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  11 September 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic cemeteries welcome the victims of the pandemic, of any religion Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Cebu, in the central Philippines, has decided to welcome in its Catholic cemeteries the bodies of people, of any religion, who have died as a result of the pandemic. As communi ...
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  10 September 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Our Lady of Coromoto shows us that salvation is not only for some, but for all, without distinction of race or origin Guanare (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in the last 20 years, on the feast day of the Virgin of Coromoto, September 8, national and international media coverage of this celebration was carried out, with journalists ...
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  10 September 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Commitment regarding the pastoral works of the Church of God: the Diocesan Assembly of Daru-Kiunga has concluded Kiunga (Agenzia Fides) - "A church in which decisions are made jointly by all members representing parishes and individuals helps guide us and move forward on our journey of faith all together", said Fr. Andrew Moses, Vi ...
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  10 September 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archdiocese of Seoul celebrates the sending of missionary priests to France and Japan Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Seoul celebrated a solemn Eucharist with the missionary mandate to the priests who will offer their pastoral service and bring the proclamation of the Gospel abroad, at the service o ...
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  10 September 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops "in favor of women and the right to life" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The nation's Supreme Court of Justice has ruled on the unconstitutionality of some articles of the Criminal Code of the State of Coahuila, concerning the criminalization of women who resort ...
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  10 September 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "The Church in Myanmar is being tested with its patience" Budapest (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Myanmar had been tested through its patience. Our people are lovers of art and culture and very religious. But our people have faced seven decades of great challenges. I ...
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  10 September 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Regional efforts are needed to stop terrorists linked to Daesh" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The support of neighboring states in the fight against the terrorists of the ADF/MTM (Allied Democratic Forces/Madinat Tawhid wa-l-Muwahidin, a group of Ugandan origin that over the years have ...
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  10 September 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Mikati announces the formation of the government. Father Zgheib: perhaps the Pope's visit becomes more possible Beirut - Agenzia Fides) - After more than a year of stalemate, Lebanon has a new government. The Sunni Najib Mikati, who since last July 26, had been tasked with forming a new government from President Michel Aoun, after ...
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  9 September 2021
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Against polarization and division: empower individuals, families, and communities to be bridgebuilders across perspectives Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has launched a new initiative today aimed at addressing polarization in society. Based on Pope Francis’ call in his encyclical, Frat ...
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  9 September 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic cable TV starts in the State of Meghalaya Shillong (Agenzia Fides) - In September a new Catholic cable TV started broadcasting in the State of Meghalaya, in north-eastern India. As Fides learned, the channel is called "Don Bosco Media Network" (DBMN) and is mana ...
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  9 September 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Missionary Community, share the Word": a new missionary impulse arises from the Word of God La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Bolivia celebrates the Month of the Bible in September, placing particular emphasis on the relationship between the Word of God and the Mission, inviting us to meditate on the book ...
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  9 September 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The army tries to recruit young people who choose to join the resistance forces Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In many regions of Myanmar the regular army is asking village authorities to recruit young people as military assistants, and to help the army in the logistics, especially in combat areas. If the ...
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  9 September 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Mar Awa Royel is the 122nd Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Mar Awa Royel, currently Bishop of the Assyrian diocese of California (USA) and Secretary of the Holy Synod is the 122nd Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. He was elected on Wednesday, ...
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  9 September 2021
  AFRICA/GUINEA - ECOWAS suspends Guinea; Catholic leaders had long warned about the crisis that resulted in the coup Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (CEDEAO/ECOWAS) suspended Guinea from their regional organization after the military coup on Sunday, September 5 (see Fides, 6/9/202 ...
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  8 September 2021
  EUROPE/POLAND - Let us pray with Blessed Father Paolo Manna Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the upcoming 150th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Father Paolo Manna, PIME missionary, born in Avellino on January 16, 1872, founder of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PM ...