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  20 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic and Hindu students on a pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic schools in India are traditionally places where one lives that "dialogue of life" which is the most authentic aspect of interreligious dialogue: as demonstrated by the recent initiative ...
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  19 September 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop of Aleppo: "No one here believes that the US massacre of Syrian soldiers was a 'mistake' " Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The truce which began on Monday seems to be on the point of failing. Even last night we heard the government aviation raids on area in the hands of rebels. And certainly, no one here believes th ...
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  19 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - First day of school in Chiapas, after 3 months of teachers strike San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, His Exc. Mgr. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, supported the efforts of the leaders of the National Center of Education Workers ...
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  19 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Prayer for peace in India, in communion with the Pope in Assisi New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - On September 20 a prayer for peace will be held in churches and Catholic communities in India, in communion with Pope Francis, who will take part in a meeting in Assisi entitled: "Thirst for P ...
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  19 September 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "Meetings without walls": a march for 11 million people separated from their families El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - "Meetings without walls, a march for families" is the slogan of the event which takes place today, 19 September, in El Paso, organized by the Border Network for Human Rights. The note sent to F ...
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  19 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Preventive campaigns against labor and child exploitation in the department of Bolivar Magangué (Agenzia Fides) - The exploitation of children, is a phenomenon which has always existed in the countries of the Caribbean Coast. To address this emergency, the Colombian Police has promoted a number of campaig ...
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  19 September 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Human Rights Watch:The return of Somali refugees in Dadaab is not "voluntary" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Many of the Somali refugees in Dadaab camp (in northeastern Kenya) "have agreed to return home because they fear Kenya will force them out if they stay" denounce Human Rights Watch (HRW). Accor ...
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  19 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Clashes between demonstrators and police in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There are ongoing clashes in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, between police and demonstrators belonging to the "Rassemblement", a group of opposition parties that support t ...
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  19 September 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Director of the PMS: "In the campaign of summary justice there are innocent victims" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "In the campaign of summary justice there are innocent victims: many are killed on the basis of mere suspicion, without verifying the allegations in court. This aspect alarms the Church and was r ...
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  19 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros supports the demonstration of the Copts pro-Sisi convened in New York Egypt may not currently be the best country in the world, however, with its citizens and leaders, Egypt strives to be one of the best societies in the world. This will be accomplished through serious steps, major project ...
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  16 September 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - A thousand houses and an entire area under construction for poor families Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to give dignity to people who have been forgotten" said the President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, who yesterday visited the construction site where works are being carried out for the fut ...
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  16 September 2016
  ASIA/JAPAN - Child abuse increases: 20 000 more compared to 2011 Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The number of cases of child abuse in Japan rose by 42.3% in the first half of the year compared to 2015, and those of psychological violence account for 70% of the total. The data reported by the ...
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  16 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - On September 26, the signing of the Peace Accords, after 52 years of internal conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On 26 September 2016, the ceremony for the signing of the Peace Accords between the government of President Manuel Santos and former guerrilla group FARC will take place in the city of Cartagena ...
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  16 September 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops alarm: "A hurricane of violence that threatens to plunge the country into chaos" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "A hurricane of violence by herdsmen and other agents of death has left in its wake a landscape of blood and destruction" accuse the Bishops of Nigeria in their message "Restoring confidence in Ni ...
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  16 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Delhi in the grip of dengue, the government asks religions for help New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Dengue alarm in the Indian capital. Viral fever transmitted by infected mosquitoes have hit the city and health authorities fear an epidemic could be catastrophic, in a city with 21 million in ...