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  7 November 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "There is a risk of genocide", said the leading association of the South Sudanese diaspora Juba (Agenzia Fides) - In South Sudan the risk of genocide is real and everything must be done to prevent it, says the Coalition of Advocates for South Sudan (CASS), an association of various groups and organizations of ...
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  7 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to the Bishops of Malawi: "promote, direct and coordinate missionary activity in the dioceses" Karonga (Agenzia Fides) - After having presided at the consecration of the Cathedral of Karonga (see Fides 05/11/2016), in the afternoon of Saturday, November 5, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for ...
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  7 November 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Demonstration of the opposition dispersed; reception of Radio Okapi and RFI blacked out Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The police prevented the demonstration in Kinshasa on Saturday, November 5 by the opposition (see Fides 04/11/2016). Officers surrounded the residence of Etienne Tshisekedi, the main opposition ...
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  7 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discrimination and violence against Hindu minorities Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Hindu population in Pakistan suffer due to discrimination and violence which often go unpunished: this is what Ashok Kumar Jay denounces, a Hindu activist for the rights of religious minorit ...
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  7 November 2016
  VATICAN - Lay members: "indispensable for evangelization in Malawi" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Continuing his pastoral visit to Malawi, Cardinal Fernando Filoni celebrated Mass in the parish of St. Patrick, in Lilongwe, on the afternoon of Sunday, November 6th, and then gave a brief spee ...
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  5 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni consecrates the Cathedral of Karonga: "an important step in the life of this local Church" Karonga (Agenzia Fides) - "This joyous occasion, in which we contemplate the beauty and significance of this Temple, also marks an important step in the life of this local Church. Today we conclude the initial phase in t ...
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  5 November 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Maronite Archbishop of Aleppo: "truce has failed. Firing on civilians who wanted to flee the rebel-held neighborhoods" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The truce in Aleppo did not have concrete effects, announced by the Syrian army and the Russian military forces for Friday, November 4 with the motivation to allow civilians of eastern areas - in ...
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  5 November 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Mgr. Ulloa denounces: "Who makes money from corruption feeds their children with poison" Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "Who brings home money earned through corruption feeds their children with poisoned bread", are the harsh words of the Archbishop of Panama, His Exc. Mgr. José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. dur ...
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  5 November 2016
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Preparation of the General Assembly of CELAM begins, on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Mgr. Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The preparatory work for the next General Assembly of CELAM, to be held from 9 to 12 May 2017 in San Salvador (El Salvador), continues. In a statement sent to Fides, the Communications Depa ...
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  5 November 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Blasphemous pub: Catholics call for its closure Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic activists call for the closure of a blasphemous resto-pub towards Christian faith: as stated in a note sent to Fides, movements like the Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) and the Maharashtra ...
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  4 November 2016
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni to priests and religious: "To evangelize is to encounter Christ, to announce him, and be renewed by him" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium of Pope Francis, "this precious document should be a point of reference for the Church in Malawi, which is called to remain on the path of conversion ...
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  4 November 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Heads of Churches and Christian politicians: may our unity lead the way to national reconciliation Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In the delicate phase that Iraqi is going through, ahead of the uncertain prospects that will open after the total liberation of Mosul by jihadist militiamen of the self-styled Islamic State (Daes ...
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  4 November 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "All against drug trafficking!" A month after the death of father Viroche Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "One month after Father Juan Viroche’s death (see Fides 06/10/2016), the National Commission for Justice and Peace considers it appropriate to reflect on the challenge of combating drug t ...
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  4 November 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Tension in Kinshasa for the ban on demonstrations of the opposition planned for tomorrow Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced a ban on all public demonstrations planned for tomorrow, November 5th. "Le Rassemblement", had announced two major demonstrati ...
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  4 November 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Fight against corruption: the Catholic minister of the Indonesian government intervenes during the Assembly of Bishops Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The focus is on corruption as a social and moral evil that plagues the nation and that also religious communities, for their weight on human consciousness, help to counter: this is the central t ...