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  25 September 2020
  AMERICA - "Missionary disciples on the way": preparations for the 13th anniversary of the Aparecida Conference Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - During the virtual meeting of the Presidents of the 22 American Bishops' Conferences, gathered in CELAM, connected via the internet on 21 and 22 September (see Fides, 22/9/2020), the preparation ...
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  25 September 2020
  AFRICA/CHAD - Towards Mission Day - "Here we are, send us": the testimonies of religious and lay missionaries N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "Here I am, send me (Is 6,8)" is the theme of World Mission Sunday, which is to be celebrated on 18 October. But what does this invitation mean in concrete terms in the life of those who have ...
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  25 September 2020
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Letter from Cardinal Antonio Cañizares:"Let us not harden our hearts in the face of migrants and refugees" Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - "The scenes that come to mind, the situations we see or imagine are tremendous, terrible and affect our conscience. It is a dramatic situation that makes us reflect and prevents us from crossin ...
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  25 September 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Aid delivered to more than 3,500 vulnerable families in the first phase of the "Five loaves and two fish" campaign Rancagua (Agenzia Fides) - The first phase of the "Five loaves and two fish" solidarity campaign, promoted by the diocese of Rancagua, which was able to deliver aid to over 3,500 families in particular situations of need ...
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  24 September 2020
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Towards World Mission Day: "in times of coronavirus, solidarity is more important than ever" Monaco (Agenzia Fides) - The largest solidarity campaign of Catholics in the world - Missionary Month - in October 2020 takes place with the coronavirus pandemic underway. "Especially in these times of global pandemic, i ...
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  24 September 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Catholic Church and American society must recognize the historical and current contributions of the Hispanic and Latin leadership Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The "Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States of America", from September 15 to October 15, is presenting speeches and proposals for recognition both by the Church and by civil society. " ...
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  24 September 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The first basilica in Kazakhstan: "Here the roots of the Church that went through Soviet repression" Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "The title of minor basilica granted to the church of St. Joseph in Karaganda is a very important recognition for the Catholics of Kazakhstan. It is a real Sanctuary: many go there on pilgrima ...
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  24 September 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We are in the same boat, we row together": Migrant and Refugee Week Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan "We are in the same boat, we row together", the "Migrants and Refugees Week 2020" is being celebrated in Colombia from 21 to 27 September, which this year will take place virtual ...
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  24 September 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - A Nun to head Kenyan Bishops’ new national television Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A nun at the head of the project for the creation of the first national Catholic television in Kenya. Sister Agnes Lucy Lando, the director of Research and Postgraduate Studies at Kenya’s Days ...
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  24 September 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Two statues of Jesus and Mary damaged and disfigured in Andra Pradesh Mandapeta (Agenzia Fides) - Two statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary were disfigured and damaged in a Catholic parish of the archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh, a State of southern India. The two statues wer ...
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  24 September 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - The first church built in Turkish territory since 1923 erected in record time Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In the year in which in Istanbul the Turkish authorities authorize the re-use for Islamic worship of the ancient Christian basilica of Hagia Sofia and of the ancient church of San Salvatore in ...
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  24 September 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The continuous desecrations force the closure of a church Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The continuous sacrileges committed in the church of St Peter in Makurdi have forced the Bishop of the Nigerian diocese, His Exc. Mons. Wilfred Anagbe, to suspend all activities in the parish. The ...
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  23 September 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Towards Mission Day: despite Covid, missionary animation has not stopped Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "This year we celebrate World Mission Sunday (DOMUND) in the midst of the Covid -19 epidemic and also during this time God accompanies us through the Pontifical Mission Societies of Ecuador. Our m ...
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  23 September 2020
  ASIA - The Bishops of Asia: live with hope in times of pandemic Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic communities scattered throughout Asia are called to "live with hope in times of pandemic": this is what is stated in a message released by the Federation of the Asian Bishops' Conferenc ...
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  23 September 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - "The abortion bill is contrary to morality and the Constitution" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Kenya has opposed the bill on reproductive health care 2019, presented by the senator of Nakuru, Susan Kihika. In reiterating her concerns regarding the bill on serious ...