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  4 June 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Fr. Joe Keke, kidnapped with the priest who was later found dead, has been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Joe Keke, the priest kidnapped on the night of May 20 in the attack on the parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in Malunfashi, in the state of Katsina, in northern Nigeria (see Fides, 21/5/2021) has b ...
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  4 June 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - It is urgent to carry out a new evangelization in the Catholic Church of Papua New Guinea and in the world Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - There is a growing need for an awakening and a new evangelization in the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea and in the world. The appeal comes from Fr. Victor Roche, SVD, Secretary for the ...
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  4 June 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Report of the Pastoral Land Commission: 2020 "year of terror" due to registered conflicts Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Pastoral Land Commission (CPT), an organization linked to the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), presented the 35th edition of the report that contains information on conflict ...
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  2 June 2021
  VATICAN - The President of the Pontifical Mission Societies: to help rediscover the meaning of mission today Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - According to the President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Archbishop Giampietro Dal Toso, in his greeting to the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies from their resp ...
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  2 June 2021
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle at the PMS Assembly: "In the pandemic, the missionary spirit of every baptized person awakens" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "During the painful time of the pandemic, our mission to be close to those who suffer has never lacked. The Pontifical Mission Societies continued to share experiences, they managed to unde ...
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  1 June 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Marian month marked by participation in the "spiritual marathon" desired by Pope Francis Karagada (Agenzia Fides) - The spread of Covid-19 still keeps the Churches closed in Kazakhstan and the community of the faithful of Karaganda lived the Marian month "at a distance", but in communion with shrines all ove ...
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  1 June 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The tragedy of the lack of oxygen for Covid patients; Mgr. Gualberti: "in the name of God, let's save lives!" Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The desperation to obtain oxygen for patients with coronavirus (Covid-19) is growing among Bolivian families, who in recent hours have been forced to queue up to refill their cylinders in the ...
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  1 June 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Catechesis in times of pandemic: a new Pentecost Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "With the Motu Proprio 'Antiquum Ministerium' published on May 10th, Pope Francis is kicking off a new Pentecost for the life of catechists and Christian communities. These brothers and sist ...
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  1 June 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop Sokoto: "The State does nothing to protect citizens" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Nowhere else in the world do people die as in our country. There is no place in the world where citizens can be killed every day without the government showing the slightest sign of empathy or co ...
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  1 June 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Stop violence against women in Tigray: an immediate solution is urgently needed Mekelle (Agenzia Fides) - "The residents of the Tigray region are calling for an end to violence", denounces the leadership of the Europe External Program with Africa and Europe External Policy Advisors (EEPA) in a state ...
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  1 June 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: Pandemic is not a "punishment from God" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Covid 19 pandemic, which caused pain and fear throughout the human family, "is not a punishment from God, but the result of people's wrong behavior towards the environment and life and their ...
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  1 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Massive military operations in Kayah state: many people are on the run Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - With a massive surprise attack, with airplanes, helicopters, heavy artillery, the Burmese army (Tatmadaw) has decided to quell the resistance in the Burmese state of Kayah, in eastern Myanmar, i ...
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  1 June 2021
  VATICAN - The General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies begins today: this year, too, in digital form Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) begins today, June 1st, whose work will continue until 3 June. The National Directors of the PMS from all continents ta ...
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  1 June 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Feast of Blessed Scalabrini, Apostle of migrants: we welcome the Pope's appeals Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Today, June 1st, is the feast of Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, former Bishop of Piacenza and founder of the Missionary Sisters and the Scalabrinian Missionaries, as well as inspirer of the ...
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  31 May 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Church remembers the sacrifice of priests and nuns who died from Covid-19, in the work of assistance and care New Delhi (Agenzi Fides) - The Catholic Church in India remembers the missionary commitment, the gift of oneself, the supreme sacrifice of priests and nuns who died of Covid-19 because they did not hesitate to perform th ...