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  19 October 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians and Hindus together for the care of creation Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Hinduism and Christianity meet on the value of respect and care for creation: says a seminary organized by the "K.J.Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham" Hindu Institute, an organization that aims ...
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  19 October 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A peace centre opened by the Church in Southern Sudan devastated by civil war Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Good Shepherd Peace Centre". A well-wishing name for a Country torn by civil war like South Sudan. The center was opened on October 15 in kit, in the Archdiocese of Juba, by the Apostolic Nuncio t ...
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  19 October 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - "Be honest and brave": religious leaders to the team that will select the Electoral Commission Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Kenyans expect that this team will be truthful honest and courageous to the course, we know that integrity comes from God and if they rely on the help of God, certainly they should be able to d ...
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  19 October 2016
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The relics of Padre Pio fly to Australia Perth (Agenzia Fides) - The relics of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina arrive in Australia and will be exposed to the devotion of the faithful in St. Mary's Cathedral Perth from October 22 to 26. This was confirmed by Mgr. Micha ...
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  19 October 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - Possible support of the Sunni "Future" Movement to the presidential candidacy of Aoun. Cautious optimism of the Maronite Patriarch Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In the Lebanese political scene, paralyzed by a political and institutional crisis which for two and a half years has prevented the election of a new Head of State, there is news of a possible co ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Bishops invite Christians to pray a whole year for the soul of the late King Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "The dreaded news has arrived: the King is dead. TV channels simultaneously, sadly issued a brief statement on Thursday, October 13 in the late afternoon. People are speechless for a moment and ...
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  18 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Fall assembly of Bishops, which will question the widespread violence Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will meet November 14-16, in Baltimore for their fall general assembly. During the assembly, the Bishops will hear from Archbishop Joseph E. Ku ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turn of the screw on evangelical communities, in the name of defending "national security" Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - Turkish authorities have decided to expel Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, head of the Evangelical Church of Smyrna (Izmir Diriliş Kilisesi, Church of the Resurrection) along with his wife, Lyn Nori ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop Rufin Anthony has passed away, "Pastor with a big heart for people" Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - "An authentic Pastor has died, a person with a big heart. Mgr. Rufin Anthony was a priest and Bishop loved by the people because he was a simple, open, humble person. He totally dedicated him ...
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  18 October 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More than 175 women disappeared or murdered in the last three years San Luis Potosi (Agenzia Fides) - Last week three cases of missing women were reported which provoked the reaction of an association for the defense of women's rights and the intervention of the Archbishop of San Luis Po ...
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  18 October 2016
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The President returns from America, but there remain doubts about his health Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "After so many broken promises on the return of the President, Sunday’s promise, October 16 was fulfilled", writes Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba from Malawi, where President Arthur Peter Mutharika fi ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Personal contribution" of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas for the restoration of the Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has offered a donation as a "personal contribution" to support the restoration of the Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre. The news, reported by the official Palest ...
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  18 October 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The majority and a part of the opposition agree: presidential elections in April 2018 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - There is no date for the presidential and political elections, but some intermediate election dates for the start of the electoral process, in the meantime a government of national unity led by ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo’s appeal: "Stop conflicts with ethnic minorities, we need to negotiate" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - New flare-ups in the civil conflict between armed groups of ethnic minorities and the Burmese army exploded in Kachin and Karen states, as well as new violence in Arakan state exploded right afte ...
• 18 October 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Gwalior, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 18 October 2016 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Gwalior, India, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Kaithathara. The Holy Father app ...