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  30 January 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "To be a gift for the other, following the example of Christ" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Welcoming the other as a gift. Being ourselves a gift for the other, following the example of Jesus Christ who is a gift for humanity. He is the greatest gift we have received, and that gift bea ...
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  30 January 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 42 Christians have been released, accused of "riots" after attacks on the Churches of Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides): "Justice prevailed and hope was restored, thank God. We appreciate the work of the special anti-terrorist Court of Lahore for their decision to release 42 Christian prisoners accused of participat ...
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  30 January 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - "Do not keep the Bible on shelves, but read it, meditate on it and then put into practice the Word of God" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a very important thing that the Holy Father has thought about the word of God, and to give a chance as a reminder to all of us human beings, especially the Christians and in particular t ...
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  30 January 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - Three days of meetings at the Apostolic Nunciature to resolve the political crisis Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Possible turning point in the Haitian political crisis. The Nunciature in Port Au Prince has in fact announced that it will make its headquarters available for talks between the local pol ...
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  30 January 2020
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Solidarity and community: coordination of Catholic bodies to help victims of fires Sydney (Agenzia Fides)- "The unprecedented bushfires that have devastated Australia in the past months were the catalyst for deeper collaboration between Catholic ministries. For this reason, the 'Catholic Emergency Reli ...
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  30 January 2020
  AFRICA/TOGO - "The Word that illuminates and nourishes us together with the bread of the Eucharist" Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "God sends his Word which enters our hearts. This Word invites us to meet others and listen to their existence, find time to talk, recognize, with contemplative eyes, the presence and action o ...
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  29 January 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Evangelization, faith, dialogue: the Church of Manila in assembly Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Between "religious devotion" and "authentic faith" there can be great distance. Attendance at Sunday mass and the sacraments can only be considered "an optional" by many baptized. For this reason ...
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  29 January 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Heads of Churches: no to street violence. Support for the new Lebanese government Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Openness and encouragement towards the new government, denunciation of the scourge of corruption, together with the warning that the legitimate right to demonstrate cannot be invoked to justify ...
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  29 January 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA - The clergy: "We are concerned about the social and political crisis that leads young people to flee" Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "We are concerned about the illegal migration of our young people" and "the serious socio-political situation of our country", say the Catholic priests of the Republic of Guinea at the end of th ...
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  29 January 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Let us allow ourselves to be enlightened by the Word of God and give priority to the protection of democracy" urges Mgr. Sergio Gualberti Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "What must prevail is the safeguarding of democracy. All citizens and in particular candidates should allow themselves to be enlightened and guided by the values of the word of God: life, hum ...
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  28 January 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle personally thanks and greets the faithful: "Do everything in the name of Christ" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Every action you do is a Eucharistic action. Your life is an endless Eucharist. Everything is done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to thank him for his call, his goodness, his mercy". With ...
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  28 January 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church announces the Jubilee Year of the Martyrs 40 years after the martyrdom of San Oscar Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "Martyrdom is the greatest testimony of faith, because it faithfully reproduces Christ, giving his life so that others can have life in abundance" (cf. Jn 10:10), underlines the message of ...
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  28 January 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The establishment of bodies for the correct management of the assets of Catholic and Evangelical Churches continues at an intense pace Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The work of the government commission committed to preparing a bill for the establishment of property management bodies belonging to the Catholic Church and to the Evangelical Churches in Egypt co ...
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  28 January 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Continental Symposium on the mission ad gentes has begun Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) – The Continental Symposium on the mission ad gentes has begun, which will be held at the Cardinal Paul Zoungrana National Center in Ouagadougou from January 27 to February 1, 2020. Initial ...
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  28 January 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Prayer for peace in Abidjan no longer includes the procession "due to security reasons" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - It is an initiative scheduled since October 2019; unfortunately, the implementation of this project suffers from ambivalent, contradictory and ambiguous interpretations. This risks, if you are n ...