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  2 July 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops in assembly: "to put economy at the service of all and not just a few" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "Economy at the service of human dignity and the common good" is the theme of reflection of the Plenary Assembly of the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC) which opened yesterday, 1 July. During ...
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  2 July 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian authorities: may the "Way of the Holy Family" be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian Ministry for Antiquities has edited the publication, in English and Arabic, of a booklet illustrated on the "Way of the Holy Family, the itinerary that unites the places crossed accor ...
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  2 July 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Young people from the diocese of Tombura-Yambio: future and hope of the Church and society Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - Children and young people are the hope and the future of the Church and society in South Sudan: with this spirit the diocese of Tombura-Yambio organized the second annual diocesan meeting for chi ...
• 1 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Faisalabad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On June 29, 2019 the Holy Father appointed the rev. Indrias Rehmat, of the clergy of Faisalabad, currently Dean of the National Catholic Institute of Theology (N.C.I.T.) in Karachi, as Bi ...
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  1 July 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Ark Village for the education of orphaned children, with the support of volunteers Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "Time passes quickly and we are increasingly immersed in our commitments, all focused on the well-being and development of children. Among the emergencies faced, there is that of providing childr ...
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  1 July 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch calls for the protection of seats reserved for minorities in the Provincial Councils Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako calls on the Iraqi Parliament to find systems that also protect the quota of seats reserved for Christians and other minority ethnic-religious groups in pro ...
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  1 July 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Also for the Church of Bolivia the month of October "will be something extraordinary" Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - "For us too, this October will be something extraordinary and an important opportunity to renew our missionary spirit as a Church in Bolivia. But it is important not only to think about October, b ...
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  1 July 2019
  AFRICA - Extraordinary Missionary Month and Jubilee of SECAM: Africans the task to evangelize the continent Kara (Agenzia Fides) - The Extraordinary Missionary Month, which will be celebrated in October 2019, will be preceded by the celebration of the Jubilee of the Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), born i ...
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  1 July 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The first element to work on today: the unity of all members of the Church Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico invites those who form the Catholic Church to remain united after the difficult moments experienced in recent days. In the editorial of the weekly "Desde la Fe", se ...
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  1 July 2019
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appeal by Caritas for areas hit by famine: "It is necessary to act immediately to prevent people from dying of hunger" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "To understand the hunger situation in the Country, the Catholic Church through Caritas Zambia working with Diocesan partners gathered information from the affected households", said His Exc. Mgr ...
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  28 June 2019
  VATICAN - Vocations increase in mission territories, their formation is the responsibility of the whole Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Priestly and religious vocations continue to blossom in the so-called 'mission' countries, as a sign and fruit of the vitality of faith, and these regions are already turning into missiona ...
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  28 June 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabite in Kabul: "Let us entrust negotiations between the US and the Taliban to the Sacred Heart of Jesus" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "Tomorrow, June 29, a seventh round of negotiations will begin between the United States and the Taliban. We all hope that an agreement can be reached that puts an end to an 18-year war. We want t ...
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  28 June 2019
  VATICAN - The Pope will hand over the Pallium to 31 Metropolitan Archbishops, 13 of the territories of Propaganda Fide Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the celebration that will preside in the Vatican Basilica for the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Saturday, June 29, the Holy Father Francis will bless and hand over the P ...
• 28 June 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Appointment of the Bishop of Bondoukou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Bruno Essoh Yedoh, of the clergy of Yopougon, currently Vicar General, as Bishop of the Diocese of Bondoukou (Ivory Coast). The rev. Bruno Essoh ...
• 28 June 2019
  VATICAN - Pastoral guidelines of the Holy See concerning the civil registration of clergy in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Below is the full text published by the Holy See Press Office on the pastoral guidelines of the Holy See concerning the civil registration of the clergy in China. "For some time reques ...