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  8 September 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "The population is disoriented" says the Archbishop of Nampula after the assault on the mission and the murder of Sister Maria Maputo (Agenzia Fides). "She is a martyr of the Faith", says His Exc. Msgr. Inacio Saure, Archbishop of Nampula, upon hearing the message of vindication of the self-styled Islamic State (ISIS) about the murder of four Ch ...
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  8 September 2022
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The point on dialogue envisaged by the peace agreements: "it is the only way to resolve the great conflicts and the historical demands of all" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - With a message addressed to all Ecuadorians, presented yesterday during a press conference, the Presidency Council of the Bishops' Conference of Ecuador, guarantor of the Peace Acts Agreements, to ...
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  8 September 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - From the port of Garacad a road that brings development and hope to the entire area Garowe (Agenzia Fides) - There is recent news of an important road project launched in Somali Puntland that will favor strong development of the area. It is a regional project with strategic importance that involves the ...
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  8 September 2022
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Young journalist murdered: Bishops call for protection of freedom of expression Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "The State must guarantee and protect the right to freedom of expression. This is all the more true in a scenario of great danger, otherwise organized crime, drug trafficking and atrocities wil ...
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  8 September 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionaries accused of supporting terrorism: civil society takes the field alongside them Manila (Agenza Fides) - Catholic communities, human rights associations and civil society organizations are calling for the withdrawal of all charges against the organization "Rural Missionaries of the Philippines" (RMP) ...
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  8 September 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - 25 years after her death, Mother Teresa is for India an example of the following of Christ Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "The life, the message, the embodied spirituality, the legacy of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, foundress of the Missionaries of Charity (MC), are still relevant and significant for India and ...
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  7 September 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - An Italian Comboni nun killed in the attack in a mission in the city of Chipene Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - A Comboni nun was killed in the attack in a mission in the city of Chipene in the province of Nampula in northern Mozambique, which took place on the night between September 6 and 7. Sister Maria ...
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  7 September 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The country in the grip of terrorists: concern for a possible escalation of the conflict Addis Ababa, Agenzia Fides - The atrocious conflict underway in Tigray continues in the worst ways. After a brief respite, the fighting resumed on August 24, and is expanding rapidly. There is news of the involvement of ...
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  7 September 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - The diocese of Zhouzhi celebrates ninety years of evangelization by renewing its missionary commitment Zhouzhi (Agenzia Fides) - May the celebration of 90 years of life of the diocese of Zhouzhi, in the province of Shaanxi, in mainland China, "be an opportunity to renew our missionary commitment while remaining faithful t ...
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  7 September 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - After the referendum a great social pact is needed, listening to each other and leaving polarization behind Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In the referendum of September 4, the Chileans expressed their negative opinion on the draft of the new Constitution by a large majority (over 60%) (see Fides, 30/8/2022; 2/9/2022). President G ...
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  7 September 2022
  AMERICA/CANADA - The children of Papua New Guinea at the center of the 2022-2023 Projet-Partage Montréal (Agenzia Fides) - More than 130 children from Papua New Guinea will benefit from the scholastic support of the Projet-Partage 2022-2023 of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood (POSI) of the national d ...
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  7 September 2022
  VATICAN - Every Bishop is part of the network of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "It is important that each Bishop collaborates and cooperates in the work of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith (POPF) and establishes a close relationship of communion ...
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  7 September 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah movement: the culture of dialogue and peace begins with children Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "The Movement for Islamic-Christian dialogue Silsilah has trained thousands of Muslims and Christians over the years through summer courses and training seminars on the culture of dialogue as ...
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  7 September 2022
  VATICAN - The service of the Pontifical Missionary Union: "Christian proclamation and formation for a totally missionary Church" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent years, the activities of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU) of animation, formation and missionary awareness have intensified, culminating in the Extraordinary Missionary Mont ...
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  6 September 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kidnappings and murders: Bishop of Abakaliki complains about lack of security Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - We no longer believe that the current government has the capacity to restore security," said Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu of Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State in south-eastern Nigeria, to journalis ...