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  27 August 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops: "Our common home is on fire; we must exercise the prophetic mission" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - With the evocative title "Our common home is on fire" the Bolivian Amazon Church has issued a statement that highlights concern and clamor for the catastrophe of fires and the consequences of ...
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  27 August 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The words of Pope Francis' visit, "Hope, Peace, Reconciliation", have such an important meaning Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "Hope, Peace, Reconciliation": is the motto of the visit that Pope Francis is preparing to carry out from 4 to 10 September in the Countries of Southern Africa: Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauriti ...
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  27 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syro-Malabar priests and nuns begin their mission to serve the Chaldean communities Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - They arrived in Iraq a few days ago and have already begun their mission at the service of different dioceses and communities of the Chaldean Church: they are Indian priests and nuns of the Syr ...
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  26 August 2019
  ASIA - Franciscans in South Asia: together to serve the "lepers of our time" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans of South Asia reaffirm their evangelical commitment to care for the marginalized, for the protection of creation and for interreligious harmony: a note sent to Agenzia Fides by F ...
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  26 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Hundreds of participants in the "Youth Meeting" organized by the Chaldean Church Ankawa (Agenzia Fides) - The "2019 Youth Meeting" organized by the Chaldean Church in Ankawa - a suburb of Erbil, in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, ended on August, 24 with a solemn mass and then a moment of c ...
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  26 August 2019
  AFRICA/SUDAN - President of the Bishops' Conference applauds the Khartoum agreement Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "I thank members of the international communities especially IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority for Development), the African Union, for helping to mediate the peace agreement", says His Exc. Mg ...
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  26 August 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - To welcome, protect, promote and integrate: the Church for the reception of Venezuelan refugees Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "The Information and Orientation Center for Venezuelan migrants seeks to protect the life and dignity of Venezuelan citizens who have emigrated to Peru, especially those who are in a situation of g ...
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  24 August 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Winds of peace: young pilgrims in the demilitarized zone Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Young Koreans want to be peacemakers and protagonists of reconciliation on the Korean peninsula: it is with this spirit and this desire that the World Youth Pilgrimage for Peace organized by the A ...
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  24 August 2019
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - The White Fathers: "To accompany the process of democratization of the country in order to build a new society" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenges to be undertaken for the Democratic Republic of Congo are clear: the population must be accompanied so that, starting from a conscience towards justice and one’s neighbor, it ...
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  24 August 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Migrant and Refugee Week "to bring fullness to everyone's life" Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Migrant and Refugee Week is a reminder of our duty to reach out to those on the margins of society and shed light on the reality of women, men and children in situations we cannot even imagine. ...
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  24 August 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops' appeal: A prompt and effective action to save the Amazon Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "The absurd fires and other criminal depredations now require an appropriate position and urgent action". This is stated by the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil in the face of the terrible situa ...
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  24 August 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Violent death of a priest: the Church demands justice Matamoros (Agenzia Fides) - "With deep sorrow we participate in the tragic death of Fr. José Martín Guzmán Vega: the competent authorities have already started investigations to clarify the facts. In the meantime, we ...
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  23 August 2019
  AMERICA - Latin American bishops appeal to save 'lung of the world' Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "We urge the governments of the Amazon region, in particular Brazil and Bolivia, the United Nations and the international community to take serious measures to save the lung of the world. What h ...
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  23 August 2019
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Caritas launches a multi-year plan to meet the needs of the homeless, the disabled, the elderly Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - "Caritas Tajikistan team carried out a review of its strategic plan for the 2016-2019 period. We are in the last months of the three-year period and this review has had the purpose of assessing ...
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  23 August 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Catholic journalists are committed to contributing to the peaceful conduct of the upcoming elections Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Electoral processes in Africa: role and responsibility of the media in preserving social peace". This is the theme of the third edition of the "Update program" promoted by AIJCCA, the Ivorian A ...