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  12 October 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Camillians and volunteers from the diocese of Manado engaged together to provide rescue operations in Sulawesi Palu (Agenzia Fides) - "I am in Palu, I visited some places where the earthquake sowed great devastation", says to Agenzia Fides Father Andi Suparman, a Camillian missionary, who arrived on the island of Sulawesi on beha ...
• 12 October 2018
  AMERICA/CHILE - Appointment of National Director of the PMS, Fr. Luis Alberto Nahuelanca Munoz, OFM Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 31 July 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Luis Alberto Nahuelanca Munoz, OFM as National Director of th ...
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  12 October 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuits alongside the poor to build a fair and respectful nation Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuits of South Asia support the cause of the poor and with this spirit have promoted and launched the "Lok Manch" ("People's Forum"), a platform of leaders of civil society organizations ...
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  12 October 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Romero continues to inspire a more just society Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Nicaragua is preparing to celebrate the canonization of Mgr. Romero, on October 14th, also through digital tools, launching the #OigamosARomero hastag in all social networks. The ...
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  11 October 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Difficulty in the inculturation of the Gospel and lack of pastoral workers in the Amazon São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Agenzia Fides) - "The liturgy of the Mass in the indigenous communities, is not always understood and appreciated", "due to shyness and shame people have difficulty participating", explains to ...
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  11 October 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Bishops: "vote was carried out in a calm manner but there were irregularities especially in the English-speaking regions" Yoaundé (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections were held in a calm manner, but there were serious irregularities in the English-speaking regions", says the Cameroonian Episcopal Conference in a statement that draws up a provi ...
• 11 October 2018
  AFRICA/CHAD - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Barthélemy Kikina Wang-Tou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 July 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Barthélemy Kikina Wang-Tou, of the clergy of the diocese of Lai as Na ...
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  11 October 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Special Prize of the Kazakh President Nazarbayev to the Pontifical Council for Interfaith Dialogue Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Kazakh Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has awarded the Pontifical Council of the Vatican with the Prize for the contribution to interfaith dialogue. The awarded Prize was announced on Wednesda ...
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  11 October 2018
  AFRICA - To reinvent missionary activity in Africa, respecting local cultures Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The Second Vatican Council, and in particular the Nostra Aetate declaration, saved the missionary activity of the Church, especially in areas such as Africa, putting an end to the old evangelizing ...
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  11 October 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Law to abolish capital punishment: the support of Christians Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia have welcomed the decision of the Malaysian government to take concrete steps to abolish the death penalty: this is what Catholic, Hector Fernandez, activist and supp ...
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  11 October 2018
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - The digital challenge for European Christian radio stations Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The 25th meeting of the European Conference of Christian Radio (ECCR), which this year chose the theme "The digital challenge for our radios", began yesterday in Lisbon. In an interview with Ecc ...
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  10 October 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We must have faith": a child kidnapped in Colombia released Santander (Agenzia Fides) - "Thanks to Colombia, God has listened to our prayers. We must have faith because it is always merciful", said Diana Arévalo, hearing the news of the return of her son. In fact, on Tuesday, Oc ...
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  10 October 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Evangelizing the cities": the first continental meeting of urban pastoral care begins Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - Looking for ways to evangelize the new "urban culture" and the inhabitants of the cities, places of constant change, of cultural multiplicity and demographic growth: this is the main purpose ...
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  10 October 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Job Summit: "We need to involve women and young people more", says the Justice and Peace Commission Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The problem of unemployment in South Africa wears gendered faces and young faces. We therefore expect more women and more unemployed youth to be well represented in any platform designed t ...
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  10 October 2018
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Archbishop Goh: "Justice for migrants; building unity in the name of Christ " Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to treat immigrants, in work places, "according to the principles of fairness and equality, without any discrimination"; and we must rediscover and live unity in the name of Ch ...