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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Apostolic Vicar to the faithful: "Do not panic for the coronavirus" Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "The current situation is a time for us as Catholics to give an example of faith, hope and charity in the midst of anxiety and uncertainty, especially through our Lenten practices. I recommend ...
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  9 March 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - A prayer for the Coronavirus emergency from Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our sympathy for and solidarity with those who are infected and affected by this strange epidemic and pray that an effective and affordable treatment of this disease may soon be foun ...
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  9 March 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - Scalabrinian social campaign for the redemption of migrant women Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "There are over 260 million migrant women in the world. Travelers and witnesses of hope, strength, the ability to want to change the world. It is for this reason that, on the occasion of Internatio ...
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  7 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A week of fasting and prayer to be freed from the coronavirus Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We feel the emergency of the present moment and, in addition to making every humanly possible effort, we feel the need to turn to God, the giver of all good. We ask for the healing and the liber ...
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  7 March 2020
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The Xaverians: "The Church is close to her children in the work of reconciliation in the Country" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "Burundi has lived for years in an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty but, despite these difficulties, the Church continues her mission, promoting and announcing the Gospel, denouncing violenc ...
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  7 March 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "No" to violence against women: on 8 March the statues of saints covered in church, while on 9 March it is "women's strike" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Saints Cosme and Damián in Mexico City has covered the images and statues of saints and virgins as a symbolic gesture in support of women's rights and to draw attention to the ...
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  7 March 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Eucharistic adoration continues: a refuge in God for the Covid-19 crisis Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The current situation is very worrying because the Covid-19 epidemic has affected the whole world and the number of infected and dead, on a global scale, is increasing every day. As there are ma ...
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  7 March 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Africa, the soft power of mothers Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - She saw hope in them. And she did not let it fall on deaf ears. Hauwa Ibrahim, teacher and lawyer, founder of "Mothers without borders", came into contact with the mothers of some young terrorists ...
• 6 March 2020
  AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Kinkala and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2020 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kinkala, Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu. At the same tim ...
• 6 March 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Erection of the Diocese of Ekwulobia and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2020, the Holy Father has erected the new diocese of Ekwulobia, in Nigeria, with territory taken from the diocese of Awka, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan see of Onits ...
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  6 March 2020
  AFRICA/GHANA - COVID-19: The Church in Ghana takes preventive measures Accra (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Ghana, like those of other countries, have also invited the faithful to take preventive measures to avoid contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In a spe ...
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  6 March 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "With Mary, beyond borders": the preparation of the National Missionary Congress proceeds Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Marian dimension of the Mission, expressed by the motto "With Mary, beyond the borders", is the main theme of the XIII National Missionary Congress which will be celebrated from 25 to 28 June ...
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  6 March 2020
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Catholic community has preserved faith and needs development and education Kathmandu (Agenzia fides) - "There was a time when you could not freely practice and profess your faith. Until the arrival of the Jesuits, in the late 1990s, there were no priests for the Eucharist and other sacraments. ...
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  6 March 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Three Bishops to lead the peace process with the communist rebels Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Three Catholic Bishops from the Philippines have made themselves available and accepted the challenge of contributing to peace talks with the armed communist rebel movement, New People's Army. As ...
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  5 March 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped on Sunday 1 March released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We have been reliably informed that Fr. David Echioda has been released by his abductors. Thank you for your prayers and support during this trying time", says the message from the Nigerian dioce ...