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  19 October 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop of Bangalore refuses to collect data on the activities of Christian missionaries Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian churches are critical of the plans of the government of the Indian state of Karnataka to conduct special research and collection of data on the activities of missionaries and emp ...
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  19 October 2021
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Here being a priest counts, people welcome you with respect and offer to help you": missionaries ready to share the Gospel Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "It is still a bit early to express my assessments and impressions, because in reality, since I have been here, I have moved very little from our house of the Society for African Missions (SMA) i ...
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  19 October 2021
  AFRICA/eSWATINI - SACBC delegation visits the country and calls for dialogue Manzini (Agenzia Fides) - "We make this proposal for a dialogue that is considered useful by all, on the basis of the words of Pope Francis, who asks all components of society to work together for dialogue, reconciliatio ...
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  19 October 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Synod of Bishops on Synodality: For a Church on the move under the sign of mission Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Myanmar regards the Synod as a "fruitful opportunity to reconsider its character as a Church on the move, which is really missionary": This is what the Catholic Dioceses ...
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  18 October 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Abolition of the death penalty: a civil society campaign Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign for the abolition of the death penalty, launched by civil society and embraced by Christian Churches and organizations, is intensifying in Indonesia. Several Indonesian civil soci ...
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  18 October 2021
  AMERICA - Church conference on Amazon receives legal personality: CELAM expresses “joy and hope” Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "With joy and hope we received great news: Pope Francis has recognized the Church Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) as a public ecclesiastical legal personality", said the Board of the Council of ...
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  18 October 2021
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - The Superior of the mission: "New creative forms of evangelizing" Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - The presence of the Catholic Church in Turkmenistan "is a very humble little flock in a land with an Islamic majority and for this reason it must keep a low profile, but this does not represent ...
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  18 October 2021
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Spiral of violence in the English-speaking regions, the Bishops: "Life does not seem to have any more value" Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with the deepest dismay and great sorrow that we, the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda, have received the terrifying news of the brutal killing of Enondiale Tehuengia Car ...
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  18 October 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Monsignor Centellas: "it is important to work on laws that give priority to work, seeking the well-being of those most in need" Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - The Minister of the Presidency of the Bolivian government, María Nela Prada, has announced that the government has decided to withdraw the bill against the legitimization of illicit profits, to a ...
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  18 October 2021
  VATICAN - The training course "Communication is Mission" is underway, starting from Christ, "perfect communicator" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The multimedia training course entitled "Communication is Mission" was inaugurated, promoted by the Faculty of Institutional Social Communication of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cr ...
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  16 October 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Almaty: it is time to promote the role of the laity in the Church Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "In Kazakhstan as everywhere else, the Mother Church must do everything, and even what seems impossible, to meet her children whether they are baptized or not, because it is difficult for anyone ...
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  16 October 2021
  AFRICA/RWANDA - World Mission Sunday marks the start of a special jubilee Year Kigali (Agenzia Fides) - In Rwanda, the celebration of World Mission Sunday (October 24, 2021) will also mark the opening of a special Jubilee Year which, in full harmony and communion with the Holy See and the universal ...
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  16 October 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Managua's "Justice and Peace" denounces the "manipulation, politicization and management" of the pandemic Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "We share with all the people the pain and sorrow caused by the high rate of infections and deaths caused by the pandemic", while "we thank all the countries and international organizations that ...
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  16 October 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Bishop of Lira to priests: "Always stay focused and firm to overcome challenges" Lira (Agenzia Fides) - "The vocation to serve as a priest is a commitment that must be embraced with love and perseverance in the midst of challenges". This is what the Bishop of the diocese of Lira, Mgr. Sanctus Lino Wa ...
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  16 October 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Government continues militarization and repression of migrants, resulting in human rights violations Ciudad Juarez (Agenzia Fides) - "We make a respectful but energetic appeal to the government of Mexico to abandon the repression against migrants and respect its constitutional mandate to make the human rights of all ef ...