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  26 January 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Catholic bishops to the Heads of other Churches: our synodal journey needs your experience and your advice Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In the synodal journey that has just begun, the Catholic Church of the Holy Land "listens" to the wisdom and experience of the other Churches present in the land of Jesus, and for this reason ...
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  26 January 2022
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - May Christians be guardians of the environment, in solidarity with those who fight against the voracity of fire and drought Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask our Christian brothers to be custodians of the environment, we ask for solidarity and empathy with the authorities and volunteers who fight against the voracity of fire and drought, abo ...
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  26 January 2022
  OCEANIA/TONGA - The "sister churches" of Asia Pacific help Tonga Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Churches of the Asia Pacific area, especially the Catholic communities in Australia and New Zealand, have taken action to help the population of Tonga, affected by the eruption of the underwa ...
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  26 January 2022
  AMERICA/HAITI - The recent earthquake do not stop the reconstruction work of the Camillian missionaries Jeremie (Agenzia Fides) - A few days after the anniversary of the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 (see Fides, 13/1/2010), causing more than 250,000 victims and one and a half million homeless, on January 24, 2022 a ...
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  26 January 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The "Pact for Life and for Brazil" supports the vaccination of children and young people: right to life and health Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The signatories of the "Pact for Life and for Brazil" support the vaccination of children and young people, as is happening in several countries, as a sign of responsibility and a deep sense of ...
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  26 January 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop and Minister: working together for reconciliation and reunification of the Koreas Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the Korean government intend to work together for peace, reconciliation and the reunification of the Korean peninsula: this was confirmed by the Archbishop of Seoul, Msgr. ...
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  25 January 2022
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Legalization of Cannabis: the bishops urge the authorities to evaluate the benefits and harms for the population San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Costa Rica have expressed their position on the legislative approval of the bill called "Law on Cannabis for medicinal and therapeutic use and Hemp for food and industrial use". ...
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  25 January 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The military junta introduces itself: the UN condemns the coup Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The soldiers who overthrew the government of Burkina Faso were seen on national television yesterday, January 24, as they had previously announced (see Fides, 24/1/2022). The spokesperson ...
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  25 January 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate: the use of Arabic in the liturgy is not a "betrayal" of Tradition Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The use of the Arabic language in the liturgies of the Chaldean Church is not a betrayal of Tradition, and responds to the missionary vocation of announcing the salvation of Christ to the men an ...
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  25 January 2022
  AFRICA/BENIN - Documenting the History of the Catholic Church in Africa: “Catechists as Mediators” Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "We will never stop praising the work of catechists in Africa", writes Father Basil Soyoye, from Nigeria, of the Society for African Missions (SMA), regarding the 'Memory of Catholic Africa' pro ...
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  25 January 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Statue of St. Sebastian destroyed in a Catholic church in Tamil Nadu Coimbatore (Agenzia Fides) - Two unidentified men destroyed a statue of St. Sebastian located in the premises of the Holy Trinity Catholic Cathedral in Ramanathapuram, in the district of Coimbatore in the southern Indian ...
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  25 January 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Message from Christian leaders for the elections: called to follow the light of Christ Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Our prophetic voice and firm stand for Christ-like conduct will enable us to join with other Filipinos in discerning who should lead the country. We must all take courage to work together, honor ...
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  25 January 2022
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Bishops ask for sincere and open dialogue, in order "not to endanger the rule of law" Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Violence of any kind, physical or verbal, must be banned from Honduran culture, as it leads only to hatred and pain. We are all children of the same God the Father and, therefore, we are Ho ...
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  25 January 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Telling and sharing the commitment to the missionary world in 2022, led by Pauline Jaricot Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of significant anniversaries and events planned for the year that has just begun, relating to the history of the Pontifical Mission Societies, "Catholic Mission", the National Directio ...
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  24 January 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï: the people suffer, raising taxes would be intolerable Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The imposition of new taxes on citizens is understandable and tolerable in phases of economic recovery and growth, but would become a further factor of injustice and suffering for the people of L ...