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  10 September 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appeal by the Archdiocese of Abuja to the government: "Enough violence, we need to help the poor caused by Covid-19" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask the Nigerian government to guarantee adequate security for people and their property. Where there is no peace, development cannot arise", said Fr. Benedict Ahamojie, in presenting the fina ...
• 10 September 2020
  AFRICA/SEYCHELLES - Resignation of the Bishop of Port Victoria and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Port Victoria or Seychelles, (Seychelles), presented by Bishop Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp. The Pope has appoi ...
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  9 September 2020
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "Despite the adversity, we will not leave!" video message of hope from missionaries around the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, the missionary Church shows its unanimous will to remain on mission, among the people. The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Spain are launc ...
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  9 September 2020
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Pandemic and violence in Cape Delgado: the solidarity of the Bishops of southern Africa Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The violence, loss of life and the reality of displaced persons currently unfolding in the Province of Cabo Delgado in the North of Mozambique concerns us deeply", say the Members of the Standin ...
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  9 September 2020
  AMERICA/CUBA - For the first time the media have broadcast the religious feast of the Virgin of Charity Havana (Agenzia Fides) - Cuban television broadcast the solemn Eucharist in honor of the Virgin of Charity, Patroness of Cuba, celebrated yesterday morning, September 8, in her sanctuary in El Cobre, a town near the city ...
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  9 September 2020
  AFRICA - "No to violence and yes to peace": appeal by African Bishops a year after Pope Francis' visit Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Peace, Hope and Reconciliation. These are the key words of the visit made by Pope Francis a year ago in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, from 4 to 10 September 2019 (see Fides, 4/9/2019), reca ...
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  9 September 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - A Bishop in the National Unity Plan Committee, "to build harmony and the common good" Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - "I live this appointment as a service to the common good to help the government promote peace, harmony, understanding, solidarity and work for development": as Agenzia Fides learns, with these w ...
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  9 September 2020
  ASIA / PAKISTAN - Christian sentenced to death for "blasphemy"; the Church calls for a government campaign for minority rights Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A court in Lahore, capital of the Punjab province of Pakistan, sentenced a Christian man to death for committing "blasphemy": Asif Pervaiz, 37, has been in prison since 2013 on charges of having ...
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  8 September 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholic hospitals treat patients with ventilators donated by the Holy See Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis has sent a ventilator for the intensive care unit as a gift. It is a blessing for us. It will be very useful for assisting coronavirus patients": says to Agenzia Fides Father Kamal C ...
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  8 September 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - In the Week of Peace, new complaints on the violation of human rights in Chocó Quibdò (Agenzia Fides) - The department of Chocó is one of the Colombian territories most affected by the scourge of violence (see Fides, 10/6/2020; 13/1/2020). The Bishops of the dioceses of Quibdó, Istmina-Tadó and ...
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  8 September 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Bishops call on social media to preach hope Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Malawi seriously believes that in compliance with the severe containment measures of Covid-19, including social distancing, Christians must continue to evangelize also t ...
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  8 September 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - One month of the presidential elections, a conference on "prevention and peaceful management of conflicts" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Prevention and peaceful management of conflicts", is the theme of the conference held on 6 September at Notre Dame de la Tendresse de la Riviera Golf parish in the archdiocese of Abidjan, orga ...
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  8 September 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Christians and Muslims united to celebrate and act in the "Season of Creation" Puerto Princesa (Agenzia Fides) - In the spirit of building the common good together, Christian and Muslim volunteers come together to celebrate and live the "Season of Creation", announced by Pope Francis, which began o ...
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  8 September 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Protests by Bishops and Caritas for violence against humanitarian workers Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela and Caritas Venezuela "firmly reject the violation of the rights and deprivation of freedom of humanitarian ...
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  8 September 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The National Director of the PMS: "The recognition of the legal personality of the Church is a step forward for a fruitful collaboration" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very happy because the Church has seen its legal personality recognized", says to Agenzia Fides Don Isidore Sola Nombrè, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Burki ...