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  16 February 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Overcoming Divisions: The Ecumenical Fraternity Campaign Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB) and the National Council of Christian Churches (Conic) are opening the fifth edition of the "Ecumenical Fraternity Campaign" (CFE) on Ash Wednesday, Feb ...
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  16 February 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Protests by Christians after the introduction of compulsory Hindu rites and prayers in public and private schools New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Within the federal territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, in western India, in all schools, students of all levels will have the obligation to celebrate Vasant Panchami (Hindu ...
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  16 February 2021
  EUROPE - Churches of Europe in prayer for the victims of the pandemic during Lent St. Gallen (Agenzia Fides) - From Ash Wednesday, and throughout Lent, the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences of the European continent invite people to pray for the victims of the pandemic. As the note sent to Agenz ...
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  16 February 2021
  VATICAN - Pope Francis commemorates the martyrs killed in Libya: "They have received the greatest gift that a Christian can receive" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The 21 martyrs of Libya killed by Daesh jihadists on a beach not far from the Libyan city of Sirte said shortly before they died: "Lord Jesus!". In confessing the name of Jesus while they were bein ...
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  15 February 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - A new church in Northeast India for the Jubilee of Faith Tangsa (Agenzia Fides) - The opening of a new church marks the celebration of 25 years of the presence of faith in a district in the diocese of Miao, in north-eastern India. The faithful of the village of Hetlong, in the ...
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  15 February 2021
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - African catechists, teachers of the Catholic faith Foya (Agenzia Fides) - "I feel the responsibility of evangelization and I like to consider myself a 'teacher of the Catholic faith'. In all my action, I feel sent for this mission". Buster Bockarie Junior is a young cate ...
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  15 February 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Church and coronavirus pandemic: "We need the creative courage of St. Joseph" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Mexican Catholic Multimedia Center (CCM), from the first case in April 2020 to January 2021, a total of 172 priests, 5 bishops, 10 deacons and 7 religious died in the countr ...
• 15 February 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and succession of bishop of Dibrugarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Dibrugarh, India, presented by Bishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. He is succeeded by Bishop Albert Hemrom, u ...
• 15 February 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of bishop of Lisala Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has appointed the Revered Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal'Etumba, of the clergy of Kinshasa, until now secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Divine Worship and the Discipl ...
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  15 February 2021
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Despite the coronavirus pandemic: Copts celebrate the sixth anniversary of the massacre of Coptic martyrs in Libya Samalut (Agenzia Fides) - The social distancing measures also planned in Egypt to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic did not prevent celebrating, even if in a sober and limited way, the 6th anniversary of the massacre o ...
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  15 February 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Pope's thanks to Colombia for its action in favor of migrants at the Angelus Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "I always look with gratitude on the dedication of those who collaborate in favor of migrants. - said the Holy Father after yesterday's Angelus, Sunday 14 February -. I thank all of you for what ...
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  15 February 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Rise of the "Civil Disobedience Movement": appeal to stop the arrests of citizens Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Our appeal is to stop the illegal arrests of citizens made during the night. We will continue to nurture the Civil Disobedience Movement that thousands of people of good will, of all cultures, s ...
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  13 February 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Karaganda: "Blessed Bukowiński, the deep root of the Kazakh Church and its vocational flowering" Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "Along the path of history, the Church is continually regenerated and brought forward by the saints and their testimony. Blessed Wladyslaw Bukowiński was an active and profound root of the fl ...
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  13 February 2021
  ASIA - Poverty and risks of a "lost generation" due to the pandemic Singapore (Agenzia Fides) – What impact will the Covid-19 pandemic have in the short-term future in Asia? What are its effects on poverty, a plague that not only affects the Asian continent, but as can be seen in the p ...
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  13 February 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bangladesh minority groups demand reading of scriptures at start of parliament session Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – The organisations for the minority religious groups of Bangladesh have demanded reading of scriptures of all the four major religions of Bangladesh at the beginning of parliament sessions and st ...