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  1 April 2019
  AFRICA - The wake of destruction left by cyclone Idai in southern Africa: the Church's aid campaigns Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – After more than ten days since cyclone Idai hit southern Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi still live in extreme emergency conditions. "The official number of deaths in Mozambique alone - ...
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  1 April 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - Human promotion and evangelization: the Fulani have a well where they can draw water Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "Everytime the Fulani from the village of Wassarabo came to get water from us, they had to travel four kilometers. Now they finally have a well where can draw water", says to Agenzia Fides Fat ...
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  1 April 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - For the Catholic Church in Pakistan 2020 will be "the Year of Youth" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "2020 will be the Year of Youth": announced Archbishop Joseph Arshad, at the head of the diocese of Islamabad and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, to Agenzia Fides. The Chur ...
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  30 March 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Cyclone IDAI: now the threat is cholera; CUAMM at work to assist the affected populations Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The official number of deaths is 493 people out of a total of 839.748 people affected, while 168.946 families are affected. These are the latest updated data sent to Agenzia Fides by Doctors with ...
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  30 March 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Cardinal Pimiento, one hundred years and seven Popes: "Discernment and wisdom to overcome polarization" Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - "As a Church in Colombia we have not always done the right thing. We should have begun to preach a Gospel of freedom so that Colombia would not begin its independent life as a quarrelsome countr ...
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  30 March 2019
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - The Guanellians: "Mission on the Ocean, combining evangelization and human promotion" Gizo (Agenzia Fides) - "We are islanders with the islanders". Don Luigi de Giambattista, a Guanellian missionary, describes to Agenzia Fidesthe reality of his evangelical commitment in the Solomon Islands, in Oceania. In ...
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  30 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Suicide of a Hindu girl: extremists attack a Catholic school Chinnasalem (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of over 200 extremists attacked and devastated a Catholic school in Tamil Nadu, beating up the nuns present. The reason for the attack, which took place on March 26th, was the suicid ...
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  30 March 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The Pope: Christians "want to do their part" in Moroccan society Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - Christians present in Morocco "rejoice at the place made them in Moroccan society" and "want to do their part in building a united and prosperous nation, having at heart the common good of the peo ...
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  29 March 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops concerned about pension reform: penalizes the poor, women, peasants, the disabled Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Among our current concerns, we highlight the pension reform presented by the government to the National Congress for debate and approval", reads the statement of the Permanent Council of the B ...
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  29 March 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - "Moroccans will see the face of Christ in the faithful": Christians await Pope Francis Fès (Agenzia Fides) - "The parishes of the two dioceses of Tangier and Rabat are experiencing with trepidation and great joy the arrival of Pope Francis. The 'Baba' of Rome is well known and respected as a man of dialog ...
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  29 March 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The Archbishop of Rabat: the Church awaiting the Pope follows the steps of St. Francis and Charles de Foucauld Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - The Church that will welcome the Successor of Peter on an apostolic visit to Morocco "shares the trait of his Spirituality with that of the Good Samaritan, Saint Francis and Charles de Foucauld". ...
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  29 March 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The Church welcomes the Pope "with patience and joy" Rabat (Agenzia Fides) - "Patience and joy": these are the words that the Archbishop of Rabat, Mgr. Cristobal Lòpez Romero, addresses to the Moroccan people in view of the imminent visit of Pope Francis. "It takes a lot ...
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  29 March 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops mobilize for minimum wages for families Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - With a request sent to the Fair Work Commission, the Australian governmental institution that regulates labor relations, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) expressed the need to in ...
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  28 March 2019
  VATICAN - The Pope's pays homage to missionaries who "burn" their lives sowing the word of God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general audience on Wednesday 27 March, the Holy Father addressed a special greeting to an 85-year-old missionary nun, who works in Bangui, giving her an honor and paying ...
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  28 March 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Fr. Scalese: "Peace in the future of Afghanistan, without turning back" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The contribution that the small Catholic community can give to building peace in Afghanistan is limited. But we have a secret weapon, which can reach unimaginable results: prayer. This is what we ...