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  5 March 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church has not yet been officially invited to the National Dialogue Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Nicaragua have not yet been invited to join the negotiating table that the representatives of the Government and the Civic Alliance started again last week (see Fides, 2/3/2019): ...
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  5 March 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Young Eritreans celebrate the first WYD in the history of the national Church Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - The Youth of the four Eparchies, comprising of 550 delegates came together for the occasion, which was the first celebration of the National Youth Day of its kind in the history of the Church in ...
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  5 March 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: "May new leaders take concrete commitments for better governance" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We do not agree with the results of the elections, but we want to collaborate with the authorities for the good of the country, asking them to found institutions on ethical values because only ...
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  5 March 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA- The Cardinal President of Caritas Internationalis in Damascus Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, President of Caritas Internationalis, took part in the opening of the Council of the Patriarchs and Heads of Catholic Churches in Syria, which began on Monday 4 Mar ...
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  5 March 2019
  VATICAN - The Pontifical Mission Societies: "a worldwide network of prayer and charity at the service of the Pope" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "How can we define the Pontifical Mission Societies in one sentence? They are a worldwide network at the service of the Holy Father to sustain the mission and the young Churches through pra ...
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  5 March 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - National Day of Migrants: appeal of the Church for stateless persons Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Help for stateless persons, victims of a "disturbing global phenomenon" affecting thousands of Filipino children: this is the appeal launched by the Catholic Episcopal Commission for the Pastor ...
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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer, love, fasting: the youth road map for peace between India and Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The youth movement "Jesus Youth Pakistan" has launched the "Pray, Love, Fast for Peace" campaign which sees the participation of thousands of young people in Pakistan and in various parts of the ...
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  4 March 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - The continental march that denounces violence against children has arrived in Peru Lima (Agenzia Fides) - From March 1st to March 16th the "Tenderness footprints" ("Caminata Huellas de Ternura") will touch the main cities of Peru. Starting from La Tina - Macará International Bridge, in the diocese of ...
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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Korean Church: "Resume dialogue with the North as soon as possible" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Even if the summit between the US and North Korea did not generate a satisfactory mutual agreement, we hope that the dialogues between South Korea, North Korea and the United States will resume a ...
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  4 March 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Massive rigging and violence, have raised serious alarm about the forthcoming elections", says the Archbishop of Owerri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Massive rigging and violence, have raised serious alarm about the forthcoming Governorship and House of Assembly elections". This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Anthony J. V. Obinna, Archbishop of O ...
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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Lebanese press and Kurdish sources: there is also Dall'Oglio among the jihadist hostages in Baghuz Baghuz (Agenzia Fides) - There are still civilians held hostage by the militiamen of the Islamic State (Daesh) in the last pocket of territory controlled by the jihadists in the south-east of Syria. And among them, accor ...
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  4 March 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Migrant caravans, "men of faith on their way towards a better future" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Mexico is very involved and follows with concern the events of migrant caravans, from the place of origin to that of destination, showing solidarity and hospitality throughout ...
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  2 March 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The Comboni Missionaries "Facing the refugee crisis" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The evangelical commitment of the Comboni missionaries in Uganda touches one of the most serious crises related to the presence of refugees on the whole continent, while poverty and social inequ ...
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  2 March 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Palestinian Christian lawyer granted license to practice in Islamic religious courts Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - Haya Bannoura, a Christian lawyer from Beit Sahour, Palestinian city, was granted a license to represent clients in Palestine’s Islamic Sharia (Islamic Law) courts. Thanks to the license gran ...
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  2 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Commemoration of Shahbaz Bhatti: a man of profound faith and a leader without fear Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Shahbaz Bhatti was a man of profound faith and a fearless leader. He had received death threats and whoever advised him to emigrate, he said: I am a disciple of Christ, I will never abandon ...