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  16 March 2022
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Referendum on the revocation of the presidential mandate: for the Bishops "it is a decision of great responsibility" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 10, the National Electoral Institute (INE) called on Mexican citizens to express their opinion in a referendum, as established by the Constitution, on the revocation or confirmation ...
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  16 March 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The ecumenical dimension of Pope Francis' visit to the Country Torit (Agenzia Fides) - "Upon hearing the news of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to the country, we have appointed a committee of four persons from the Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference (SCBC) to begin the work of p ...
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  16 March 2022
  AMERICA - The Church in Latin America and the Caribbean joins the Pope in the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, March 25, during the Celebration of Penance, which he will preside at 5 pm in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The ...
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  16 March 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - The Salesians: "Listen to the voices of the children who die in the bombardments! The world must know these horrors" Kiev (Agenzia Fides) - The Salesians of the "Mary Help of Christians" Vice Province of Greek-Catholic Ukraine have raised their voices to defend the lives of the youngest in the face of the horrors of war. In an appeal p ...
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  16 March 2022
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The laity, committed to being the engine of evangelization and participation in the synodal process Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Association of Catholic Laity of the Diocese of Hong Kong (Hong Kong Central Council of Catholic Laity HKCCCL) has renewed its commitment to being the engine of evangelization in the dioce ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: Canonization processes for Iraqi martyrs progressing Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The process of canonization of the Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho is proceeding "smoothly, and, God willing", the martyr Bishop will soon be declared blessed, "together with Father Raghi ...
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  15 March 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - "All humanity needs protection, in war there are no winners" Kiev (Agenzia Fides) - "The country is devastated, millions of refugees are fleeing the fighting areas as the war draws ever closer to the capital Kiev. The troops of the Russian Federation are advancing slowly but surel ...
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  15 March 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The educational tragedy is still avoidable in Chubut if everyone assumes their responsibilities Comodoro Rivadavia (Agenzia Fides) - "The educational tragedy requires unprecedented actions. We believe that if one of the invisible consequences of the pandemic throughout the country has been the deterioration in the ...
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  15 March 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - Unarmed resistance on the border of jihadism Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "A total of 40 animators and group leaders shared their concerns and hopes during our meeting that took place on the outskirts of Niamey in this month of March", writes to Fides Fr. Mauro Armanin ...
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  15 March 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Solidarity, closeness and communion with Ukrainian brothers and sisters: the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia hosts the Assembly of Bishops of Paranà São José dos Pinhais (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in the history of the "Sul 2" Region of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB), the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of John the Baptist hosted the Assembly of ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The government of Cambodia rewards the Church for its contribution to society Takeo (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, Bishop Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler (MEP) has been recognized by the Cambodian Government as representative of the Catholic Church for his contribution t ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/SYRIA - Conference in Damascus brings together local Catholic Churches and aid agencies Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A conference organized by the Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Syria in collaboration with the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Apostolic Nunciature in Syria, begins today in Damas ...
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  14 March 2022
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Allarme per centinaia di sfollati interni nell’altopiano di Ruzizi AFRICA /D.R. CONGO - Alarm for hundreds of internally displaced persons in the Ruzizi plateau Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The plateau of Ruzizi, in South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has several ...
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  14 March 2022
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: "In the name of God, I ask you: stop this massacre!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Brothers and sisters, we have just prayed to the Virgin Mary. This weekend, the city that bears her name, Mariupol, has become a city martyred by the ruinous war that is devastating Ukrain ...
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  14 March 2022
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Aid trucks leave for Ukraine from Pamplona and Madrid Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - In collaboration with the NGO "Olvidados", the association "Acoger y Compartir" is working to bring several trucks to the Romanian-Ukrainian border with the material received from various municip ...