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  6 September 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Lodiong: "Parents cannot afford to send their children to school" Yei (Agenzia Fides) - "Murders and violence are still ongoing, although not as frequent as in 2016-2018. There are street raids and robberies by armed men, killing of peasants on their farms by armed shepherds ( especial ...
• 6 September 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kidnappings and murders: Bishop of Abakaliki complains about lack of security Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - We no longer believe that the current government has the capacity to restore security," said Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu of Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State in south-eastern Nigeria, to journalis ...
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  5 September 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians contribute to a "stronger and more united" nation Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Helping to create a "more united and stronger" nation is the mission of Christians in Malaysia. The Christian Federation of Malaysia, which represents the communities of the different faith ...
• 5 September 2022
  AFRICA/CHAD - National Dialogue: Bishops suspend participation N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "There was no dialogue. For us, dialogue is based on mutual listening. (...) We have the impression of witnessing an election campaign in which on the one hand there are those who advocate c ...
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  5 September 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Food insecurity in Tigray: Salesians provide people with essential goods Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "Wheat, multivitamins, cooking oil, noodles, rice and salt are some of the relief items sent to the people of Tigray. From May to July, hygiene items, soap and 400 blankets were also sent". ...
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  5 September 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Missionary preparation and animation begins for the month of October Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Missionaries with the Spirit, to the ends of the earth" is the motto chosen by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Venezuela for Missionary October. "We live in times of great challenges, ...
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  5 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian-led civil society organization accused of anti-state activities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Human rights groups, members of civil society and non-governmental organizations are these days defending the Christian organization "Center for Social Justice" (CSJ) accused of carrying out anti ...
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  5 September 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Dam of the Renaissance, the Churches support agreed and beneficial solutions for Egypt and Ethiopia Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Church and the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia continue to put their ties of ecclesial communion at the service of the ongoing political negotiations between Egypt and Ethiopia on the contr ...
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  3 September 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week for Peace: at the center the territories which experience conflicts but also hope Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - With the motto "Territories in movement for Peace", the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC), through the National Secretariat for Social Pastoral Care and various regional and national social ...
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  3 September 2022
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The path of national reconciliation, led by religious leaders, awaiting the last step Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "Guinea Bissau in recent years has experienced many moments of instability, in addition to various armed conflicts and the war of the late 1990s. The country has experienced great difficulties in ...
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  3 September 2022
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Summer missionary training for children and adolescents Bucharest (Agenzia Fides) - The month of August that has just ended saw three proposals for missionary formation for children and adolescents carried out by the direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Roma ...
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  3 September 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - "The Church as a community of hope": the presence of Catholics in society Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Indonesia is committed to being a community of hope, which promotes communion between all components of society", Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta, t ...
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  3 September 2022
  VATICAN - Pope Luciani Blessed and the scandal of "making salvation easy" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Albino Luciani becomes Blessed. On Sunday, September 4, Pope Francis will celebrate the beatification liturgy of his predecessor, who ascended the throne of Peter for only 34 days between August an ...
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  3 September 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Stop the War! The Ethiopian Catholic Church urges parties to dialogue and peace Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The bloody war that has been raging in the country since November 2020 is leading to the destruction of national wealth and economic depression. In this context, the Ethiopian Catholic Churc ...
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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 ...