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12 September 2019
ASIA/SYRIA - During their annual meeting in Maarat Saidnaya, young Syriac-Orthodox Christians question the future that awaits them
Maarat Saidnaya (Agenzia Fides) - Questions about abortion, euthanasia, organ donation. But also on the paths to follow to confess the name of Christ and to bear witness to His love in war-torn Syria. These are the reque ...
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12 September 2019
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Called to holiness and to "reconnect with God": Christians start again from "Gaudete et Exsultate"
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "A caring God loves us regardless of what we do. All he asks of us are constant acts of kindness and holiness towards those who need it most. This is why we are here", said Fr. Michael Dono ...
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12 September 2019
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The challenges of young Nigerians, are the challenges confronting young people all over the world
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenges of young Nigerians, are the challenges confronting young people all over the world. However, these challenges come in various ways and degrees in different parts of the world", sai ...
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11 September 2019
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Proximity to migrants on behalf of the Church, which calls for adequate public policies
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Concern and closeness to migrants was expressed by the Catholic Church of Bolivia on the occasion of National Day for Migrants and Refugees, celebrated on September 8th. The Pastoral Care of ...
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11 September 2019
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Representative of the Holy See in Geneva: dialogue and elections in Nicaragua
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The Representative of the Holy See in Geneva, Mgr. Ivan Jurkovic, Permanent Observer at the United Nations, joined the choir of nations calling for dialogue and justice in Nicaragua. Addressing t ...
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11 September 2019
ASIA/INDONESIA - Harmony and the common good: Cardinal Bo leads a group of religious leaders in Indonesia
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Tolerance, harmony and interreligious relations in Myanmar and Indonesia: these are the themes at the center of the journey of some Burmese leaders of different religious denominations who have ...
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11 September 2019
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops and African leaders take a stand against xenophobic violence
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The voices of the Bishops of African countries against xenophobic violence in South Africa are being raised. "South Africans must not forget that other Africans have played a leading role i ...
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11 September 2019
ASIA/SAUDI ARABIA - Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives a delegation of US evangelical Christians
Riyadh (Agenzia Fides) - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah on Tuesday 10 September, on the eve of the 18th anniversary of the anti-US terrorist attacks on ...
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11 September 2019
AFRICA/SUDAN - Protection for women in Darfur from abuse, sexual violence, harassment and killings
Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - Women in Darfur continue to be abused, sexually harassed and killed. As Fides learns, social researcher Ibtihal Ishag denounced the condition of women in Darfur, during a conference on violence ...
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11 September 2019
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Today the funeral of the nun who assisted the sick and needy
Sao Joao da Madeira (Agenzia Fides) - The funeral of a nun of the Congregation of the Servants of Mary Ministers of the Sick, Sister Antonia Pinho, 62, Portuguese, will be held today in the Portuguese town of Sao Joao da ...
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11 September 2019
EUROPE/POLAND - The PMS involved in the training of school religious teachers
Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - For some years the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Poland have begun to organize retreats for lay catechists in various dioceses in the country. The specificity of Poland, informs the note ...
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10 September 2019
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops call society to "increase efforts for much desired reconciliation"
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - On the second anniversary of the apostolic visit of Pope Francis to Colombia (6-11 September 2017) the Bishops renew the appeal to all Colombian citizens to "assume and accelerate the path to de ...
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10 September 2019
ASIA/INDIA - New anti-conversion law in Himachal Pradesh: an act against religious freedom
Shimla (Agenzia Fides) - "This new law is a clear expression of the state's intention to limit the right to freedom of conscience and religion. As a multi-ethnic nation composed of different religious groups, India must ...
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10 September 2019
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "Remain in the heart of Jesus": the Church thanks Pope Francis who "has traced a path"
Moramanga (Agenzia Fides) - "The journey of Pope Francis was extraordinary, full of encounters and emotions. Francis reminded the Bishops that a Pastor must be close to God, to his priests, close to the people. Madagasca ...
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10 September 2019
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Pastoral worker committed to defending creation killed
Suchitepéquez (Agenzia Fides) - Diana Isabel Hernández Juárez, a 35-year-old teacher and coordinator of the Pastoral of Creation of the parish church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Suchitepéquez (Guatemala) was murdered ...
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