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  14 January 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - 10 years after the anti-Christian violence in Orissa, victims await compensation Kandhamal (Agenzia Fides) - About 3,000 survivors of the anti-Christian massacres in Orissa in 2008 still claim legitimate compensation in proceedings underway in front of the Supreme Court: this is what the justice, pea ...
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  11 January 2019
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The Bishops: the already fragile State of law in the Country is in danger, it is necessary to respect the Constitution Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Huge concern and great indignation in the face of the events which took place in past days", were expressed by the Bishops of Guatemala in a statement signed on 10 January by the Preside ...
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  11 January 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Secure borders and humane treatment of those fleeing persecution and seeking a better life are not mutually exclusive. Newark (Agenzia Fides) - In the message to the nation on Tuesday 8 January on the issue of migrants at the border, Donald Trump, President of the United States, attacked Central American migrants trying to enter the coun ...
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  11 January 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Assad promises to rebuild the memorial church of the Armenian Genocide in Deir ez-Zor Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad has pledged to rebuild with state funding the church-sanctuary of the Armenian martyrs located in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, which was devastated by the ji ...
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  11 January 2019
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Zambia starts to prepare for the Extraordinary Mission Month of October 2019 Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The month of October 2019 should be a reminder to every Christian that the gift of faith received at baptism sends them on mission": said Father Cleophas Lungu, Secretary General of the Bishops' ...
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  11 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Tshisekedi’s victory. The Bishops: "The results of the presidential election do not correspond to the data collected by our observation mission" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo "take note of the publication of the provisional results of the presidential election which - they underline - "for the first time in the recent ...
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  11 January 2019
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The youth of Singapore: the next WYD is an opportunity to share faith and culture Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The upcoming World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama will be an opportunity for the young people of Singapore to share faith and culture. As Agenzia Fides learns, a delegation from Singapore will atte ...
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  10 January 2019
  AFRICA - Electoral disputes in Africa: the Congolese episcopate, a model for the continent Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Publicly exposing dissent and divisions, especially in electoral disputes, is a fact that wounds and weakens the Church and leads it away from the evangelizing and missionary activity in Africa", ...
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  10 January 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Tensions and violence in the area adjacent to the mission of Father Maccalli Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Tension in Niger continues: Agenzia Fides receives reports of current military operations against Boko Haram. "The affected region is that of the extreme south-east of the country, in the area of ...
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  10 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "We are in a phase of hope: let us work together for peace in Pakistan" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living a phase of hope: this meeting is an occasion to spread the message of hope and work together for peace in the country. Peace will not come only thanks to a wish, but by working an ...
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  10 January 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON: Statistical projections: the demographic decline of the Christian population has stopped Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Accredited international scientific studies on the demographic changes in Lebanon show that the decline of the Christian component will stop in the coming decades. These scientific projections we ...
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  10 January 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops seek to create spaces of encounter, dialogue and peace Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Our country is constantly faced with various trials and difficulties, there are few job and education opportunities, high insecurity, including the uncertainty and expectations that come wi ...
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  10 January 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Strong protests after the announcement of Tshisekedi's victory in the presidential elections Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On the night between 9 and 10 January the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) declared Félix Tshisekedi the winner of the Congolese presidential elections on 30 December. He obtai ...
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  9 January 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Assault against the Comboni nuns: "The goal was the loot, not religion" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The assailants were common bandits. Small criminals who were looking for an easy loot to take away": this is how the Italian Comboni nuns summarize the assault suffered by the Foyer Community of ...
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  9 January 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Over 5 million pilgrims at the Black Nazarene feast Manila (Agenzia Fides) - More than five million devotees attended the "Traslacion", the annual procession featuring the image of the Black Nazarene, which started on January 9th, with a prayer vigil during the night. Thi ...