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  15 October 2018
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Ethnic-religious reasons behind the tensions between minorities and government Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - There are ethnic-religious reasons behind the tensions in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, located in the eastern part of Tajikistan. This is what Giannicola Saldutti, an associate resea ...
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  15 October 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - A conference in Istanbul on Ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue in the Franciscan mission Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – From 15-29 October the XXIII Course of permanent formation for ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue in the Franciscan mission begins, organized in Istanbul by the Pontifical Antonianum Uni ...
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  15 October 2018
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - The funeral ceremony: thanksgiving mass for Bishop Padilla Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, Apostolic Prefect of Mongolia, who died from a heart attack on September 25 (see Fides 26/9/2018), three days before his 69th birthday, was buried in Ulaanbaatar on ...
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  12 October 2018
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Funeral of the priest found dead in Quito have been celebrated Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The funeral of Fr. Arturo Rene Pozo Sampaz, presided over by the Archbishop of Quito, Mgr. Fausto Travez Travez, was celebrated yesterday, 11 October, in the Basilica of the Vote Nacional in Quito ...
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  12 October 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Dialogue is real, but strong restrictions remain in religious freedom Astana (Agenzia Fides) - The "Kazakstan model" indicated by President Nursultan Nazarbayev as an example of interreligious peace and harmony to be applied on a global scale, "is real, but starts from the rather ambiguous ...
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  12 October 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Too many delays in the preparation of the vote; the Bishops to the UN: "The hypothesis of postponing the elections appears again" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The hypothesis of a postponement of the elections appears again", warned the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in front of the UN Security Council delegation who went to the DRC ...
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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 ...