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  4 October 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - La Voz de la Selva, the Catholic radio that listens and spreads the cry and hopes of the Amazon Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - "We are honored for the recognition of this award and at the same time we feel committed to pursuing the same line as our leader, Oraldo Reátegui director, presenter and press officer of the Am ...
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  4 October 2021
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Beatification of Pauline Jaricot announced Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - Pauline Jaricot will be blessed on May 22, 2022. This was announced by the Secretary General of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in France, Gaëtan Boucharlat de Chazotte, through a video mes ...
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  2 October 2021
  VATICAN - Urbaniana University: for the first time the new General Secretary is a nun, a Scalabrinian missionary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Pietra Luana (Etra) Modica, Scalabrinian, is the new Secretary General of the Pontifical Urbaniana University. The appointment was signed by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokin Tagle, Prefec ...
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  2 October 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Missio Italia's social campaign "#nonpossiamotacere" (We cannot be silent) starts in October Rome (Agenzia Fides) - With the start of Missionary October, the social campaign "#nonpossiamotacere" was launched by the Missio Foundation (National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy) with the dioce ...
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  2 October 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 takes shape and life Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - At last, tents for vaccination against Covid have been set up adjacent to the Yirol and Rumbek hospitals with all the equipment in operation, vans, scooters and bicycles ready to leave and reach t ...
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  2 October 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - March October 3 in favor of women and human life: for the Bishops it is "an expression of love for women and for life" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the national march in favor of women and human life to be held on Sunday October 3 in many cities of the country, promoted by many civil society organizations, the Bishops ...
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  2 October 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Creating a better world: the challenge for teachers Boroko (Agenzia Fides) - "Jesus was the greatest teacher of all time, but he was misunderstood even by his own disciples, who were afraid to ask him questions. The same goes for us teachers. When our students do not unde ...
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  1 October 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National survey (ENCOVI): poverty at the highest levels, employment decreases, only 5% of emigrants return Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In the last year, extreme poverty has increased in Venezuela by more than 8%, formal employment has lost 1.3 million jobs and educational coverage has decreased by 5%. These are the data collect ...
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  1 October 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Mission is what unites the different expressions of the Church: the bishop of Tombura-Yambio urges the protection of priests and religious Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - In recent months, the county of Tombura has been the victim of violent clashes between the two rival forces which has led to the mass displacement of hundreds of families (see Fides, 22/9 ...
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  1 October 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Three nuns die due to Covid-19 in their service of assistance for the abandoned elderly Oruro (Agenzia Fides) - Sister María Hilda Arteaga Flores, Sister María Isabel Agip Sánchez and Sister Asunción Bravo Rivas, of the Congregation of the Hermanitas de los Ancianos Desamparados (Little Sisters of the A ...
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  1 October 2021
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Archbishop Antoniazzi: the appointment of a woman as prime minister is not just an "image campaign" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - An "image campaign"? Well, it depends on how you look at it ... ", said Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi, at the head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tunis, referring to comments and analysis of the we ...
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  1 October 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians celebrate the National Day of Prayer to remember Mahatma Gandhi New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, national hero of India, Indian Christians of all confessions celebrate a National Day of Prayer on October 2, in what was proclaimed by the Gene ...
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  1 October 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - World Mission Sunday: evangelization and missionary charity Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Evangelization and charity are an integral part of mission and the Church exists to evangelize and proclaim the love of Christ to people. This is what Father Pontian Kaweesa, National Director o ...
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  30 September 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops to the government: "No" to anti-conversion laws New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of Indian, Catholic and other Christian Bishops met with federal ministers to ask for the repeal of the anti-conversion laws, approved by governments in some states of the Indian ...
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  30 September 2021
  VATICAN - Missionary Month begins: "We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With the liturgical memorial of Saint Teresa of Lisieux, proclaimed, by Pope Pius XI, Patroness of the missions like Saint Francis Xavier, the month of October, Missionary Month, begins, wh ...