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  20 September 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro begin Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - "We will dedicate an entire year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the basilica", said on Sunday 15 September 2019 Fr. Franck Sylvestre Allatin, rector of The Basilica of Our Lady of Pea ...
• 20 September 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Simplisio Manyika, O.Carm. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Simplisio Manyika, of the Carmelite Order as National Director of the ...
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  20 September 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The number of those involved in human trafficking and exploitation is increasing Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again we face the very serious problem of human trafficking and exploitation", says the Bishops’ Commission for the pastoral care of migrants and itinerants (CEMI) of Argentina in a ...
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  19 September 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Pakistani Church trains animators for the extraordinary Missionary Month Multan (Agenzia Fides): "In order to be good disciples of Jesus Christ, we must always keep our eyes on Jesus. We must give up everything like the disciples to follow Jesus. This extraordinary missionary Month October 20 ...
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  19 September 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Kyrgyz children at the discovery of the Sky Jalalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In September, we prepare ourselves for the second year of our educational project", says to Agenzia Fides Sher Abdugapirov, deputy director of Kyrgyzstan Caritas at the headquarters of Jalala ...
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  19 September 2019
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - The Extraordinary Missionary Month will start from the oldest baptistery in Switzerland Freiburg (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops and representatives of the Church of Switzerland at the Baptistery in Riva San Vitale, the oldest christian building in Switzerland, for the celebration of the opening, at national lev ...
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  19 September 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "March of faith for Chiquitania": solidarity and prayer to defend the common home Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "We do not own this earth, we are administrators of it and, therefore, we are called to guard and defend the earth, and we do so according to our faith, which is why we invite everyone to the ...
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  19 September 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarchs of the Middle East: the "Holy Valley" of Qadisha is the common heritage of all Christians Diman (Agenzia Fides) - The "Holy Valley" of Qadisha represents a living heritage of spirituality and faith not only for Lebanese Christians but for Christians all over the world. For this reason the Lebanese political a ...
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  19 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - African religious leaders: "Immediately implement the peace agreement otherwise South Sudan will collapse back into war" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Members of the African Council of Religious Leaders have called for quick implementation of the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement on South Sudan. "We are further troubled by the increasin ...
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  18 September 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Jesuits and Muslim leaders promote dialogue in educational institutions in Asia Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting Islamic-Christian dialogue in Indonesia, the most densely populated Muslim country in the world, and throughout Asia, especially in educational institutions and universities: is the ...
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  18 September 2019
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Archbishop Escobar Alas: the law guarantees the right for all to water and a fair and dignified pension San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again we raise our voice not only in the name of our Catholic brothers and our evangelical brothers, but in the name of all the people, to ask the Legislative Assembly to approve the ...
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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 ...