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  18 September 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Younan criticizes the exclusion of Syrian Christians from public functions and administrative positions Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon - a country where the distribution of political and institutional offices follows criteria of division based on religious affiliation - Christians belonging to the Syro-Orthodox and Sy ...
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  18 September 2019
  VATICAN - Pope Francis will inaugurate the Extraordinary Missionary Month in the Vatican Basilica Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The feast of Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus, since 1927 proclaimed Patroness of the Missions with Saint Francis Xavier, which traditionally marks the beginning of Missionary October, will ...
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  18 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "The leaders of a country should guarantee the peace and security of their people" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - New stance taken by the Bishops of Nigeria on the lack of security in different areas of the Federation. "Every government that fails to protect the constitutional rights of her citizens has fai ...
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  18 September 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - National Caritas defines priorities: communication and collaboration Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "If I have to briefly express the priorities of the national Caritas in this period, I would choose two words: communication and collaboration. The first for us is particularly valuable for the g ...
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  18 September 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Extraordinary Missionary Month and Missionary Campaign 2019 launched Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) and the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) yesterday launched, Tuesday 17 September, the Extraordinary Missionary Month and the Missionary Ca ...
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  18 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The commitment of religious and Salesian nuns to prisoners and refugees Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Migrants, refugees and prisoners in Papua New Guinea struggle to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers in order to return home or to a third country. They experience "a separation from ...
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  17 September 2019
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Three-year vocational youth program: formation, mission, discernment Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - Revitalize youth ministry through the training of leaders "according to the challenges and circumstances of the world", articulating the processes by stages and ages; "Promote an outgoing pa ...
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  17 September 2019
  AMERICA - The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the OAS, a contribution to dialogue and peace Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Organization of American States, OAS, will have a new Permanent Observer, from the Vatican, Mgr. Mark Gerald Miles, who on Monday presented his credentials to Secretary-General Luis Almag ...
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  17 September 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - "All baptized and sent": appeal for the extraordinary Missionary Month Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "I would like to invite all priests, religious brothers and sisters and the faithful, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) to live the October 2019 extraordinary miss ...
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  17 September 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Archbishop of Beirut: schools of the archdiocese also open to those who cannot pay their fee Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In the schools belonging to the Maronite Archdiocese of Beirut, no student will be excluded from attending classes, even if his family cannot pay tuition. This was decided by Archbishop Boulos Ab ...
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  17 September 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops denounce violence and beatings against the opposition Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned about the reported nocturnal visits by unknown masked men, beatings, torture, sexual assaults, abductions, harassment of dissenting voices and violent repression of demon ...
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  17 September 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Small Christian communities, model of evangelization Dodoma (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Africa will grow if the "Small Christian Communities" have a priority role and will be strengthened: says Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo, pastoral coordinator for the Association of Member E ...
• 16 September 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of bishop of Ðà Lat, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 September 2019 the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation of bishop of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam, presented by Bishop Antoine Vu Huy Chuong. He is succeeded by Bishop Dominic Nguyên ...
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  16 September 2019
  EUROPE/POLAND - PMS and religious communities committed to giving a "missionary taste to the Church in Poland" for the Extraordinary Missionary Month Częstochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of the Extraordinary Missionary Month and the announcement of the National Missionary Congress, scheduled for 2021, were the main themes of the autumnal meeting of diocesan ...
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  16 September 2019
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - East Asian youth renew their commitment to bear witness to the Gospel Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The youth of Asian countries renew their commitment to witness the Gospel of Christ in Asia: this is what was confirmed by the youth of various Asian countries gathered for a week-long gathering or ...