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  6 June 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Chocó asks the Pope to intervene to achieve a humanitarian agreement and a solution to the conflict Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, June 4, the Bishop of Quibdó, Monsignor Juan Carlos Barreto, during a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, presented to the Pope the humanitarian crisis and the human rig ...
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  6 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "No priest was kidnapped in the assault on the church of Owo" clarifies the diocese of Ondo Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - In the attack, which took place yesterday, Sunday June 5, on the Church of Saint Francis of Owo, in Ondo State, no priest was kidnapped. This was announced in a statement sent to Agenzia Fides by ...
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  3 June 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - "We are not celebrating two dead, but two risen in Christ". Lebanese Christians celebrate the beatification of Capuchins Leonardo Melki and Thomas Saleh, missionaries and martyrs Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment is set for 6.30 p.m., Saturday June 4, at the convent of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross in Jal el-Dib, a place known by all Lebanese also as the site of the first hospital fo ...
• 3 June 2022
  AFRICA/GHANA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Yendi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Yendi, Ghana, presented by Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D. The Holy Father has appointed Msgr. Ma ...
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  3 June 2022
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The Bishops announce the "National Week of the Family" in communion with the World Meeting San Josè (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica, in coordination with the National Commission for Family Pastoral Care, has announced the celebration of the "National Week of the Family", which will be ...
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  3 June 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Thousands of pilgrims flocked from across Africa to celebrate Ugandan Martyrs' Day Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "We are not alone. The Lord is with us. He was with the martyrs to sustain them during their tribulation", said His Excellency Msgr. Robert Kisaija Muhiirwa, Bishop of Fort Portal, during the Ma ...
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  3 June 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Communicating peace in the digital world: the "Signis" World Congress is being prepared Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Communication is mission. The proclamation of the Gospel is a form of communication which, in today's cultural context, also takes place through mass media and social media. This was explained by ...
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  3 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - A small Catholic community in a Muslim country Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - "A breath of fresh air in this time when the heat burns us and the monotony of the desert distorts our horizon", was the definition that Father Rafael Casamayor gave of a group of seminarians from ...
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  3 June 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Message to young people for Pentecost: "the times in which we live need you" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The National Commission for Youth Ministry has published a message addressed to young Chileans on the occasion of the solemnity of Pentecost, which has been a highlight of youth ministry in dio ...
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  3 June 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - 150th anniversary of the founding: Comoni Missionary Sisters and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians celebrate together Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In 2022 the Comboni Missionary Sisters and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians celebrated the 150th anniversary of the founding of their congregations. A brief report sent to Agenzia Fides by ...
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  2 June 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Your commitment shortens distances": annual collection of Caritas Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - With the motto "Your commitment shortens distances", Caritas Argentina has launched its traditional annual collection, which will take place on June 11 and 12 in parishes throughout the cou ...
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  2 June 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Amnesty International: Serious acts of violence against the civilian population in the Burmese states of Kayah and Kayin Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The violence in the Burmese states of Kayah and Kayin broke out again after the February 2021 coup, but it has further intensified from last December to March 2022, causing the death of hundreds ...
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  2 June 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros II on the Feast of the Entry of the Holy Family: “A Blessing for the Country” Kafr el Sheikh (Agenzia Fides) - May the time that Jesus and all the Holy Family spent in the land of Egypt be an eternal blessing to all Egyptians. This was confirmed by Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II on Wednesda ...
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  2 June 2022
  AFRICA/MAURITIUS - "Torture by police officers is inhumane and disturbs social cohesion", says Cardinal Piat Port Louis (Agenzia Fides) - "Together with the population I was horrified by the torture inflicted by members of the police on citizens who were in their custody. That is why it is essential that those guilty of this ra ...
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  2 June 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A Catholic exorcist group: the "No" of the Church and the State Bao Loc (Agenzia Fides) - "It is inappropriate to claim that someone is possessed by the devil or to believe that illnesses are caused by demons and that someone has a superpower of exorcism them. Arbitrary acts of exorc ...