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  17 June 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Serving the Somali people and the entire country: among the first objectives of the newly appointed Prime Minister Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "We have a lot of hope, a large part of Somalia welcomed the news. The choice of the President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud fell on one of his personal friends, Hamza Abdi Barre." This is ...
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  17 June 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The diocesan phase of the Synod on synodality ends Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The diocesan phase of the synodal journey is not the end, it is only the beginning of a synodal Church": with these words Msgr. Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D., Archbishop of Seoul and Apostolic A ...
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  17 June 2022
  AMERICA - The Bishops of Central America: "We hear the cry of the Nicaraguan people and we are saddened by the situation they are going through" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - On the solemnity of Corpus Domini, June 16, the Episcopal Secretariat of Central America (Sedac) published a statement of solidarity with the Church of Nicaragua, with "all the Bishops, pri ...
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  17 June 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop Nkea's mission: to bring peace and reconciliation to the country Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "The core of the inaugural speech of my appointment as President of the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon reflects what I have hoped and dreamed for a long time: to dedicate my mission to restori ...
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  17 June 2022
  AFRICA/BENIN - Archbishop Houngbedji: "Look at Blessed Pauline Jaricot as a model to imitate" Porto Novo (Agenzia Fides) - Missionary conversion, prayer and charity: these are the elements that have contributed in the history of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) to the spread of the Gospel. This was underlin ...
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  15 June 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Expectations and questions from Jerusalem Church Officials ahead of Biden's announced Visit to the Middle East Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - US President Joe Biden will travel to the Middle East from July 13 to 16, where he will visit Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. The announcement of the US President's visit has drawn the att ...
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  15 June 2022
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - A White Father from Malawi killed Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "Fr. Samson was killed but we do not know by whom and under what circumstances" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga, Archbishop of Mbeya, the Tanzanian archdioc ...
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  15 June 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - First census of Catholic radio stations: an important tool for evangelization Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Recognizing the value of the radio and the significant role of Catholic broadcasters in spreading evangelical values, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) approved the creation o ...
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  15 June 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Professional training for girls and boys in the tailoring, hairdressing, catering and fishing sectors Musoli (Agenzia Fides) - One year after the post-COVID project to support young people in Musoli, Uganda, the intervention is bearing fruit. Launched by Camillian Disaster Service International (Cadis), the project "Live ...
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  15 June 2022
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Fraternity and faith following the example of Saint Anthony of Padua Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - "When he preached, Saint Anthony wanted to share with others his faith in Christ not with iron and fire, but with peace and goodness. Saint Paul said: "Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, bu ...
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  15 June 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Civil society and religious communities: "No" to an entrance fee for the Borobudur temple and places of worship Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Civil society and the different religious communities, Buddhists, Muslims and Christians, have expressed their disappointment and disagreement with the government's plan to charge an expensive e ...
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  15 June 2022
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Bishops: "Despite the difficulties, a new horizon is in sight" Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the difficulties, we see a new horizon": this is the exhortation that the Bishops of the Bishops' Conference of Honduras (CEH) address to all the People of God in a message made pub ...
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  14 June 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "A Church moving forward in the Amazon, overcoming fears and apprehensions": visit to the Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano Puerto Leguizamo (Agenzia Fides) - "Walking together allowed us to listen with patience and sincerity to the communities and their institutions. It was a safe space in which, as pastors, we welcomed the cries and encoura ...
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  14 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - Female schooling is the way to give girls their rightful place in society Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The school is an effective means to eliminate early and forced marriages, and to spread family planning, freely chosen by the couple, and not imposed by tradition", reads a note sent to the Fide ...
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  14 June 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops invite the faithful to serenity and patience for the postponement of the papal visit Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask everyone to remain hopeful, despite the inconvenience caused by the postponement of the papal visit, and to remain patient and persevere in prayer (Rom 12, 12), because nothing is impos ...