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  28 October 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Servants of the Poor: restoring dignity to the destitute who "hide out of shame" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "In San Pedro, where our house was built, there was a mountain of garbage, but around the landfill there were the houses where the poor who work with garbage live. They are the 'scavengers', the ...
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  28 October 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Reopening of the churches from November 2: the Bishops recall that Mass "is not a simple meeting" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Peru informed the national community about the "gradual opening of churches to gradually return to the normality of liturgical and sacramental life" in November. After 7 months of cl ...
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  28 October 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - A parish priest in Vicuña Mackenna killed, probably for theft Córdoba (Agenzia Fides) - "Dear brothers: I wish to communicate that, following a robbery, Father Coqui Vaudagna was killed. Let us pray for his eternal rest, so that God may console his family": thus Msgr. Adolfo Urion ...
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  28 October 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Faith-based media united to launch appeals for peace in view of the October 31 elections Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "After praying for peace on Wednesday, October 14, side by side, we are initiating common broadcasts to arouse in the members of different faith communities and in all Ivorians, liberating energ ...
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  28 October 2020
  AFRICA/CONGO - Celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Brazzaville Manifesto Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - On October 26, the Basilica of Sant'Anna in Congo hosted the Mass for the launch of the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the "Declaration of Brazzaville-Capital of Free France". The ...
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  28 October 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - In Mosul, young Muslims restore the church of Mar Toma. But the "return" of Christians remains weak Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - Young volunteers, who mostly belong to the Muslim community in Mosul, have been supporting the cleaning and restoration work of the Syrian Catholic church of Mar Toma (St. Thomas) over the past fe ...
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  28 October 2020
  VATICAN - Pope recalls violence in Cameroon: "May the guns fall silent and the safety of all be guaranteed" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of today's general audience, Pope Francis recalled the recent violence in Cameroon (see Fides, 26/10/2020). "I participate in the suffering of the families of the young students ...
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  27 October 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Health assistance for indigenous communities settled along the Guainia River from the Vicariate of Inírida Inirida (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida continues, in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, its work of assistance and proximity to some indigenous communities in the Department of Guainía. As of Nov ...
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  27 October 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Missionary Month, a circle of friendship, closeness and support: "Do not be afraid to say yes to God" Bereina (Agenzia Fides) - "The missionary world has always attracted me from an early age, I was passionate about browsing through and reading missionary magazines. I remember the Missionary Month lived in the parish and ...
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  27 October 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A Missiological Formation Space for the 2020-2021 academic year Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The International Secretariat of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PUM), within the Pontifical Mission Societies, has launched paths of collaboration with the Episcopal Conferences, on the one h ...
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  27 October 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The work of a missionary for street children in Manila, in times of pandemic Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Giving back a future to the street children of Manila: this is the commitment of the "ANAK-Tnk" Foundation, a Catholic organization led by Fr. Matthieu Dauchez, French missionari, which seeks, ac ...
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  27 October 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Violence and tensions in Chin and Rakhine States: food emergency and elections at risk Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – More than 60,000 civilians in the Burmese State of Chin are currently facing a severe food shortage due to the ongoing fighting between the national army and the Arakan Army rebels. This is wha ...
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  27 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - After the referendum: the Bishops call for dialogue in view of the drafting of the new Constitution Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - After the majority of the citizens in the referendum last Sunday, October 25th, approved the proposal to amend the constitution, the Standing Committee of the Bishops' Conference of Chile also ...
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  27 October 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate denies rumors of the Pope's “opening” to marriage for homosexual couples Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - It is completely false to say that Pope Francis expressed his approval for same-sex marriage, modifying the doctrine of the Catholic Church. The Chaldean Patriarchate, led by the Patriarch Cardi ...
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  27 October 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA - At least 21 dead in post-election clashes Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - According to official figures, a total of 21 people died in clashes that took place in the Republic of Guinea on October 18, following the announcement of the preliminary results of the preside ...