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  22 July 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Imam of Bamenda: "God is never on the side of those who kill; it is urgent to open a path of dialogue" Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "At the beginning we had a body made up of the leaders of all the religions present in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, created to find a solution to what we have always defined as a 'sensele ...
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  21 July 2022
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The bishops invite "not to lose the illusion of building peace, seeking justice, defending life" Guatemala de la Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite the Guatemalans not to lose the illusion of building peace in our country. God calls us to seek justice to defend human life in all its moments and people, especially ...
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  21 July 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Camillians help flood victims in Assam Silchar (Agenzia Fides) - "The state of Assam is once again flooded and abandoned. Year after year we have to deal with the loss of life, crop damage and loss of livestock and wildlife. The state of Assam is regularly pl ...
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  21 July 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - A Baptist Pastor: "religious ommunities are more united than ever" Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "If there is a positive aspect in this terrible crisis, it is the fact that the Christian Churches and other confessions, in particular I am thinking of Islam, are now more united than ever. The ...
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  21 July 2022
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The 44th edition of CLAEM is underway Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - More than 80 students from different Latin American countries are taking part in the 44th edition of the Latin American Course on Missionary Animation and Spirituality (CLAEM), which is bein ...
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  21 July 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - The Bishop of Boma invites prayers for newly ordained deacons and priests to be "good Samaritans" Boma (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church with which you are committed, and which you want to serve, is like an inn of Christ; a place of hospitality, healing and communion. Be careful not to turn it into an inn for bandits or ...
• 20 July 2022
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Maralal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Maralal, Kenya, presented by Bishop Virgilio Pante, I.M.C. The Holy Father has appointed the Reveren ...
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  20 July 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - About 1,500 university students bring Christ's message of joy and hope to 52 locations Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - About 1,500 students are visiting hundreds of people and families in 52 Chilean communities to bring the message of Christ's hope to them. The young volunteers of the projects "Misión de Vida" ...
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  20 July 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - One of the two priests kidnapped has been murdered Kafanchan (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with a deep sense of sorrow and pains that the Bishop, Clergy, Religious and Laity of the Diocese of Kafanchan announce the gruesome murder of Very Rev. Fr. John Mark Cheitnum. Fr. Joh ...
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  20 July 2022
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Water supply: Access to clean water for 50,000 people Kigali (Agenzia Fides) - "How can you wash your hands in a context of health emergency without water?" asks Omar Fiordalisio, head of the office in Rwanda of the Italian charity Movimento Lotta Fame nel Mondo (MLFM), bas ...
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  20 July 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Joint Statement of Seminarians: Challenges and Dreams of a Missionary and Synodal Church João Pessoa (Agenzia Fides) - "We reflected on the realities that challenge society and the Church in Brazil and in the world, in the context of wars, poverty, hunger, misery, geographical and existential peripheries an ...
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  20 July 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Church honors a German nun who spent her life among lepers Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Indonesia honors and celebrates a German nun who pioneered working among lepers on Flores island of Indonesia died on June 27. She was 93. Sr Virgula Maria Schmith, a memb ...
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  20 July 2022
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Archbishop Rugambwa to Bishops of Central Africa: "Bishops should be the mouthpiece and defenders of youth in governments and societies" Mongomo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Episcopate of Central Africa should be the mouthpiece and tireless defender of youth in their respective governments and societies, drawing attention to the reality of the migratory phenome ...
• 19 July 2022
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Resignation of Bishop of Masvingo and appointment of Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Masvingo, Zimbabwe, presented by Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera. At the same time, he appointed Archbisho ...
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  19 July 2022
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The dialogue tables start, the Episcopal Conference guarantor of the process Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Ecuador (CEE) announced the conclusion, yesterday afternoon, July 18, of dialogue table number 2, called "Public and private bank". "These have been four days marked by ...