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  7 July 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - Bishops on new decrees: "they threaten the foundations of our society, coexistence, culture, faith and Christian morality" Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - In a note signed by the members of the Episcopal Conference of Haiti, the Bishops denounce the publication of the latest decrees of President Jovenel Moïse, which clearly attack the cult ...
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  7 July 2020
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - Bishops' letter: in the time of pandemic, Christians have "a hope to offer to the world" Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - "We are sent by Christ, by our baptism. In the face of this pandemic, this world, capable of great generosity, is also caught up in doubt. Let us offer the world our solidarity, our hope and th ...
• 7 July 2020
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Appointment of the national Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies ad interim Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 31, 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed His Exc. Mgr. Georges Colomb, MEP, Bishop of La Rochelle as Nation ...
• 7 July 2020
  AFRICA/INDIAN OCEAN - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Michel Moura Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 18, 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr Michel Moura, of the diocesan clergy of Port Louis as National ...
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  7 July 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Heads of the Churches of Jerusalem: "radical groups" threaten the Christian presence in the Holy City Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Jewish "radical groups" committed to acquiring ecclesiastical properties in the so-called Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem aim to sabotage the plural identity of the Holy City, o ...
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  7 July 2020
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - JRS continues its mission to assist refugees in Lunda Norte in the context of the world pandemic Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "After COVID-19 had knocked on our doors in mid-March, JRS was forced to rethink its mission. It was not about changing the content of the mission itself. Instead, it was about adjusting our stra ...
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  7 July 2020
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Technology to support Catholic Aborigines against the "tyranny of distance" Adelaide (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to rethink how to celebrate our special day. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, celebrated on 5 July, this year took place in a digital envir ...
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  7 July 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - Leaving for Africa, CUAMM volunteers keep the missionary and spirit of service alive Padua (Agenzia Fides) - After three months of total lockdown that has blocked every flight and every airport, the first 16 volunteers of the Doctors with Africa CUAMM are about to leave for Africa. Many of the CUAMM volu ...
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  7 July 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Male and female religious orders: conscientious objection to the anti-terrorism law Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "In light of faith, we cannot conscientiously adhere to a law that can attack human dignity and human rights. At a time when our people are battling the effects of Covid-19, we find no reason to ...
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  7 July 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Solidarity of the European Bishops with Nigerian Bishops: "No more violence against Christians in Nigeria" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "According to recent statistics, some 6,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed since 2015 by, mostly, Boko Haram and militant Fulani pastoralists, which have committed terrorist attacks against ...
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  6 July 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - School after the pandemic: strengthening the school-family relationship Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - One of Chile's biggest problems is Public Education: for decades, different government systems have managed to propose new methods and different forms to restructure the country's education sys ...
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  6 July 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - America's most popular Andean Marian pilgrimage suspended due to Covid-19 after 150 years Loja (Agenzia Fides) - The civil, ecclesiastical, military and police authorities of the city and of the province of Loja met to start working on the biosecurity protocol, for the transfer of the Image of the Virgin of E ...
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  6 July 2020
  VATICAN - Aid from the PMS Fund for the Covid emergency to the dioceses of Togo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The isolation decreed by government authorities to contain the Covid-19 pandemic has caused serious economic and social consequences, even in Togo. In addition to the closure of places of w ...
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  6 July 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Fr. Jean-Baptiste Akwandan elevated to the dignity of Chaplain of his Holiness: "a manifestation of God's blessing towards the Atchan people Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "I didn't know what to say, I was surprised by the appointment, and the second reaction is a thank you not for me, but for the 125 Ebrié priests commonly called Atchan (an ethnic group that liv ...
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  6 July 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders: the work of Friar Francis Nadeem will inspire many to true fraternity Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Friar Francis Nadeem was the backbone of the mission of interreligious dialogue in Pakistan: after his death we feel orphaned, we hope and pray his legacy inspire many Christians and Muslims in ...