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  2 July 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Council of State puts the future of Ayasofya in the hands of Erdogan Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The current status of Ayasofya as a museum complex not used for religious worship fully corresponds to the current legal framework, founded on the decision of 1934 with which the Turkish govern ...
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  1 July 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Corruption is a crime that condemns the poor to death": Bishops denounce corruption on behalf of authorities Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "In the face of the scandalous proliferation of corruption cases involving our Ecuadorian society, just when our people suffer the serious consequences of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Ecuadorian Epi ...
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  1 July 2020
  AMERICA - CELAM announces the birth of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, and President of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), Cardinal Claudio Hummes, announced ...
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  1 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese Bishops: "Peace is the antidote to the virus" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Commitment and investment in peace and reconciliation by state and non-state actors in Myanmar is needed, in the midst of the coronavirus health crisis: this is the appeal launced by the Bishops ...
• 1 July 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, His Exc. Mgr. Waldo Ruben Barrionuevo Ramirez Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 27, 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed His Exc. Mgr. Waldo Ruben Barrionuevo Ramirez, CSsR, Apostolic ...
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  1 July 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Justice and CENI reform: "You reap what you sow" warn the Bishops Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are convinced that the rule of law is based on democratic principles that are inspired not only by the power of the majority, but also by the recognition of fundamental moral values respect ...
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  1 July 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood help the needy families of the suburbs Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We decided to dedicate a day to the distribution of foodstuffs and other basic necessities that we had purchased to help the most needy families during the Covid-19 pandemic", said Sister Grace ...
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  1 July 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque will sow discord between Christians and Muslims Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The possible conversion of the monumental complex of Ayasofya in Istanbul into a mosque "will push millions of Christians around the world against Islam". This is the dramatic alarm launched by ...
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  1 July 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - "What will the post-Covid-19 world look like?": A priest organizes a series of radio conferences Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "What will the world be like after Covid-19? Will it be the same as before or will it be different? How can the global health crisis be an opportunity to profoundly change our habits and make us ...
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  1 July 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian missionary dies in Madagascar after 59 years dedicated to education and the poor Reggio Emilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Don Pietro Ganapini is one of the most singular figures, perhaps the most significant, of the missionaries from Reggio who lived their ministry in the second half of the twentieth century ...
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  30 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - In Sabha Dinam, Cardinal Alencherry urges Catholics to help strengthen Indian economy Kochi (Agenzia Fides) - "The pandemic experience invites everyone to a lifestyle of simplicity which is an inevitable component in spiritual renewal", writes Cardinal George Alencherry, in a pastoral letter issued ahead ...
• 30 June 2020
  OCEANIA/KIRIBATI AND NAURU - Resignation of bishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati and Nauru, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2020, the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati and Nauru, presented by Bishop Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea ...
• 30 June 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of bishop of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2020, the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Louis Nzala Kianza. ...
• 30 June 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of coadjutor of Taungngnu, Myanmar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2020, the Holy Father appointed as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Taungngnu, Myanmar, the Reverend John Saw Gawdy, of the clergy of the same diocese, currently lecturer in th ...
• 30 June 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of auxiliaries of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2020, the Holy Father appointed as auxiliaries of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Reverend Msgr. Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda, o ...