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  2 September 2020
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "The peace agreement is good, but all the armed groups must join it" says the Archbishop of Khartoum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "I do not know if we can call this agreement comprehensive because some other armed forces in Sudan are still out and I hear they haven’t accepted to sign. A peace agreement becomes comprehen ...
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  2 September 2020
  AFRICA/BENIN - The training of seminarians of the Centro de Brésillac of Calavì during the Coronavirus period Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - Confinement for everyone, external commitments interrupted, house closed to parish groups and ecclesial movements that spent their days of retreat and formation there. In Benin, the number of co ...
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  2 September 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops to the faithful, put to the test by the pandemic: "Let's not lose hope. The crisis can bring out the best in us" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The current crisis linked to Covid-19 can bring out the best in us all. The fear and suffering, anxiety and uncertainty we experience today are caused not only by the new coronavirus, but also b ...
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  1 September 2020
  AFRICA/TOGO - A missionary from the diocese of Sokodé: "Again confined even if it is impossible to comply with health measures" Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "Curfew from 6.30 pm to 5 am and again the closure of places of worship. The cities of Adjengré, Sokodé, Tchamba are again in confinement", writes to Fides Father Silvano Galli, priest of th ...
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  1 September 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - Bishops denounce uncontrollable violence: "An attack on life, justice and peace" Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "We, the Catholic Bishops of Haiti, strongly condemn the assassination of Monferrier Dorval, President of the Bar of Port-au-Prince, as well as all the latest assassinations with firearms ...
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  1 September 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Card. Bo’s appeal for the elections: "Active participation is essential. Vote for true federalism" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "These are difficult times. My prayer accompanies each of you as you face the challenge of the pandemic. God will protect our nation. Now we are approaching another election in November. This cal ...
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  1 September 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Heavy floods in the province of Sindh: Catholic volunteers to help the needy and displaced Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "While we are experiencing the Covid-19 emergency, heavy rains of this monsoon season have hit the province of Sindh, especially the great metropolis of Karachi, capital of the province. It is t ...
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  1 September 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Presidential elections in October; Cardinal Kutwa calls for respect for law and for dialogue Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The socio-political life of our Country has entered a dangerous curve. With the presidential elections approaching, we are forced to note the radicalization of the positions of both sides, whic ...
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  31 August 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Land and territory continue to be a matter of controversy La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Mining, expansion of the agricultural frontier and community family production system, were the pillars of Martín Torrico's presentation, during the second discussion "Amazonia and indigenous pe ...
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  31 August 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - New minor Seminary in Kalimantan Banjarmasin (Agenzia Fides) - Young people attracted by the Gospel and eager to discover their vocation to the priesthood have a place that will accompany their human and spiritual growth: in southern Kalimantan - provin ...
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  31 August 2020
  VATICAN - Card. Tagle for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: The "pandemic of love and solidarity" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "As followers of Christ, we share the role of guardians of God's creation and our well-being is linked to the well-being of Mother Earth": this is what Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Presiden ...
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  31 August 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur: taking care of each other is the vocation of the nation Kuala Lunmpur (Agenzia Fides) - "This year will be remembered by many as the year where we all had to make radical changes. With many of our plans cancelled, our schedules cleared, and friends and family members distance ...
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  31 August 2020
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Covid-19: the Church promotes a radio program of spiritual and psychological assistance Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Amidst the effects of Covid-19 on people, the Pastoral department for Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has launched a counselling and radio-based group therapy program. The program d ...
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  31 August 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Mgr. Sipuka's appeal: "Let's mobilize against the 'pandemic of corruption' that is devouring Covid-19 funds" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - We must take charge of the "pandemic" of corruption. There is a feeling that South Africa is going towards the direction of being known for corruption as a country", denounces His Exc. Mgr. ...
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  25 August 2020
  ASIA / PAKISTAN - Minority leaders: "Religious intolerance and extremism are growing in Pakistan" Karachi (Agenzia Fides): “The issue of extremism and insecurity is the main problem for religious minorities living in Pakistan. Day after day, the religious minorities of Pakistan face aggression, while the effects of ...