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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 ...
• 11 November 2015
  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 ...
• 11 November 2015
  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 ...
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  10 November 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Cardinal Filoni at the Universidad San Damaso for the 50th anniversary of the "Perfectae caritatis" and "Ad Gentes" Decrees Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "The ongoing commitment of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, together with the Episcopal Conferences and individual Bishops, is to bring the local Churches in mission territorie ...
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  10 November 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - The institutional impasse for religious minority Foundations Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The 168 Foundations linked to ethnic and religious minorities in Turkey - including those animated by Jews and Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, Chaldeans, Bulgarian and Georgian Christians - operate ac ...
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  10 November 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Church: "After the elections, new hope for a future of unity in the nation" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "We have high hopes. This opens a new era for our country, which we hope will be marked by unity. People are happy and it seems there are no risks of a military coup": is what Mgr. John Hsane Hgy ...
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  10 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discrimination in the education system: a petition to the Supreme Court Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to inform the Supreme Court of hate speech against religious minorities in Pakistan present in textbooks and highlight the discrimination in the education system: with this ...
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  10 November 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - More than 3,000 participants at the III National Missionary Congress: to relaunch the missionary parish Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) - With the desire to continue the missionary renewal of the local churches in Peru, the Archdiocese of Trujillo, the Episcopal Commission for Missions and the National Directorate of the Pontific ...
• 10 November 2015
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - "Justice and Peace" launches a major project of solidarity across the Country Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - To be present and close to the last and the marginalized, to promote the culture of solidarity and hospitality. These are the goals of the project presented by the "Justice and Peace" Episco ...
• 10 November 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Start negotiations to overcome the crisis after the cancellation of the vote in Zanzibar Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Negotiations are being held to overcome the political crisis due to the annulment of the results of the presidential, parliamentary and local elections in the semi-autonomous archipelago o ...