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  23 November 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - With the closure of borders many children are unlikely to make their First Communion Tachira (Agenzia Fides) - Among the many problems resulting from the closure of the border between Venezuela and Colombia (see Fides 01/09/2015; 03/09/2015), some also affect the religious life of the population. The Bis ...
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  23 November 2015
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Beyond the peripheries, in search of the "run-away teenagers" Suwon (Agenzia Fides) - "Today the expression 'peripheries' is back in fashion. For us of Casa di Anna - a center for homeless people that offers 550 meals a day, it is time to go beyond the peripheries, in 'no man's lan ...
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  23 November 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The video message from Pope Francis brought to the Muslims by the Archbishop of Bangui Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We are going together with reporters to Km5 to present the Holy Father's video message on his journey in our Country", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga Archbishop of Ba ...
• 23 November 2015
  AFRICA/GHANA - The African Bishops: "No to terrorism and wars that have bloodied the world and Africa in particular" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly denounce the terrorist attacks, in Nigeria, Kenya, Libya, Burkina Faso, Mali, Lebanon, France and other parts of the world, which have claimed numerous innocent lives and brought sorr ...
• 23 November 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 21 November 2015 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. David William V. Antonio, Titular Bishop of Basti and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia as apostolic administrator "s ...
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  21 November 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church: need to clarify the referendum to have lasting peace Tunja (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Colombia, through the president of the Episcopal Conference, has asked for clarification on the issue of the peace referendum, proposed by the government of Santos, regarding relatio ...
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  21 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The children of Holy Childhood will meet the Pope Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In a few days the Pope will arrive in Africa, and everything is ready to welcome him. The organizers are working hard to ensure that the historic visit will occur smoothly. In the slums of Kiba ...
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  21 November 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "A nation on the threshold of hope" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Almost 80% of our people, rich and poor, old and young, have voted for a change. You have led a silent revolution":is how Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, addresses the Burmese populat ...
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  21 November 2015
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Academic Seminar on the integration of the catholic Church in China with the society Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The integration of the catholic Church in China with the society": is the theme of the fifth edition of the Seminar organized by Faith Institute for Cultural Studies (FICS), Yuan Dao Study So ...
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  21 November 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem: "collective punishment" of the Palestinians must cease Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - With each passing day the people of the Holy Land "are losing any sense of empathy, any sense of mutual understanding of our common humanity and common future". This is how the message release ...
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  20 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias: "This is how we will live the Jubilee of Mercy" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – To carry out a "revolution of mercy" in India, thanks to the daily acts of believers, thanks to special "agents of reconciliation", thanks to the embrace of compassion dispensed to people "w ...
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  20 November 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church inaugurates a TV channel for children Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The television channel wanted by the Coptic Orthodox Church and dedicated to children is called Koogi TV and was inaugurated yesterday, Thursday, November 19. During the presentation, the spokes ...
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  20 November 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church strongly rejects the use of the image of the Pope for political activities La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church condemns the use of the image of Pope Francis for political activities. The Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB) issued a statement, sent to Fides, in which "it deplores and co ...
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  20 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Thousands occupy houses and land, the Bishop denounces the absence of state authorities Merlo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Merlo-Moreno, His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Carlos Maletti, denounced the lack of political will to resolve the conflict that now involves thousands of people camped along th ...
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  20 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Need to recognize the persecution of minorities London (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to recognize the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan: says the appeal sent to Fides, launched by the NGO "Global Minorities Alliance" (GMA), based in the United King ...