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  26 November 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako praises the pro-demonstrators position of the Ayatollah al Sistani: a "quick solution" to the crisis is needed Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The protests that have been shaking Iraq for two months have become a national reference point, and in a country devastated by wars, corruption and economic problems, the socio-political crisis ...
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  26 November 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Violence in the East, Bishops' appeal: "Enough to decades of human rights violations" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) is very concerned about the insecurity in the east of our Country, in particular in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, due to the re ...
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  26 November 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishop to young people: dedicate more time to Jesus, less to mobile phones Tagbilaran (Agenzia Fides) – May young people dedicate more time to Jesus, less to mobile phones: this is the exhortation addressed by Mgr. Alberto S. Uy, Bishop of Tagbilaran, to the young delegates present at the dio ...
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  25 November 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Pope's visit has touched the hearts of Catholics and Buddhists Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - "It was an extraordinary experience. People were motivated, prepared and aware of the exceptional nature of the event. The last visit of a Pope dates back to 35 years ago. The parishes did th ...
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  25 November 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against Christians: the growing trend is confirmed New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - 275 episodes of violence against Indian Christians reported (from January 1st to October 31st 2019) on the toll-free number activated by the "United Christian Forum (UCF) and by the "Alliance ...
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  25 November 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Peace dialogue agreements presented, law approved for new elections in 2020 La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday 23 November, representatives of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference, of the United Nations Organization and of the European Union, presented the points of the agreement reached at the ...
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  25 November 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO DR - Protests in eastern DRC after yet another raid by Ugandan ADF rebels Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Strong tension this morning in Beni and Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the population took to the streets to protest against the continuing violence committed ...
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  25 November 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Tension and violence in the northern provinces: the Church calls for inclusive dialogue Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - In the Anglophone provinces of Cameroon violence continues. Although in some areas clashes have stopped, in other places the tension is very high. The law enforcement agencies in Yaoundé have p ...
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  25 November 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The health of the parish priest of Masaya, hospitalized, is improving Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Sunday 24 November, Fr. Edwing Román, parish priest of San Miguel in Masaya, informed through his Twitter account that his health is improving and will soon return to his parish in M ...
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  25 November 2019
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Pope to Japanese Catholics: to recognize God’s gift means to free ourselves from perfectionism Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - In Japanese society, which suffers from disintegration processes also due to excessive competition in the pursuit of profit and efficiency, the Catholic Church can become "prophetic leaven" to fos ...
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  22 November 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - A missionary: "The Pope invites the Thai faithful to move from the Gospel to life and from life to the Gospel" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "Thai Catholics have a profound religious sense, they live faith very intensely and sometimes travel more than 50 kilometers to attend mass. Sometimes, however, here in Indochina, sacredness can ...
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  22 November 2019
  AMERICA - Presidency of CELAM: "Peace in Nicaragua!" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly urge the authorities of Managua to immediately order the end of assaults and violations of fundamental rights, and we urge all those responsible for these acts to change their behav ...
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  22 November 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - No sacrifice is "too big" to achieve peace Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the coup d'état in 1999, the post-election crisis of 2011 and the bloody armed rebellion of 2002, the Country continues to chase this priceless gift of God that is peace", says to Agenzi ...
• 22 November 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Christ the King" interdiocesan theological Seminary in Karachi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 September 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Kamran Taj, of the clergy of the diocese of Faisalabad, as Recto ...
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  22 November 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Burkina Faso is being targeted because so far it has been an example of coexistence among different religious communities Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - A further sign of the progressive deterioration of security conditions in Burkina Faso (see Fides, 20/11/2019) is given by the recall back home of the children of US diplomats accredited to ...