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  15 January 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - Terrorism and violence in the Sahel: "More than 30 million people will need help and protection" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Three high school students had gone to spend a few days of vacation with their families in the village of Ngoula. Their return to school last Monday was fatal. One of the four friends managed to ...
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  15 January 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Ursulines of Gandino worried and saddened for their sister still in prison Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - "One of the leaders of the Ethiopian community told me that Sr. Abrehet Teserma is still in prison. The biggest problem, besides the imprisonment itself, is that we have no news and today, 4 ...
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  15 January 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim men arrested for kidnapping Christian teenager Okara (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the police for their quick response and action in arresting the perpetrators of violence against a Christian teenager. It is essential to break the culture of impunity", says to Fid ...
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  14 January 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops: "Despite the negative signs in the country, we see signs of light and hope" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of their 117th Ordinary Plenary Assembly, the Venezuelan bishops released a Message for the New Year 2022, presented yesterday by the newly elected President of the Bishops' Co ...
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  14 January 2022
  ASIA/SYRIA - International Conference of Religions in the north-east of the country Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - In the Syrian city of Amudah, near the border with Turkey and 30 kilometers from Qamishli, the First International Conference of Religions and Beliefs in Mesopotamia was held on January 10-11, ...
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  14 January 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Catholic priest arrested in the south-east of the Country Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic priest Fr. Bekong Tobias, was arrested last January 2 near the parish of Saint Charles Lwanga at Checkpoint-Molyko, Buea, in the Anglophone region of south-east Cameroon by gunmen beli ...
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  14 January 2022
  VATICAN - Blessed Paolo Manna and the Pontifical Missionary Union Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies, was founded by Blessed Father Paolo Manna and recognized by Pope Benedict XV on October 31, 1916 with th ...
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  14 January 2022
  VATICAN - Myanmar and Italy united in prayer and missionary reflection on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Paolo Manna Vatican News (Agenzia Fides) - "The news of missionary activities: Blessed Paolo Manna and the contemporary world" is the theme of the two meetings for prayer and missionary reflection organized on Saturday 15 and Sunday ...
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  14 January 2022
  AFRICA - Being true witnesses of the Gospel and of God's grace: Jubilee celebration for the 75th anniversary of the Redemptorists of West Africa Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "This Jubilee celebration is also an invitation for us to be true witnesses of the Gospel and of God's grace, following our vocation and living the charism of the Congregation", writes Fathe ...
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  14 January 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - Towards Lepers' Day: the Catholic community in action, like all year round Nanjing (Agenzia Fides) - Like every year, members of the Nanjing Ark Charity Foundation, the charitable foundation of the Catholic community in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province - one of the many Catholic charities s ...
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  14 January 2022
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - One thousand days after the Easter massacre: day of commemoration Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Sri Lanka lives today, January 14, a special day of commemoration, a thousand days after the 2019 Easter Massacre, when suicide bombers hit churches and hotels. As Agenzia Fides re ...
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  13 January 2022
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Accidental fire destroys refugee camp near the Cathedral of Alindao Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - About 1,500 houses destroyed by flames and extensive material damage to other structures, about twenty people were hospitalized. This is the toll of the violent fire which devastated the refugee ...
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  13 January 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Pope Tawadros: for Copts there is no longer any "ban" on visiting Jerusalem Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The Coptic Christians of Egypt who go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem do not contravene any provision of the ecclesiastical authority. The prescriptions laid down in the past by the leaders of the Co ...
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  13 January 2022
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishop of Matagalpa: Human dignity and freedom are prerequisites for a new beginning Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "The principle of human dignity is fundamental to the reconstruction of a country. Respect for the person and his or her dignity must be the axes around which all efforts must revolve so that ...
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  13 January 2022
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Students help African migrants: "We get to know and love them" Fès (Agenzia Fides) - "I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a foreigner, and you welcomed me". This quote from the Gospel of Matthew inspired a group of ...