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  5 December 2015
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - A South Korean ecclesial delegation with four bishops visit North Korea Pyongyang (Agenzia Fides) – The 17-member delegation’s visit representing the South Korean Catholic Church ended on 4 December. The delegation included four bishops – among them, Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong, P ...
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  4 December 2015
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - ILO: New Protocol for the abolition of all forms of slavery Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The eradication of all forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed ...
• 4 December 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Presidential elections: the vacant Lebanese presidency could be filled by Suleiman Franjieh, a Maronite Christian politician Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The vacant Lebanese presidency could be filled by Suleiman Franjieh, a Maronite Christian politician, a childhood friend of Syrian President Bashar Assad. In recent days there have been increasin ...
• 4 December 2015
  VATICAN - Pope at the plenary assembly of the Cep: "Let us be inspired by the strength of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit; let us come out of our narrow enclosures" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pray so that the Church may always follow the model of the Acts of the Apostles. Let us be inspired by the strength of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit; let us come out of our narrow ...
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  4 December 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The faithful Pakistanis are preparing themselves for Christmas Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Advent for the faithful in Pakistan is a time to "stay awake", "a time of renewal and spiritual growth, a time to experience the presence of God that guides us every day": says to Agenzia Fides ...
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  4 December 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Threats to the pastors of Protestant Christians Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "He who preaches Christianity must leave the country or die": is the threatening warning which ten leaders of Protestant Christian communities in the North of Bangladesh received. As revealed by l ...
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  4 December 2015
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - The population suffers from hunger and misery for a debt it will never be able to pay Miami (Agenzia Fides) - Puerto Rico is facing a tremendous financial crisis with its debt beyond $ 70 billion. This was emphasized by the Archbishop of Miami (USA), Mgr. Thomas Wenski. In a recent letter to Congress, Mg ...
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  4 December 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - 532 thousand deaf people and only 23 interpreters of sign language Puno (Agenzia Fides) - Among the many obstacles that people with disabilities are faced with in order to live a "normal" life, a note sent to Fides from a local source wants to draw attention on the problems of deaf peop ...
• 4 December 2015
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Caritas Dakar launches a program to fight poverty and illegal migration Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - On December 8, His Exc. Mgr. Benjamin Ndiaye, Archbishop of Dakar, will launch the project promoted by Caritas Dakar to tackle poverty and the illegal migration of young people in the suburbs of P ...
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  3 December 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Campaign in aid of refugees to guarantee shelter, food, clothing, medicines, psychological assistance, education and pastoral care Seville (Agenzia Fides) – According to the United Nations Organisation in the world at present there are some 60 million displaced persons, the largest number of them come from Syria. Many undertake exhausting journeys ...
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  3 December 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - New appeal from Chaldean Patriarchate about changes in the law regarding Islamization of minors Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – A new letter-appeal has been addressed to representatives of the Iraqi parliament by the Catholic Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon, Louis Raphael I, to convince them to overcome resistance to the ...
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  3 December 2015
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Radio Maria on 8 December will begin broadcasting in Arabic Erba (Agenzia Fides) - Radio Maria, an Italian Catholic radio station established in 1982 at Arcellasco d'Erba (Como) which today broadcasts in more than 50 countries and in as many languages, will begin programmes in Ar ...
• 3 December 2015
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: “many sisters, many priests, many religious devote their entire life to announcing Jesus Christ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – During the general Wednesday Audience on 2 December, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, spoke about his pastoral visit to Africa, from which he just returned , devoting part of his address to ...
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  3 December 2015
  AMERICA/BRASIL - Mato Grosso Missionary Community offers CIMI solidarity and support Mato Grosso (Agencia Fides) – The Regional Mission Commission (COMIRE) in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil), held its annual assembly 27 to 29 November in Dourados, and issued a final statement of support and solidarity with ...
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  3 December 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - local Church concerned about Cuban migrants held up in central America Havana (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Dionisio García, President of the Cuban Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has voiced the concern of the local Church for the situation of thousands of Cubans blocked between Costa Rica an ...