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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Politicians: let us give value to the "Way of the Holy Family" to relaunch tourism Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The economic crisis that is affecting Egypt calls upon all communities of Egyptian-born emigrants around the world. Among the resources on which to focus there is also that of promoting tourism, u ...
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  23 September 2016
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Mercy and inclusion with immigrants, who are "a blessing" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Mercy and inclusion are the fundamental teachings in the Gospel for every Christian who has relationships with immigrants: says the message Mgr. Bernard Paul, President of the Commission fo ...
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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Aysen condemns the economic system in Chile: poor pensions and fishermen out of work Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "The caravels that arrived just over 500 years ago in Latin America, now have new structures: an extreme economic wealth system that produces poverty factories" said His Exc. Mgr. Luigi Infanti de ...
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  22 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - "The Church is committed to the development of the Dalits more than the Government", while violence increases New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against Dalits (the "outcasts" or "untouchables") in India have increased in recent years: say the official data of the National Crime Record Board (NCRB), illustrated in recent days ...
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  22 September 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - Parliamentary elections, Islamist forces back in Parliament Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The counting of the votes of the Jordanian parliamentary elections, held on Tuesday, September 20, still continues. But the first partial results, relating to 11 out of 23 districts, portend the r ...
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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops: "Abortion is not a lesser evil, it is the absolute evil" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Family, live the joy of love": was the theme of the XXII Life Day, celebrated a few days ago in Peru at the end of the National Family Week. "Human life - writes the Episcopal Commission for Life ...
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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The preparation of the V National Missionary Congress begins Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The National Council of Missions (CONAMIS) of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina (CEA) held its second meeting of the year at the national headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societie ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Apparent calm in Kinshasa; the number of the victims due to recent clashes remains uncertain Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There is apparent calm in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were demonstrations were held in the city with clashes and also casualties among security forces and oppositio ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros: the invitation to support President al Sisi is not political interference, but "patriotism" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The invitation to express public support for President Abdel Fattah al Sisi during his visit in New York, by the Coptic Orthodox Church to the faithful residing in the US, does not manifest subo ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops choose a woman who will select a new electoral commission Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has selected Mrs. Bernadette Musundi, to a nine-member team that will select a new electoral commission. This is what the Kenyan Bishops decided dur ...
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  21 September 2016
  EUROPE/POLAND - "Go and proclaim": diocesan Directors of the PMS and missionary animators program the new year Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 and 14 September the diocesan Seminar of Czestochowa hosted the meeting of diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), in charge of the missions of religious congrega ...
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  21 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Church and popular movements: a day of reflection on the 3T project Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – There are now sixty popular movements throughout the country that, together with the General Labor Confederation (CGT) and the Social Pastoral Ministry, next Saturday, September 24, will ...
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  21 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - A Pastor and a Christian couple attacked by Hindu extremists Kharghar (Agenzia Fides) - Aggression against a Pentecostal Christian Pastor and a Christian couple in Kharghar, in the municipality of Navi Mumbai, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. As Fides learns, on September 16 Pa ...
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  21 September 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - Religious leaders pray for peace: terrorism in the name of God is "a sign of the end times" Harissa (Agenzia Fides) - Terrorism carried out in the name of religion is "a sign of the Times" that testifies "the approach of the Day of Judgment". And the discord traps scattered by those who use Islam to justify the ...
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  21 September 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - CIMI Report on violence against indigenous peoples: 137 murders and 58% are landless Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - In a-172-page report, the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) of Brazil, linked to the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (CNBB), released figures for 2015 on "Violence against indigenous peoples ...