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  6 February 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Covid-19 seriously affects Malawi; even the Church is affected Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The pastoral office of the Archdiocese of Blantyre has canceled the celebrations of the Day of Consecrated Life and of the Pontifical Missionary Union at the archdiocesan level scheduled for Fe ...
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  6 February 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - The missionary kidnapped 4 years ago: "We ask the kidnappers to release Sister Gloria as soon as possible" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate is currently praying a special novena of prayer for the release of Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez. Indeed, February 7 will mark the 4t ...
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  6 February 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Wave of violence in Darfur amid situation exacerbated by pandemic El Geneina (Agenzia Fides) - There are more than 130,000 displaced people who have fled the recent violent attacks that are currently isolating the city of El Geneina, capital of the West Darfur state. The demonstrators ...
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  5 February 2021
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Coronavirus pandemic: Aid organizations are trying to curb the spread of the virus Muhura (Agenzia Fides) - The health crisis in Rwanda has escalated in the past few days. On February 1, a total of 15,400 infections were registered with peak of up to 300 new infections per day. "There are three hospita ...
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  5 February 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur to all citizens: "Let's promote fraternity" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - All Malaysians, men and women of various religions and ethnicities, are called to do their part to promote human fraternity, said Archbishop Julian Leow, at the head of the diocesan communi ...
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  5 February 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Arrival of thousands of Venezuelans in the country and assistance from Caritas, the phenomenon does not stop Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to the "EuroPana" international assistance program, it has been possible to provide support to more than 36,000 Venezuelans who have emigrated to Peru in the framework of food security, ...
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  5 February 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - World Day of Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking: "Dignity and freedom of every individual must be respected" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to "unite our voices and our prayers" for the victims of human trafficking, a crime aggravated by the pandemic, comes from the Bishops of Argentina on the occasion of the World Da ...
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  5 February 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Launch of the Year dedicated to Saint Joseph, "model for the family, the Church and society" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "I am sending you to be missionaries of St. Joseph in the Archdiocese of Karachi in order to reach all the parishes and communities; you can organize meetings and pastoral activities on the life ...
• 5 February 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Archdiocese of Kinshasa celebrates World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "In his encyclical Fratelli Tutti, the Holy Father invites us to consider us all as brothers and sisters. This is a great challenge, especially for consecrated persons like us, who have been ca ...
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  5 February 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarch Sako: our priests are good, criticism without charity is bad for the Church Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The priests of the Chaldean Church are also only people with their personal limits, but the vast majority of them exercise their priestly ministry with devotion and generosity, to the point of e ...
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  4 February 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo's appeal: release arrested leaders and resume dialogue Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The elected representatives of our people belonging to the National League for Democracy (NLD) are under arrest. So are many writers, activists and youth. I urge you, respect their rights and re ...
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  4 February 2021
  AMERICA/CANADA - Quebec's Foreign Missions: 100 years at the service of the Gospel Quebec (Agenzia Fides) - "To be a hundred years old for a person is a real event. Reaching its first centenary for a missionary society is a short time, but deserves to be underlined as a humble contribution to the sprea ...
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  4 February 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Day of Human Fraternity, Archbishop Arshad: need to build a peaceful society in Pakistan Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The International Day of Human Fraternity is a milestone for humanity that will motivate everyone in Pakistan to promote peace, harmony, inclusion, tolerance, understanding, solidarity and br ...
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  4 February 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception on the outskirts of Bamako: welcoming mothers in difficulty Badalabougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 pandemic is slowing down all our activities. We have suffered as a result of the closure of churches and the cessation of various activities. This time of forced rest was long ...
• 4 February 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Kampala Document - The guidelines to relaunch evangelization in Africa Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) – The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has on January 28, 2020 launched the Kampala Document which captures the experiences of the bishops of the Church in Af ...