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  21 December 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Director of Religious Affairs lauds the service of Christians in Thailand Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "To show God’s love, you provide so many social services in many parts of the country, especially those in the peripheries of the society", said Kriengkrai Boonyasith, director general of Thai ...
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  21 December 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A special train brings the Christmas message of peace to the country Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a moment of joy to be here with all of you, people of the Christian community, at the Lahore railway station, to inaugurate the 'Christmas Peace Pray Train' with the slogan: 'Pray for Paki ...
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  21 December 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Young Christians and farmers united in the "Community market of agricultural producers", against the specter of the food crisis Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Lebanon are preparing to celebrate Christmas in a country ravaged by chronic political instability and, above all, by a devastating economic crisis that affects the daily lives of ...
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  21 December 2021
  AFRICA/NIGER - Two "teams" of missionaries arrive in Dosso and Dogon Dutchi for a new adventure of evangelization Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - Father Rafael Marco Casamayor, a religious of the Society of African Missions (SMA), has been a missionary in Africa for more than 50 years, more than 30 spent in Benín and currently in Níger, f ...
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  21 December 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Chilean religious put themselves "at the service of the country project that opens after these elections" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "As a country, we had an election day in which our sense of democracy was re-evaluated and the new President was elected for the period 2022-2026, starting a new phase on March 11, when he will ...
• 20 December 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of bishop of Baroda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 18, 2021, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Baroda, India, presented by Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 20/1 ...
• 20 December 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Bishop of Hung Hoá, Mgr Dominic Hoang Minh Tien Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 18, 2021, the Holy Father appointed as bishop of the diocese of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam, the Reverend Dominic Hoang Minh Tien, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now vicar ge ...
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  20 December 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops to President-elect Gabriel Boric: "The Country entrusts you with a great mission" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In a letter signed by Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco, Archbishop of Santiago and President of the Chilean Episcopal Conference (CECh) and by Monsignor Sergio Pérez de Arce Arriagada, Bishop of ...
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  20 December 2021
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Archbishop of Bamenda: attacks intensify, with great suffering of civilians Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in the English-speaking regions is always very tense. According to observers, the 'Amba Boys' (the independence fighters, ed) are intensifying their attacks on the military. This ...
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  20 December 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Caritas Brazil: Covid prevention kit and information activities for vulnerable Amazonian communities Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - By the end of December 4,500 families from 9 municipalities in the Amazon, for a total of 22,500 people, will receive COVID-19 hygiene and prevention kits thanks to the "Ajuri pela Vida na Amazô ...
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  20 December 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Christmas of solidarity with the victims of typhoon Odette Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines is mobilizing to help millions of people affected by the recent typhoon "Rai", locally called "Odette", and is preparing a Christmas of profound solidarity. ...
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  20 December 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Bishop of Aleppo: May Christmas and the synodal journey make our mission flourish in difficult times Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The synodal journey undertaken by the universal Church on the proposal of Pope Francis, can also become for the Catholic communities of Aleppo and tormented Syria a favorable moment to discover t ...
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  18 December 2021
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabites, with their hearts in Kabul: "Pray for Afghanistan" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The interruption, after a century, of the Barnabite mission in Kabul, has not put an end to the commitment and attention of the CLERICS REGULAR of St. Paul (the Barnabites) in Afghanistan. The mess ...
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  18 December 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah Dialogue Movement: Christmas, a way of fraternal love to be announced to the wounded humanity Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "Christmas is a time to look at others as part of the same human fraternity" and not as enemies. Today, more than ever, we must see the face of God's love. The pandemic has been and continues ...
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  18 December 2021
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Dominican missionaries sow hope and dignity with a musical project Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - In Bañado de Tacumbú, a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, the hope for a better future passes through music. The population of this neighborhood is mo ...