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  14 June 2021
  AFRICA - Terrorism and violence: unsustainable situation in West African countries Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The West African sub-region is unfortunately becoming the bastion of terrorism in Africa. A situation that is becoming increasingly worrying", writes to Agenzia Fides Fr. Donald Zagore, Ivorian ...
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  14 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholic priests arrested and released by the army: violence in Mandalay Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese military have arrested and released six Catholic priests and a lay Catholic in the village of Chan Thar, in the Archdiocese of Mandalay, 700 km north of Yangon. As confirmed to Agen ...
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  12 June 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Entire families suffer and die without assistance: the annual collection of Caritas on 12 and 13 June Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Cáritas Argentina, Mgr. Carlos José Tissera, Bishop of Quilmes, presided over the virtual press conference for the presentation of the annual Caritas collection, which wi ...
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  12 June 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Students of the Catholic University engaged in research programs and development aid Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Relief Services (CRS) aims at a partnership with the Catholic University of Malawi to help students in practical learning through internships and research of aid and development progra ...
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  12 June 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - World day against child labor, the Bishop of Zomba: "Protecting children, in the light of the Gospel" Zomba (Agenzia Fides) - "In the current health emergency situation, many children and young people are forced to go to work to help their families in conditions of extreme poverty. In many cases it is a question of forms ...
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  12 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese in diaspora around the world: strike in support of Aung San Suu Kyi Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Global Myanmar Spring Revolution Weekend" is the public event that today and tomorrow, in over fifty cities in more than 20 countries around the world, will involve all the Burmese communities of ...
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  12 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANAMR - The Bishops, between violence and social crisis: "It is urgent to open humanitarian corridors and respect sacred places" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Intentionally destroying humanitarian aid intended for poor, vulnerable and destitute people is a crime against humanity", says a source of Fides confirming the news that the Burmese army have d ...
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  12 June 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - The "boat" of the shipwreck becomes a monument to the memory of the tragedies in the Mediterranean Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Thousands of people flee from wars, violence, persecutions, poverty, because they are looking for a better future and chase a dream that often turns into a nightmare, during those journeys that en ...
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  11 June 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Laurent Gbagbo's return to his homeland: an important step towards reconciliation Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The return home of the former president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, is scheduled for next June 17th. On March 31st he was acquitted of the charge of crimes against humanity issued by the ...
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  11 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The army destroys rice and medicines and starves the population Pekhon (Agenzia Fides) - The Myanmar army (Tatmadaw) is destroying tons of sacks of rice that had been stored and preserved to feed the internally displaced people in the village of Loi Ying Taungche, near the city of Mo ...
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  11 June 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The pandemic is at its peak, saturated hospitals and cemeteries; the Church asks the government to guarantee vaccines Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Church reiterates its request to the Government to guarantee the vaccination process against Covid-19 in the face of the negative record that the country presents. Bolivia regist ...
• 11 June 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Our Lady of Angels" interdiocesan philosophical seminary in Kibosho Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 5, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Joseph Msafiri Mahela, member of the Apostolic Life Communit ...
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  11 June 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - In the midst of the pandemic, violence against Christians does not stop New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In the first five months of 2021, in 151 days of the current year, despite the serious pandemic situation, 127 episodes of violence against Christians took place in India: says to Agenzia Fide ...
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  11 June 2021
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The multiplication of loaves and fish inspires the pastoral guidelines for 2021-2023 Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - The members of the Bishops' Conference of Uruguay met for their Plenary Assembly from 7 to 10 June, connected through a digital platform, and at the end of the work they informed about the ma ...
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  11 June 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "The Constitution should be reformed so that there is a single law that is the same for all" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "To ensure peace and unity of the nation, there must be an end to the practically established status that Islam enjoys in our Constitution. We note in this regard that while Islam is mentioned ver ...