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  21 May 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Listening and walking together": opening of the Laudato Sì week 2022 Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In the context of the seventh anniversary of the Encyclical "Laudato Sì", of Pope Francis, the Argentine Church is celebrating, from May 22 to 29, "Laudato Sí Week 2022". On Sunday, May 2 ...
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  20 May 2022
  Vatican - Pauline Jaricot had Jesus Christ as "best friend" Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Pauline, of the Missionary Family of Our Lady, is part of the community that lives in the house of Pauline Jaricot, the Maison de Lorette, today a place to discover the life of the foundress ...
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  20 May 2022
  VATICAN - The charism and proposals of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood: child-friendly experience of ecclesial communion Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Roberta Tremarelli, Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood, during her speech at the General Assembly of the PMS being held in Lyon, spoke on the theme of 2023, co ...
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  20 May 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The World Council of Churches in the Middle East: the storms of history will not extinguish the presence of Christians in the lands of Jesus Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Within the framework of history, the Christian narrative cannot be separated from the lands where Christ was born, lived, died and rose again. Christians have also made an important contribution t ...
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  20 May 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The drama of Durban, hit by floods in April, has consequences for all of southern Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The exceptional rains that hit the province of KwaZulu-Natal in eastern South Africa in April claimed more than 400 lives across the country, causing landslides and floods. The city of Durb ...
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  20 May 2022
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Justice and Peace": "the Church will continue to proclaim the Gospel, denouncing the social structures of sin" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "Faithful to the mandate of the Lord and faithful to its vocation, the Church will continue to proclaim the Gospel, denouncing the social structures of sin, accompanying the people, especially t ...
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  20 May 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - With the new President, peace and cooperation for the Horn of Africa Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "The election of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, which took place on Monday, May 16, 2022, opens up new possibilities for peace and cooperation in the Horn of Africa and in particular ...
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  20 May 2022
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Meeting of the Bishops with the President of the Republic: "Listening is essential to perceive reality" San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica met yesterday in the Presidential House, together with the new President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, and some government minis ...
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  19 May 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Justice and Peace" Commission: the occupation of Palestine is the primary cause of violence in the Holy Land Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The main cause and primary context of the perpetuation of violence in the Holy Land is "the occupation of Palestine", an occupation that "has been going on for fifty-five years". The Justice a ...
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  19 May 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Year of Catechists" in the diocese of Faisalabad to strengthen missionary vocation Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Catechists are skilled collaborators of priests, they help them in carrying out the mission of Christ and the mission of the Church. We have declared the year 2022 as the 'Year of Catechists ...
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  19 May 2022
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - After the latest attack, the Bishops call for three days of prayer, fasting and common gestures for peace and respect for life Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - A week after the assassination of prosecutor Marcelo Daniel Pecci Albertini (see Fides, 12/5/2022), another attack took place in the town of Pedro Juan Caballero, where Mayor José Carlos Ace ...
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  19 May 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Dramatic situation: suffering continues among the poorest, not even the middle class is spared Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - "First we had the revolutionary uprisings against the government, then the hope with the election of Prime Minister Aby, but then came Covid. As if that was not enough, there is also the esc ...
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  19 May 2022
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Catholic priest and in charge of the migrant's house found dead in Tecate Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - The bodies of 58 year old Catholic priest Jose Guadalupe Rivas and another unidentified person have been found on a ranch in Tecate. The priest ran the Casa del Migrante de Nuestra Señora de Gu ...
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  19 May 2022
  ASIA/MACAO - The Year of the Amoris lætitia Family in the diocese of Macao: many initiatives in the wake of the synodal path Macao (Agenzia Fides) - Within the framework of the year of action for marriage and family proclaimed by Pope Francis, “Year of the Family – Amoris Letitia”, the Catholic Church in Macau has launched numerous initi ...
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  19 May 2022
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Pontifical Mission Societies accompany the formation of the faith and community life in the local church Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Formation in seminars, the training of catechists working in rural areas, the construction of children's wards in hospitals, educational materials for children in rural parishes and the ongoing ...