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  25 June 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Filipino Bishops praise the contribution of former president Benigno Aquino jr for human dignity and democracy Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Philippines praise the contribution offered to the life of the nation by the former President of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino jr III, who has just passed away: "The Bishop ...
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  25 June 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Catholic Churches are preparing to consecrate the Middle East for the Holy Family of Nazareth Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Churches present in Middle Eastern Countries are preparing to celebrate the first "Day of Peace in the East" on Sunday, June 27, which this year will also be characterized by a spe ...
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  25 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Six new Salesian priests, "gift and hope for the nation" Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "The ordination of six new Salesian priests is a great gift and hope for the nation. The mission of each of them is to announce and live the Gospel and to be a Good Shepherd in this time of cri ...
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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Pope joins the Consecration of the Middle East to the Holy Family: Middle Eastern Christians are witnesses and guardians of the faith of the Apostles Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Churches present in Middle Eastern countries are preparing unanimously to consecrate the Middle East to the Holy Family of Nazareth, and the Successor of Peter joins his brothers in ...
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  24 June 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Day of prayer and mission: the Brazilian missionary Church in Mozambique Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Commission for the Missions of the Bishops' Conference of Brazil (CNBB) and the Pontifical Mission Societies, are promoting the fourth edition of the "Day of Prayer and Mission" fo ...
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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Solidarity commitment of the Malaysian Church to fight the pandemic Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCM) has provided for the donation of one million Malaysian rupees (approximately US $ 241,000) to the anti-COVID-19 Solidarity Fund, launched b ...
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  24 June 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Violence and destruction in Tombura County: : the local Church's call for peace Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "Nobody knows what the real reasons are for the clashes that are taking place in our County of Tombura and Ri-Yubu", reports to Agenzia Fides Mgr. Eduardo Hijboro Kussala, bishop of the d ...
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  24 June 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops of the Pacific and the south-western region: "It is time for significant changes, in justice and reconciliation" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of the population of African origin, indigenous and mestizo living in the territories of the Pacific and south-western Colombia, continues to worry the Pastors of the Church present ...
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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - No to the reinstatement of the death penalty: the Church supports human dignity and the option for life Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Every person is precious as he is created in the image and likeness of God. Therefore, we firmly and unequivocally oppose the attempts of the current Congress to restore the death penalty in our ...
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  24 June 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - Hostages of Ségué parish released, including parish priest Fr. Dougnon Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Léon Dougnon, parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ségué, kidnapped on June 21 on the road that connects Ségué to San, in the Mopti region, in central Mali (see Fides, 23/6/2021) ha ...
• 24 June 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - Appointment of Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, the Reverend John Baptist Attakruh, of the clergy of Sekondi-Takoradi, until now apostolic administrator s ...
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  23 June 2021
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The generosity of the Spanish for the missions, in a year marked by the difficulties of the pandemic Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the financial year, the National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Spain presented the "Activity Report 2020", which reports what the PMS have done in Spain in ...
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  23 June 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Mgr. Lazzaro You Heung-sik: "The Pope's visit to North Korea would be a turning point for peace" Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - He is the first Korean bishop in the Roman Curia: Lazarus You Heung-sik, 69, was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy by Pope Francis. He was ordained a priest for the diocese ...
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  23 June 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops: "Today more than ever, our societies need peacemakers" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "After celebrating one of the most significant electoral processes in our history, we call on everyone, regardless of the results of the votes, to build a future, based on the ability to wor ...
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  23 June 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Synod to elect the new Patriarch of Cilicia of the Catholic Armenians begins Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Wednesday, June 23, the Synod of Bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church, called to elect the successor of the Armenian Catholic Patriarch Krikor Bedros XX Ghabroyan, who died ...