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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 ...
• 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 ...
• 5 March 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - More than 25 priests and 60 nuns, Catholic nurses and doctors died of respiratory problems in two months due to the pandemic Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "In two months, more than 25 Priests and 60 Nuns, Catholic nurses and doctors have died of respiratory problems", said Fr. Charles Kitima, Secretary General of the Bishops' Conference of T ...
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  4 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal from an Indonesian Jesuit for ASEAN mediation in the context of the Burmese crisis Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "First of all, I think that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar these days is very worrying. An increasing number of civilian demonstrators are being killed by the military. This violence must ...
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  4 March 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops on the upcoming elections: "For a democratic and just Bolivia" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "But you, brothers, do not be remiss in doing good" (2 Thess 3:13). With this exhortation taken from the second letter of the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians, the Bishops' Conference of Bolivia ...
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  4 March 2021
  ASIA/THAILANDIA - Condivisione con i bambini disabili alla "Casa degli Angeli" di Pak Kret ASIA/THAILAND - Sharing with disabled children at the "House of Angels" in Pak Kret Nonthaburi (Agenzia Fides) - Andreina Volpi is a member of the Pope John XXIII Association of Rimini, currently present in Thailand whe ...
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  4 March 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - "Selvas Amazónicas": Dominican Order launches new magazine Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - With the magazine “Selvas Amazónicas”, the Dominican Order is launching a new magazine that aims to report and analyze the reality of the communities in the Amazon forest in which Dominican ...