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  3 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 6th Brazilian Social Week: mobilize society to strengthen democracy Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The chairman of the Bishops' Conference of Brazil (CNBB), Archbishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo of Belo Horizonte (MG), recorded a video to contribute in the participation of the 6th Brazilian ...
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  3 October 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops express disappointment: Congress wants to further reduce the number of refugees Washington (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday evening, the US State Department released its report to Congress recommending the admission of a maximum of 15,000 refugees to the United States in 2021. The report is the first ...
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  3 October 2020
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Towards World Mission Sunday 2020: "Every baptized person is responsible for evangelization in the world" Bucharest (Agenzia Fides) - "In the first week of October we invite all believers in Romania to celebrate a novena for the beatification of Pauline Marie Jaricot at home as well, with which we want to revive the mission ...
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  3 October 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem: the UN and world leaders must stand up for an end to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The ongoing military conflict between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh is again leading to the death of innocent people and the flight of men and women, children and old people from the horrors ...
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  3 October 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Sokoto: "In a democracy, political leaders must reflect the diversity of the Country" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "I think even the most optimistic Nigerian must conceive that we are nowhere near coming to define the real sense of democracy", said His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto, in his s ...
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  3 October 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Platform of religious leaders for peace and reconciliation launches a series of activities during the electoral period Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The platform of faithful politicians are campaigning for peace, reconciliation, social cohesion and development (PLCRD), a few days before the presidential elections at the end of October and in ...
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  2 October 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Senate committee in Pakistan rejected a bill calling for the protection of religious minorities, but will be resubmitted Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A Senate committee in Pakistan rejected a bill calling for the protection of religious minorities and their rights which therefore will not be scheduled in the Senate's proceedings and will no ...
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  2 October 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, intimidation and fears for Turkish Armenians increase Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The resurgence of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan around the Nagorno-Karabakh region is having worrying repercussions on Armenians living in Turkey. On the evening of 29 September, ...
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  2 October 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Young Catholics launch a web platform to share the experience of faith Penang (Agenzia Fides) - "Monday of the Open Mic", where "Mic" stands for "microphone" and the acronym is MOM: this is the name of the new web platform launched by the Diocesan Youth Network of Penang, a diocese in Penin ...
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  2 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Catholics and the referendum: the testimony of each one can be a source of peace, brotherhood and unity Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - A referendum will be held in Chile on October 25th, where citizens will decide whether to amend the Constitution and what mechanism should be used to draft it if its amendment is approved (s ...
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  2 October 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards Mission Sunday: sowers of hope and mercy Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Colombia, which have responded to the Pope's call to proclaim the Gospel even in times of pandemic, have offered the 77 ecclesiastical circumscriptions in the ...
• 2 October 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Sebastien Bidiare Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 July 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Sebastien Bidiare, of the archdiocesan clergy of Conakry as Nat ...
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  2 October 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Science and faith united in the fight against Covid-19", recalls Cardinal Nzapalainga Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 pandemic is an evil to be faced with faith and reason in love. Dear brothers and sisters, we cannot take refuge in any doctrine to ignore this disease that is dangerously destroying ...
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  2 October 2020
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Covid-19: an exponential increase in the number of infections; hospitals close to collapse Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - In Uganda the number of positive coronavirus cases is growing exponentially. On September 23rd, the total number of infections was 7,064 cases throughout the country with a daily increase in the ...
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  1 October 2020
  VATICAN - Towards Mission Sunday: amidst the pandemic, mission continues Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the first day of the Missionary Month of October, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the International Secretariats of the Pontifical Mission Societies, recall that t ...