regulate the activities of newspapers and publications, where there a ...