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  9 December 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - "The defense of democracy is the right and duty of peoples and citizens": Dina Boluarte new President of the Republic Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, who had called new elections and decreed a state of emergency, has been dismissed by Parliament, which has called on Vice President Dina Boluarte to succeed h ...
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  9 December 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Ration cuts and price increases seriously affect refugees in Uganda Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The living conditions of refugees continue to worsen due to the sharp reductions in food rations and the increase in prices. Sister Laura Gemignani, a Comboni missionary working in Kanawat, dioc ...
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  7 December 2022
  AMERICA - From the first Latin American Church Assembly to the Synod, for a greater capacity for evangelization Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - A year ago, from 21 to 28 November 2021, the first Church Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Mexico City (see Fides 29/11/2021; 24/2/2022 ), linked to the Synod of Bishops o ...
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  7 December 2022
  EUROPE/FRANCE - December 8, 1856: under the protection of the Virgin Mary, the work of the African Missions was born Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and the feast of the shrine of Our Lady of Fourvière in Lyon, the foundation of the Society of African Missions is also celebrated. We ar ...
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  7 December 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A "starred" cooking school for the children of the "Oasis of Mercy" Home Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A cooking school inspired by a well-known Chef, and intended to offer qualified professional training and employment opportunities to young guests of the Oasis of Mercy in Cairo, a structure built ...
• 7 December 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Three people detained in the US accused of financing separatist activities, including the kidnapping of Cardinal Tumi Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The separatist conflict between the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon has an international dimension that has not yet been fully revealed. Last week, the US Department of Justice arreste ...
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  7 December 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The answer to the prayers of the population arrives in the country that has never known peace Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "The announcement of the Holy Father's visit is an answer to our prayer. The entire population of Sudan and South Sudan awaits the the Successor of Peter to come and step on the soil of o ...
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  7 December 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - A new Center for children with Down syndrome in Almaty, the result of "constructive dialogue" between the Church and civil institutions Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The new Center for children with Down syndrome in Almaty, inaugurated with the support of the municipal administration and the Samruk-Kazyna Trust Fund for the development of social projects, ha ...
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  6 December 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Upper Nile: More than six thousand people forced to flee after the assault on the Aburoch reception camp Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Here the fighting is very heavy and it is difficult to see the light of peace", explains to Fides Sr. Elena Balatti, Comboni missionary in charge of Caritas in the diocese of Malakal, in the Upper ...
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  6 December 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Humanitarian crisis: New laws affect the work of non-governmental organizations Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - More than 1.4 million people are displaced in Myanmar due to the ongoing civil war across the country. Armed clashes, related to the enforcement of strict security measures, restrictions on acces ...
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  6 December 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Ignorance, discrimination and racism towards indigenous peoples must be fought by making their reality known La Bolsa (Agenzia Fides) - "The violence and harshness with which those who defend their right to the territory and to live according to their vision of the cosmos are repressed, as well as those who accompany such reque ...
• 6 December 2022
  AFRICA/MALI - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Rev. Jacques Damobe Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On September 22, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle appointed Rev. Jacques Damobe, of the archdiocesan clergy of Bamako as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in M ...
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  5 December 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "Silsilah" movement: Advent, a season of reconciliation and peace between Christians and Muslims Zamboanga city (Agenzia Fides) - May the time of preparation for Christmas, which the Catholic Church calls "Advent", "be a time of reconciliation and peace in the Philippines and throughout the world": this is the messa ...
• 5 December 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Thousands of people take part in the bishops' march for peace in the east of the country Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Our march has no political meaning, it aims to show the world that we are one people, united for the national cause, united for the sovereignty of our country and for the dignity of our people ...
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  5 December 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Disengagement of the Tigrinya forces: silence of arms for a peaceful return to daily life Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The diplomatic breakthrough that led to the signing of the peace agreement on November 2 in South Africa and the disarmament agreement of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), signed ...