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  21 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - After the Pope's visit, the mission to build harmony and coexistence among religions Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "It was a moment of joy to serve and meet Pope Francis. It was a great blessing from God for all of us who live in the United Arab Emirates", says to Agenzia Fides Nadeem Lal Bhatti, a Catholi ...
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  21 February 2019
  ASIA/NEPAL - The commitment of the Jesuit Refugee Service: Helping refugees build their future through education Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Jesuits in Nepal help refugees build their future through education and social development. "I have benefited from rigorous education. It helped me find many new opportunities", says to Fides ...
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  21 February 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - New Interior Minister rekindles the debate on civil marriage Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The debate on civil marriage has stirred tensions in Lebanon after the newly appointed interior minister, Raya Hassan, reignited the issue for its recognition by religious authorities. Current ...
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  21 February 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The prisoner’s old creased Bible: when God enters the prison Fès (Agenzia Fides) - Prison may not be hell or a place of despair, but a space where God meets man, wounded and suffering. And it can even become a place to bear witness to one's faith. This is what missionary Fr. Matt ...
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  21 February 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - 170 students of the Catholic school of Kumbo kidnapped and then freed by English-speaking secessionists Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - A new mass abduction of students from a school in the English-speaking area of Cameroon, carried out by guerrillas demanding independence from the rest of the country. On 16 February 2019, unid ...
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  21 February 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Missionary Rosary of prisoners, timid signs for a way out of the crisis Managua (Agenzia Fides) - A "Prayer Campaign for Hans Josué Gaitán Sandino and for all unjustly detained political prisoners" is promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Nicaragua through its social networ ...
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  20 February 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Crisis at the University of Bethlehem. Negotiations with students continue Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The problems that are likely to stop the academic semester underway at the University of Bethlehem have not yet been overcome. The University, run by the Brothers of the Christian schools and ...
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  20 February 2019
  VATICAN - Archbishop Rugambwa to Rectors and vice-Rectors of Seminaries: "Forming priests according to the heart of God" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The first formation Course for formators established by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, in collaboration with the Pontifical Urbaniana University, is part of the settin ...
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  20 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - India’s rising violence against Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In January 2019 there were 29 incidents of violence against Indian Christians in 13 Indian states. Among the injured there are 26 women and 25 children. For none of these cases an official com ...
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  20 February 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Xt2 Program: young protagonists in social and ecclesial life, with commitment and creativity Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We have two fundamental objectives: to help young people find the meaning of their life and their vocation, knowing that they are loved and listened to, and to be incisive in the search for ...
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  20 February 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A priest who helped Venezuelan refugees has been killed Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - At approximately 7 pm local time, on Monday 18 February, in the Tierra Buena neighborhood of Patio Bonito, in the town of Kennedy, in the south of the Colombian capital Bogotà, Fr. Carlos Ernes ...
• 20 February 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Resignation of the Vicar Apostolic of Reyes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 18, 2019, the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Reyes, Bolivia, presented by H.E. Msgr. Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R. ...
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  20 February 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Church’s strong position for the death of Fr. Nicolas, victim of a road ambush after bringing the Eucharist to a sick person Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - Strong position taken by the Catholic Church for the death of Fr. Nicolas Ratodisoa, victim of a brutal attack on 9 February and died on 14 February due to his injuries. His Exc. Mgr. Odon ...
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  20 February 2019
  AFRICA - Protection of minors: "Justice does not exclude pastoral mercy for sinners" Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church must not in any way be an accomplice of evil", says Father Donald Zagore, an Ivorian theologian of the Society for African Missions, to Fides, in view of the meeting on "The protection ...
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  19 February 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - "One heart, many voices": conference in preparation for the extraordinary missionary Month Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "The intention behind the extraordinary missionary Month announced by Pope Francis is to cultivate a spirit of missionary conversion in each of us, as well as in the life and pastoral activity of ...