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  13 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Xenophobia: stance taken by the Bishops of Southern Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The deplorable actions that we have witnessed cannot be condoned in any way nor can they be hidden behind words that hide the real terror of xenophobia", says a statement of the Standing ...
• 12 September 2019
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Erection of the Ecclesiastical Province of Díli and appointment of the first Metropolitan Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 September 2019 the Holy Father erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Díli (East Timor), elevating the Diocese of Dili to Metropolitan Church; which will have as suffragan churches t ...
• 12 September 2019
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Jafet Alberto Peytrequin Ugalde Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 April 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Jafet Alberto Peytrequin Ugalde, of the clergy of the archdi ...
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  12 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Acts of vandalism by militant Hindu extremists on a Jesuit College New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of 500 militant Hindu extremists devastated a Jesuit College in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. This is what Jesuit Fr. Thomas Kuzhively, Secretary of the College, reported to A ...
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  12 September 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - U.S. Bishops’ Vice-President Leads Delegation to the Holy See to Present V Encuentro Proceedings and Conclusions to Pope Francis Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop José H. Gomez, of Los Angeles, and Vice-President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB); Bishop Nelson J. Pérez, of Cleveland, chairman of the Committee on Cultural ...
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  12 September 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops of Chocó call for "concrete attention for the department, in humanitarian, economic, social and environmental crisis" Quibdó (Agenzia Fides) - "Concrete attention" for the department of Chocó", which has been experiencing a "humanitarian, economic, social and environmental crisis for some time" (see Fides, 1/9/2017; 2/10/2017; 12/10/2 ...
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  12 September 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - During their annual meeting in Maarat Saidnaya, young Syriac-Orthodox Christians question the future that awaits them Maarat Saidnaya (Agenzia Fides) - Questions about abortion, euthanasia, organ donation. But also on the paths to follow to confess the name of Christ and to bear witness to His love in war-torn Syria. These are the reque ...
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  12 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Called to holiness and to "reconnect with God": Christians start again from "Gaudete et Exsultate" Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "A caring God loves us regardless of what we do. All he asks of us are constant acts of kindness and holiness towards those who need it most. This is why we are here", said Fr. Michael Dono ...
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  12 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The challenges of young Nigerians, are the challenges confronting young people all over the world Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenges of young Nigerians, are the challenges confronting young people all over the world. However, these challenges come in various ways and degrees in different parts of the world", sai ...
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  11 September 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Proximity to migrants on behalf of the Church, which calls for adequate public policies Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Concern and closeness to migrants was expressed by the Catholic Church of Bolivia on the occasion of National Day for Migrants and Refugees, celebrated on September 8th. The Pastoral Care of ...
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  11 September 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Representative of the Holy See in Geneva: dialogue and elections in Nicaragua Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The Representative of the Holy See in Geneva, Mgr. Ivan Jurkovic, Permanent Observer at the United Nations, joined the choir of nations calling for dialogue and justice in Nicaragua. Addressing t ...
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  11 September 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Harmony and the common good: Cardinal Bo leads a group of religious leaders in Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Tolerance, harmony and interreligious relations in Myanmar and Indonesia: these are the themes at the center of the journey of some Burmese leaders of different religious denominations who have ...
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  11 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops and African leaders take a stand against xenophobic violence Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The voices of the Bishops of African countries against xenophobic violence in South Africa are being raised. "South Africans must not forget that other Africans have played a leading role i ...
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  11 September 2019
  ASIA/SAUDI ARABIA - Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives a delegation of US evangelical Christians Riyadh (Agenzia Fides) - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah on Tuesday 10 September, on the eve of the 18th anniversary of the anti-US terrorist attacks on ...
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  11 September 2019
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Protection for women in Darfur from abuse, sexual violence, harassment and killings Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - Women in Darfur continue to be abused, sexually harassed and killed. As Fides learns, social researcher Ibtihal Ishag denounced the condition of women in Darfur, during a conference on violence ...