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  4 September 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The martyr Catechists of the Church of Mozambique towards beatification Guiúa (Agenzia Fides) - On March 23, thousands of faithful gathered in the Catechetical Center of Guiúa, diocese of Inhambane, for the conclusion of the diocesan phase of the process of Beatification and Canonization o ...
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  4 September 2019
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Archbishop Dal Toso at the Compostelan Days of Theology: "this world still needs the salvation of Christ" Santiago de Compostela (Agenzia Fides) - "From the Maximum illud to the Extraordinary Missionary Month" is the theme of the report that Archbishop Giampietro Dal Toso, President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, prese ...
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  4 September 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Week of prayer for peace and justice announced by the Bishops, in a tense climate Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) has announced a week of prayer for the country with the motto "Justice and peace will kiss each other"; inspired by Psalm 85, which begins on September ...
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  3 September 2019
  EUROPE/IRELAND - The Extraordinary Missionary Month is also part of a social media campaign: #MyMission and #OurMission Dublin (Agenzia Fides) - With a little help from "Eirinn the Lamb", which was the mascot of the World Meeting of Families held last year in Dublin, the National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Ireland of ...
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  AFRICA/CABO VERDE - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Evanildo Tavares dos Reis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 31, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Evanildo Tavares dos Reis, of the diocese of Mindelo as National Dire ...
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  3 September 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Christians are living the "Time of Creation" to safeguard the common home Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Urgent action is needed to safeguard our common home. Phenomena like the terrible fires of the Amazon, the impact of prolonged drought, the destruction of the Murray-Darling basin and the rise o ...
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  3 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Attacks on churches increase: Christians protest New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Christians are victims of violence in India. We are fighting for our fundamental rights: the right to worship and religious freedom as citizens of this country. Therefore we are here to prote ...
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  3 September 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week for Peace while a revival of armed conflict is feared Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The 32nd edition of the "Week for Peace" has opened in Colombia, an initiative that seeks to make the efforts of many Colombians working to build a country of peace and reconciliation visible. "I ...
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  3 September 2019
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Pope blesses the "Kairos Middle East" project of the Middle Eastern Council of Churches (MECC) Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in the Middle East "are not minorities and do not need any protection". They, "with their own testimony, are building bridges with their fellow travelers of all religions, in the region ...
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  3 September 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Enthusiasm in the DRC for the elevation of the Archbishop of Kinshasa to Cardinal Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our heartfelt congratulations to His Eminence Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, for his elevation by Pope Francis to the dignity of Cardinals in the Catholic Church, in particular in the C ...
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  3 September 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "¡Todos a la misión!": A 72-hour event for the Extraordinary Missionary Month Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Reviving the missionary conscience, reaching the environments in which the Church is not present, making it effective for the announcement of Jesus Christ, remembering that we live in a per ...
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  2 September 2019
  AMERICA/HAITI - Need to promote initiatives to overcome the crisis; the contribution of consecrated life to the life of the country Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - From August 28 to 31 three representatives of CLAR, the Latin American Confederation of Religious, namely Sr. Daniela Cannavina, HCMR, (General Secretary), Sr. Mónica Benavides, HDV (Dep ...
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  2 September 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "Season of Creation" begins, drawing inspiration from Laudato Sì Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The issue of "caring for creation" and "protecting the environment" are central to the development and future of the Philippines, as throughout the planet: this is what was reiterated in the demo ...
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  2 September 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - On the eve of his trip to the island, Pope Francis thanks the Malagasy faithful Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - " With the grace of God, in a few days I will be among you! I wish to extend my cordial greetings to you, along with thanks for all that you have done and are doing to prepare for my visit. ...
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  2 September 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Street theater among the ruins of Mosul, to tell the difficult condition of Christians Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - A theatrical performance among the ruins of Mosul to raise awareness about the critical condition of native Christians and the factors that contribute to hindering their peaceful return to the cit ...