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  19 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - International Day against Malaria: It is also fought with education Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Congo continues to live in a particularly unstable climate, but despite this, most deaths are not caused by the violence of the ongoing conflict but rather by malnutrition and its consequences ...
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  18 April 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Toward a society increasingly in search of sanctity, despite appearances Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite appearances, our society strongly aspires to holiness". This is how Father Donald Zagore, theologian of the Society of African Missions, underlines the prophetic character of Pope Francis' ...
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  18 April 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - The joy of the Gospel and dialogue, 800 years after the encounter between Francis and the Sultan Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - During the Easter season "the friars, together with the people they serve, live the joy of the Gospel and represent a bridge of dialogue with people of other religions, especially Muslims and J ...
• 18 April 2018
  AFRICA/GABON - Appointment of the Rector ad tempus of the "Saint Augustin" Major Seminary in Libreville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 February 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Saint-Laurent Manvoula-Me-Ngaume, of the Archdiocesan cler ...
• 18 April 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Quilon and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of the Diocese of Quilon (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Stanley Roman. The Holy Father has ...
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  18 April 2018
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Dialogue, respect and freedom of expression": 400 religious information professionals gathered in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church has much to work on issues of dialogue, respect and freedom of expression, especially when it must communicate opinions on social issues, trying to clearly express the values of the Chu ...
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  18 April 2018
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Despite the difficulties, we need to continue on the path of Islamic-Christian dialogue Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Radicalization widespread in different areas of the Country; challenges of marriage between Christians and Muslims; instrumentalization of religion; violent extremism; disputes of civil and ...
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  18 April 2018
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Amnesty to 8,500 prisoners: two Christian Pastors are also free Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The new president of Myanmar, Win Myint, has granted amnesty to over 8,500 prisoners, including several political prisoners, in conjunction with the traditional New Year of Myanmar, the Thingyan, ...
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  17 April 2018
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops in the north denounce the very serious abuses of the special anti-guerrilla force (FTC) Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - "We join the pain of Edelio Morínigo's parents, we assure our prayer and solidarity, we share the testimony and commitment of brother priests Pablo Cáceres and Cristhian Paiva, who accompa ...
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  17 April 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Young Catholics, "good evangelizers", attentive toward the most needy people Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) - The movement of young Christian workers (Y.C.W.) of the Archdiocese of Blantyre, a Catholic youth movement, has donated a house to a family in the district of Mulanje. The non-Catholic family, ...
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  17 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A church burned in Lahore by unknown persons Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A church in the city of Shahdara, near Lahore, was burned by unknown persons. As ascertained by the investigators, the arson broke out Sunday, April 15 because in the liturgical hall a sort of "a ...
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  17 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversy for electronic voting machines; the Bishops request an independent certification Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a risk of uselessly plunging the country into violence if voters are forced to vote electronically with machines that are not properly certified", says the Coordinating Lay Committee ...
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  16 April 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Why exploit the ocean? The Bishops discuss the seabed mining industry Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The meetings of the Bishops of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO), focused on the encyclical of Pope Francis "Laudato sì" (see Fides 12/4/2018) continues. T ...
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  16 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New terrorist attack on Christians in Quetta: two deaths Quetta (Agenzia Fides) - Unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle entered the Christian area of Essa Nagri, in the city of Quetta, capital of Beluchistan, yesterday evening, April 15th and opened fire on Christian worship ...
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  16 April 2018
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops condemn the murder of journalists and ask to put aside the use of force Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "In this moment of sorrow and deep concern, we join in a heartfelt prayer for the eternal rest of our brothers Javier Ortega, Paul Rivas and Efraín Segarra, abducted and violently murdered, while ...