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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Unsustainable education costs: Sudanese families forced to leave their daughters at home El Geneina (Agenzia Fides) - Studying in Sudan seems to have become inaccessible for a growing number of people. The surge in prices is forcing parents to keep their daughters at home. The costs for uniforms, folders, bo ...
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  23 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako at the Synod: digital culture aggravates our spiritual crisis Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The pastoral, administrative and financial affairs of the Chaldean Church is full of "shades", and among them there is the focus on self-interest which indicate how "the motivational and spiritual ...
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  23 September 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops denounce the disproportionate violence against farmers Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church condemns any acts that go against the dignity of human beings, whatever their social status is, but especially when it comes to the most vulnerable sectors of society, such as fami ...
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  23 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Inquiry in the anti-Christian massacres in Orissa: there was careful planning Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian massacres that occurred in Orissa in 2008 are the result of careful planning by Hindu nationalist groups of the "Sangh Parivar" network at the highest level. Illiterate masses ...
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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversy between majority and opposition on the responsibility of the clashes Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There is internal and international controversy on the responsibilities of the recent clashes that devastated Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (see Fides 19-20-21-22/09/2016) ...
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  23 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Politicians: let us give value to the "Way of the Holy Family" to relaunch tourism Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The economic crisis that is affecting Egypt calls upon all communities of Egyptian-born emigrants around the world. Among the resources on which to focus there is also that of promoting tourism, u ...
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  23 September 2016
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Mercy and inclusion with immigrants, who are "a blessing" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Mercy and inclusion are the fundamental teachings in the Gospel for every Christian who has relationships with immigrants: says the message Mgr. Bernard Paul, President of the Commission fo ...
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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Aysen condemns the economic system in Chile: poor pensions and fishermen out of work Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "The caravels that arrived just over 500 years ago in Latin America, now have new structures: an extreme economic wealth system that produces poverty factories" said His Exc. Mgr. Luigi Infanti de ...
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  22 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - "The Church is committed to the development of the Dalits more than the Government", while violence increases New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against Dalits (the "outcasts" or "untouchables") in India have increased in recent years: say the official data of the National Crime Record Board (NCRB), illustrated in recent days ...
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  22 September 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - Parliamentary elections, Islamist forces back in Parliament Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The counting of the votes of the Jordanian parliamentary elections, held on Tuesday, September 20, still continues. But the first partial results, relating to 11 out of 23 districts, portend the r ...
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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops: "Abortion is not a lesser evil, it is the absolute evil" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Family, live the joy of love": was the theme of the XXII Life Day, celebrated a few days ago in Peru at the end of the National Family Week. "Human life - writes the Episcopal Commission for Life ...
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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The preparation of the V National Missionary Congress begins Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The National Council of Missions (CONAMIS) of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina (CEA) held its second meeting of the year at the national headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societie ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Apparent calm in Kinshasa; the number of the victims due to recent clashes remains uncertain Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There is apparent calm in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were demonstrations were held in the city with clashes and also casualties among security forces and oppositio ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros: the invitation to support President al Sisi is not political interference, but "patriotism" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The invitation to express public support for President Abdel Fattah al Sisi during his visit in New York, by the Coptic Orthodox Church to the faithful residing in the US, does not manifest subo ...
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  22 September 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops choose a woman who will select a new electoral commission Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has selected Mrs. Bernadette Musundi, to a nine-member team that will select a new electoral commission. This is what the Kenyan Bishops decided dur ...