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  10 October 2017
  ASIA/TERRASANTA - 800 years of Franciscan presence in the Middle East Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "As Franciscans, we see these eight centuries as a manifestation of God’s Providence, fidelity and goodness towards us, because he chose a simple, poor, colorful ecclesial instrument that is ...
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  10 October 2017
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Among the countries not in a declared war, Mexico has the largest number of murders in the world Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Among the countries that live without war (declared), Mexico is the one where the greatest number of people are killed in the world": this is what the apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Mgr. Franc ...
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  10 October 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Caritas alarm: Child trafficking in northeast India Dispur (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian State of Assam has been the hub of human trafficking in the country; politics must act urgently to stop the trafficking involving in particular children: is the alarm launched to Fides ...
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  10 October 2017
  EUROPE / ITALY - Combonians: new challenges after 150 years of mission Rome (Agenzia Fides) – To change perspective on the figure of the poor, who is not simply a passive recipient of missionary action, but is the active subject and collaborator in the construction of a new humanity; to c ...
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  10 October 2017
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Presidential elections: "A democratic turning point, but people are waiting for development" says a missionary Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - "We are voting in a peaceful manner with a strong participation of voters", says to Fides Eric Aka, an SMA missionary (Society of African Missions) from Foya, the capital of the homonymous dist ...
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  10 October 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian student tortured and killed by the police Sheikhupura (Agenzia Fides) - A 17-year-old Christian student was beaten and tortured to death by a group of six Pakistani police officers in the village of Jhubhran, near the city of Sheikhupura, in Pakistani Punjab. Th ...
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  9 October 2017
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Mgr. Peña Rodríguez denounces corruption in the judiciary: "Justice must go back and follow the right path" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED) described the Dominican justice system as "fragile", as the code-and-law enforcement officers are doing a job that leaves much to ...
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  9 October 2017
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The missionary line of the community of Kami described by a missionary Kami (Agenzia Fides) - "I left for the Mission of Kami, in the Bolivian mountains on January 2, 1985 to help and offer my support in this remote and complicated area due to the altitude (4,000 meters above sea level)", s ...
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  9 October 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - To contribute to coexistence: Archbishop of Jakarta meets the leader of Parliament Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - To contribute to social and religious coexistence and to work together - politics and religious communities - for brotherhood among the different people and components of Indonesian pluralist so ...
• 9 October 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Oriens Theological College" Interdiocesan Seminary in Shillong Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 9, 2017, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Kuriakose Poovathumkudy, of the diocesan clergy of Dibrugarh (Indi ...
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  9 October 2017
  AFRICA/NIGER - A surprise attack against US soldiers: "The presence of foreign soldiers is likely to destabilize the area", says a missionary Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not a mystery that Americans have been present in Niger for a long time not only with drones, but also with soldiers, as well as the presence of the French and perhaps soon even the Italia ...
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  9 October 2017
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Bishops: it is necessary to develop an inclusive and sustainable economy Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The “Justice and Peace” Commission of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council (ACSJC) presents the new report entitled "Everyone’s Business: Developing an inclusive and sustainable e ...
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  7 October 2017
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Libyan authorities confirm: the bodies of the 21 Coptic martyrs have been found Sirte (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, October 6, the Libyan General Prosecutor officially confirmed the finding of the bodies of the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who were beheaded in 2015 by jihadists linked to the Islamic ...
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  7 October 2017
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Mission is possible": Mission Festival is born Brescia (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 October Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples will preside the solemn opening Mass of the "Mission Festival" to be held in Brescia from 12 ...
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  7 October 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops invite to vote and announce a Day of Prayer on October 13 Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "The crisis that the Country is facing is still there. This is the context in which the elections for state Governors have been announced. This is an electoral process of constitutional rank tha ...