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  25 March 2022
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Archdiocese of Abidjan joins the Pope in the Act of consecration of humanity to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Abdjan (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jean Pierre Kutwa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan, in a note sent to all the ecclesial realities of the Archdiocese, urges the faithful and all the parishes to unite spiritually in p ...
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  25 March 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The day of Mary's "Yes" is the right day for the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "As Bishops of Australia, we join the Holy Father and the faithful around the world in this act of Consecration and invite everyone to join us in prayer for peace in Ukraine. We invite people to ...
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  24 March 2022
  AMERICA - On March 25, prayers for peace will be raised from Marian Shrines, parishes and families on the continent Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The local Churches of Latin America have responded to Pope Francis' call for bishops, priests, religious and faithful from all over the world to join in community prayer on March 25, when he pro ...
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  24 March 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - "Wars play cynically with the fate of entire peoples": A vision from the south of the world of the war in Ukraine Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A vision from the South of the first great war on European soil since the Second World War (with the exception of the wars in the former Yugoslavia). This is what is reported in a note sent to ...
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  24 March 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced conversions: a bill is urgently needed to protect religious freedom Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Forced conversions to Islam threaten religious freedom and religious pluralism in Pakistan, therefore it is urgent to introduce legal and administrative guarantees to address crimes involving fo ...
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  24 March 2022
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Churches of the Middle East join the act of Consecration to Mary for the end of the war in Ukraine Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Churches of the Middle East join Pope Francis in the act by which Russia and Ukraine will be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, to ask for an end to the tragic war that be ...
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  24 March 2022
  EUROPE/POLAND - Society of African Missions: Polish province accepts Ukrainian refugees in Piwniczna Zdrój and Borzęcin Duży Borzęcin Duży (Agenzia Fides) - Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, there has been a great willingness to help in Poland in the face of the humanitarian crisis affecting the Ukrainian population. Many people take war ...
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  24 March 2022
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Marian consecration of Ukraine and Russia: "So that the Blessed Mother takes care of these peoples" Samarkand (Agenzia Fides) - "What the whole Church will experience together with Pope Francis on March 25 is a historic moment: the Marian consecration of Ukraine and Russia means entrusting these countries to Our Lady s ...
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  24 March 2022
  VATICAN - Catechist Martyrs: stories that deserve to be recognized Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - For three decades, March 24, the day of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, canonized on October 14, 2018, the Italian Pontifical Mission Societies have proposed a "Day of ...
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  23 March 2022
  AFRICA/GHANA - "No ethnic group is too small to be unable to contribute to the growth of Ghana" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Tamale and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ghana, His Exc. Mgr. Philip Naameh, said that no ethnic group in Ghana should feel too small to contribute to the grow ...
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  23 March 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Raï reaffirms perspective of Lebanon's “neutrality” Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Only if Lebanon is neutral in relation to the global and regional balance of power confronting it in the Middle East will it be possible for Lebanon to "regain its position" and its positive role ...
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  23 March 2022
  AFRICA - "We have never stopped taking care of tuberculosis patients": March 24 world tuberculosis day Padua (Agenzia Fides) - "In all the hospitals where we operate, from Rumbek in South Sudan to Wolisso in Ethiopia, passing through Tosamaganga in Tanzania, patients with tuberculosis arrive. In some countries, such as A ...
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  23 March 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - March 24, Missionary Martyrs Day: "Voice of the Word" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Thirty years ago, the Missionary Youth Movement of the Italian Pontifical Mission Societies decided to celebrate every year a "Day of prayer and fasting in memory of the Missionary Martyrs". The da ...
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  23 March 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Week for life, to be "defended, promoted, respected and loved" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - From March 20 to 27, the Church in Venezuela celebrates the "Week for Life", on the occasion of the celebration of the Day for Life, which is celebrated on March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunci ...
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  23 March 2022
  EUROPE - Interreligious prayer for peace and proposal for a trip of religious leaders to Kiev Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - An interreligious prayer and a moment of silence together to invoke peace in Ukraine: this is the initiative promoted for tomorrow, March 24, by the international association "Religions for Peace ...