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  29 October 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - The murderer of Fr. Roberto Malgesini, "the priest of the last", sentenced to life imprisonment Como (Agenzia Fides) - Ridha Mahmoudi, a 56-year-old Tunisian, who attacked and stabbed Fr. Roberto Malgesini on September 15, 2020, was sentenced to life imprisonment. The judges rejected the defense's request to declar ...
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  28 October 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A "missionary tour" to awaken the missionary vocation in the baptized Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - An authentic "missionary tour" crosses the four ecclesiastical provinces of the country and will end on December 18. The initiative was organized on the occasion of the missionary month of ...
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  28 October 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Our commitment continues unabated": the Camillians help the population between criticisms and some positive notes Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation on the island is more and more dramatic, not only because of the earthquake of August 14 (see Fides, 25/8/2021) and the disasters caused by the passage of the storm Grace, ...
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  28 October 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - In the Missionary Month, the gift of new priests ready for mission Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - In this Missionary Month and with the resumption of pastoral activities after the temporary slowdown of the Covid pandemic, the rhythm of the life of the Church, the fruits of vocations ...
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  28 October 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Education, a natural antidote to the globalized crisis: the new school year begins in a critical context Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Family and education: a common task" is the title of the message published by the Episcopal Commission for the family and Children and by the Episcopal Commission for University and Pastoral Ed ...
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  28 October 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishops: "We are returning to a military era" El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) - "We are returning to a military era in Sudan, to war instead of peace", complained Mgr. Yunan Tombe Trille, Bishop of El Obeid, chairman of the President of the Bishops' Conference of Sudan an ...
• 28 October 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Nairobi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Philip A. Anyolo, currently Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisumu as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nairobi (Kenya). (SL) (Age ...
• 28 October 2021
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, and appointment of his successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul (Korea) presented by His Eminence Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, and has ...
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  28 October 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Jerusalem, Israeli authorities block the cultural festival organized in the House of Abraham. The Heads of the Catholic Churches express deep concern Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday, October 26th, Israeli plainclothes police and security personnel forcibly interrupted the cultural festival activities that were being held in the Catholic "House of Abraham" in th ...
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  28 October 2021
  VATICAN - A new "year of mission" at the Urbaniana University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "In this university, the different disciplines will work together in search of truth and the common good. In this university, the cries of the poor will never be ignored. In this university ...
• 28 October 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Appointment of auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Luanda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed auxiliary bishops of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola: the Reverend Msgr. António Lungieki Pedro Bengui, of the clergy of Luanda, until now Vica ...
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  27 October 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against Christians, "flagrant violation of the Constitution" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The attacks against the Indian Christian faithful are clear and flagrant violations of the Constitution, and as such must be prosecuted and stopped: this is how priests, religious, promoters o ...
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  27 October 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Ten thousand Haitian emigrants have been able to access consular services in the parish Providencia (Agenzia Fides) - About 10,000 Haitian emigrants residing in Chile were able to take advantage of the administrative and legal processes regarding passport, identity card and criminal record verification, tha ...
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  27 October 2021
  VATICAN - Study seminar on 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines and the missionary spirit Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On October 30th, the International Secretariat of the Pontifical Mission Society (PMS) and the Pontifical Filipino College of Rome will jointly hold a seminar to Celebrate 500 years of Christianity ...
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  27 October 2021
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - "Missionary pilgrimage" in an October full of initiatives for missionary animation Bucharest (Agenzia Fides) - The National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Romania has organized numerous initiatives of missionary awareness and animation for the month of October, which will end next Sun ...