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  14 September 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Civil war in Rakhine State worsens the situation of the Rohingya Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The civil war in the Burmese state of Rakhine, on the west coast of Myanmar, is intensifying with an increase in victims and the displacement of the Rohingya, an ethnic group of Muslim faith who ...
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  13 September 2024
  MIDDLE EAST/LEBANON - Remains of Cardinal Agagianian return to Lebanon Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Joy and emotion in Lebanon: the remains of the Servant of God, Cardinal Agagianian, a leading figure in the Church of the 20th century, have returned home. Since 1971 they have been resting in th ...
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  13 September 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Worst floods in 30 years: one million inhabitants affected in Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are affected by the worst floods in 30 years," reports the diocese of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, which was flooded on September 10 following the collapse of ...
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  13 September 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Medical aid in Tigray: "Balm that soothes and heals wounds" Shire (Agenzia Fides) - "Collaboration is not just about big strategies, but about concrete things that must be done today, without waiting," says Father Dante Carraro, director of the Italian medical aid organization "M ...
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  13 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope in Singapore: excerpts from the address during the interreligious meeting with young people Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - An hour of sincere dialogue, made up of questions and answers, exchanges of jokes and smiles, concluded the long Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis in Asia and Oceania by embracing the young Si ...
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  13 September 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In the Season of Creation, an appeal to safeguard the "common home" in the Tañon Strait Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - The Tañon Strait is a stretch of sea located between the islands of Negros and Cebu, in the central Philippines and is known for its biodiversity and crystal clear waters, used by the fishermen of ...
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  12 September 2024
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Salesian missionaries demand the right to education: "Key to changing people's lives" Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "Access to education is the key to changing people's lives and transforming and developing societies," is the motto of the Salesian missionaries, who have always been at the forefront of educatio ...
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  12 September 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Keeping the flame of peace alive: Peace pilgrimage for young Catholics and Mass for refugees from North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The desire for reconciliation and peace on the Korean peninsula must be promoted daily on a human, political, social and spiritual level: with this conviction, the Committee for National Reconcili ...
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  12 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Singapore: excerpts from the homily during the Holy Mass at the National Stadium Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - In Singapore, Pope Francis presided over a Holy Mass at the National Stadium "Singapore Sports Hub". Over 50,000 faithful present cheered him with songs and applause, while the Pope distribute ...
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  12 September 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Arms embargo for Darfur extended: extension to the whole country necessary Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The arms embargo for Darfur has been extended, but must now be applied to the whole of Sudan. Yesterday, September 11, the 15 members of the UN Security Council voted unanimously to extend the ...
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  12 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Singapore: excerpts from the address to the Authorities and Diplomatic Corps Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has arrived in Singapore, the fourth and final stop of his long Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania. In the morning, the welcoming ceremony took place in the city-state's Parlia ...
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  11 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope in East Timor: excerpts from the address to young people Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Timorese leg of his apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania is coming to an end. But before flying to Singapore, the Pope, as expected, had fun with the local youth. Dances, songs and applause gr ...
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  11 September 2024
  AFRICA/BENIN - “Diversity is a great wealth”: a missionary leaving for a new experience of faith Calavi (Agenzia Fides) - “It is time to leave, it is mission time. I take you with me on this experience in Egypt, where I will continue my formation and pastoral service in the mission in Cairo”, writes Anselmo Fabi ...
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  11 September 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Universities, training institutes, seminaries: the Church is committed to the education of young people, the future of the nation by Paolo Affatato Dili (Agenzia Fides) - At the entrance to the Catholic University of St. John Paul II in Dili, a monument stands in honor of Pope Wojtyla. The university is the first in the small, developing nation ...
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  11 September 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Stories of faith and martyrdom in the Church of East Timor Dili (Agenzia Fide) - There is "a wonderful story of heroism, of faith, of martyrdom and above all of faith and reconciliation" in East Timor, said Pope Francis, addressing young Timorese people in his last meeting befor ...