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  29 September 2015
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "Ilena is no longer a ghetto": ex-leper colony in the village finally has electricity Ilena (Agenzia Fides) - "The village of Ilena, a former leper colony, where we have been working since 1990, finally has electricity in the city of Fianarantsoa". This was reported to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Albert Rainiher ...
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  29 September 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Murder of an Italian aid worker: the Church asks the government to protect security Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We have learned of the news of the murder of an Italian aid worker. We are shocked and saddened. As Catholic Church we express condemnation for the execrable gesture and solidarity to the family ...
• 29 September 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC - Bangui in chaos: the reconstruction of the accidents, towards an uncertain future Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The situation remains tense in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, the scene of serious accidents in recent days. Local sources have sent Agenzia Fides a reconstruction of the accide ...
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  29 September 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Abou Khazen: the choices of the West on the Syrian conflict continue to be inconsiderate Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The unilateral military initiative of France, which in recent days has begun air strikes against the bases of the Islamic State in Syria, is "another episode in the series of inconsiderate action ...
• 29 September 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Thousands of people find refuge in parishes Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Fides received updates on the situation in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic devastated by violence. Yesterday, 28 September, cars did not circulate, only a few rare motorcycles. Sh ...
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  29 September 2015
  ASIA - Catholic NGOs: appeal for climate justice and sustainable development London (Agenzia Fides) - To adopt concrete commitments for a reform of the economic and financial system, an essential condition to eradicate poverty and hunger, modifying models of production and unsustainable consumpti ...
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  29 September 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Supportive and welcoming border": Ecuador and Peru against trafficking and exploitation Loja (Agenzia Fides) - The plight of a considerable group of victims of trafficking regarding both countries, on the border between Ecuador and Peru, will be the main theme of the XI Meeting of the Binational Pastoral fo ...
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  29 September 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Punta Arenas denounces: There is no transparency in the agreements for gas Punta Arenas (Agenzia Fides) - Gas distribution in Chile is creating tension, which recently has also led to the interruption of the supply. The Union Workers of the Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) and the Bishop of ...
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  29 September 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - The Work of St. James celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of its founding Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – In Israel meetings of reflection and liturgical celebrations planned for the sixty years of the founding of the Work of St. James, born in 1954 following the creation of the State of Israel, ...
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  28 September 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Agreement reached with the government, Christian schools put an end to the strike Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Office of Christian schools in the Holy Land and the Israeli Ministry of Education have finally reached an agreement. Today, after three weeks of strikes and mobilization, the 47 Christian ...
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  28 September 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Worrying signs for Christians? Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Nepalese Hindu extremist groups have warned foreign Christian missionaries to leave the country. And the attacks against two churches, which occurred in recent weeks, "are a worrying sign", no ...
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  28 September 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - The New Assyrian Patriarch during the inauguration ceremony: religious language must be put at the service of peace Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Political and religious speeches should serve to instill the spirit of love and service in the hearts, and not the contrary, fomenting conflict and division. This is the key concept expressed by M ...
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  28 September 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Salesians: "At the service of the poor youth, the disadvantaged, the migrant, in South Asia" Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Make space for growth and spirituality for young people; fight against social evils such as human trafficking, abuse against children and women and any other form of exploitation; strengthen th ...
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  28 September 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Arizmendi on the events in Chiapas: "Yes to protest, but never with violence" Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very saddened and concerned about what is happening because of dissatisfaction regarding the results of the last election, because everyone wants a place of power in the municipalities": w ...
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  28 September 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Mgr. Romero: a guiding light for sustainable development and social justice in Central America New York (Agenzia Fides) - In a speech on Friday, September 25, 2015 before the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015, President Salvador Sanchez Ceren of El Salvador proposed the figure of Blessed Oscar Rom ...