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  15 February 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Two new hostels for migrants for the Pope's visit, in the Year of Mercy San Cristobal de Las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - "On the occasion of the Pope's visit to San Cristobal de Las Casas, we will build two hostels for migrants in the Year of Mercy, since the passage of those who, from various p ...
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  15 February 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The murderer of Salman Taseer asks presidential pardon Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Mumtaz Qadri, the confessed criminal of Salman Taseer, Governor of Punjab, gunned down five years ago for defending Asia Bibi, has applied for clemency to the President of Pakistan. The death ...
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  15 February 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Jihadists of Daesh to the inhabitants of Mosul: forbidden to celebrate Valentine's Day Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - Posters and banners were placed in recent days by the jihadists of the Islamic State (Daesh) on the busiest crossroads of Mosul, to remind the population that it is forbiden to celebrate the feast ...
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  12 February 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Bishop of Aleppo: the meeting between Francis and Kirill is also the fruit of our suffering. And this comforts us Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill is perceived by Christians as the fruit of the cross they are experiencing. The suffering of all Christians in the Middle East bears the fru ...
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  12 February 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Government reassures: soon a new legislation for minority foundations Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - During a recent parliamentary hearing, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan gave assurances on the overcoming future of the institutional impasse in which foundations linked to ethnic, cu ...
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  12 February 2016
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Dialogue is urgently needed to avoid new bloodbath" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) – Rumors are circulating that the rebels are preparing to attack forces in Burundi to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza. This was reported to Agenzia Fides by local sources who requested anonym ...
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  12 February 2016
  AFRICA/MALAWI - "The lives of Malians are at risk": Justice and Peace condemns the lack of food and medicine Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "People are dying of easily treatable diseases. The poor do not have the money to buy medicine in pharmacies", denounces Martin Chiphwanya, deputy national Secretary of the "Justice and Peace" ...
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  12 February 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops' Message: "During Lent rediscover chastity" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Created for love, created for chastity": is the title of the message of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines who express their concern regarding the phenomenon of pornography. ...
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  12 February 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archbishop of Monterrey invites to pray "for our detained brothers and for their families" Nuevo Leon (Agenzia Fides) - A prayer for the victims of Topo Chico was asked by His Exc. Mgr. Rogelio Cabrera López, Archbishop of Monterrey, after the riot and fire broke out on the night between 10 and 11 February, i ...
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  12 February 2016
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The true meaning of St. Valentine's Day: Catholic Mission urges Australians to love and altruism Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - While Australians are preparing to buy chocolates and flowers, in a statement sent to Agenzia Fides Catholic Mission wants to remember the true meaning of this day that goes past boxes in the sha ...
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  12 February 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops' message: Ethical criteria in order to choose the right candidate in the elections Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "A reflection before the next general election", is the title of the document that Peruvian Bishops handed over to the national community on Wednesday evening, February 10th. "We have to choose rep ...
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  12 February 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - The survivors of the massacres in Orissa express solidarity with Christians in the Middle East Kandhamal (Agenzia Fides) - Profound sympathy and solidarity for Christians in the Middle East, particularly in Syria: is what was expressed by the survivors of the anti-Christian massacres that occurred in 2008 in Oriss ...
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  10 February 2016
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Bishop of Bangassou: "We are continuously under LRA attack, but nobody talks about it" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the beginning of 2016 my diocese has been continuously under LRA attack and nobody talks about it", denounces to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou ...
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  10 February 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Diocese of Cucuta has to deal with the administration of school meals in the city Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) – No formal decision has been taken by COSPA (Corporación de Servicio Pastoral Social) of the Colombian diocese of Cucuta, after the news, released on Monday, February 8, regarding the managemen ...
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  10 February 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "During Lent charity without hypocrisy" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Charity without hypocrisy: is what the Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said, who during the Mass of Ash Wednesday tackled some concerns such as poverty and environment, but rese ...