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  12 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Church: no to unauthorized collection of money for the flooded monasteries Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church, with a statement sent to the Egyptian media through its official channels, has warned individuals and groups not to announce the collection of money for and on behalf o ...
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  12 November 2015
  ASIA/IRAN - Religious minorities in Iran: there are those who exploit religious freedom to attack our Country Tehran (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the upcoming visit of Iranian President Hassan Rohani at the Vatican, where the Iranian leader will be received by Pope Francis, a meeting to reflect on the status of religious minor ...
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  11 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 140 years ago the first group of Salesian missionaries arrived in Patagonia Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 November 1875 the church of Mary Help of Christians in Valdocco (Turin, Italy) lived a great moment: the departure of the first ten Salesian missionaries destined to reach Argentina. ...
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  11 November 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Aung San Suu Kyi’s party wins: now national reconciliation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "National League for Democracy", the party of the leader Aung San Suu Kyi announces that it has obtained over 70% of the vote in the elections held on November 8 in Myanmar, gaining at least 78 s ...
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  AFRICA/ANGOLA - The Bishops: "Reconciliation and national unity is a task that never ends" Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to continue the peace and national unification process. This is what the Bishops of Angola call for in their pastoral Letter, sent to Fides, which was published on the occasion ...
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  11 November 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops call for elections: "Free vote, essential to strengthen democracy" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Venezuelan Bishops' Conference (CEV) has called for the legislative elections, scheduled for December 6, to be held in a "peaceful manner, with great freedom and with the widest possible par ...
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  11 November 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - An unidentified lethal disease affects the population of North Darfur Al-Fashir (Agenzia Fides) - Several children living in refugee camps in the town of Saraf Umra, North Darfur, continue to die of a disease which has not yet been identified and spread among the population about two month ...
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  11 November 2015
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - An inter-religious delegation visits North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of 150 religious leaders of different communities paid a visit to North Korea: during the short trip on 10 and 11 November, the leaders of seven major religions in South Korea, gather ...
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  11 November 2015
  VATICAN - Statement from the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, also known as "Propaganda Fide", fully adheres to the line of thought, orientation and the heart of the Holy Father with regards to the l ...
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  11 November 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Assyrian associations denounce the violence and abuse of Kurdish forces Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - Six associations operating within the Assyrian community in diaspora scattered in the West launched an appeal to denounce violence and systematic human rights violations committed against the c ...
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  ASIA/IRAQ - Large participation in the protest against the law on the Islamization of minors Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The protest against the law on the Islamization of minors, held yesterday, Tuesday, November 10, in Baghdad at the Chaldean Church of Saint George, saw the massive participation of Christians an ...
• 11 November 2015
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "Abandon arms and follow the path of dialogue" ask the Bishops Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (EMC) expresses its concern due to the "continuous deterioration" of the political and military situation in the country and calls on the government and Ren ...
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  AMERICA/SURINAME - Appointment of the Bishop of Paramaribo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 November 2015, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Karel Choennie, parish priest and former Vicar General of the same diocese as Bishop of Paramaribo (Suriname). Rev. Karel Choennie was b ...
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  10 November 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A battlefield where migrants suffer, are attacked, die Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "According to the Special Programme for migration 2014 to 2018, published in the Official Journal of the Federation on April 30, 2014, the primary purpose of the ideals of migration policy i ...
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  10 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Depression, mental and emotional disorders for orphans, victims of armed conflict Siringar (Agenzia Fides) - The armed uprising which broke out in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1989 continues to have devastating consequences in the daily life of the local people. The massive presence of the army f ...