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  14 June 2022
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Support and awareness of the missions at the center of the national meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies New York (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting of the diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the United States will begin tomorrow, Wednesday June 15, in San Diego, California. The meeting, which will en ...
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  14 June 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops ask to include the question about the religion that is professed in the next census La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "As Catholic Church, we once again ask that the question about the religion that each person professes be included": this is the request of the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (CEB), contained in ...
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  13 June 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishops: prayer and action to face the political crisis and build peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of civilians are fleeing their homelands and millions of them are dying of hunger. The violence therefore primarily affects innocent people, above all older people, the disabled, childr ...
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  13 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Ondo: "Climate change has nothing to do with the massacre in the church of Owo" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "To suggest or make a connection between victims of terror and consequences of climate change is not only misleading but also exactly rubbing salt in the injuries of all who have suffered terroris ...
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  13 June 2022
  AMERICA - Religious lament the decay of democracy and the social fabric in Latin America and the Caribbean Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Confederation of Religious of Latin America and the Caribbean (CLAR) deplores "with deep concern the deterioration of democracy, the social fabric and the growing political instability in man ...
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  13 June 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Conflict of cultures, drought emergency and insecurity among the main challenges of the new government Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "In general, Somalis today are very optimistic. After all, these elections were not without difficulties", said Prof. Ali Abdullahi Warsame, former Health and Environment Minister of the Somal ...
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  13 June 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against churches and Christians increase: United Christian Forum appeals to authorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The United Christian Forum (UCF), which brings together various Christian denominations in India, is appealing to the country's politicians to intervene quickly to combat the increase in viole ...
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  13 June 2022
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Fishing bans by the Institute of Fisheries: Thousands of fishing families without a living San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Costa Rica are deeply concerned about the difficulties faced by the fishing communities in the provinces of Puntarenas and Guanacaste on the Nicoya Gulf, following the total ban ...
• 13 June 2022
  AFRICA/D.R.CONGO - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Tshumba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 11, 2022 the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tshumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola. ...
• 13 June 2022
  AFRICA/D.R.CONGO - Appointment of Bishop of Kisantu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 11, 2022 the Holy Father appointed Bishop Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda, until now titular of Dragonara and auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kinshasa, as bishop of the d ...
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  11 June 2022
  AFRICA/ANGOLA and SAO TOME - Jubilee celebrations of the Pontifical Mission Societies Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Many participated with enthusiasm in the different initiatives organized in May by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) on the occa ...
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  11 June 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - "Do not be afraid": young people encouraged to choose religious life Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to listen to God's call and encourage young people not to be afraid, following the steps of Jesus in life as priests or consecrated persons: this is what Father Rodon Robert Hadima ...
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  11 June 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Muqtada al Sadr extends the mandate of the Committee on the restitution of illegally expropriated property Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, President of the Alliance of the main forces in the current Iraqi Parliament, announced the continuation of the work of the ad hoc committee set up on hi ...
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  11 June 2022
  EUROPE/GEORGIA - People with disabilities: Camillians open new rehabilitation center Akhaltzikhe (Agenzia Fides) - "There are hardly any job opportunities here, so many young people tend to leave the country. In this context, however, there are also families with disabled members who live in extreme diff ...
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  11 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Insecurity jeopardizes the future of the country Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - The massacre at the Catholic Church in Owo (Ondo State, south-west Nigeria) on Pentecost Sunday marks a new dramatic stage in terms of the deterioration of the security situation in Nigeria and th ...