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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - New techniques to encourage fishermen and reduce poverty Mongu (Agenzia Fides) - A group of researchers, with the support of the Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) Fund, an initiative jointly funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the Australian ...
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  25 November 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bring mercy in society: conclusion of the Synod in the Diocese of Bandung Bandung (Agenzia Fides) - Need to renew pastoral strategies, such as the formation of young people, family pastoral care, dialogue with other believers, the presence of basic ecclesial communities, the role of Pastors an ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops of Kenya: "everything is ready to welcome Pope Francis" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are ready to welcome Pope Francis in Kenya", say the Bishops of Kenya in their message dedicated to the Holy Father's visit. "For the past few weeks, many of you have joined us in making pre ...
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  25 November 2015
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - The Director of the PMS:"Let's stop talking about religious war, yesterday’s victims are all Muslims" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "Tunis has awakened with much sadness and disappointment" says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Tunisia, after yesterday’s suicid ...
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  24 November 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Poverty: main cause of the violation of children's rights Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty is the main cause of human rights violations, even young children are deprived of basic needs such as education, health care, access to safe water and sufficient and adequate food. In add ...
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  24 November 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - Preparations are underway for the beatification of the first missionary martyrs of Peru Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, will preside at the beatification of the three martyred missionaries – the Polish Franciscans (OFM) Michael To ...
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  24 November 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Peace process: no need to hasten the signing without verifying the international law Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Colombia have warned Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the negotiators of the peace talks being held in Havana that, although "they do not want to waste time in Cuba", it ...
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  24 November 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "A year of mercy for Myanmar" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the good news on the elections, Myanmar needs mercy and compassion. As I write this pastoral letter, more than one hundred poor people were buried alive in the landslides of the mine Jad ...
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  24 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The first hearing in the appeal case of blasphemy convicted Sajjad Masih Gill fixed Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The first hearing in the appeal case of blasphemy convicted Pakistani Christian Sajjad Masih Gill fixed for December 7, 2015 in the Lahore High Court, Lahore. Christian lawyer Sardar Mushtaq Gill ...
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  24 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishop of Maralal: "May Pope Francis' message of reconciliation help us to overcome tribal violence" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are waiting for the message that the Pope will give us, especially on peace and reconciliation", said His Exc. Mgr. Virgilio Pante, Bishop of Maralal in northern Kenya in an interview with W ...
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  24 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Nairobi: conference on Land grabbing and just governance organized by African Bishops Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – In view of Pope Francis’ arrival in Africa, a conferance on Land Grabbimg and Just governance in Africa is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, and organized by SECAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conf ...
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  23 November 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The presence of foreign missionaries enriches the Church in Brazil Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The introductory course regarding mission in Brazil, which is being held in Brasilia from 13 September until 11 December, sees the participation of 17 missionaries from 10 countries of 4 contin ...
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  23 November 2015
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Jubilee of Mercy in the name of the martyrs and the last of society Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "In a world that is suffering from war, violence and hatred, mercy is the path that God offers to reconcile humanity and to live as brothers and sisters, in peace and harmony. Cambodia will w ...
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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 ...