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  28 February 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - Orionines and Salesians, committed to welcoming refugees, remain in their place, "trusting in Providence" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The Sisters of Don Orione are in Korotycz, near Kharkiv, together with more than 40 mothers and children. Unfortunately, they have not been able to move and live with them this moment of great ten ...
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  28 February 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Appeal of the Bishop of Kasese: Love for enemies, forgiveness and reconciliation among Christians Kasese (Agenzia Fides) - "Judgment is only in the hands of God, forgiveness, reconciliation and entrusting the enemies to the Holy Throne is what the Creator wants Christians to do", said the Ordinary of the Diocese of K ...
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  28 February 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - In Arequipa, lay people, seminarians and parish priests engaged in door-to-door and street missions Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - Young people and adults from different parishes in the archdiocese of Arequipa went out into the streets and squares to proclaim the Gospel. Thanks to the availability and encouragement of the ...
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  28 February 2022
  AMERICA - Bishops, religious, Caritas: united with the world to condemn war and call for peace Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, declarations of Episcopal Conferences, Bishops, religious and secular organizations, demonstrations and initiatives follow one another to condemn the war in Ukraine ...
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  28 February 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A vote for truth, peace and justice Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Vote for "truth, common good, peace and justice": this is the appeal addressed to the faithful by the Filipino Bishops, as the country enters the electoral campaign in view of the upcoming genera ...
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  28 February 2022
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Call for prayer and peace for Ukraine Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pay attention to Pope Francis' appeal to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine. The power of the sincere prayers of so many people can achieve what is beyond human imagination": this is t ...
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  26 February 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - The war in Ukraine and the pain of the Eastern Churches: "the only one who benefits from it is the devil" Kiev (Agenzia Fides) - "Wars are a defeat for all parties involved. The only one who enjoys them is the devil, who already dances on the heads of corpses, and plays with the pain of widows, orphans and grieving mothers". ...
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  26 February 2022
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The role of the family, respect for society and generosity towards others at the center of Missionary Childhood week Agboville (Agenzia Fides) - "For this edition of the week of missionary childhood, we have put family, respect and generosity at the center. These are basic values for the development of a society", explained Father Mode ...
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  26 February 2022
  AFRICA/BENIN - A "Pastoral of Memory", to celebrate the work of missionaries in Africa Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "Missionary work was the seed from which the African clergy and entire generations of convinced Christians germinated, whose vision and action have contributed to making our Church in Africa a C ...
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  26 February 2022
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - The Bishops on the occasion of Independence Day: "Let the truth come out for the good of the nation" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - In the usual message published on the occasion of Independence Day, the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED) addresses the main issues of national interest, presenting to all Dominicans th ...
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  26 February 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Being an ambassador is a bit like a mission" memory of Ambassador Attanasio killed in Congo Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - Together with some diocesan and voluntary organizations for Africa, the Society for African Missions (SMA) organized an event in memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio, assassinated in Congo on Febru ...
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  26 February 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Pallottine missionaries committed to "making every child flourish" Vutukuru (Agenzia Fides) - "In India we are dedicated to accompanying boys and girls in the process of schooling and to the fight against poverty that affects many families. Our mission is that every child flourishes". T ...
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  26 February 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Letter to the authorities: the Archdiocese of Hanoi calls for respect for religious freedom Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Hanoi has sent a letter of urgent complaint to various leaders, civil servants and civil authorities, at provincial and national government level, asking the "People's Commi ...
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  25 February 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - The Don Orione Monastery in Lviv becomes a reception center for refugees and the disabled Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We have all gathered in the monastery of Lviv which we have decided to make available to refugees and to those in need. Our other priority is the protection of the 8 disabled children who live in ...
• 25 February 2022
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Monze Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Raphael Mweempwa, of the clergy of Monze, currently Professor and Formator at St. Dominic Major Theological Seminary of Lusaka, as bishop of the d ...