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  6 November 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholics mobilize for the victims of Typhoon Goni Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Churches in the Philippines opened their doors to offer help to the populations hit by the tropical storm Goni, that struck the Bicol region and other parts of the island of Luzon. The Super Ty ...
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  6 November 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Positions of the Coptic Orthodox Church against political exploitation as part of the campaign for legislative elections Sohag (Agenzia Fides) - Within the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of al Balayna there are people who are making political propaganda claiming to have had, from ecclesiastical authorities, the task of suggesting voters which ...
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  6 November 2020
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - "Children need our help": Star Singers continue their commitment with creativity and flexibility Friborg (Agenzia Fides) - "Children need our help. Let's not forget them!" is the exhortation with which the Star Singers of the Pontifical Missionary Society of Holy Childhood (POSI) are preparing to start their annual ...
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  6 November 2020
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Cardinal Tumi released shortly after his abduction Douala (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Christian Tumi, Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, who was kidnapped yesterday, November 5, around 6 pm, on the Bamenda-Kumo road (north-west), has been released. According to information se ...
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  5 November 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Towards the presidential elections with a divided opposition: Bishop of Matagalpa asks for more humility Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Humble people do not want to be at the center of attention, the humble do not try to attract attention because they are not interested in attracting attention. When humble people do good, the ...
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  5 November 2020
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP - Family month: "With Christ, defending life" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The initiative "Un paso por mi Familia" organized by the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic invite you to take part in the initiatives that protect life and promote the family. Sin ...
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  5 November 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop Oballa: the Catholic Church is deeply concerned over the rising incidences of violence in families Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The family is one of the most precious values that the Church holds and promotes. If things are right in the family, society will thrive. If things begin going wrong at the family level, societ ...
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  5 November 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Religious leaders in Yamoussoukro call for calm after post-election unrest Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - “Lately our city of Yamoussoukro has had dark and sad hours that have compromised social cohesion. In the name of God, the father of all mercy, I invite you brothers and sisters to welcom ...
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  5 November 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - US praise the Egyptian government's religious policy Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi "has taken many initiatives in the field of religious freedom, affirming that all Egyptians are citizens with equal rights, regardless of their religious af ...
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  4 November 2020
  AFRICA/MALI - A missionary: "Jihadism is fought by defeating widespread poverty" Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Jihadism is fueled by injustice, poverty and misery. Thousands of unemployed young people look for hope, which they find in an extreme form of religiosity that leads them to take up arms against ...
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  4 November 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Plenary Assembly of Bishops meets in a virtual format: the focus is on migrants and refugees Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Every year, in November, the Bishops of the United States gather for the General Assembly of the Bishops' Conference (USCCB) in Baltimore. This year's meeting will take place in a virtual for ...
• 4 November 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint John Interdiocesan Theological Seminary in Hyderabad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 17 July 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Kommareddy Marreddy, of the archdiocesan clergy of Hyderabad Re ...
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  4 November 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - After attacks on villages in the north of the country: 40 refugees die in a boat accident Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of October 31st, Islamist terrorists affiliated to the Central African Province of the Islamic State (ISCAP) carried out several attacks on some villages in the Muidumbe district o ...
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  4 November 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Trial against a monk postponed for alleged complicity with terrorist organization Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The trial against Syrian Orthodox monk Sefer Bileçen, who was charged by the Turkish judicial authorities for complicity with terrorist organizations and activities, has been postponed for almos ...
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  4 November 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Perspectives for the development of the country in the light of the Catholic social teaching Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - After the national referendum of 25 October, in which the proposal to modify the Constitution won (see Fides 27/10/2020), the V Social Congress is being held on the theme "Together towards a re ...