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  9 March 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Colombian missionary killed in road accident Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) - Father Manuel Ubaldo Jáuregui Vega, 36, Xaverian missionary from Yarumal (Institute for Foreign Missions of Yarumal), born in Cúcuta, Colombia, was assassinated in Zango, in the municipality of ...
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  9 March 2021
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Demonstrations against corruption among politicians and mismanagement of the pandemic Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - For four days, demonstrations, even violent, have followed in the capital of Paraguay, Asunción, aimed at protesting against the corruption of local politicians and against the management of t ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Catholic leaders: "We will not stop asking for truth and justice for the 2019 attacks" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "We will not stop asking for truth and justice regarding the 2019 attacks. The authorities must commit to finding the culprits and those responsible for the massacres". This is what Cardinal Mal ...
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  9 March 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Combat killings linked to the victim's gender through integral education based on the dignity of women, protection of life and gender equality Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Each new case of murder linked to the sex of the victim shakes Argentinian society. In fact, 82% of these murders take place in the context of domestic violence and 60% occur in the victim' ...
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  9 March 2021
  AFRICA - JRS calls for equity in vaccine distribution Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Equal access to vaccinations is necessary to ensure public health for all in society. We cannot heal and move forward until all of us, including forcibly displaced people, are vaccinated", Fr. Tho ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The religious stop the military: "Every life is precious. Do not kill" Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask not to kill. This is why we have turned to the military. We fear that police officers will kill more young demonstrators. Our presence as people of faith, peacemakers, may help them st ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish media comment on Pope's visit to Iraq Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The media in Turkey did not ignore Pope Francis' visit to neighboring Iraq. Very different comments and analyzes were published. In addition to reports on the possible contribution of the papal t ...
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  9 March 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Explosions in military barracks: the number of victims rises to 98 Malabo (Agenzia Fides) - The official number of deaths in the explosions that occurred on Sunday, March 7th, in the military barracks in Bata, the most populous city and economic capital of Equatorial Guinea, rises to a ...
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  9 March 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - No school meals during the pandemic: Millions of children at risk of hunger all over the world Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - The protraction of the Coronavirus pandemic continues to hit the most vulnerable groups. According to a report published by the World Food Program (WFP), there are around 370 million children worl ...
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  8 March 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Call for dialogue by the Church after the violent demonstrations in Formosa against the return to lockdown in the fight against Covid-19 Formosa (Agenzia Fides) - Tension and violence continue in Formosa, both in the city and in this Argentine province on the border with Paraguay after provincial authorities ordered a total lockdown as part of the fight a ...
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  8 March 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Testimony of the women of Doctors with Africa CUAMM Padua (Agenzia Fides) - Women are at the center of Doctors with Africa CUAMM's commitment to health. To pay homage and witness their great and constant commitment, on the occasion of March 8, the organization shared the ...
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  8 March 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Women on mission": women at the forefront of the Church's mission Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "This is its mission: to be an instrument of love in a polarized world permeated by hatred! Women are at the forefront of the mission". This is what the Counselor of the Episcopal Pastoral Comm ...
• 8 March 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appointment of bishop of Rumbek Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Rumbek, South Sudan, the Reverend Fr. Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.J., until now vicar general of the diocese of Malakal. Msgr. Chr ...
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  8 March 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Protection of minors and vulnerable people: a challenge for the Church Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Protection of minors and vulnerable people in the Church in Ivory Coast" is the central theme of a training session organized by the Bishops' Conference of Ivory Coast in collaboration with the ...
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  8 March 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Call of Catholics for the independence of the Commission for Minorities from the government Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - “The working style of the National Commission for Minorities has so far been unsatisfactory. The themes of the meetings have not been made public so far and there are members of the Committee ...