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  25 March 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - A Thanksgiving Mass in Parliament as new elections approach Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "As the term of office in Parliament comes to an end, it is good to recall that for five years, God has been working miracles through the various services the Honourable Members rendered to the ...
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  25 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fasting and prayer to combat terrorism, in Pakistan and New Zealand Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We are called to build peace in the world and give our contribution in the fight against terrorism that leads to the death of innocent victims, we condemn any form of attack against religious ...
• 25 March 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis appointed Rev. Alexandre Yikyi Bazié as Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese of Koudougou (Burkina Faso), of the clergy of the same See, currently Vicar General, assigni ...
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  25 March 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - After the words of the Holy Father: dialogue is the only way forward, prayer will make this moment productive Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "Dialogue is not the space needed to crush the other, but where everyone can express their ideas, listen and choose the best option, for the good of the community that always seeks the common go ...
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  22 March 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - "For the sake of my people I will not keep silent": Day in memory of the martyr missionaries Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The biblical verse "For the sake of my people I will not keep silent" (see Is 62,1), chosen as the theme of the 27th Day of prayer and fasting in memory of the missionary martyrs that is celebrate ...
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  22 March 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Monitoring and preventing child abuse: the commitment of the Archdiocese of Mexico City Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico City has announced the establishment of an interdisciplinary team to assist victims of abuse to monitor, with efficiency and transparency, any kind of abuse within ...
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  22 March 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - New and elections: the nation in search of democracy Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - On March 24, the first general elections in Thailand will be held after five years of military rule. As local sources of Agenzia Fides, "people are hoping for a peaceful vote that will bring Tha ...
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  22 March 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops’ appeal: Over one million people affected by the effects of drought Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Over one million people are at risk of hunger and malnutrition in Kenya. The alarm is raised by the Bishops of Kenya in an appeal sent to Agenzia Fides which states that "in March, according to ...
• 22 March 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of the Bishop of Tete Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Fr. Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C., currently Regional Superior of the Consolata Missionary Institute in Mozambique and Angola as Bishop of the Dioce ...
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  22 March 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The disappearance of Fr. Yougbaré: for a missionary "there is an attempt to reduce evangelization activities" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Still no news of Fr. Joël Yougbaré, the priest from Burkina Faso who disappeared on Sunday 17 March in the north of the country (see Fides, 20/03/2019). There are therefore two missing priests ...
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  22 March 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - Persecuted because they tell the truth and announce Jesus Christ Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "It might be hard for us to believe, but there are more martyrs today than in the first centuries because they speak the truth and proclaim Jesus Christ… particularly where religious freedom is n ...
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  21 March 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Church towards the Plenary Council of 2020: the challenges of evangelization are at the center Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The conference "Mission: one heart, many voices" scheduled for May 13-15 in Sydney will offer participants "an opportunity for listening and discernment, in preparation for the Plenary Council of ...
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  21 March 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Indigenous catechist: the Synod reflects on how to ensure major participation of the sacraments in the communities of the Amazon São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Agenzia Fides) - The figure of catechists is of particular importance in the Amazon Church, as they are the ones who carry out daily pastoral work in many communities. Agenor Freitas Prado has ...
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  21 March 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Government-opposition dialogue resumes: release of political prisoners and electoral reform Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, thanks to the work of the Apostolic Nuncio, as witness and supporter of the dialogue, and of the envoy of the Secretary-General of the Organization of American ...
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  21 March 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Central African Capuchin father assassinated in Chad Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - Capuchin Father Toussaint Zoumalde was killed in Ngaoundere, Cameroon as he was returning to his Baibokoum fraternity in Chad. According to a statement sent to Agenzia Fides by the General Cust ...