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• 15 September 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Peter Chanel Gomes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 25, 2022 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, appointed the rev. Peter Chanel Gomes, of the archdiocesan clergy of Dhaka as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in ...
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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Where there is God, there is hope: Russian pilgrims in KarLag Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "Even in the most dramatic circumstances, God gives people hope. Where there is God, there is peace and unity and we are called to seek this unity and this peace above all in our hearts". Thus ...
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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Pope Francis to religious Leaders: let's remind everyone that we are creatures, for the good of the world Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - The different religious traditions remind us that "we are not omnipotent". Faced with the "mystery of the infinite which dominates us and which attracts us", they "remind us that we are creat ...
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  14 September 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The Bishop of Pemba: "In order to stop Jihadists, we must give young people a future" Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "There cannot be first class and second class victims". "The response to jihadists cannot be solely military but it is necessary to give hope to young people who would otherwise be tempted to rec ...
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  14 September 2022
  OCEANIA/FRENCH POLYNESIA - Pope Luciani: a passionate catechist, but also a man of peace and serenity Bora Bora (Agenzia Fides) - "I don't know how to describe the palpable feeling of a real presence that enveloped everyone: Catholics or Protestant brothers. All together they had put their hands on shovels and concrete ...
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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Supreme Court: more attention to blasphemy cases, to protect the innocent and guarantee a fair trial Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan which asks the Government to be more careful in dealing with blasphemy cases. We recall the misuse of blasphemy laws in the last two d ...
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  14 September 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Amazon: Gold mining alters the environment and pollutes, with devastating effects on human and animal health Rurrenabaque (Agenzia Fides) - The rejection of mining in all its forms and the blocking of the import of mercury due to the serious damage it causes to the environment and health were some of the conclusions of the "Sec ...
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  13 September 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Army soldiers occupy and mine Catholic Church Pekon (Agenzia Fides) - The civil conflict in Myanmar does not stop at churches and other places of worship. According to local sources from Pekhon Diocese, Myanmar Regular Army troops occupied the Catholic Church of the ...
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  13 September 2022
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: "I am always ready to go to China" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I am ready to go to China". This is how Pope Francis replied to the correspondent of the French newspaper La Croix, during the flight from Rome that was bringing the Pope, the papal entourage and ...
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  13 September 2022
  AMERICA/CUBA - New Family Code: Bishops call on Cubans to vote according to "conscience, faith, convictions and principles" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The referendum on the new "Family Code" will be held in Cuba on Sunday, September 25, at the end of a long process of elaboration. The National Assembly of People's Power unanimously approved thi ...
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  13 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer and solidarity: mobilization of the Catholic community to help families affected by the floods in Sindh Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The people affected by the heavy rains in the province of Sindh find themselves in a terrible situation: many live in the open air, without food to eat, without homes, without a kitchen and wit ...
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  13 September 2022
  EUROPE/POLAND - Next Saturday "Children's Missionary Synod 2022" Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - Children representing 33 dioceses in Poland will meet in Warsaw next Saturday, September 17, for the Missionary Synod dedicated to them (see Fides 22/10/2022). Four hundred participants, includin ...
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  12 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Almaty: "The Pope's visit, a fruitful moment to deepen our vocation to follow Christ" Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit to Kazakhstan is great news for all of us, truly Good News, which helps us to understand even better the meaning and mission of our presence in Kazakhstan and the value of our f ...
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  12 September 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "We are passing through the darkest chapter of our history" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The level of insecurity in the country is very worrisome. We are passing through what might be deemed as the darkest chapter of our history as a nation", warns Mgr. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbis ...
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  12 September 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - The heart of the mission ad gentes: to deepen the phenomenon of migration by moving from “for” to “with” Rome Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of migration, in preparation for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be celebrated on September 25, 2022, was at the center of the meetings for formation and animation ...