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  22 April 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Colombo Cardinal condemns bombs attacks in Sri Lanka Colombo, SRI LANKA -- The Archbishop of Colombo, Albert Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, condemned the deadly attacks on churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday (April 21) in a series of bomb blasts that claimed at least 29 ...
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  16 April 2019
  ASIA / PAKISTAN - Christians ask for the postponement of college exams scheduled for the Easter Triduum Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Department of Education of the province of Sindh has the duty to take into account the dates of religious festivals and to set up the schedule of examinations. It is not difficult to know. ...
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  13 April 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Bishops offer support to flood victims Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – “We are here to stand with you to fulfill our duty to help those in need” said His Excellence Monsignor Thomas Luke Msusa, Archbishop of Blantyre and President of the Catholic Bishops’ ...
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  13 April 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: “No to corruption and violence, yes to clean politics” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – “It is important to differentiate between clean politics, in the highest sense of the word, and electoral competition. In Indonesia healthy politics is overshadowed by pervasive corruption i ...
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  12 April 2019
  AFRICA - Farewell missionary and journalist Father Paolo Costantini Treviglio (Agenzia Fides) – Missionary and journalist: is how Paolo Costantini defined himself, already an established director of the press agency of Padri Bianchi (Missionaries of Africa) in Brussels, then of the mag ...
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  12 April 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - “South Sudanese touched by the act of Papa Franceso done in their name.” Juba (Agenzia Fides) – “South Sudanese were left positively stunned as they witnessed Papa Francesco plead on his knees and kiss the feet of politicians of South Sudan. The video and images of the event are circulat ...
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  12 April 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Catholic Bishops: "Abortion is always a sin” Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Bishops of South Korea express “profound regret” for the Contitutional Court decision against a ban that makes abortion illegal, part of a law passed in 1953 that is still enforced. In a lan ...
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  10 April 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - When assigning funds the " European Union must guarantee respect for freedom and human rights" Asmara (Agenzia Fides) – The Europea Union has a duty to control the use of funds assigned to Eritrea, because the money given by the EU may fund forced labour. This observation comes from the Eritrean Foundation for ...
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  10 April 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops multiply efforts to welcome migrants but the situation is catastrophic Coahuila (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops in north east Mexico have united to welcome convoys of migrants attempting to enter the country and pass the border with the United States of America. Bishop Alonso Gar ...
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  10 April 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - “The cycle of time resumes ”: risen with Christ, Christians look to the future Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) – “Easter in Thailand falls at the start of the torrid season of new year (Songkran), the beginning of a new cycle of life, a feast, a feast for the elderly and for families ”: Fides was ...
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  10 April 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians pray for peaceful elections and the good of the nation New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the next general elections which will start 11 April, India's Christians are praying that a peaceful and transparent vote may bring "well-being and harmony" for the future of the ...
• 10 April 2019
  ASIA/KOREA - Bishop of Busan appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop of the diocese of Busan in Korea, Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok, until now auxiliary of the same diocese . (SL) (Agenzia Fides 10/4/2019) ...
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  10 April 2019
  ASIA/JORDAN- King Abdallah II: Christians are an “integral part of the tissue of the Arab world" Amman (Agenzia Fides) – "Christians are an “integral part of the tissue of the Arab world ”, and Jordan intends to continue its commitment to safeguarding ecclesiastical properties. This was strongly affirmed b ...
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  10 April 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Religious today “more contemplative, more humble, more committed to the common good and the rights of individuals” AMERICA/ARGENTINA – Religious today “more contemplative, more humble, more committed to the common good and the rights of individuals” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – “These times of rapid and profound change ...
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  9 April 2019
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - The Catholic community prepares to live Holy Week Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - “We are working on a programme for all the events of Holy Week in view of Holy Easter. Easter for us, a small flock of Catholics in this land, is an opportunity to bear witness to our faith. ...