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  7 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians welcome the new government initiative to protect religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the government's renewed commitment to the protection of religious minorities in Pakistan, especially for the protection of those falsely accused and for the protection of innocent ...
• 7 January 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 10 August 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the position of Fr. Edwin Mulandu as National Director of the Pon ...
• 7 January 2021
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 12 June 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. David Arias Guzman, CM. as National Director of the Pontifical ...
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  7 January 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The South African Church hit hard by Covid-19; Christian leaders: "Do not delay vaccines" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "We appeal to Government to pull out all the stops to ensure urgent rollout of the vaccine, which is a public good" say the Christian leaders of South Africa, in a note from the South Afric ...
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  7 January 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The analysis of the situation of the country in times of the pandemic at the center of the work of the Assembly of Bishops Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The 115th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela (CEV) begins today and will take place online, in accordance with the new regulations of the authorities of this country to lim ...
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  7 January 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch “appeals” to politicians, banks and private health institutions Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Three "appeals" to introduce a real change in one's current modus operandi, to correspond to the call for renewal of the country which is repeated to all Lebanese also by the Christian solemnity ...
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  7 January 2021
  VATICAN - Pope Francis on the Feast of the Epiphany: there is no mission without wonder Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The salvation wrought by Christ "knows no boundaries". It is not reserved for certain privileged groups, but manifests itself "for all men and all peoples". The light of Christ also has its own "me ...
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  7 January 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops are calling for cohesion and inclusion in the pandemic Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "In the fight against Covid-19, it is important that everyone works together, in solidarity and without exclusions. The virus does not respect borders, social classes and any other forms of cat ...
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  7 January 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Catholic Church ends 125th anniversary: "We must move on to a new dynamic of faith" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "January 24, 2021 marks the solemn closing of the celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the evangelization of our country and the closing of the 117th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishop ...
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  5 January 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Diocese of Keningau opens the Year of St. Joseph, the saint who teaches trust in God Keningau (Agenzia Fides) - In communion with the Pope and the universal Church, the Diocese of Keningau would like to celebrate the special year dedicated to Saint Joseph under the motto "WITH A FATHER’S HEART" (Patris ...
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  5 January 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Quibdó thanks for the aid collected and distributed during the pandemic and the winter period Quibdó (Agenzia Fides) - Mgr. Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, Bishop of the diocese of Quibdó, thanked the benefactors who supported communities in need during the Covid-19 pandemic and winter period. Quibdó is a munici ...
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  5 January 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The commitment of the Jesuits of Sahabat Insan in favor of victims of human trafficking Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Internal migrants, looking for work, but also immigrants from other neighboring countries are the privileged victims of human trafficking in Indonesia. Often they fall into the webs of organized ...
• 5 January 2021
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of bishop of Buéa, Cameroon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi, until now titular of Amudarsa and auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Bamenda, as bishop of the diocese of Buéa, Camero ...
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  5 January 2021
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Mission as the central point of priestly formation Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - From 28 to 30 December 2020, a missionary study seminar for priests who study in this ecclesiastical and academic institute was held at the "St. John Paul II" Interdiocesan Major Seminary in G ...
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  5 January 2021
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The "Way of the Holy Family" project takes off, despite the pandemic Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The "Way of the Holy Family" is "the Christmas gift that Egypt gives to the world". Even the pandemic, which has also paralyzed tourism around the world, has not stopped the great project supporte ...