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  21 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people, promoters of peace and harmony Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must promote peace through friendship and communion among young people who belong to various religions, ethnic groups and cultures. Art and culture can be a useful tool to promote unity, pea ...
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  21 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian acquitted after a trial for blasphemy Kasur (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Pervaiz Masih, accused of blasphemy on 1 September 2015 and tried for that alleged offense, was acquitted on 15 January and is free: reports to Agenzia Fides the lawyer, Aneeqa Maria ...
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  19 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Young people fleeing the country, dreaming of a better life Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - The flight from Africa is not over. Young people continue to dream of a better life in Europe. A dream that often turns into the nightmare of a life without a future in a refugee camp. This is wh ...
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  19 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBAMBWE - Tensioni sociali, il Vescovo di Harare: “Urge un tregua e lavorare insieme per il bene comune” AFRICA/ZIMBAMBWE - Social tension, the Bishop of Harare: "A truce and to work together for the common good are urgently needed" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "A truce is urgently needed. We need a mature political leadership ...
• 19 January 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino youth at WYD to "enrich their faith" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - World Youth Day, to be held in Panama from 22 to 27 January, will be a "moment of extraordinary enrichment of faith" for young Filipinos. This is stated by over 70 young people who, together with ...
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  19 January 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch receives Russian delegation: thank you for your help Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of Russian parliamentarians visiting the Middle East was received in Damascus by Patriarch Yohanna X, Primate of the Greek-Orthodox Church of Antioch. During the meeting - accordin ...
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  19 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Dominican preaches in the mosque, recalling the Great Imam promoter of peace Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Maulana Muhammad Abdul Qadir Azad, who served the faithful as Grand Imam in the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore for about 30 years and died in January 2003, was considered "a great promoter of interrel ...
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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops appeal for dialogue: "Let us rebuild hope for a better future" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - We need to return to the spirit of November 2017 when hopes for a better future prevailed. This is the meaning of the Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Zimbabwe sent to Agenzia Fides on the drama ...
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  18 January 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops: "total rejection of any form of terrorism and violence" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC) strongly rejects the recent terrorist act that occurred at the "General Santander" National Police School in Bogotá, which caused 21 deaths and at lea ...
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  18 January 2019
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Veneration of ancestors and value of the family unit at the base of the Lunar New Year Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - China, like other countries of the Far East, follows the lunar calendar, starting this year from 5 February. "The feast begins with the eve of the new year - says Fr. Giuseppe Dido, a Camillian m ...
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  18 January 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Bishops of Holy Land "Coordination": cuts to humanitarian resources increase poverty in Palestine Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The condition of "misery" in which the Palestinian populations live in the territories occupied by Israel "has been deepened by severe cuts to humanitarian funding by the US government". This ...
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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Four months of imprisonment for Father Maccalli: his "adventure of faith and hope" continues Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Yesterday 17 January, all the faithful communities in the diocese of Niamey, recalled the 4 months since the kidnapping of father Gigi Maccalli during the Masses. We also remembered the burning ...
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  18 January 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Attack in Nairobi: the solidarity of the Episcopal Conference to the victims Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Kenya offer their sincere consolation and condolences to families who have lost their loved ones following the terror attack at DusitD2 Hotel in Nairobi, during which ...
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  18 January 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Starting a life again after the war: Caritas's contribution to expatriate families Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Sri Lanka is committed to helping the refugees who had taken refuge in India, offering them opportunities to start a new life. In fact, after the end of the 2009 war, many families who h ...
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  17 January 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Young representatives of indigenous peoples bring their expectations and hopes to WYD Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - 2019 World Youth Day will bring together young people from all over the world in Panama from 22 to 27 January. Among them are eight young Brazilian natives, representatives of different peoples a ...