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  20 October 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Seven Ad Gentes missionaries sent out as a “handful of leaven” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "You are a small group, but God's grace is great. May you, wherever you are, be the handful of leaven that is put into the dough, with your life and your mission to make Jesus known and loved! ...
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  20 October 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Fight against poverty and hunger in India: between good results and necessary commitments New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - India has rescued 415 million people from poverty in 15 years. This was stated in the new UN report on the "Multidimensional Poverty Index" (MPI), which analyzes the data collected between 200 ...
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  20 October 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Video of the hostages captured in the church of Nchang: "Do everything to free us as soon as possible" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "So far it has not been easy. If you take a good look at us, you will see our sad and tried faces", says Fr. Cornelius Jingwa in a video released yesterday, October 19, on social networks by th ...
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  19 October 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Emergency for populations affected by floods, malnutrition, disease and continuous armed conflicts Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - In the run-up to the presidential elections next February, violent floods have killed hundreds and displaced millions. These are the worst floods in Nigeria in a decade. It has been raining contin ...
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  19 October 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - A deliberate depopulation strategy for Cabo Delgado: Unrest driven by interest in reserves? Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - In addition to gas and oil, the region also has graphite, an essential component of electric car batteries. The province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique is an “energy paradise” for a w ...
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  19 October 2022
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "We have taken the first step, Ecuador needs us to continue walking together": dialogue tables concluded Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Four great reflections and as many challenges have emerged at the end of the work of the "dialogue tables" attended by representatives of the government, indigenous and social organizations, the C ...
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  19 October 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholic laity fully involved in the synodal process and in the proclamation of the Gospel Huè (Agenzia Fides) - The lay Catholics of Vietnam want to contribute to the worldwide synodal process and their commitment is essential, especially in reaching out to those who, after baptism, have distanced themselves ...
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  18 October 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The mission of a Catholic hospital also includes palliative care for the terminally ill Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - In the village of Achi Masjid, on Chamber Road, 40 km from the city of Hyderabad, in the Pakistani province of Sindh, the presence of this group of doctors and nurses is considered by the loca ...
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  18 October 2022
  AFRICA/ERITREA - A bishop and two Eritrean priests arrested. Capture of the Tigrinyan city of Shire Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The Eritrean government has not yet commented on the arrest of Fikremariam Hagos, ordained the first bishop of Segheneity in southern Eritrea in 2012. The Catholic Church has asked the compe ...
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  18 October 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The "deadly route" of the Darién does not stop thousands of migrants trying to reach the United States Apartado (Agenzia Fides) - The region of El Darién, also known as Tapòn del Darién and Darién Forest, covers some areas in the province of Panama (Panama) and north of the department of Chocó (Colombia). The wild an ...
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  18 October 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Southeast Nigeria: Catholic priest kidnapped Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Once again a Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. "Fr. Joseph Igweagu, parish priest of St. Joseph Parish in Abata Nsugbe, Anambra state, was abducted while returning to the rectory afte ...
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  17 October 2022
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Famine in refugee camps: children and young people search for food in the garbage Nyala (Agenza Fides) - In the Otash refugee camp in the town of Nyala, southern Darfur, in the face of a food crisis that continues to worsen, children are also forced to look for food in the rubbish. The head of the ref ...
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  17 October 2022
  AFRICA/GHANA - Exploitation and environmental damage: “We must fight the problem of illegal gold diggers together” Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "We cannot continue like this" says Fr. Dieu-Donne Kofi Davor, Director of Communications of the Episcopal Conference of Ghana, who was part of the delegation of different Christian confessions th ...
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  17 October 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - "Signs of the Times": Social Media Mission by Marta Zhao Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - For years, the daily life of a large part of the Chinese population has been characterized by the use of the news app "Wechat" from the Chinese company "Tencent Holdings". The com ...
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  17 October 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops call for judicial reform: Human dignity and human rights must be the focus La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "In the Gospel, the woman, the widow, wanted justice, and had to deal with a judge who didn't care about God or men, it seems that she lived in Bolivia, where many are asking for a reform of just ...