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  23 September 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - Bicentennial of the Congress: "Do not abruptly dismiss, without hope, the possibility of building a future together" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “A few days ago, also from this pulpit, we dedicated a special reflection on the ability to generously build the Homeland. And it is a task that all of us who have a position of responsibility, a ...
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  22 September 2022
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - The destruction caused by the torrential rains and impetuous winds of Hurricane Fiona Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Hurricane Fiona, which hit the Caribbean with torrential rains and very strong winds, caused catastrophic damage and at least two deaths in Puerto Rico on Sunday, September 18, before hitt ...
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  22 September 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Kidnapped Catholics: "We don't want to create dangerous precedents; we do not pay the requested ransom" Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "We will not pay a dime" to the kidnappers of the nine worshippers taken from St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in the village of Nchang (see Fides, 19/6/2022) in the Anglophone area of Cameroon. T ...
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  22 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: the floods have swept away houses, but not faith Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Pakistani Bishops of the three dioceses most affected by the recent floods that have caused extensive damage in the country, say that "the floods have destroyed homes, but not the faith of C ...
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  22 September 2022
  VATICAN - The China-Holy See Agreement and the treasure of faith by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Just four years ago, on September 22, 2018, representatives of the Holy See and the government of the People's Republic of China signed the Provisional Agreement on the appointme ...
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  21 September 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Tigray: the worst offensive in recent times, an emergency for hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Eritrean army is recalling the reservists and recruiting many young people to be sent to the front. They are trying to conquer Axum, Adigrat, Shire and enter Macallè, the situation of ...
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  21 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZHAKISTAN - Fr. Leopold Kropfreiter: The Pope's visit has increased interest and benevolence towards the small Catholic community Korneevka (Agenzia Fides) - "It was very enriching to see the enthusiasm with which not only the few Catholics in Kazakhstan have prepared the visit, but also the authorities of the country, which has a 75% Muslim popula ...
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  21 September 2022
  AMERICA/HAITI - Poverty, desperation and lack of adequate policies fuel violence even against the Church Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "Solidarity and full communion in this moment of uncertainty and great pain" to the Jesuit brothers of the Jesuit Migrant Service (SJM) for the attack on one of its homes for migrants, lo ...
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  21 September 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic universities commemorate 50 years of martial law and warn against post-truth Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Remembering the dark passages of national history to illuminate the present: with this intention, several schools, Catholic universities and communities in the Philippines today celebrated the 50 ...
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  21 September 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Orlu: "The military assault on the market of Eke Ututu risks alienating the support of the State from the population" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Stop further killing of innocent people and destruction of livelihoods". This is the appeal launched by Msgr. Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma, Bishop of Orlu, in Imo State, in southern Nigeria, to the ...
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  21 September 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Sport for the promotion of women and dialogue: the nation greets the football champions Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Bangladesh women's national football team has won a historic victory, obtaining the first title of the "South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup, the continental cup of South Asia, with a 3 ...
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  20 September 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Unity between Chaldeans and Assyrians: "See nothing opposed to a united Church of the East" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "I have studied our Eastern heritage and the writings of the Fathers of the Church and I see nothing to prevent the union of the Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church of the East under the nam ...
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  20 September 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - A ransom has been requested for the 9 people kidnapped from the church of Saint Mary Mamfe (Agenzia Fides) - The kidnapping of nine people in the attack on the church of Saint Mary, in the village of Nchang (see Fides, 19/9/2022) has been revealed a kidnapping for ransom. Msgr. Andrew Nkea Fuanya, Archbi ...
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  20 September 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - Migrants: we need complete and fair immigration policies, no to xenophobia and discrimination in society Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on the authorities to implement complete and fair immigration policies, which guarantee the human rights of these people on the move, at the same time we urge Peruvian society to put aside ...
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  20 September 2022
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The Document on Human Fraternity will be studied in public schools Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayyib in Abu Dhabi, in 2019 will be introduced in the curriculum of public schools of all levels in ...