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  20 October 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The "historical" problem of crop replacement is still open Tumaco (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Orlando Olave Villanoba, Bishop of Tumaco, said that the only way out of the crisis for this region of the department of Nariño is to implement a comprehensive plan of investment, educati ...
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  20 October 2017
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni at the presentation of World Mission Day: "the first evangelizer is Christ himself" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The first evangelizer is Christ himself". Jesus "does not abandon the missionary nature of the Church", but "remains present" in the apostolic work accomplished by his disciples, which is not "a t ...
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  20 October 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - The voice of a nun has become the collective voice of a whole community of women Patna (Agenzia Fides) - "Nari Gunjan" or the "Voice of Women" is run by Sr. Sudha Varghese, of the Sisters of Notre Dame in Patna Province. Through her commitment she emancipated an entire community of young girls and wo ...
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  20 October 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Archbishop of Khartoum encourages Seminarians "to be ready for Mission" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "I have encouraged seminarians belonging to the nine dioceses in both Sudan and South Sudan to prepare themselves for the mission of the Church", said to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Michael Didi Ad ...
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  20 October 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - The jihadists have been expelled, but the use of the veil at the University of Mosul is mandatory Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The north-Iraqi city of Mosul is no longer under the control of the jihadist militias of the Islamic State since July. But at University, students still have to adapt, at least in part, to Islamic ...
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  19 October 2017
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The 25-year-old Kazakhstan-Holy See diplomatic relations Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "For a quarter of a century, Kazakhstan and the Vatican have created favorable conditions for a progressive improvement of bilateral dialogue at a political, humanitarian and scientific level. Th ...
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  19 October 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch calls politicians to "national reconciliation": "To protect the people before the oil wells" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The "unprecedented circumstances" that the country is going through are "the result of all that happened in Iraq from the north to the south for years and until now". Therefore, this critical ...
• 19 October 2017
  AMERICA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Resignation of the Archbishop of Port of Spain and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Everard Harris, C. ...
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  19 October 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Among the Catholics uncertainty prevails over the politicians lack of will to resolve the crisis Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "There are so many things going wrong in our Country while the media seems to be focusing only on politics", says to Agenzia Fides Rose Achiego, a Catholic lay in Nairobi. "Let's take, for examp ...
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  19 October 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "Myanmar needs healing and reconciliation" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Myanmar needs healing and reconciliation", says Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, in an interview with Fides, talking about the situation in the country in the proximity of the Pope's t ...
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  18 October 2017
  ASIA/LEBANON - Teachers in Catholic schools ready to strike for higher salaries Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Teachers at Lebanon’s Catholic schools may go on strike this evening Wednesday 18 October to protest because they risk being excluded from a pay rise connected with new rules regarding “sa ...
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  18 October 2017
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES Bishops say temporary protection for immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras must be extended Washington (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to prolong the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras, in view of the Congress’ revision and the possibility of it being definit ...
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  18 October 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious minorities suffer discrimination at work: study to be made Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – “I left my job with a multinational company in Karachi the day my manager told me not to use the same objects and utensils as my Muslim colleagues. I was told to take them home with me and ...
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  18 October 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - : “The political crisis can be an opportunity for dialogue to tackle the country’s difficulties”. 18 October 2017 political elections Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “The political crisis can be an opportunity to start sincere dialogue on the country’s unsolved problems” the Catholic Bishops of Kenya say in a message sent to Fides, while the country is ...
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  18 October 2017
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - At least 5000 homeless after tropical storm: local Catholic Church provides shelter AMERICA/COSTA RICA – At least 5000 homeless after tropical storm: the local Catholic Church involved in providing shelter San José (Agenzia Fides) – The fury of Nate tropical storm continues after leaving at ...