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  22 January 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - ACSE has been serving immigrants and refugees for half a century: "An adventure of solidarity" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Fifty years ago, in 1969, ACSE, Comboni Association Service for Migrants and Refugees, was born in Rome thanks to Father Renato Bresciani, a Comboni missionary who had worked in South Sudan where h ...
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  22 January 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church in Mindanao in favor of the autonomous Muslim region Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic leaders in Mindanao support the new autonomous region that could end the conflict in the south of the country. On the occasion of the referendum in which the people of Mindanano were cal ...
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  22 January 2019
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - The Pope and the Imam of al Azhar together at the Conference on "Human Fraternity" Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - The international interreligious meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi at the beginning of February, to coincide with the visit of Pope Francis in the United Arab Emirates (3-5 February). The B ...
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  22 January 2019
  AFRICA/BENIN - Mission of care and assistance for the mentally ill, abandoned and marginalized Calavi (Agenzia Fides) - Care and reintegration of the mentally ill, who in Africa are marginalized even by family members because they think they are carriers of evil spirits: this is the responsibility of the Saint Cam ...
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  22 January 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Bishops: "There is a need for clarity concerning the recent inter-communal clashes" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a need for clarity concerning the recent inter-communal clashes in order to ascertain the responsibility and to ensure that justice is done", says a note sent to Agenzia Fides by t ...
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  22 January 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Self-criticism in all social areas against corruption that contaminates the new generations Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We have heard the word corruption a lot in recent years. But who really dares to face it? It seems that it is easier to publish cartoons on the Internet, criticize it or represent it in fil ...
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  21 January 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - "The current tide of violence risks jeopardizing the vote in May" warns "Justice and Peace" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The current tide of political violence coupled with the worrisome degree of impunity among perpetrators is a worrying situation which may make the management of the 2019 polls chaotic and plun ...
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  21 January 2019
  EUROPE/POLAND - The Star Singers of Holy Childhood for the first time in the Senate of the Republic Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in history, the Star Singers, the children of the Pontifical Holy Childhood Society (MCA), visited the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the Polish Republic. On January 16, ...
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  21 January 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - A year after Pope Francis’ visit, corruption continues to be the most serious problem Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, January 20, the first anniversary of the Pope's pastoral visit was celebrated with a solemn mass and the coronation of the image of the "Immaculate Virgin of the Door", in Otuzco, ...
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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 ...