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  15 July 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Imminent agreement to the dispute around the lands of St. Macarius Monastery Fayyum (Agenzia Fides) - Egyptian lawyer Ihab Ramzy, who protects the interests of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has announced details of an imminent agreement between the parties that should put an end to the long dispute ...
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  15 July 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas: the theater for social change Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The theater is a powerful means for social change among young people and for spreading a culture of peace and tolerance: with this conviction Caritas in Lahore organized a theatrical performance ...
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  15 July 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Stop the alleged killers of environmentalist activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquía Marcala (Agenzia Fides) - The police arrested the alleged killers of community leader Lesbia Yaneth Urquia, in the municipality of Marcala, La Paz, Honduras at the center. The activist was found dead on July 6 in Marca ...
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  15 July 2016
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Christian leaders: "We risk social explosion and the collapse of the State" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "The government should address these genuine concerns of the citizens to avoid the total collapse of the State" say Christian leaders of Zimbabwe in a joint statement to protest police violence a ...
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  15 July 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre remains open to pilgrims, despite the restoration work Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The restoration work, which started a few weeks ago, have completely surrounded the Holy Sepulchre Aedicule with scaffolding and tarpaulins, but the place where, according to tradition, the bo ...
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  15 July 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Situation in Juba has calmed down but looting continues, tomorrow prayer for the nation Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The situation has calmed down in Juba, capital of South Sudan, after fighting between the forces of President Salva and those loyal to First Vice President Riek Machar ceased four days ago. Some of ...
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  15 July 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Tempted burning of a Christian church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Some unidentified persons tried to set fire to a church belonging to the Protestant Indian community, "Church of South India", in the Indian state of Karnataka. As Fides learns, the attempted ...
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  14 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops denounce: Irresponsible mining activity is destroying environment, human dignity and social life Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - "As pastors, we have repeatedly raised our voice, and drawn attention to the harmful effects of the exploitation of natural resources, in particular the irresponsible management of the mines. T ...
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  14 July 2016
  ASIA/ISRAEL - A law is being studied to punish those who oppose Christian Arabs to join the Israeli army Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Committee on the Constitution, Law and Justice of the Israeli Parliament passed a bill providing for criminal penalties - up to imprisonment - for those who try to dissuade Arab Christian ...
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  14 July 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Fear in Kinshasa for the discovery of the bodies of people killed in the river N'Djili Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, the recovery of corpses in the N'Djili River, in Kingabwa district, between the municipalities of Limete and Masina continue. On July 11, ...
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  14 July 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer camp: an opportunity to strengthen solidarity and cooperation among communities Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The summer camp for children and young people is now a traditional activity of the Chinese Catholic continental communities, and this year has also become an opportunity to consolidate so ...
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  14 July 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Seminarian disappears in the river after saving a woman Kansas (Agenzia Fides) - A seminarian disappeared after saving the life of a woman who had fallen into the river. Brian Bergkamp, a seminarian of the Diocese of Wichita (suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kansas City) who w ...
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  14 July 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: "We are grateful to God for the judgment on the South China Sea" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We have welcomed the court's decision with favor and with gratitude to God. We ask everyone to be magnanimous and not to brag, but to take it with simplicity and humility": with this spirit the ...
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  14 July 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - A coordinating committee of Maronite organizations has been established Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The institutions and organizations that respond to the Maronite Patriarchate and are involved in social, educational, health care and environmental activities from now on will be linked to a coor ...
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  14 July 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The truce holds out in Juba but clashes have been reported in Wau Juba (Agenzia Fides) - In Juba, capital of South Sudan, the evacuation of foreigners continue, after the fighting between the forces of President Salva Kiir (SPLA, the Sudan People's Liberation Army) and those loyal to f ...