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  7 July 2021
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Haitian immigrants forbidden to take the bus or ask for rides, the Church welcomes them into the communities Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome immigrants in our temples, in the churches of our communities in Quebradas, Cifuentes and San José de Mata Guineo. How sad it is that they cannot travel by bus or that they cann ...
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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal from a Catholic politician: "No" to rules and job advertisements that discriminate and dishonor religious minorities Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "In public job postings for ecological operators and the cleaning of streets and sewers, reference is still made to the necessary requirement of 'reserved for non-Muslims'. This embarrasses me a ...
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  7 July 2021
  AFRICA/ESWANTINI - Appeals for dialogue to overcome the crisis are multiplying Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - The alarms of international organizations are multiplying over the situation in the small southern African state of Eswantini (formerly Swaziland). After the appeal for reconciliation launched a ...
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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Synod convened to elect the new Patriarch of Catholic Armenians without results Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Synod of Armenian Catholic Bishops, gathered from the evening of June 22 at the Lebanese Convent of Our Mother of Bzommar in order to elect their new Patriarch, has not so far managed t ...
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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The Asian Bishops: Father Swamy is like Gandhi, "Saint of the poor", who died "as a true disciple of Christ" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "With deep anguish and sorrow, we mourn the death of the martyr of the marginalized people, Father Stan Swamy, SJ. His last month in custody on a hospital bed till the last moments is the most ...
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  7 July 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - An indigenous catechist, defender of rights, assassinated, the diocese's complaints on the increasing violence in Chiapas are not heard San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - "With pain we have learned of the murder of our brother Simón Pedro Pérez López, an indigenous Tzozil, catechist of the parish of Santa Catarina, in Pantelho, diocese of San Cristóbal ...
• 6 July 2021
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Hwange Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July, 5th 2021, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Hwange, Zimbabwe, presented by Bishop José Alberto Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E. The Holy ...
• 6 July 2021
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Resignation and appointment of vicar apostolic of Esmeraldas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July, 5th 2021, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, presented by Bishop Eugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C. ...
• 6 July 2021
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Appointment of archbishop ad personam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On July, 5th 2021, the Holy Father conferred the title of archbishop ad personam to Bishop Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D., of the diocese of Gaborone, Botswana. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 6/7/ ...
• 6 July 2021
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Appointment of bishop of Francistown Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July, 5th 2021, the Holy Father appointed as bishop of the diocese of Francistown, Botswana, the Reverend Fr. Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D., until now parish priest of the Holy Cross pa ...
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  6 July 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's intelligence chief at work for Pope Francis' visit to North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Park Jie-won, head of South Korea's intelligence services has stated that he is working for a possible visit by Pope Francis to North Korea. As confirmed by local sources of Fides, when participat ...
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  6 July 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The kidnapping of a priest from Maiduguri has been confirmed Maiduguri (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray for the release of Fr. Elijah Juma Wada, We know that he is alive and we hope for a positive outcome of this sad story. At the moment I cannot add anything else, for obvious reasons", ...
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  6 July 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops: "Nicaragua is bleeding" due to repression, emigration, pandemic, hunger Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua, said last Sunday, July 4, that there are people in the country who "want to take power away from the Church", in the midst of the loca ...
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  6 July 2021
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - New rural mission among the Pygmies: sharing of the Gospel, education and health care Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - School and professional education and commitment in the health sector through the various health centers are an integral part of the mission among the pygmies that the religious of the Italian Pr ...
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  6 July 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Women on mission: "A missiological reflection starting from women" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The evangelizing mission of the Church around the world relies largely on the participation of women, who are at the forefront both in work in small communities and in coordinating roles in nat ...