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  24 January 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Cardinal Kutwa announces a march for peace ahead of the October elections Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us go towards peace" is the theme of the march for peace called by His Eminence, Cardinal Jean Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan, which will take place on February 15th. Over 20,000 youn ...
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  24 January 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Word of God at the center of Holy Childhood Day Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church wants you also to participate in the celebration of the Year of the Bible, and hence, we ask you children to read the Bible and understand together with your fellow childre ...
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  24 January 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Bishops and Caritas against human trafficking: a social alarm Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "Illegal activities, prostitution, drug laundering of arms and money continue to increase as foreign human trafficking operations are becoming dramatically "normal". This is the warning lau ...
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  24 January 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Message from the Bishops: Elections are a great opportunity to influence the course of events Lima (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of the 115th Plenary Assembly of the Peruvian Episcopate (see Fides, 18/01/2020), the Episcopal Conference (CEP) has published its message, sent to Fides, which concerns the parli ...
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  24 January 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas project for children with disabilities: new collaboration with the state and with companies Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - In 2020, the project dedicated to children with down syndrome carried out by Caritas Kazakhstan will grow, thanks to new partnerships in the public and private sector. This is what the National D ...
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  24 January 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - 10 Christians and 7 Muslims (4 Shiites and 3 Sunnis) among the ministers of the next Lebanese government Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Almost three months after the resignation of the government led by Saad Hariri, in a political and social climate still marked by unresolved tensions, Lebanon is preparing to have a new governmen ...
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  24 January 2020
  VATICAN - "Sunday of the Word of God": the contribution of missionaries to translations into local languages Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday, January 26, the first "Sunday of the Word of God" will be celebrated in the world, announced by Pope Francis with the Apostolic Letter "Aperuit Illis", so that "the life of our peop ...
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  23 January 2020
  EUROPE/CYPRUS - Middle East Council of Churches: may East Jerusalem be "the capital of the independent Palestinian state" Larnaca (Agenzia Fides) - In the conflicts that damage the Middle East, Christians in that region can experience "the mystery of God's love", his compassion and his love for every human being even in the midst of many di ...
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  23 January 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - An electoral process that is peaceful, democratic and transparent, to look to the future with confidence La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "In this historical moment, in this pre-election period, when we are preparing for new elections, we need political parties to be able to present promising projects for the Country, where the pri ...
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  23 January 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Human promotion and solidarity: Caritas Malaysia set up Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Being more present in Malaysian society with initiatives of charity, human promotion, solidarity development, a sign of closeness to every man and a powerful sign of God's love: with this s ...
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  23 January 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "No to new wars"; a cry of alarm of the Bishops of the DRC, Rwanda and Burundi Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The social situation remains worrying, in the first place in light of the persistent insecurity in some areas, in particular at the borders of three countries", say the Bishops of the Standing ...
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  23 January 2020
  AFRICA/NIGER - "They will be able to cut trees but not the roots of the cross": threats to Christians in the country Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The repeated threats to the Christian communities in the border area with Burkina Faso have achieved the aim they set: to decapitate the communities and then fall prey to the fear of professing ...
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  23 January 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Statement by the Bishop of San Cristobal concerning the priest killed San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of San Cristobal, Mgr. Mario Moronta, published a second statement concerning the death of Fr. Jesus Manuel Rondon Molina, who went missing on January 16 and was found dead on J ...
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  23 January 2020
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Prayer and mission: Ignatian spiritual exercises on the banks of Lake Issyk-kul Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) – To live a week of spirituality, according to the charism of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and propose this experience of immersion and closeness to God as a form of evangelization, in a nation whe ...
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  22 January 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The education of young people is the responsibility of politicians and the entire community Bereina (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray and work so that the right to education for all children can be truly recognized, not only on paper or speeches by politicians, but also concretely achieved by the daily care of their p ...