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  20 June 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A 'big sea' of social charitable activities: the Camillians in Flores after the Covid-19 pandemic Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "The long period of the Covid-19 pandemic was experienced in more or less intense forms even in the 17 thousand Indonesian islands. The tourist areas were certainly the most affected with the al ...
• 20 June 2022
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Appointment of the Rector of the “St. Charles Lwanga” National Major Seminary in Windhoek Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 7, 2022 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Fr. Taiju Thaliath, of the Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Ma ...
• 20 June 2022
  ASIA/MALAISIA, SINGAPORE, BRUNEI - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 7, 2022 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Rev. Victor Louis Gnanaprakasam, of the diocesan clergy of Penang ( ...
• 18 June 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Sanggau and appointment Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Sanggau (Indonesia), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Giulio Mencuccini, C.P.. The Holy Father has ...
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  18 June 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church offers psychological counseling services to combat the phenomenon of suicides Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To combat the painful phenomenon of suicides it is necessary to strengthen mental health services in the different communities, encouraging collaboration between the public and private, between t ...
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  18 June 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - More than 80,000 euros collected for humanitarian aid for the Ukrainian people Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Chile has announced the result of the national collection for Ukraine, promoted by the Chilean Church, which was launched on April 24, Sunday of Divine Mercy, and which since then has r ...
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  18 June 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Death sentence upheld on appeal for two Christians accused of online blasphemy Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - The High Court of Lahore, in its branch of Rawalpindi, has confirmed the death sentence already pronounced in first instance against two Christian brothers, Qaiser Ayub and Amoon Ayub, in a c ...
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  18 June 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Eve of the elections: "Let us exercise our right to vote and be sowers of hope" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of the elections for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the Republic, the Bishops of Colombia renew their invitation to the Colombian people to participate widely and vote at the po ...
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  18 June 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - Friars Minor: "Material, emotional and spiritual support for Ukrainian children to overcome the trauma of war" Bologna (Agenzia Fides) - "These are children who, before reaching a safe place, experienced firsthand not only the horrors of war, but also a sudden detachment from their daily life and of their environment. It is very ...
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  18 June 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishop Kimbeni, newly elected in Kisantu: "The population is united and close to the Holy Father" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I never imagined leaving Kinshasa so soon, I have missed this archdiocese for so many years. Coming back here in September 2020 was a great joy, to work there even more". These are the words o ...
• 17 June 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Bishop of Manga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 16, 2022 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Msgr. Léopold Médard Ouédraogo asBishop of the Diocese of Manga (Burkina Faso), transferring him from the titular See of Sutunurca and ...
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  17 June 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "No to deaths and degradation in the Amazon" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - British environmental journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian anthropologist Bruno Araújo Pereira, a specialist in indigenous issues, have been missing in the jungle on the border with Peru sinc ...
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  17 June 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society in government: transparency in the 7th census, especially for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The mistrust created by the population census of Pakistan in 2017 can be eliminated by the transparent conduct of the new census. The government must involve non-governmental organizations to ...
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  17 June 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Serving the Somali people and the entire country: among the first objectives of the newly appointed Prime Minister Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "We have a lot of hope, a large part of Somalia welcomed the news. The choice of the President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud fell on one of his personal friends, Hamza Abdi Barre." This is ...
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  17 June 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The diocesan phase of the Synod on synodality ends Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The diocesan phase of the synodal journey is not the end, it is only the beginning of a synodal Church": with these words Msgr. Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D., Archbishop of Seoul and Apostolic A ...