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  21 September 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Very poor families protest in the streets of Potosì Potosì (Agenzia Fides) - In all of Bolivia, which has over 10 million inhabitants, more than 50,000 families live in extreme poverty and wish to leave the country in search of a decent life. This is what a local organiz ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: "We will suspend our participation in national dialogue, no to Kabila’s third term" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Congolese Bishops have threatened to withdraw from the dialogue if the political forum is used to give Joseph Kabila an opportunity to stand for re-election. "Out of respect for our innoc ...
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  21 September 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Dominican at the White House to talk about interfaith dialogue and peace Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing a testimony of interfaith dialogue as a path to peace: is this intent of Pakistani Dominican Fr. James Channan OP, director of "Peace Center" in Lahore, who is participating in the i ...
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  21 September 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - Mgr. Zhu Weifang offered the Lord all the toil of hard labor for evangelization Wenzhou (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Vincent Zhu Weifang, Bishop of Wenzhou (Yongjia), in Zhejiang Province (Mainland China) passed away on September 7. He was 88 years old. The Prelate was born on December 10, 19 ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The UN: "serious violations of human rights, strong risk of genocide" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - 564 extrajudicial executions in Burundi from April 26, 2015 till the end of August 2016, were documented by a UN report. "Experts ascertained serious violations of human rights that were and ...
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  21 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Hundreds of Copts at the pro-Sisi demonstration outside the UN headquarters New York (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of Copts attended the demonstration convened on Tuesday, September 20 in front of the headquarters of the United Nations to show their support for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Si ...
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  20 September 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - The young in Zheng Zhou open the school year with a pilgrimage "at home" Zheng Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - The "Divine Love" youth group of the Diocese of Zheng Zhou, in the province of He Nan, in China Mainland, started the new school year with a singular pilgrimage "at home". According to inform ...
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  20 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Two priests kidnapped and killed in Veracruz state Poza Rica (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement the Mexican diocese of Papantla confirmed the violent death of two priests: Fr. Alejo Nabor Jiménez Juárez and José Alfredo Suárez de la Cruz. According to information gathe ...
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  20 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Rosario: the city of 'soldier' children involved in drugs and crime Rosario (Agenzia Fides) - Drugs and guerrillas continue to involve an increasing number of children recruited for trafficking and espionage in the Argentine city of Rosario. It is a lawless territory, where vendettas amo ...
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  20 September 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Mgr. Vian Morales: "The exploitation of farmers and indigenous people must end" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not continue with the exploitation of farmers and indigenous people and tell the truth at all times": These are the two prerequisites for a better country indicated by the Archbishop ...
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  20 September 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: violence and intimidation of the Kurd militias on Christians increase in Hassaké Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - In the northeastern Syrian city of Hassake, and the surrounding region of Jazira, Kurdish militias vying for control of the territory with the government army are carrying out acts of violence ...
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  20 September 2016
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholic University inaugurated: "a work of mercy" says the Rector Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - The first Catholic University in Vietnam has officially opened: in the first academic year, inaugurated a few days ago, there are 23 students who attend the lessons of the Catholic Inst ...
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  20 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New clashes in Kinshasa, but the door to dialogue between majority and opposition remains open Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Clashes continue even today and the city is paralyzed", say local sources to Agenzia Fides from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where since yesterday there have been ong ...
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  20 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church reaffirms its opposition to early marriage Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The authorities of the Coptic Orthodox Church wanted to strongly reaffirm their opposition to the celebration of combined marriages by family units that involve boys and girls at an early age. A s ...
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  20 September 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Justice and Peace: "unacceptable death of 36 psychiatric patients due to the reduction of medical expenses" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "It is morally unacceptable that 36 psychiatric patients died within months of being moved from the Life Healthcare Esidimeni Centre to local NGOs and other facilities, without any interven ...