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  8 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Two young people killed in the compound of the Catholic Cathedral surrounded by the military Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - "The day of 8 March was marked by a harsh repression by the security forces against young demonstrators across the country. The agents open fire and claim more victims than in recent days", a ...
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  8 March 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - A series of explosions shocks the economic capital Malabo (Agenzia Fides) - At least 17 people died and 420 were injured yesterday, Sunday 7 March, in a series of 4/5 explosions in a barrack in Bata, the most populous city and also the economic capital of Equatorial Guin ...
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  7 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Pope Francis in Mosul, Qaraqosh and Erbil: "Christ is alive and at work in his holy and faithful people" Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, that Christ is alive and at work in this, his holy and faithful people", said Pope Francis at the end of his homily in Italian at ...
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  6 March 2021
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Spanish-American Day: "Not all of our brothers and sisters in Latin America can receive the sacraments regularly" Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On the first Sunday in March, this year on March 7th, the Spanish-American Day, which focuses on relations with the local churches in Latin America. The day, organized by the Spanish Bishops' Con ...
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  6 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Buddhist monastic order to the military: call for an end to violence, it is urgent to start negotiations Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Sitagu Sayadaw of Shwe Kyin - the second most important Buddhist monastic order in Myanmar - took a stand alongside other elderly Buddhist monks in the country to call on the military junta to en ...
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  6 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Beginning of the Pope's apostolic visit to the land of Abraham Ur (Agenzia Fides) - "Here, where Abraham our father lived, we seem to have returned home". Thus, after being received in Najaf by Ayatollah Ali al Sistani (photo), Pope Francis began his speech today, in the plain of Ur ...
• 6 March 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of bishop of Matadi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Daniel Nlandu Mayi. (SL) (Agenzia Fides ...
• 6 March 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of bishop of Sibolga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Sibolga, Indonesia, the Reverend Fransiskus Tuaman Sinaga of the clergy of the same diocese, until now director of the Dian Mandala ...
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  5 March 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Testimony of a long-term Spanish missionary and the presence of Jesus Christ, the Good Samaritan Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In Spain, the Hispanic-American Day will be celebrated next Sunday and for the occasion, Agenzia Fides has received from the Archdiocese of Toledo the testimony of Father Félix Zaragoza, the o ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Church's request to postpone the elections scheduled for Easter Sunday in the State of Tripura Agartala (Agenzia Fides) - Christians living in the state of Tripura, in northeast India, are saddened by the fact that the Autonomous District Council elections are scheduled for Easter Sunday. They therefore request th ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqis waiting for the Pope, bearer of hope for all through universal solidarity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The apostolic visit of Pope Francis is an important moment, especially in this season of Lent. It is a sign of hope for Christians, a message of peace and reconciliation for the various communitie ...
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  5 March 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Threats against the Bishop of Buenaventura in a context of increasing violence and reaction of the Episcopate Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - "We express solidarity, closeness, affection and support to our brother Bishop of this diocese, Mgr. Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, following threats to his integrity and his life, to whi ...
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  5 March 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Murder of the magistrate in charge of the investigation into the murder of the Ambassador of Italy and his two companions Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The magistrate in charge of the investigation into the murder of the Italian Ambassador to Kinshasa, Luca Attanasio, policeman Vittorio Iacovacci, and their Congolese driver Mustafa Milambo, (s ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Bishop Hinder: our Christians too look to the Pope's trip to Iraq. And Muslims praise his courage Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis began his apostolic journey to Iraq, while yesterday, March 4, marked the 5th anniversary of the massacre in which in Aden, Yemen, four nuns of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcut ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal for the involvement of the Holy See in mediation launched by a Burmese Catholic lay leader Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "At this time of suffering and repression, we address a mournful appeal to Pope Francis: the Holy See must help us and get involved in mediation aimed at improving the situation of the people in ...