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  22 January 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - The proto-Cathedral of Marsabit attacked Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The proto-Cathedral of Our Lady of Consolata in Marsabit, a Catholic church in northern Kenya, on the border with Ethiopia, was sacked during violent demonstrations for the arrest of a Muslim pr ...
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  22 January 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Yet another Christian victim among sewer laborers Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – A Christian, Shehzad Mansha Masih was a resident in Korangi, Karachi. Like so many Pakistani Christians, he worked for the sewage line but was not provided any security measure for his safety ...
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  22 January 2018
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Redemptorists write to Trump: "His words on poor Countries are disparaging" San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - "We turn to you, Mr. President, for the purpose of commenting on the negative impact of your disparaging words on Thursday 11 January 2018 in the presence of some members of the EUA Congress de ...
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  22 January 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Violent repression of demonstrations: at least 6 dead, a dozen priests kidnapped Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - At least 10 priests and two nuns were kidnapped by the police in the clashes which occurred yesterday, Sunday, January 21, in several cities of the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to the viol ...
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  20 January 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - A living Church that strives to be an element of national union Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The percentage of Catholics in the south of Cameroon is very high. There is a large number of well-organized parishes with good facilities. I saw brand new churches and others under construction. ...
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  20 January 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - From the Peruvian martyrs new impulse to mission Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) – On 9 August 1991 Fr. Michal Tomaszek and Fr. Zbigniew Strzalkowski, two young Polish conventual friars from Krakow, who had lived in the Peruvian Andes for a couple of years, bringing the Gos ...
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  20 January 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - The Pope in Peruvian Amazon: perverse policies that defend nature forgetting man Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - The indigenous Amazonian peoples have probably never been so threatened on their own lands as they are at present". The Amazon is a territory that is being disputed on many fronts. On t ...
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  20 January 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - The Pope in Lima: corruption is the "social scourge" that devastates the Latin American continent Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Corruption is the "social virus" that infects Latin American peoples and democracies. It spreads as "a form of environmental degradation that increasingly contaminates the whole system of life". An ...
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  20 January 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - "We hope that at least the Holy Father’s voice will be heard" hoping for repercussions in the political sphere after the Pope's visit to Peru Puno (Agenzia Fides) - "The presence and the voice of the Pope are a consolation for all of us, and we fully agree when he says that the cry of the poor is the cry of Pachamama, Mother Earth. We Andeans think that the ea ...
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  20 January 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - With Pope Francis' visit, the preparation of the Synod for the Amazon begins Puerto Maldonado (Peru) - Pope Francis has made history: "The Pope had had close encounters with indigenous cultural identities, especially in his meetings with popular movements and in some of his travels", says to Agen ...
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  20 January 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - The Pope's embrace to the flood victims of the Niño Costero Trujillo (Peru) - "You had to face the brunt of ‘El Niño costero,’ whose painful consequences are still present in so many families, especially those who are not yet able to rebuild their homes. This is also why I w ...
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  19 January 2018
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Cardinal Hummes: "A model of development for the Amazon starting from the Gospel" "The model of development that is being applied in the Amazon by governments, large public companies and private initiatives is damaging and devastating for the environment and for the indigenous peoples. The Church can ...
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  19 January 2018
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops on the murder of Oscar Pérez: "horrible massacre with extrajudicial executions" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (CEV) defined the police operation, on Monday 15 January, as a "massacre", during which 9 people were killed, including former police officer Oscar Pérez, ...
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  19 January 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Death of Razia Joseph, Catholic human rights activist Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The funeral of Razia Joseph, a Catholic woman and human rights activist, who died on January 17 in Faisalabad, will be held at 3 pm local time. The woman was founder and director of the "Woma ...
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  19 January 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - A priest died due to his injuries in an assault by street bandits Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Father Tony Mukomba of the Archdiocese of Blantyre met his fate on Wednesday night ,17 January, and died at the private hospital in Mwaiwathu after being attacked by unknown bandits. Last week ...