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  19 August 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Church calls for justice for Faustine Brou N’Guessan, parish secretary killed in her office Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Let there be full light on the murder of Faustine Brou N’Guessan. The Church is merciful, but mercy is carried out through justice", said Fr. Augustin Obrou, at the head of the social communi ...
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  19 August 2019
  EUROPE/POLAND - Cardinal Filoni at the shrine of Zakopane: "Mary is present and alive among us" Zakopane (Agenzia Fides) - "One wonders: why so many Shrines in the world, why so much affection and devotion to Mary? In truth, from the moment Mary lost Jesus, she adopted, as Mother, the Church born of the blood of he ...
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  19 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A ten-point resolution sent by religious minorities to the Prime Minister Karachi (Agenzia Fides): "We are faithful to our beloved homeland, Pakistan. We are not strangers: our Churches, religious institutions, hospitals and office buildings have a raised flag of Pakistan. We have lived in thi ...
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  13 August 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - First pediatric cancer hospital in Peru and South America, also supported by the church Cusco (Agenzia Fides) - With the blessing of Mgr. Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio in Peru, and Mgr. Richard Alarcón, Archbishop of Cusco, the first pediatric cancer hospital in Peru and South America was presented to ...
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  13 August 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Legislation for asylum seeker- Bishops' comment: "unlawful, unjust, and unwise", Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Fides received a statement from the US bishops regarding the legislation recently released by the Trump administration on migrants residing in the country. A 30-day period was given to submit ...
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  12 August 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Together against Xenophobia, the church proposes pastoral actions against hatred and weapons Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Mexico and the United States are fighting against time, where xenophobia, which fuels the culture of hatred in the neighboring country in an accelerated manner, is the main enemy to overcom ...
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  12 August 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Waiting, silence, hope, prayer 11 months after the abduction of Father Luigi Maccalli Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - August 17th will be eleven months since that evening of September 17, 2018 when the life of Father Gigi Maccalli, of the Society for African Missions, changed and was kidnapped in Bomoanga (see F ...
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  12 August 2019
  VATICAN - On the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the Pope reminds "Everyone is required to observe the limits imposed by international humanitarian law" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After the Marian prayer of the Angelus, the Holy Father reminded the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square, that today is the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, with these words: ...
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  12 August 2019
  Asia/Pakistan - Cardinal Coutts on Minorities Day: "Treat us like citizens of Pakistan, equal to others" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his historic speech of August 11, 1947 assured us that people of faith other than Islam would be citizens of Pakistan, with equal rights and dutie ...
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  10 August 2019
  ASIA/JAPAN - A listening Center to accompany people suffering from loneliness Koshigaya (Agenzia Fides) - "Japanese society is turning into a society without ties. The bond with one's homeland, with one's family, is becoming increasingly fragile. This loss is inevitably accompanied by the tragedy ...
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  10 August 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US immigration raids leave children without parents Jackson (Agenzia Fides) - There is dismay, fear and confusion among many Latin American families in the State of Mississipi (United States) after the police raid left dozens of children without parents on August 8. In a ...
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  10 August 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - "The evils of Africa derive from wrong choices. It is time to change", says the President of Caritas Africa Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa’s problems are by choice. This is by choosing leaders who are not good", said His Exc. Mgr. Gilbert Justice Yaw Anokye, Archbishop of Kumasi (Ghana) and President of Caritas Africa, du ...
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  10 August 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - New controversy after the cancellation of the concert by Lebanese band Mashrou ‘Leila Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The cancellation of a concert by Lebanese band Mashrou ‘Leila from the program of the International Festival of Byblos continues to fuel mobilizations and controversies that also involve Church ...
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  10 August 2019
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Latin America at the forefront in the "laboratory" of mission and urban pastoral care for large cities Starting from the challenges that confront the action of the Church in the cities in this "change of epoch", Latin America is at the forefront in theological-pastoral reflection and in the proposals for urban pastoral ca ...
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  9 August 2019
  AFRICA / BURKINA FASO - Violence and terrorism, but the missionaries do not abandon the population Bobodiulasso (Agenzia Fides) - The alert in Burkina Faso where the situation is even more tense and dangerous than in Mali continues (see Fides, 11/6/2019). Since last February there have been five attacks carried out ...