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  10 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Presidential and Parliamentary Elections: Bishops appeal to the consciences of candidates and voters Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Politicians "who incite violence in order to gain political or material advantage", "repent and turn away from evil", said His Exc. Mgr. Alick Banda, Archbishop of Lusaka, in his homily during th ...
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  10 August 2021
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Marburg virus occurs for the first time in West Africa Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The occurrence of the Marburg virus was confirmed for the first time in the Republic of Guinea. The case was recorded in the southern Gueckedou Prefecture. Marburg disease, a highly contagious d ...
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  10 August 2021
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Provincial superior of the Montfortan missionaries murdered Paris (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic priest who was murdered in France yesterday August 9th by a man who was allegedly involved in the fire in Nantes Cathedral on July 18th is Father Olivier Maire, provincial superior of ...
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  9 August 2021
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The bishops ask "to promote fair processes within the immigration system" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will be placing certain migrant families in expedited removal proceedings, a process whereby immigration officers can quickly, ...
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  9 August 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Cao Xiangde dies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, July 9, 2021, at 4.30 pm, His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Cao Xiangde died at the age of 92. The Prelate, who lived in the province of Zhejiang, was born on September 16, 1929 in Tangzhen ...
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  9 August 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - A Mass for Myanmar in memory of the protest of 8-8-1988 Belluno (Agenzia Fides) - The resistance of the Burmese people to the military junta continues inside and outside the country while, six months after the military coup of February 1, the "State Administration Council" (S ...
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  9 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Association of women religious supports government campaign “Covid-free nation” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic nuns who work here have always worked to improve and expand access to basic medical care for the most vulnerable in the communities. We want the extensive network available to us a ...
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  7 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya and Tanzania are now central to drug trafficking routes in Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Africa is no exception to this phenomenon, as the battle over the Caribbean (cocaine) and Pakistani (heroin) routes has led drug traffickers to relocate their trade routes to Africa (and then Eu ...
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  7 August 2021
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Radio Seybo: 47 years at the service of the mission Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Radio Seybo has been at the service of the mission for 47 years. The radio, which has been operated by the Dominican Order since 1974, has embarked on a path rich in experience in promotin ...
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  7 August 2021
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Msgr. Marengo: "We must preach the Gospel with a whisper" Ulaanbataar (Agenzia Fides) - "The ministry of the bishop in Mongolia is, in my view, very similar to the episcopal ministry of the early Church: we know how the apostles in the early days of Christianity testified to th ...
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  7 August 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Study: 58 indigenous areas particularly affected by persistent forest fires La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The fires in Bolivia are the focus of the debate and every year there are new regions and cities affected. According to a recent report by the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS) ...
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  6 August 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Violence generates violence", the Catholic community calls for an end to clashes between police and Roma Vitória da Conquista (Agenzia Fides) - The Office for Nomadic Pastoral Care of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil, published a note on the violence in the region of Vitória da Conquista, in the State of Bahia, which re ...
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  6 August 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - "What can we all do together to help Sister Gloria Cecília Narváez?": Edith Blais, her fellow prisoner keeps hope alive Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "What can we all do together to help Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez in the hands of the kidnappers for 4 years and 6 months"? writes the Canadian Edith Blais who shared 5 months of imprisonment in ...
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  6 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "We must also demand accountability for violence and looting", says the President of SACBC Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "What I wish to propose is that we should add our voice on the call for accountability for the violence and looting that has been allowed to happen in the country. Those who by commission ...
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  6 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Covid 19 pandemic: effects on the physical and mental health of religious Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 has affected the physical and mental health of religious, so we need to take care of their psychological well-being after some of them experience particular stress that can lead to ...