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  11 March 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Orthodox Patriarch: may Eastern Christians who emigrate to the West keep their identity Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The culture that the Christians in the Orient were raised into, "is undoubtedly different from the one they find in the West". This difference is observed in the difficulty which the refugees f ...
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  11 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The United Nations: war crimes in South Sudan, including rapes and mass killings" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Rape is definitely used systematically as a weapon to humiliate the rival populations, but to allow soldiers to rape women as part of their salary, is pretty puzzling. Local Church sources from So ...
• 11 March 2016
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Resignation of the Bishop of Nyundo, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 March 2016 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Nyundo (Rwanda), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Alexis Habiyambere, SI, in conformity with can ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Friar Antonio Moser killed in an attempted robbery Petropolis (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday morning, March 9, during an attempted robbery on the highway Washington Luiz, at the Duque de Caxias (RJ), Friar Antonio Moser was killed in Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Jane ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - "No to child labor, yes to boys and girls who are respected and protected" Boquete (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Panamanian artists will perform at the "White Night for Children" during the traditional Big Night Gala, the main fundraising event for Casa Esperanza. The collection is intended to s ...
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  10 March 2016
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholics remember Fr. Matthew Vu Khoi Phung and continue his social commitment Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The local faithful remember how he encouraged and consoled them, with great examples of faith, the day after the fall of Saigon in 1975: the Redemptorist Fr. Matthew Vu Khoi Phung died aged 76, on ...
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  10 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Commission for Justice: more parliamentary seats for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The "Parliamentary Commission for Law and Justice" unanimously agreed to increase the number of reserved seats for the country's religious minorities in the National Assembly, as well as in th ...
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  10 March 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi President: Christians are "original" members of our nation. And the jihadis also attack Muslims Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Christians are "original members" of Iraq, as evidenced by the ancient monasteries scattered throughout the country. And jihadi groups, such as Daesh, have raged not only against them but also aga ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Overcrowding in prisons does not help reintegration Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - About 60 prisoners held in the "Cortile Mandela" section of the women's prison in San Joaquin shared a moment of dialogue before attending Mass with the auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of S ...
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  10 March 2016
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - Poverty is sexist: discriminating laws between men and women in 155 countries London (Agenzia Fides) - The NGO ONE has recently presented the report "Poverty is sexist" where it shows the discrimination that many women around the world suffer, and highlights the 20 worst Countries to be born a wom ...
• 10 March 2016
  AFRICA - The business of North Korea in Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) - While threats of nuclear war envelop the Korean Peninsula, the African press highlights the business of the Pyongyang regime in Africa. At least 400 North Korean workers are engaged in Equatorial ...
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  10 March 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan opens a new center in Salt Salt (Agenzia Fides) - A medical and a dentist clinic, a space for children, fully equipped rooms for further education and professional training: are the services provided by the new center that Caritas Jordan has opene ...
• 10 March 2016
  EUROPE/POLAND - Confirmation of the National Director of the PMS, Mgr. Tomasz Atlas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 January 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Mgr. Tomasz Atlas, of the diocesan clergy in Tarnow as National Directo ...
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  10 March 2016
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Senegal is preparing for the constitutional referendum to limit presidential term Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 March, Senegalese voters are called to the referendum to approve the revision of the constitution promoted by President Macky Sall, which provides, among other things, the reduction of the p ...
• 9 March 2016
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Jean-Marie Vianney " philosophical Seminary of Moramanga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 23, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Sévérin Vonindrazana Soratra, of the diocesan clergy of Fenoari ...