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21 February 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Malnourished children, exhausted population, destroyed livestock: the environmental crisis worsens the living conditions of the population
Ginir (Agenzia Fides) - "People are starving in our area and the situation continues to deteriorate rapidly. My health colleagues say that the increase in cases of acute malnutrition among children will only get worse. T ...
21 February 2022
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Archbishop of Onitsha rejects the statements of a religious that risk fomenting ethnic hatred
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church is not a tribal institution and should", says His Exc. Mgr. Valerian Maduka Okeke, Archbishop of Onitsha, in a statement in which the Archdiocese warns the faithful that Fr. E ...
21 February 2022
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Catholic community does not forget the disabled, marginalized by society
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - We must show affection and take care of people who live with disabilities; we must also empower them and continue to support them in the challenges of their life. This is the main reason why we ...
21 February 2022
AMERICA/PERU - Solidarity campaign to help hundreds of families affected by the oil spill
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The solidarity campaign "Help us to help" has been launched to assist families affected by the oil spill that occurred at the La Pampilla refinery, in the district of Ventanilla (Callao), on Januar ...
19 February 2022
AFRICA/KENYA - Prolonged drought, erratic and unpredictable rainfall, increased flooding: the population reduced to hunger
Ndola (Agenzia Fides) - "Life in the tents is not easy because of the lack of water supply and the hygienic-sanitary challenges that we face every day", said the diocesan radio station of Ndola, the victims of the floods ...
19 February 2022
AFRICA/SOMALIA - Bishop Bertin: "We must put discord aside and act together against the real enemies: terrorism and drought"
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "The mission of the Church in Somalia is to be always well informed of what is happening and not to forget this part of the world. The mandate that I see for myself and for the Church here, is ...
19 February 2022
AFRICA/BURUNDI - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan Archbishop of Gitega
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi, presented by Archbishop Simon Ntamwana.
The Holy Father has appointe ...
19 February 2022
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - A dispensary for the sick in the diocese of Almaty: the Consolata Missionaries are at the side of those who suffer
Zhanashar (Agenzia Fides) - "Health, especially in poor countries without structures or resources, is becoming one of the priorities of our missionary presence. In particular, with regard to health care in Kazakhstan, we ...
19 February 2022
AMERICA/CHILE - The Gospel and the poor, the "missionary program" of Radio Vicentina
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Commentaries on the Gospel of the day and popular Spanish music, programs on Chilean music and the Pope's Wednesday audience, a young Venezuelan who illustrates the most important cult ...
18 February 2022
AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Kisumu
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, currently Bishop of Nakuru, as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kenya. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 18/2/2022)
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18 February 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Forced to beg to keep Ayder CS Hospital in Mekelle running
Mekelle (Agenzia Fides) - "We trust that the whole world, through international, continental and regional institutions, has all the tools to stop this man-made tragedy and allow humanitarian aid to reach our region very ...
18 February 2022
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Missionary mandate to 18 lay people to offer their service as pastoral workers
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "To be Christians, we must be like Christ, imitate Christ and recognize Christ in each person. It is always difficult to understand that what we do for the Church is a service, not a role. All m ...
18 February 2022
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Abolition of the death penalty: a step forward for the nation in the protection of human life
Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "In December 2021 there was an important event in the history of our state: Kazakhstan finally abolished the death penalty. This news unfairly went unnoticed due to the January riots. However, no ...
18 February 2022
AFRICA/DR CONGO - The presence of the Burundian militia Imbonerakure is expanding in South Kivu
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Members of the Burundian Imbonerakure militia have camped on the Ruzizi river coast, where they have established at least three camps in the towns of Mwaba, Ngendo and Ndunga, where the Burundi ...
18 February 2022
ASIA/SYRIA - Desecrated, bombed, rebuilt, abandoned: the emblematic case of the Armenian church of Raqqa
Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - Almost 5 years after the expulsion of the jihadist militias from Raqqa, the church of the Martyrs, which had been reduced to rubble, stands out again in the city center in all its splendor. It was ...
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