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  16 November 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - In the name of compassion, believers of different faiths help the sick and suffering Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Compassion is the key word that today unites believers of different religions in Vietnam, united to give help, tenderness, comfort and hope to the sick and suffering, especially those w ...
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  15 November 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishop of Beni: "Progress and justice cannot be built with imposition and force" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "We will not be able to build a Bolivia for everyone, without walking together. The project of a Bolivia in progress and justice, so desired and so necessary, will not be realized with imposi ...
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  15 November 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A new lay association dedicated to St. Joseph is born Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Filipino Bishops have decided to create "The Men Of Saint Joseph" (Philippines), an ecclesial association of "men consecrated to St. Joseph committed to living with Jesus" which, as Fides lea ...
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  15 November 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - World Day of the Poor between charity initiatives and an invitation to solidarity Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - With an appeal to charity and with initiatives of solidarity towards the poor and the vulnerable, the fifth edition of the World Day of the Poor, established by Pope Francis at the end of Jubile ...
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  15 November 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 100 years after the bombing, the extraordinary Jubilee Year inaugurated in the Basilica of Guadalupe Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop of Mexico, blessed and opened the Holy Door of the Basilica of Guadalupe on Sunday, November 14, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the bomb ...
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  15 November 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - To promote the spiritual well-being of the faithful: new parishes open in the diocese of Lira Lira (Agenzia Fides) - "In addition to the spiritual nourishment of Christians, the opening of new parishes in the diocese will bring, among others, further developments in the social sector such as schools, health facil ...
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  15 November 2021
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros: Christians here are not "second class citizens" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II praises Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi, invokes divine blessings on the champion footballer Mohamed Salah and holds back - for the moment - on any pr ...
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  15 November 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Some Salesians released, others still in custody; humanitarian aid for the Ethiopia Emergency Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - There are 14 people still held in custody by the Ethiopian police, including Salesian religious, brothers, laity, employees. Seven other Salesians, plus an employed woman, were released by ...
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  13 November 2021
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Dialogue between East and West in music, to "connect souls" Dubai (Agenzia Fides) - "Connecting souls": it is in this spirit that on November 17 and 18, on the occasion of Expo 2020, during the week dedicated to the theme of "Tolerance and Inclusiveness", the show - inspired by a ...
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  13 November 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - There is no Christianity without community: the Prefect of Robe talks about his mission Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Prefecture of Robe was created by Propaganda Fide on February 11, 2012 (see Fides, 13/2/2012). Since then, almost ten years have passed and, among the many challenges, the pres ...
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  13 November 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop Tombe Trille: "After the coup d'état, it is urgent to support dialogue. The pastoral mission is seriously affected" El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) - "We are cut off from the world, there is no government given that the Supreme Transitional Council for the executive, made up of 50% military and 50% civilians, is dissolved while the Prime Min ...
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  13 November 2021
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Young missionaries flourish in the Greek-Catholic community of Roma children Bucharest (Agenzia Fides) - Several Roma children from the Greek-Catholic parish of Barbu Lautaru, dedicated to "Saint Andrew the Apostle" and to "Blessed Bishop Ioan Suciu", visited by the Holy Father during his apostol ...
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  13 November 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Millions of people in poverty, indifference would be even worse in the face of this situation Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Colombia has a very complex situation of poverty, there is an enormous number of people, millions, who eat once a day. Many of them have lost their jobs, others are in conditions of extreme vuln ...
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  13 November 2021
  AMERICA - Father Maurício Jardim elected Continental Coordinator of the PMS Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the American continent who met online on November 11, elected Father Maurício Jardim, National Director of the PMS in Brazil ...
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  13 November 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishops: participation in the synodal journey and in the electoral process promotes the common good, equality and peace Lo Canas (Agenzia Fides) - "May peace be with you" (Lk 24:36) is the title of the message that the Chilean Bishops published at the end of the Plenary Assembly of the Episcopal Conference, which ended on November 12. Fir ...