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  3 September 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Enthusiasm in the DRC for the elevation of the Archbishop of Kinshasa to Cardinal Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our heartfelt congratulations to His Eminence Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, for his elevation by Pope Francis to the dignity of Cardinals in the Catholic Church, in particular in the C ...
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  3 September 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "¡Todos a la misión!": A 72-hour event for the Extraordinary Missionary Month Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Reviving the missionary conscience, reaching the environments in which the Church is not present, making it effective for the announcement of Jesus Christ, remembering that we live in a per ...
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  2 September 2019
  AMERICA/HAITI - Need to promote initiatives to overcome the crisis; the contribution of consecrated life to the life of the country Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - From August 28 to 31 three representatives of CLAR, the Latin American Confederation of Religious, namely Sr. Daniela Cannavina, HCMR, (General Secretary), Sr. Mónica Benavides, HDV (Dep ...
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  2 September 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "Season of Creation" begins, drawing inspiration from Laudato Sì Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The issue of "caring for creation" and "protecting the environment" are central to the development and future of the Philippines, as throughout the planet: this is what was reiterated in the demo ...
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  2 September 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - On the eve of his trip to the island, Pope Francis thanks the Malagasy faithful Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - " With the grace of God, in a few days I will be among you! I wish to extend my cordial greetings to you, along with thanks for all that you have done and are doing to prepare for my visit. ...
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  2 September 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Street theater among the ruins of Mosul, to tell the difficult condition of Christians Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - A theatrical performance among the ruins of Mosul to raise awareness about the critical condition of native Christians and the factors that contribute to hindering their peaceful return to the cit ...
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  2 September 2019
  VATICAN - Consistory for 13 new Cardinals: "their origin expresses the missionary vocation of the Church" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After the Angelus Address the Pope yesterday, Sunday, September 1, the Holy Father announced a Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals with these words: "On Oct. 5 I will hold a consis ...
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  31 August 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Protection of the common home in the Amazon regards the survival of the whole world Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is critical in all of the Amazon, especially in Brazil and Bolivia, where fires in recent days have reached an impressive extent, destroying thousands of kilometers of woodland ...
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  31 August 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Mass entirely in Guaraní, an aid for evangelization Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - All that is needed to celebrate a Mass in the Guaraní language is now officially available on a new website edited by the Jesuits of Paraguay. The website www.misaguarani.com was officially la ...
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  31 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - To implement equal rights for all citizens, including minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The government should give political priority to strengthening minority rights by adopting a series of legal, political and administrative measures to meet the needs and challenges of minority c ...
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  31 August 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - 600 boys and girls present at the meeting of young European Copts, near Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly six hundred Coptic Christian boys and girls gathered in Rome to attend the XIX conference of young people belonging to the Coptic communities in Europe. The meeting is hosted at “il Carmel ...
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  31 August 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The killing of Fr. David Tanko must push us to put an end to the conflict between the Tiv and the Jukun" says the Head of State Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The murder of the Catholic priest highlights the urgency of addressing this embarrassing and persistent conflict. On behalf of the federal government and the entire people of the Country, I offer ...
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  30 August 2019
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA-CUBA - Concrete signs of vitality and hope from Missionary Childhood and Adolescence San José (Agenzia Fides) - On August 17th more than a hundred children participated in the National Meeting of Missionary Childhood and Adolescence (MCA) which took place in the Archdiocese of San José, Costa Rica, wit ...
• 30 August 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation and succession of the metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 August 2019, The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Polycarp Pe ...
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  30 August 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Church of the Holy Land intensifies preparations for the extraordinary missionary Month Haifa (Agenzia Fides) - The third meeting of the working group set up to adequately prepare for the celebration of the extraordinary missionary Month in the Holy Land is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 31 August, at the ...