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  15 December 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Standstill in the formation of a government: Patriarch Younan recalls the shared responsibility of Christian politicians Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon the path to the formation of a new government is becoming more and more complicated, while the former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab together with three former ministers are now s ...
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  15 December 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After 12 years in prison: A Christian sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy acquitted on appeal Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Imran Masih, a 38-year-old Christian from Faisalabad, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy, was acquitted on appeal today, December 15, before the Lahore Supreme Court. The court ...
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  14 December 2020
  EUROPE/POLAND - The Star Singers: "Do not let yourself be overcome by the pandemic and do not stop helping missions and missionaries" Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - For almost 30 years, in Poland, on Saint Stephen's Day (Boxing Day), the children of Missionary Childhood are sent by their parish priests to bring the Good News and the Christmas Blessing. Shari ...
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  14 December 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In times of pandemic, "preaching and bearing witness to the Gospel are particularly important" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Today more than ever, in a time of suffering, uncertainty and loneliness caused by the pandemic, "it is now more necessary than ever to preach the Gospel with courage in daily life", said Mgr. Br ...
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  AFRICA/CHAD - Resignation and appointment of vicar apostolic of Mongo, Chad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Mongo, Chad, presented by Bishop Henri Coudray, S.J. The Holy Father has appointed the Rev ...
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  14 December 2020
  AMERICA/CUBA - Christmas message from the bishops: "Cubans want a better and more peaceful future" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - In its message for Christmas 2020, the Cuban Bishops' Conference invites "all Cubans" to use time so that "we can find the source of truth, joy and hope, because we all need to see a better and s ...
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  14 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Contradictory messages on the number of students still in the hands of the kidnappers after the attack on a school in the north of the country Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Contradictory messages arrive on the number of students of the government secondary school of Kankara, in the state of Katsina, attacked on the night between 11 and 12 December, still in the hands ...
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  14 December 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - Monks and nuns of Deir Mar Musa, the love of Christ, source of healing for humanity wounded between war and pandemic Nabek (Agenzia Fides) - "Sometimes, out of habit perhaps, we will say to God, “may your will be done”, but only rarely do we say, along with the leper, “if you wish”. Our moments of prayer are often full of ourse ...
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  14 December 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Advent of prayer, penance and charity, for a humble and simple Christmas Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw of Lahore wishes for an Advent season marked by prayer, penance and charity, expressed in a pastoral letter to the faithful in all parishes and communities. It i ...
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  14 December 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Conflict in Tigray: fate of the bishop and his collaborators in the Eparchy of Adigrat Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the fighting in the Tigray region on November 4th, there has been no reliable information about the fate of the Catholic Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin and his priests an ...
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  12 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The nation needs forgiveness and reconciliation: the Church alongside those who suffer Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Ivory Coast left civil war behind only ten years ago, and we still suffer from the wounds this conflict caused. Many problems arose from it: many citizens fled, many were arrested, others injur ...
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  12 December 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Violence in Papua: appeal for peace by Catholic priests Timika (Agenzia Fides) - With a strong appeal for dialogue and reconciliation aimed at overcoming the conflict in the Indonesian Papua region, 147 Catholic priests have signed a "moral call to justice and truth, recogniz ...
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  12 December 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Social tension and health crisis: "We need to promote fraternity and solidarity" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, in our context of social tension, we must strengthen and give priority and attention to the health emergency and the economic and social crisis affecting our country. It is time to build ev ...
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  12 December 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians in Pakistan seek justice for a Christian girl who escaped her kidnapper Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We want justice for Sheeza Maqsood, a 16-year-old Christian from Faisalabad who was kidnapped, raped, tortured, converted to Islam and forced to marry one of the four men who raped her sever ...
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  12 December 2020
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishop Valenzuela: "Abortion is a disaster" Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - Legalizing abortion would be "catastrophic" to society and one of the "fashionable" trends that are creating confusion among people. Instead, it is necessary to take care of life. This was stat ...