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  6 April 2022
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - The Apostolic Administrator: "Priests and missionaries are always needed" Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - "The decline of the impact of the coronavirus in Uzbekistan has led to a return of the international community, which in the last two years had diminished. This also has consequences for us: in ...
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  5 April 2022
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The Bishops send the President-elect a document on the 7 challenges that society must face San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Costa Rica have sent a letter to the President-elect of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, who won the ballot on Sunday, April 3 with 52.89% of the votes. In the letter, they ...
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  5 April 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Concern among Christian leaders: "Chaotic political situation Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a very embarrassing political situation in the country. I am sorry to say that politics these days is a type of selfish politics: all political leaders, including their parties, focus ...
• 5 April 2022
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Oita, His Exc. Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed the rev. Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama, of the clergy of Fukuoka, currently Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Japan, as Bishop of the Diocese ...
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  5 April 2022
  EUROPE/NETHERLANDS - The loneliness of Dutch Catholics and the resumption of evangelization from small groups Utrecht (Agenzia Fides) - The diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the Netherlands, together with Father Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen OFM, Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Union, addressed the ...
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  5 April 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "The government should stop trying to play the ostrich and take urgent steps to ensure the safety of citizens" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The government should stop trying to play the ostrich as the nation profusely bleeds and take urgent steps to unmask these marauding terrorists who terrorize innocent Nigerians", say the Nigerian ...
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  5 April 2022
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Archbishop Martinez Flores to the laity: "Go to the suburbs and announce the good news" Luque (Agenzia Fides) - "Although the collaboration of the lay faithful is precious and necessary also in pastoral tasks and activities directly linked to the life of the parish ... the fundamental mission of the laity i ...
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  5 April 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - National Catholic Collection Day, an expression of the synodal journey in charity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The pandemic has physically limited the activities of Chinese Catholics, but has not been able to stop the generous heart of the Chinese Catholic community, which beats for the needs of all, Cathol ...
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  5 April 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - President-elect Yoon visits the Catholic Church and serves meals at the soup kitchen Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "I hope he will keep his promises to restore justice with a policy of unity and not of division": said Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick when meeting , in his Seoul office, President-elect Yoon Su ...
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  4 April 2022
  EUROPE/MALTA - Pope Francis: The mission of the Church always begins again as a "new start" and a "return to the sources" Gozo (Agenzia Fides) - "The joy of the Church is to evangelize". And faith in Christ and the same apostolic mission entrusted to the Church can only be renewed and persevere over time if the experience of the first encou ...
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  4 April 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Christian denominations of Kaduna: "No to the hypothesis of hiring foreign mercenaries to fight against terrorists" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are surprised by the news reported by some newspapers according to which governor Nasir el-Rufai has threatened to deploy foreign mercenaries if the federal government fails to fight banditry ...
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  4 April 2022
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Society of Africa Missions wants to ensure educational opportunities in rural areas Foya (Agenzia Fides) - "The level of education in Liberia differs greatly between urban and rural areas. In the rural areas we are disadvantaged, we have no help from the Ministry", says Joseph Vayombo, director of the � ...
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  4 April 2022
  AMERICA/CANADA - The dialogue between Catholic Bishops and indigenous delegates continues, to achieve "a brighter future" Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply grateful to each of the indigenous delegates who came with us to the Holy See to share their experiences and their wishes for a better future for their people", said the President ...
• 4 April 2022
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Lodwar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Fr. John Mbinda, C.S.Sp., former Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Kenya and South Sudan, as Bishop of the Diocese of Lodwa ...
• 4 April 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Resignation of the Bishop of Inhambane and appointment Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Inhambane (Mozambique) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Adriano Langa, O.F.M.. The Holy Father has a ...