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  11 October 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Law to abolish capital punishment: the support of Christians Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia have welcomed the decision of the Malaysian government to take concrete steps to abolish the death penalty: this is what Catholic, Hector Fernandez, activist and supp ...
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  11 October 2018
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - The digital challenge for European Christian radio stations Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The 25th meeting of the European Conference of Christian Radio (ECCR), which this year chose the theme "The digital challenge for our radios", began yesterday in Lisbon. In an interview with Ecc ...
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  10 October 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We must have faith": a child kidnapped in Colombia released Santander (Agenzia Fides) - "Thanks to Colombia, God has listened to our prayers. We must have faith because it is always merciful", said Diana Arévalo, hearing the news of the return of her son. In fact, on Tuesday, Oc ...
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  10 October 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Evangelizing the cities": the first continental meeting of urban pastoral care begins Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - Looking for ways to evangelize the new "urban culture" and the inhabitants of the cities, places of constant change, of cultural multiplicity and demographic growth: this is the main purpose ...
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  10 October 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Job Summit: "We need to involve women and young people more", says the Justice and Peace Commission Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The problem of unemployment in South Africa wears gendered faces and young faces. We therefore expect more women and more unemployed youth to be well represented in any platform designed t ...
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  10 October 2018
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Archbishop Goh: "Justice for migrants; building unity in the name of Christ " Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to treat immigrants, in work places, "according to the principles of fairness and equality, without any discrimination"; and we must rediscover and live unity in the name of Ch ...
• 10 October 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation of the Bishop of Lae and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Lae (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Christian Blouin, C.M.M. The Holy Father app ...
• 10 October 2018
  AFRICA/CHAD - Appointment of the Bishop of Sarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.J., currently Bishop of Laï as Bishop of the diocese of Sarh (Chad). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 10/1 ...
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  10 October 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: "We pray to be able to send priests and to celebrate the Sacraments in the North" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "I am pleased and comforted to learn that, during his visit to the Vatican next week, President Moon Jae-in will bring the message of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with him, who wishes to invite ...
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  9 October 2018
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Appeal for elections that "consolidate peace, justice and social cohesion" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Ivorians, let us make the difference with our political maturity. Each of us must engage in our sector and promote elections that consolidate peace, social cohesion and justice. Let us make our ...
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  9 October 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archbishop of Acapulco: "It is urgent to stop rampant violence and end impunity" Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to know the root regarding the acts of violence to prevent them from happening again": this is what the Archbishop of Acapulco, Archbishop Leopoldo González González says in a note s ...
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  9 October 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A missionary in Bangui: "The first “customer” of our bricks was Pope Francis" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a small dream that we have been nurturing for years and that, thanks to some lucky coincidences, and the help of several people, we have finally managed to fulfill. If there is a Country t ...
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  9 October 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - More than 80 delegations at the VI Congress of religious leaders in Astana Astana (Agenzia Fides) - More than 80 delegations have been invited to take part in the work of the VI Congress of world and traditional religions leaders, scheduled in Astana (Kazakhstan) on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 ...
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  9 October 2018
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - G20 Interreligious forum: religions give life to development Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The G20 Interreligious Forum has recorded a great wealth of thematic proposals and an unprecedented participation of political authorities (see Fides 26/09/2018). Religions will help "give ...
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  9 October 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop of Daejeon: "The Pope in North Korea? A miracle, but everything is possible to God" Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - "If Pope Francis goes to Pyongyang, it will truly be a miracle. But everything is possible to God": with these words Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik, at the head of the diocese of Daejeon and of th ...