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  2 September 2022
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - The country plagued by sudden floods: bridges, schools, hospitals and water pipes damaged Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - From August 14 to 17 and August 27 to 28, 2022, Sierra Leone was affected by a series of floods that devastated some areas of the country, leaving more than 10,000 people homeless. Caritas Free ...
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  2 September 2022
  VATICAN - Seminar of formation for 80 new Bishops of the territories of first evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A total of 80 bishops recently appointed in areas of Africa, Asia, America and Oceania that come under the first department of the Dicastery of Missions will take part in the study seminar ...
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  2 September 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sister Luigina Coccia: "Mission for us is everywhere, it is the world" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Regarding the missions, Pope Francis has illustrated the complexity of the relationship between the local Churches and the universal Church: the Church today is called to remain firmly rooted in h ...
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  2 September 2022
  ASIA/PALESTINE - “Shepherds' Field” in Beit Sahour: Franciscans inaugurate new pilgrimage site Beit Sahour (Agenzia Fides) - "Shepherds' Field", in the city of Beit Sahour in Palestine is one of the places that commemorate the birth of Jesus. According to tradition, the shepherds who were the first to receive the ...
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  2 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Arshad: "All united to give relief to the poor, victims of the floods" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on the entire nation to offer all its solidarity to the people affected by the floods and help them recover from the disaster as quickly as possible. We must make every effort, in uni ...
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  2 September 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Plebiscite of September 4: the concrete contribution of religious life to the construction of fraternity in a polarized society Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the referendum to be held next Sunday, September 4th, when Chileans will be asked to give their opinion on the draft of the new Constitution (see Fides, 30/8/2022), the Administrativ ...
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  1 September 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Violence: Chaldean Patriarch praises initiative of Muqtada al Sadr Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the new wave of chaos and violence in Iraq, Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako praises Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, "who had the courage and human and national responsibility" to ...
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  1 September 2022
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - IMBISA: Bishops invite young people to the assembly Windhoek (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Southern Africa (Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa, IMBISA) invite young people to participate in their next Plenary Assembly to be held in Windhoek from 22 to ...
• 1 September 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - After being held hostage for five months: American nun released Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "Sister Suellen is safe. She is on American soil, but not in America", confirms Sister Mary Lacour of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary of the Holy Cross on the release of her fellow s ...
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  1 September 2022
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Migration in Central America: Migration officers call for decisive measures and more pastoral support Antigua (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on the social and political leaders of our countries to act decisively and implement local and regional measures and policies that promote inclusive and harmonious development, respecti ...
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  1 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bail granted to three Christians accused of blasphemy Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has granted bail to three Christians accused of blasphemy, in two separate proceedings whose hearings have been held in recent days. As Fides has learned, in the ...
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  1 September 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - An old Catholic church in Meghalaya state damaged and destroyed Tura (Agenzia Fides) - One of the oldest churches in the Garo Hills district, in the state of Meghalaya, in northeastern India, was destroyed by vandals. The attack has shocked the community in the town of Daram, where t ...
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  1 September 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Campaign for World Mission Sunday: This year's example country is Ethiopia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - This year, the direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Australia (PMS), Catholic Mission, will focus its Missionary October commitment on the Church of Ethiopia and local communities. Ca ...
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  31 August 2022
  VATICAN - Pope Francis to the Cardinals: Church's mission stems from wonder and gratitude Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Jesus' call to proclaim his Gospel should not be understood as a call to a missionary mobilization that is additional to the daily duties of life. The impulse to communicate the salvation of Christ ...
• 31 August 2022
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - A project to support young mothers and their children Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - A total of 570 young mothers and their children are receiving assistance from the HELINA project, an aid program run by the Catholic Relief Services for young mothers and their children in the ...