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  23 February 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch intervenes in the debate on the recognition of civil marriage Beirut (Agenzia Fides) The Maronite Patriarch Boutros Bechara Rai intervened in the debate which reopened in Lebanese society on the legal recognition of civil marriage, and the interlocutory expressions used by him are ...
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  23 February 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Quality of life and care for creation: the "Nascer Sustentável" project Araguaína (Agenzia Fides) - The Don Orione Hospital of Araguaína, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Tocantins, has launched the project "Nascer Sustentável", thanks to which a tree will be planted for each chil ...
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  23 February 2019
  EUROPE/POLAND - Missionary animation: a look back at the past and one at the future, towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month Opole (Agenzia Fides) - The summary of the activities carried out last year by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the individual dioceses and the initiatives for the next Extraordinary Missionary Month were the ma ...
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  23 February 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Kinshasa celebrates the diocesan week of the family Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting Christian marriage and making families aware of their responsibility as Christians. These are the objectives of the diocesan week of the family, promoted by the Archdiocese of Kinshas ...
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  23 February 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Health services in the diocese of Ankole to treat and save children's lives Mbarara (Agenzia Fides) - Every year in the world there are 9 thousand new cases of retinoblastoma, eye cancer. The incidence on young children is high and while in high-income countries over 90% of children with retinob ...
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  23 February 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom to missionary priests: "Proclaim the Good News of God" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "As Archbishop of Seoul I send you as witnesses of the love of God to places where love is really necessary. Be priests who proclaim the Good News of God": with these words Cardinal Andrew Yeom So ...
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  23 February 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - After the peace agreement, expectations for the freedom to citizens and the Church Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Eritrea is experiencing a phase of waiting. After the peace agreement with Ethiopia, the situation has crystallized. On behalf of the authorities there were no particular r ...
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  22 February 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Temporary reception places for Venezuelan migrants: the Scalabrinians initiative Boa Vista (Agenzia Fides) - The project launched in Brazil by the Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters is called "Venezuelan Migration, appeal to solidarity", who since their foundation have been dealing with assistance to mi ...
• 22 February 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Camiri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Fr. Jesús Galeote Tormo, O.F.M., currently Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the same Vicariate as Apostolic Vicar o ...
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  22 February 2019
  AFRICA - Not all Muslims are terrorists, not all priests are pedophiles Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The rise of terrorism throughout the world has contributed greatly to the growth of Islamophobia, thus presenting Islam to everyone as a dangerous and criminal religion whose followers must be avo ...
• 22 February 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of the "Notre Dame de l'Espérance" Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Bertoua Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 September 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Elie Kengne, of the diocesan clergy of Batouri, as Rector of ...
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  22 February 2019
  ASIA - The Church in Asia chooses renewable energy, in harmony with Laudato Sì Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Asia, in harmony with Laudato Sì, makes a choice in favor of renewable energy as a contribution to addressing the complex issue of climate change in the world. This i ...
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  22 February 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month: meeting of the PMS of Burkina Faso-Niger Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no discouragement. The proclamation of the Gospel involves risks. But let us pray for the return of security", says Fr. Isidore Sola Nombré, Director of the Pontifical Mission Soc ...
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  22 February 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - From Korea 26 priests, religious and lay Koreans ready for missio ad gentes Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - There are 26 Korean Catholic priests, men and women religious and lay people who, after completing a cycle of studies and missionary formation, received the solemn missionary mandate and are ready ...
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  22 February 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops call for the entry of "humanitarian aid" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Listen to the cry of the people, allow the entry of "humanitarian aid"! say the Bishops of Venezuela in a document made known yesterday, 21 February. Yesterday evening, the Venezuelan governmen ...