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  7 November 2019
  ASIA/NEPAL - Claretian Missionaries: care and education for earthquake victims Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The Claretian missionaries are committed to building the future of orphan and poor children, victims of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, providing them with assistance and education. "We visited ...
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  6 November 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - Faith and prayer at the conclusion of the Month of the Rosary and Missionary Month in the small community of Kolowaré Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "One had to be present to be immersed in the prayerful atmosphere, imbued with faith, of that moment. The Missionary Month and Rosary Month of October 2019 represented a time of intense prayer ...
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  6 November 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - "No to corruption": Bishops launch six-month anti-corruption campaign Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Corruption is a rot of the heart". The Bishops of Kenya launch their six-month anti-corruption companion. As part of the fight against corruption, among other things, the Kenya Conference of C ...
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  6 November 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - CIMI: the natives can no longer move safely in their territories Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "The Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI), with indignation and sadness, accuses and blames the State and the Brazilian government for the cowardly assassination of Paulo Paulino Guajajara, whi ...
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  6 November 2019
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Bishops: "listening, respect and dialogue are needed to build the homeland" Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to citizens and authorities so that "mutual respect, attentive listening, dialogue, wisdom and tolerance prevail as ways to find national consensus on such a delicate and important ...
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  6 November 2019
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The nun who walks death row inmates to the gallow Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing mercy and compassion and the love of Christ among the prisoners on death row: this is the mission of Sister Gerarda Fernandez, 81, who worked with the prisons in Singapore as a death- ...
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  6 November 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Theatrical work and music to announce the Christian message Barisal (Agenzia Fides) - "In the district of Barisal, in central-southern Bangladesh, people traditionally love singing and music. In this area there are various theatrical works of religious nature and theme. The theat ...
• 6 November 2019
  AFRICA/GABON - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint Augustin Major Seminary in Libreville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 30, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev . Yves-Edgard Pambou, of the diocesan clergy of Mouila as Rector ...
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  5 November 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Church in prayer for the gift of rain Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Australia is dedicating the month of November as a time to pray for those affected by crippling drought conditions that is affecting certain areas of the country. According ...
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  5 November 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Peace, dignity and justice for victims of extrajudicial killings: appeal by three priests Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Restoring peace, human dignity and justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines: is the appeal launched by three Catholic priests who recently led a demonstration and cele ...
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  5 November 2019
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni: "The Pope thanks everyone for the "great work" carried out in the Extraordinary Missionary Month" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "At the end of the liturgical celebration presided over by Pope Francis, on the occasion of World Mission Sunday, October 20, the Holy Father, referring to the Extraordinary Missionary Month that w ...
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  5 November 2019
  AFRICA - Pastoral care based on the legacy of African Saints Kara (Agenzia Fides) - In Africa today "it is necessary that African Saints occupy a fundamental place in programs of evangelization in general, and in particular of catechesis, so that they are better known by the Afric ...
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  5 November 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Desecrated tombs of killed protesters; the Church calls for peace, justice and respect for all Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "We must respect tombs, because a saint rests there. For us here they are saints, here we have buried them and here we come to pray for them": said the Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Leopoldo B ...
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  5 November 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Assembly of Bishops: Youth Triennium and Year of the Word of God, for a Church in missionary outreach Luque (Agenzia Fides) - The conclusion of the Youth Triennium, the commitment to be "a Church that goes forth" according to the desire of Pope Francis, the Year of the Word of God: these are the main themes touched by th ...
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  5 November 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops to politicians: "Remember Pope Francis’ appeal for peace" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "It is our hope that our political leaders, in South Sudan, both in government and opposition, most of whom are Christians, will keep in mind the appeal and the ‘extraordinary gesture’ of the H ...