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  29 May 2017
  VATICAN - Mgr. Rugambwa opens the Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us reflect together on the ‘mission heart of the Christian faith’ in the light of the Apostolic Missionary Exhortation of Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium. Let us have the courage of conv ...
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  29 May 2017
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: "The Church exists to proclaim the Gospel, only for that!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church exists to proclaim the Gospel, only for that! And also, the joy of the Church is to announce the Gospel. We are all baptized by the Church. Today, we are invited to understand b ...
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  29 May 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Alarm for the death for malnutrition of 8 children in a week La Guajira (Agenzia Fides) - Between 14 and 20 May eight new cases of deaths were reported for malnutrition and, according to the National Institute of Health, 40% of them in Chocó and la Guajira. In the departments of ...
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  29 May 2017
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - "Clan rivalries and economic reasons facilitate the settling of the Islamic State", says Mgr. Bertin Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "From what I have been told, members of the Islamic State pay better and therefore in the situation of Somalia's crisis it is easy to find followers" says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Giorgi ...
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  29 May 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops: shameful attack on the chapel in Hyderabad New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is clear that Hindu fundamentalists and anti-social elements were responsible for the shameful act on May 21, 2017, when a crowd of about 100 people attacked and devastated the prayer room ...
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  26 May 2017
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni concludes his visit to Equatorial Guinea: "Mission is carried out through testimony" Bata (Agenzia Fides) - On the last day of his pastoral visit to Equatorial Guinea on Thursday, May 25, Cardinal Filoni spent the day in the diocese of Bata, where he celebrated Mass in the Cathedral, in the Solemnity of ...
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  26 May 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA -Redemptorists: "Our prophetic vocation leads us to denounce violence and clashes among brothers" Marianella (Agenzia Fides) - "Our prophetic vocation leads us to denounce intolerance, the use of violence, clashes among brothers, imposition with force, fear, persecution and arrest: contrary to the dignity of every pe ...
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  26 May 2017
  VATICAN - Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "Mission at the Heart of the Christian Faith" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The General Assembly of the PMS will begin on Monday 29 May, at the House of the Salesians in Rome. The Assembly will be opened by Archbishop His Exc. Mgr. Protase Rugambwa, Adjunct Secreta ...
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  26 May 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 10 people killed in a clash with the police for land dispute Belem (Agenzia Fides) - At least 10 people were killed during a clash with the police in the state of Para, northern Brazil, on May 24. The Department of Public Security announced that nine men and a woman died during a ...
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  26 May 2017
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - More than 410,000 Burundian refugees abroad; UNHCR "insufficient funds to handle the crisis" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - Over 410,000 Burundians have taken refuge in neighboring countries for the last two years. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that this number is expected to inc ...
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  26 May 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Christian hostages in Mindanao "will be human shields", says the Bishop Marawi city (Agenzia Fides) - "There are no negotiations. The army is engaged in door-to-door combat to regain the city of Marawi. And military leaders say they do not intend to negotiate with terrorists. We are seriousl ...
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  26 May 2017
  AFRICA/ETIOPIA - Even in Ethiopia, missionary childhood feast: prayer, sharing, mission, peace Adaba (Agenzia Fides) - May 19, is the anniversary of the founding of the Pontifical Society of Holy Childhood or Missionary Childhood, the anniversary of all missionary children. To celebrate the occasion, Apostolic Pre ...
• 24 May 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Kottar and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 20, 2017, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kottar, India, presented by His Exc. Msgr. Peter Remigius. The Pope appointed as Bshop of ...
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  24 May 2017
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Cholera emergency in the capital of northern Kordofan El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) - Cholera cases were reported for the first time in El Obeid, capital of the state of northern Kordofan. So far 68 people have been hospitalized. According to local medical sources, the first inf ...
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  24 May 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Martial law on Mindanao island: a priest and 15 faithful kidnapped, the cathedral of Marawi destroyed Marawi City (Agenzia Fides) - "Members of the Islamic State-linked “Maute” militant group, "attacked the Catholic cathedral of Marawi city and kidnapped about 15 faithful, including a priest, nuns, and some lay perso ...