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  18 November 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Despite the economic and social crisis and the pandemic, vocations to the priesthood increase Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The work of promoting vocations in Venezuela is bearing fruit. This year, despite the full social and economic crisis that the country is going through, aggravated by the pandemic situation caus ...
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  18 November 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Exhibition on the 100th birthday of Pope John Paul II: "A Pope of Dialogue" Nursultan (Agenzia Fides) - "John Paul II was an incomparable religious leader and a tireless advocate of dialogue between peoples, religions, cultures and civilizations. The importance of dialogue was one of the main re ...
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  18 November 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Catholic education: Ministry of Education wants cooperation La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Minister of Education, Adrián Quelca, met for talks with representatives of the Catholic educational institutions in Bolivia under the direction of the Military Bishop Fernando Basc ...
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  18 November 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Child marriages: Bishops welcome government ban Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Child marriage is a sad reality that dehumanizes, exploits and abuses girls. We welcome the new bill banning child marriages in the Philippines, praising its timely approval": said Bishop Rex An ...
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  18 November 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - the Bishops: "We are concerned about the strong impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the poor" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very much concerned about the financial burdens that are facing all of us, especially the poor who cannot afford the medical bills for those who are sick and funeral costs for those who ...
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  18 November 2020
  EUROPE/AZERBAIJAN - Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan's President promises protection for Armenian churches and monasteries Stepanakert (Agenzia Fides) - After the signing of the armistice between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which ended the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh with Russian mediation, there are fears about the fate of Armenian churches an ...
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  18 November 2020
  VATICAN - Appointment of members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as members of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples His Eminence Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.J., president of the Pontifical Counci ...
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  17 November 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Associations write to the UN: investigation into the murder of a Catholic catechist by the military Timika (Agenzi Fides) - A group of Indonesian Catholic and lay associations sent a letter to the United Nations to involve the UN Commissions in charge of human rights and extrajudicial executions in the case of the murd ...
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  17 November 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Solidarity with Venezuelan migrants: reasons, suffering and proposals in a report by RED CLAMOR, UNHCR and CELAM San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) - "Let’s overcome the barrier of indifference, let’s create awareness of the precious contribution that Venezuelan refugees and migrants give to the Country that welcomes them. Let us learn ...
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  17 November 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Celebration of National Day of Peace Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We know that we have managed to avoid the worst, but the management of the current period is essential" said Madeleine Yao, President of PLCRD, the platform of religious leaders for peace, reco ...
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  17 November 2020
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The work of " Boys' Town": The growth of young people to build a better society Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - "Boys' Town", managed by the Catholic youth pastoral movement "YouthReach", activated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore for needy and vulnerable young people and children, has celebrate ...
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  17 November 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishop's task is to "continue to bring healing and hope to the people of our time" shaken by crises Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Admitting that people’s faith in God “has been shaken” by the pandemic and related economic turmoil, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez called on his fellow bishops to take the news ...
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  17 November 2020
  ASIA/JORDAN - Elections, seats reserved for Christians assigned to nine men. The number of women in Parliament decreases Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The nine newly elected within the framework of parliamentary seats reserved for Christians are all men and they belong to different Churches and ecclesial communities. The official and definitive ...
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  17 November 2020
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops condemn secessionist disturbances in Ghana Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Recent political disturbances in the Volta Region of Ghana have caused many to wonder if Ghana is truly a peaceful nation. The Volta Region which was once part of Togo in the colonial era has been ...
• 17 November 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as vicar apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador, with episcopal character, the Reverend Jaime Oswaldo Castillo Villacrés, of the clergy of the diocese of Loja, until no ...