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  10 June 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - After the peaceful march, some students break into a church and destroy a crucifix Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of a peaceful demonstration carried out by high school and university students that took place yesterday in the Chilean capital, a group of masked young men entered the church of Gra ...
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  10 June 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - New arrests for sectarian clashes in Karm, but the main witness changes his version Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Three more men were arrested in relation to a sectarian mob attack on the homes of Coptic Christians. This is what Egyptian sources consulted by Agenzia Fides report. After the new arrests, the nu ...
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  10 June 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Protestant pastor and faithful beaten New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Protestant Christian Pastor Alvish Bara was beaten with other believers by a group of 20 militants of Hindu extremist groups and was then arrested by the police in the state of Chhattisgarh. A ...
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  10 June 2016
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Jubilee of the sick in the name of the works of mercy Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee of the sick (June 11 and 12) in Cambodia is characterized by a massive flow of works of mercy, with visits to the sick, support to families, witnesses, meetings and liturgical cel ...
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  9 June 2016
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Targeted killings of religious minorities: Justice is urgently needed Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The targeted killings of members of religious minorities are of major concern in Bangladesh: says William Proloy Samadder, Secretary of the "Bangladesh Christian Association", who notes: "One is u ...
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  9 June 2016
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Mgr. González Nieves: "Before the crisis we have to self-determine our relationship with the US" San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - "I am in favor of the legislation because pensions and social services can be paid before paying the debt" wrote the Archbishop of San Juan (Puerto Rico), His Exc. Mgr. Roberto Gonzalez Nieves, ...
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  9 June 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - A playground for the children of the martyred city of Aleppo Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - A playground in the heart of Aleppo has been realized by the Marist Brothers within their structure in the central part of the Syrian martyred city, with swings, slides and open spaces made avail ...
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  9 June 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Christian leaders concerned about two laws being debated in Parlament Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the association that brings together the main Christian denominations in Nigeria (including the Catholic Church represented by the Episcopal Conference) ...
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  9 June 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Youth launches a campaign to help Indonesian children Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Demonstrating its commitment to mission "beyond the borders", the Missionary Youth (JM) of Brazil has launched the "Corrente Solidaria" project, which provides for cooperation between the JM of ...
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  9 June 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Doctors are asking the Church's intervention to get medicines in hospitals Maracay (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis that affects the Central Hospital in Maracay due to the lack of medical supplies and surgical materials, has forced medical specialists of the main hospital of the state of Aragua to ...
• 9 June 2016
  AFRICA/NIGER - Critical situation for the 50,000 inhabitants of Bosso who escaped from Boko Haram Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The first Chadian soldiers of a contingent of 2,000 soldiers sent to Niger to counter the offensive of the Boko Haram Islamist sect from Nigeria borders arrived in the town of Bosso, Niger. In B ...
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  9 June 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - Terrorist assault against the seat of intelligence, unanimous condemnation of Churches Amman (Agenzia Fides) - "The atrocious assault" perpetrated by gunmen against the General Intelligence Department deployed at the Baqaa refugee camp, which claimed the lives of five employees of the General Intelligence ...
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  9 June 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholics mobilize for the anniversary of "Laudato Sì" Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The importance of awareness at a national level and to promote universal respect for nature, in the spirit of the encyclical "Laudato Sì" continue: is the aim of the Catholic Movement for glob ...
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  8 June 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Entrepreneurs urge the electoral Council to decide on international observers Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The superior Council of entrepreneurs, an institution which has a key importance in the economy sector in Nicaragua, insists on the request to have international observers in the presidential el ...
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  8 June 2016
  ASIA - The Friars Minor, evangelizing presence in Asia Rome (Agenzia Fides) - 1,460 Friars Minor are present in Asia and Oceania and they carry out a valuable work of evangelical witness of life and service to the poor, "a sign to awaken hope", says OFM Minister General, Fri ...