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  4 May 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Haifa, a praying multitude of thousands of people participate in the procession in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Haifa (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of Christians took part in the traditional procession in Haifa in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on the afternoon of Sunday, May 1, popularly known as Taalat al-Adra, the "Ascent of t ...
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  4 May 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops of West Africa: "We do not propose solutions to the problems of the region; but our mission is to educate consciences" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Youth unemployment, religious and ethnic crises, climate change, land grabbing; diseases even more deadly than the Covid-19 pandemic, money spent on arms instead of using it to remedy the crippli ...
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  4 May 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Esperanza Sin Fronteras": shocking stories of migrants in search of a decent life Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - According to estimates by the National Migration Service (SNM) of Chile, in 2020 (latest data available) there were 448,138 Venezuelans in Chile, out of a total of 1,462,103 foreigners. As for ...
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  4 May 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - Cadis missionaries and Tzu Chi Foundation: interreligious love, together for Ukraine Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Buddha's mercy and God's love exist to save people who suffer and our fundamental values are the same", said Br. Jose Ignacio Santaolalla Saez, MI, President of Camillian Disaster Service Internat ...
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  4 May 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The synodal assembly of Melaka-Johor: young people, future missionaries Melaka (Agenzia Fides) - Integrating youth and women in the work of evangelization of the Church is the fundamental orientation adopted by the diocesan synodal assembly of the Church of Melaka-Johor. As Fides learned, t ...
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  4 May 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - The diocesan Seminary of Beijing opens the Marian Month: "Like Mary, we bring grace and joy freely received to all" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "In this difficult time, let us learn from the Blessed Virgin Mary silent meditation, obedience and joy.... Like Mary, let us trust in the Holy Spirit to guide us in the face of what is incompre ...
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  3 May 2022
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Missionary on the construction of a new monastery: "We thank those who help our mission" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "On July 16, 2021, our community blessed and laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new monastery and church. Ten months have passed since then and the new monastery is slowly taking ...
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  3 May 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishops express the desire to get the first missionaries beatified Thai Binh (Agenzia Fides) - The Vietnamese bishops, during their recent Plenary Assembly in Thai Binh, expressed the desire to open a beatification process for the two bishops, François Pallu MEP (1626-1684) and Pierre ...
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  3 May 2022
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - First communions of children, new hope for the Churches of Iraq and Syria Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - "The land that was attacked a few years ago by the militants of the Islamic State, who wanted to eliminate Christians, today rejoices aloud. Our faith and our Cross have won". Father Karam Sham ...
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  3 May 2022
  VATICAN - The Pontifical Mission Societies celebrate significant foundation anniversaries with an eye towards the future Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 3, 2022, marks important anniversaries for the PMS: the bicentenary of the birth of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, founded by the Venerable Pauline Jaricot (1799-1 ...
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  3 May 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - Looking at realities with the eyes of Jesus: the Camillian missionaries open the LIX General Chapter Nemi (Agenzia Fides) - "May reflection, sharing and fraternity help us to mature more and more the prophetic density of our consecrated life today, especially in the light of our common charism of mercy towards the sick ...
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  3 May 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops for the Day of Reconciliation: "let us continue the commitment to be artisans of forgiveness, reconciliation and peace" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On the fifth "National Day of Reconciliation", which is celebrated today, May 3, the Bishops have sent a message to the Colombian people to remember "the steps that, as a Colombian society, we ha ...
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  3 May 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Six Argentine missionaries in the Peruvian Amazon within the framework of the project "Argentine Church, Amazon is your mission" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Six Argentine missionaries are leaving for the Peruvian Amazon: the Bishop of San Isidro and president of the Argentine Bishops' Conference, Msgr. Oscar Ojea, during a mass he presided over ...
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  2 May 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - The Provincial Coordinators of the Missions ad gentes of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians share their charism in the 5 continents Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, 2022 and Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the provincial coordinators of missions ad gentes of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians will meet online t ...
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  2 May 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - Oblate missionaries of Mary Immaculate next to the people, amidst the sufferings of war Kiev (Agenzia Fides) - "Now that there is war, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), who have been in Ukraine for 32 years, have not left the country and their pastoral service. Neither from Kiev, which was surrounded by ...