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  21 June 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Do not leave refugees behind in Covid-19 vaccinations, none of us are safe until we are all safe" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Exclusion of refugees from COVID-19 responses and vaccinations, show that we still have not fully appreciated or understood the wisdom in the saying "none of us are safe until we are all sa ...
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  21 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Truce in Chin State: displaced people begin to return to their homes, priests engaged in assistance Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - After weeks of intense armed clashes, there is a truce in the Chin State between the regular army and local fighters of the "Chinland Defense Forces" (CDF). This was confirmed to Agenzia Fides b ...
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  21 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Mandalay: "It is a real tragedy. We are grateful to Pope Francis for the support" Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very grateful to Pope Francis. When the Pontiff speaks, the people of Myanmar feel very encouraged and moved. Not only Catholics, but also people of other religions. It is a very import ...
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  19 June 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The murder of Friar Juan Antonio Orozco must not go unpunished, "may his death be a seed of hope" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "The systematic violence experienced in the Mexican national territory deriving from the activity of organized crime cannot be made invisible; as well as the little or no commitment and prep ...
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  19 June 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - An important moment for the country in an attempt at democratic, free and fair elections Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On June 21, Ethiopia will hold parliamentary and regional elections and a referendum for the creation of an eleventh regional state. The vote was originally supposed to take place on June 5 ...
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  19 June 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Ignatian Year: Jesuits celebrate a special time of renewal "to put Christ at the center" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The conversion of Saint Ignatius does not concern only the past, but also the present and the future. It is an opportunity for renewal and rediscovery of Ignatian roots. It is an opportunity to st ...
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  19 June 2021
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - After almost twenty years, the Catechetical Formation Center for families-catechists from the rural world reopens Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - On June 15, after years of closure, the “Blessed Isidoro Bakanja” Catechetical Formation Center finally reopened its doors, with a ceremony presided over by Bishop José Lampra Cá, Apostolic ...
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  19 June 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - May the experience of the pandemic give birth to a new way of caring for immigrants and refugees Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "More than a year has passed since the beginning of the global crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected all of humanity. More than a year has passed since the people most af ...
• 19 June 2021
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Tainan and appointment of Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tainan, Taiwan, presented by Bishop John Lee Juo-Wang. At the same time the Pope appointed Bishop Bosc ...
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  18 June 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Catastrophic humanitarian situation in Tigray: appeal to missionaries from the European coordinator for Eritrean Catholics Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - "Continue to gather information on what is happening in Tigray, inform public opinion with your means of communication. Urge the Holy See to put pressure on the international community thanks to ...
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  18 June 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - The Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Maldonado: "contributing to the development of the Amazonian culture according to the values of the Gospel" Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - In a long interview with the magazine "Selvas Amazonicas", of the Dominican Missionaries, sent to Agenzia Fides, Mgr. David Martinez de Aguirre, Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pue ...
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  18 June 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Construction of the first minor Seminary in the diocese of Hyderabad begins Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The minor Seminary is the backbone of a diocese. I think it is very important to have a minor Seminary in the diocese. In order to reach the goal of laying the first stone of the minor Semina ...
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  18 June 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The return of former President Gbagbo arouses the enthusiasm of his supporters; tensions with the police Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The return of former President Laurent Gbagbo to Ivory Coast after ten years has aroused emotion among his supporters. For several days, in the headquarters of the FIP, the Front Populaire Ivoir ...
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  18 June 2021
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Day of the Missionary Ad gentes: "the light of the Gospel that we bring will be able to illuminate the dark night of the peoples" Puyo (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we want to congratulate and honor those Ecuadorian missionaries who, leaving their land and driven by the Spirit, left their home like Mary for her visit to her cousin Elizabeth, and brought ...
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  18 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The army accused of war crimes against civilians; the Church: respect human dignity Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "There is great discouragement and sadness. We live with great concern for the violence that continues and for the civil war that is spreading. The episode of the destruction of the village of ...