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  7 April 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "It is time to help": the Church continues to work for the most vulnerable Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the health crisis that the world is experiencing, the Colombian Catholic Church in its archdioceses, dioceses and vicariates is working tirelessly with local administrations, universit ...
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  7 April 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Covid-19 emergency: the Church opens shelters for migrants and internally displaced persons Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Ranchi, in Jharkhand, State of eastern India, has opened the first shelter for migrant workers and their families stranded in the district of Muri, on the border with West ...
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  7 April 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Civic Alliance condemns the regime's inhuman attitude for not allowing the medical prevention centers promoted by the bishop of Matagalpa Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Ministry of Health has prohibited Mgr. Rolando Álvarez, bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa, from creating a medical prevention project in the face of the spread of covid-19, which should ...
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  7 April 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Covid-19: "Let us share our food with the poor", appeal by a Bishop to the clergy Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "This is a humbling disease that cuts across humanity in the whole world with no consideration of whether one is rich or poor. It is a tiny invisible bacteria that is wreaking havoc more th ...
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  7 April 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - Easter of charity for Christians and Muslims even in the area still controlled by jihadists Idlib (Agenzia Fides) - In Syria, the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic looms over a reality devastated by the war years, which in the northwestern Province of Idlib still sees a situation of armed conflict involving go ...
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  7 April 2020
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Armed clashes stop for "coronavirus crisis" Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "The spread of the pandemic in Africa is an epoch-making drama but in some cases, it can also have unexpected positive effects", says to Agenzia Fides Mgr. Cornelius Fontem Esua, Archbishop of B ...
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  7 April 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - The kidnapping of the missionary Maccalli: avoid speculation and wait confidently Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Now more than ever, maximum discretion is needed, in order not to jeopardize the work carried out so far". Authoritative Fides sources urge the utmost confidentiality and delicacy in dealing with ...
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  6 April 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Message of the Bishops to the people of God: "Christ is not quarantined and his Gospel is not in chains" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "Future generations will look back on this as the long Lent of 2020, a time when disease and death suddenly darkened the whole earth. As we enter into Holy Week, these most sacred days of the ...
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  6 April 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - After Ebola, covid-19: Holy Week between uncertainty and fear, says Cardinal Ambongo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are terrified of the possible spread of covid-19 here in Congo; we have no means or logistical solutions to deal with it and it would be a disaster": says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, ...
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  6 April 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Easter and pandemic, message from Patriarch Sako: May the Lord protect Iraq and the world Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In the days preceding Easter, Christians "are not able to celebrate these important liturgical events" as they used to do annually due to the current situation, but "they keep praying at their h ...
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  6 April 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The testimony of life of Sister Johana, first nun who died of coronavirus in Colombia Cartagena (Agenzia Fides) - "Living a permanent prayer was one of the characteristics of Johana, this was deeply rooted in her, many times she also reminded us older people to pray more, and that is what we did": with th ...
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  6 April 2020
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Journey towards Easter: traveling across the world without leaving home Friborg (Agenzia Fides) - The closure of churches due to the coronavirus infection will not make the Easter celebrations in communities possible. Families can no longer get together for the feast. Missionary Childhood of ...
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  6 April 2020
  AFRICA - Africa more reactive to Covid-19 than other continents, but a strong health, economic and social impact is feared Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Africa has shown greater reactivity to the Covid-19 emergency compared to Europe and America. Local governments quickly took steps to contain the epidemic (from closing borders to lockdown) without ...
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  6 April 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - Father Gigi Maccalli: knowing that he is alive is a message of hope for Holy Easter Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Week begins with news that we have all been waiting for for almost 18 months. From a short video released in these hours, it appears that Father Perluigi Maccalli, priest of the Society for Af ...
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  6 April 2020
  VATICAN - An emergency fund established by the Pope at the Pontifical Mission Societies for Covid-19 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has established an emergency fund at the Pontifical Mission Societies, in order to come to the aid of those people and communities who are being tragically impacted by the s ...