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• 24 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Ondo state authorities announce the arrest of suspects in the Pentecost massacre Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We will not stop until we have shed full light on this crime and I assure you that the perpetrators and their sponsors will be arrested", said Adetunji Adeleye, commander of the agency of the Ond ...
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  24 June 2022
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Assembly: the commitment to evangelization is oriented Bouaké (Agenzia Fides) - "The National Assembly in the life of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of our country is the place for reflection, exchange and decision-making to guide our missionary commitment in our lo ...
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  23 June 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishops: "let's raise our voices again to denounce violence and cry out together for peace" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Faced with so many situations that embarrass us, we, bishops of the Permanent Council of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference, once again raise our voices to denounce violence and cry out togeth ...
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  23 June 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Peace is possible": the caravan leaving for Odessa, with the support of the Bishops Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Expressing closeness and solidarity to those suffering as a result of the ongoing war": with this objective Msgr. Francesco Savino, Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio and Vice-President of the Italian Bi ...
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  23 June 2022
  EUROPE/ENGLAND - Secretary General of PMU: "The Eucharist, primary source to nourish a missionary spirit" London (Agenzia Fides) – To nourish a missionary spirit: this was the theme of the speech by Father Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen, OFM Conv, Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), Director of Ciam and Agenz ...
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  23 June 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Evangelization through education, health and socio-economic development Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The Ugandan bishops recently gathered in Plenary Assembly focused on the process of evangelization that must be carried out in the country through education, health and socio-economic developmen ...
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  23 June 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - June 24: Colombia renews the consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian Catholic Church has invited to participate in the Eucharistic Celebration on Friday, June 24, at 11:00 a.m., in the Cathedral of Bogota, which will be presided over by Monsignor Lui ...
• 23 June 2022
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kahama Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko, of the clergy of the Diocese of Kigoma, currently Vicar General and Secretary General of the Pastoral Department, as ...
• 23 June 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Attacks on civilians move to the south of the province of Cabo Delgado Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - More than 784,000 have been displaced in northern Mozambique due to violence perpetrated by non-state armed groups, mainly by the self-proclaimed Mozambican Province of ISIS. This is reported by ...
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  23 June 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Men of service and proclamation of the Gospel: 13 new deacons for the Church, three of them tribal Mymensingh (Agenzia Fides) - The 13 new deacons who enrich and give hope to the Catholic Church of Bangladesh will be men dedicated to ecclesial and pastoral service and to proclaiming the Gospel, especially to the poore ...
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  22 June 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - The first two non-priestly Camillian religious appointed provincial superiors Rome (Agenzia Fides) - They are Brother Carlo Mangione and Brother José Carlos Bermejo Higuera. The two Camillians, non-clerical religious "brothers", have been appointed provincial superiors of the Order of Ministers o ...
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  22 June 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - Solemn procession and thanksgiving at the Beijing Seminary for Corpus Christi Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A solemn Eucharistic procession marked the celebration of the solemnity of Corpus Christi at the Beijing Seminary on Sunday, June 19. Coinciding with "Father's Day" in the country, the seminaria ...
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  22 June 2022
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Protests increase, state of emergency in six provinces, Bishops call "to build bridges" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Ecuador, led by the President of the Republic Guillermo Lasso, has extended the state of emergency from three to six provinces, giving greater powers to the police and restrictin ...
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  22 June 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Consecrated life promotes authenticity and integrity, to fight corruption Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - The nuns and all the members of religious institutes in Indonesia are ready to get involved and fight against the social scourge of corruption in everyday life and on a cultural level: this is ...
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  22 June 2022
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Two Jesuit priests are murdered in a church and their bodies are taken by armed men Cerocahui (Agenzia Fides) - "With deep sorrow, I inform you that on the afternoon of June 20 in Cerocahui, Tarahumara, Jesuit Fathers Javier Campos Morales, SJ, (79 years old) and Joaquín César Mora Salazar, SJ, (80 ye ...