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  14 December 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - COVID-19: 41 priests and 4 Bishops have died in the country since March 2020 Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - From March 2020 to December 13, 2021, 413 priests and 26 Bishops were infected with COVID-19 in Venezuela: 41 priests and 4 Bishops died. This is what the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference (CEV) an ...
• 14 December 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of bishop of Bungoma Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Bungoma, Kenya, the Reverend Mark Kadima, of the clergy of Kakamega, until now chargé d’affaires at the apostolic nunciature in ...
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  13 December 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Red Clamor: "We do not want migrants, victims of various forms of violence, to continue to increase in the world" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Red Clamor, the Latin American ecclesial network committed to migrants, refugees and victims of trafficking, together with the Episcopal Dimension of Human Mobility of the Mexican Episcopal ...
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  13 December 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest attacked, Christian sacred books burned Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - An unidentified man attacked a Catholic priest with a knife in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As Fides learned, on December 11 an unknown person entered the church of St. Joseph the ...
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  13 December 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli invites us to support the proclamation of the Gospel in Africa for a Christmas of peace and forgiveness Crema (Agenzia Fides) - "I renew my gratitude to all, with all my heart, for the prayers with which you accompanied me during the two long years of kidnapping, and for the affection with which you have embraced me in thi ...
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  13 December 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Between cooperation and diplomacy: Christian realities protagonists of the future of Afghanistan Trento (Agenzia Fides) – Analyze the situation in Afghanistan, imagine future scenarios and, above all, foresee the involvement and commitment of Europe in a constantly evolving framework: with these objectives, which ...
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  13 December 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishop David: the Nobel Prize to Maria Ressa, a glimmer of hope Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "For the first time in our history, a Filipino journalist was awarded a Nobel Prize for Peace. As I listened to her speech, I felt something lighting up inside me. It gave me that little glimpse ...
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  13 December 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Let's defend the Amazon from frontal attacks against indigenous peoples, the rainforest and water security Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a frontal and articulated attack underway against the indigenous peoples, the traditional communities of the Amazon, the integrity of the Amazon rainforest, the water security of all ...
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  13 December 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Christmas lights are turned on: the Catholic community intensifies its spiritual journey and its works of charity Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, on the third Sunday of Advent, the Christmas lights, lights of hope, illuminated the different parishes of Beijing, with great emotion of the faithful, who were able to return to the ...
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  13 December 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Raï: the Cathedral inaugurated in Bahrain shows that the “Lebanese formula”, in crisis here for us, flourishes elsewhere Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The consecration and inauguration of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia in the Kingdom of Bahrain is a powerful "sign of the times". It highlights the fruits of dialogue between Christians and ...
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  11 December 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The contribution of the Pontifical Mission Societies in preparation for the Synod Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The "common thread" of the days of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Uganda, which took place at the Shrine of the Martyrs of Uganda in recent days, comes from the Syno ...
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  11 December 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Believing in life and becoming multipliers of goodness and hope", the Camillians strengthen their missionary commitment Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "How can a people of 12 million inhabitants survive despite the natural catastrophe which, on August 14, 2021 (see Fides, 25/8/2021) devastated the cities of southern Haiti, but even more ...
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  10 December 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Professional opportunities for young people, thanks to a training center run by the Church Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - Religious authorities, supporters, educators, former and current students of the Rural and Artisan Center of Guibéroua (C.R.A.G.) attended the closing service of the Centre's 55th annivers ...
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  10 December 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - President of the Episcopal Conference: Mission is a priority Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Argentine Church faces a number of challenges in the years to come. This was confirmed by the President of the Argentine Bishops' Conference (CEA), Bishop Oscar Ojea of San Isidro after ...
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  10 December 2021
  AFRICA/GAMBIA - Hopes for reconciliation and development after the elections Banjul (Agenzia Fides) - "As a Catholic Church we have observed the electoral process very closely, and after the first few days we can say that it was democratic and that the rules were respected. Observers such as the ...