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  28 November 2016
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A year ago Pope Francis’ visit, on 11 December Mass presided over by Cardinal Nzapalainga Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "There really is a before and after Pope Francis’ visit" sources of the Church in the Central African Republic told Agenzia Fides one year after Pope Francis’ visit, from 29 to 30 November 20 ...
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  25 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: population census is urgently needed Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – A population census in Pakistan is urgently needed, to also update the data related to religious minorities: is the request raised by the Pakistani Bishops gathered in recent days in Lahore in ...
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  25 November 2016
  AMERICA/CANADA - 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace-Caritas Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - To mark the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace – Caritas Canada in 2017, His Exc. Mgr. Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., Bishop of Hamilton and President of ...
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  25 November 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - After hurricane Otto, earthquake and tsunami warning Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The population of Central America continues to be hit by natural disasters. A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake, prompting a tsunami warning for Nicaragua, come after hurricane Otto devastated Nic ...
• 25 November 2016
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Destruction of the cross on the Ngock Lituba "holy mountain": first act of a new traditional fundamentalist movement Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - The destruction of the cross placed at the entrance of the cave on the Ngock Lituba mountain (in Sanaga-Maritime, Cameroon) marks the beginning of the activities of a fundamentalist movement tha ...
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  24 November 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Group of 120 workers without jobs appeal to the Bishop of Reconquista Reconquista (Agenzia Fides) - On November 22, the Bishop of the diocese of Reconquista, His Exc. Mgr. Ángel José Macin, visited the headquarters of the union of textile workers to express his solidarity to the 120 une ...
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  24 November 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Hurricane Otto: Bishops' appeal for those affected Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Hurricane Otto continues to hit Central America with torrential rains and strong winds (see Fides 23/11/2016). In Costa Rica, the authorities have evacuated 4,000 people in the northern Caribbea ...
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  24 November 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Thanksgiving: "Diverse as we are, we are united in the debt we owe to God" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of Thanksgiving, which is celebrated today, the President and the Vice President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCBB), Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Ga ...
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  24 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Five death sentences for the murder of a Christian couple burned alive for blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Lahore anti-terrorism court issued a ruling with five death sentences for the perpetrators of the lynching of a Christian couple: Shahbaz Masih, 26, and Shama Bibi, 24, killed in Kot Radha Kish ...
• 24 November 2016
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "The pharmacy of charity": protests over the increase in drug prices Kassala (Agenzia Fides) - Sudanese youth groups, especially women, are protesting against the soaring prices of basic commodities in the city of Omdurman, Wad Madani, Port Sudan and Kassala. In Omdurman, demonstrators ...
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  24 November 2016
  AFRICA/MALI - "The municipal elections mark a step forward", says the secretary of the Episcopal Conference Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the difficulties that Mali still has, the political process continues", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Edmond Dembele, Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Mali, commenting on the ...
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  24 November 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Murder in a church in Cali, in front of the Archbishop who was celebrating Mass Cali (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement the Archbishop of Cali, His Exc. Msgr. Dario de Jesus Monsalve Mejia, denounced the killing of one of the faithful of the parish of Santa Cecilia during the celebration of the Mass f ...
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  23 November 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Tomorrow the final Peace agreement will be signed, President Santos asks to stop the killings of peasant leaders Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In a joint statement, the negotiating teams of the government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) confirmed yesterday that the new peace agreement will be signed at the Teatro Colon ...
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  23 November 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Christmas campaign to help poor children Charlotte (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Samaritan Purse group, based in North Carolina, United States, is promoting the project "Operation Christmas Child" this year. A group of volunteers collect small gifts, hygiene ...
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  23 November 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Meeting of the Bishops of Central American SEDAC has begun, prayers for the victims of hurricane Otto Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC) opened their annual meeting yesterday afternoon, in the chapel of the Marist Brothers Center in Guatemala City. Accordi ...