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  20 February 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Crisis at the University of Bethlehem. Negotiations with students continue Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The problems that are likely to stop the academic semester underway at the University of Bethlehem have not yet been overcome. The University, run by the Brothers of the Christian schools and ...
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  19 February 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Rector Major of the Salesians: "May the blood of Fr. Antonio César be the seed of Christians, faithful followers of Jesus, and of young vocations at the service of the Kingdom" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "A good man, a man of God who, like the Lord, spent his life “doing good”, especially among his beloved African people", this is how the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr. Ángel Fernández Art ...
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  19 February 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - In prayer before the crucifix of nails of Fr. Gigi Maccalli Fès (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers and solidarity for the release of Father Luigi Maccalli, a missionary in Niger continue. We have no news of Fr. Macalli since 17 September 2018. Among the many testimonies, Father Matteo R ...
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  19 February 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Mid-term elections, Cardinal Tagle: "To put the country in good hands" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - We must put the country "in good hands", hands that are generous and supportive, so that Filipino society is better, "welcoming as a womb that gives life": said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Arc ...
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  19 February 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - "One heart, many voices": conference in preparation for the extraordinary missionary Month Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "The intention behind the extraordinary missionary Month announced by Pope Francis is to cultivate a spirit of missionary conversion in each of us, as well as in the life and pastoral activity of ...
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  18 February 2019
  ASIA - Asian Bishops: to address Rohingya refugee crisis firmly Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has urged the international community to find a diplomatic solution to the on-going Rohingya refugee crisis, who have fled from Myanmar ...
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  18 February 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysian youth: "WYD has strengthened our faith" Kuala Lumpur - The 51 pilgrims from Malaysia who attended the World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama (January 22-27) have been strengthened by the faith they witnessed and are raring to share their experiences with their frie ...
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  18 February 2019
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Patriarchs at the summit in Munich: the West is jointly responsible for Middle Eastern conflicts Munich (Agenzia Fides) - The 55th International non-governmental Conference on Security, held in Munich from 15 to 17 February, also hosted a qualified representation of Middle Eastern Churches: Chaldean Patriarch Louis ...
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  18 February 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Postponement of the vote; a Bishop: "Let us put aside controversies and support those who must ensure credible elections" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The electoral process is managed by human beings and there may be errors, so let us stop complaining" said His Exc. Mgr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, Bishop of Awka, who urged Nigerians to sto ...
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  15 February 2019
  AMERICA/PORTO RICO - Towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month: "Every baptized person is called to bring the Good News to the suburbs" Arecibo (Agencia Fides) - The Church in Puerto Rico is preparing for the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October with an Extraordinary Missionary Year which began a month ago, on January 13, the Feast of the Baptism of ...
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  15 February 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Preparation for the beatification of Mgr. Angelelli, a Pastor who took care of the last La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - The northern province of Argentina, La Rioja is preparing for the beatification of Bishop Enrique Angelelli, of priests Carlos Murias and Gabriel Longueville and layman Wenceslao Pedernera, mar ...
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  15 February 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "An agreement imposed from outside on behalf of rebel groups, who are often foreigners" says a Bishop Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "When the agreement reached in Khartoum was signed, it was already a dead letter the next day in Bangui", said His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou, in commenting on the ...
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  15 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Attack in Kashmir while Christians, Hindus, Muslims march for peace Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "As our journey of peace, harmony and fraternity began, about forty Indian soldiers were martyred in Kashmir. The intent of terrorists is to destabilize the context and relations between India ...
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  15 February 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic journalists: ethics and conscience are crucial when it comes to voting Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Amidst rampant practices for the dissemination of hoaxes and false news, before the presidential elections next April, "logic, attention and conscience are really important": said Shinta Nuriyah ...
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  14 February 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Extraordinary Missionary Month: "Faith and charity to bear witness to our faith" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Kenya is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Pastoral Letter of Pope Benedict XV’s Apostolic Letter "Maximum Illud", by commemorating the Extraordinary Missionary ...