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12 July 2021
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Missionaries, witnesses of the impossible": missionary October is being prepared
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – On Friday, July 9, as part of the CXVI Ordinary Plenary Assembly of the Venezuelan Bishops, gathered virtually, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), Fr. Ricardo E. ...
12 July 2021
AMERICA/HAITI - The Pope's prayer for Haiti; the religious also demand justice for all the other victims of violence
Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent days my prayer has often been aimed at Haiti, following the assassination of its President and the wounding of his wife. I join in the heartfelt appeal of the country’s Bisho ...
12 July 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Forgiveness and unity with those we meet: the diocese of Rumbek in prayer for the recovery of bishop Carlassare
Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - Laity, men and women religious and the entire clergy of the diocese of Rumbek were invited on July 3, to gather in prayer for the total healing and physical recovery of the Bishop-elect Mgr. Chri ...
12 July 2021
ASIA/IRAQ - The project to erect a church in Ur of the Chaldeans takes off
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A project to erect a church in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the Iraqi governorate of Dhi Qar, also equipped with a meeting room useful in particular to welcome Christian pilgrims who from Iraq and al ...
10 July 2021
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - A Consolata missionary: "For a hundred years at the service of the people, bringing the proclamation of the Gospel"
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "One can take stock almost after a century of the presence of the Consolata Missionaries in Mozambique: the choice, made from the beginning, to concentrate efforts on schools and the formation of ...
10 July 2021
ASIA/MYANMAR - Amid violence and difficulties, catechists bring forward the missionary work
Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing the Gospel "to the ends of the earth": with this spirit, 72-year-old catechist John NgwaZar Dee continues his missionary work that has been going on for 50 years.
John NgwaZar Dee i ...
10 July 2021
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops to the authorities: "immediately begin a vaccination campaign"
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Venezuela, gathered virtually, have asked for the launch of an immunization campaign against COVID-19 in the country, "with vaccines recognized by the international health authori ...
10 July 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - 10 years of independence marked by civil war: the appeals for peace by Pope Francis and Christian leaders
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "As we mark ten years of our independence today, with pains in our hearts, there is little to celebrate. It is truly a difficult time and experience for us, the people of South Sudan. Our hearts co ...
10 July 2021
EUROPE/ITALY - On Sunday, July 11, the feast of St. Benedict: the Italian parishes in prayer for the dead migrants
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The tragedies that continue to occur in the Mediterranean and along the various sea and land routes are shaking consciences and asking us to look clearly at the phenomenon of migration. "The Medite ...
9 July 2021
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops at the end of the Assembly: "It's time to walk together"
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us make our own all the voices that cry out for a supportive and just country. Our gaze is confident even knowing the serious problems that afflict us and all the efforts we must make to fi ...
9 July 2021
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Civil society leaders: violence increases, a UN mission is urgently needed to ascertain the truth about the attacks
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask for a United Nations mission to ascertain the truth about the recent attacks on civilians". With foreign troops on the path of withdrawal, the Taliban on the offensive, a weak government, ...
9 July 2021
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The extraordinary Congress of the Ivorian clergy addresses the economic question of priests
Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - The priesthood lived yesterday is not the same today. Times have changed a lot and the demands are increasing. The serious economic crises experienced by African countries make the financia ...
9 July 2021
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - New arrests, "may the will of citizens and the human rights of all Nicaraguans be respected"
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "Given the electoral panorama, we must demand respect for the popular vote with the available means, so that the elections are credible, just and transparent", says the "Justice and Peace" Commi ...
9 July 2021
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The peripheral areas are victims of violence by armed groups" say the Bishops who denounce the use of mines
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "With the liberation of the major urban centers, armed groups concentrate their presence in the suburbs and in some places where they commit violence", denounces the Episcopal Conference of the C ...
9 July 2021
AFRICA/GHANA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Isaac Ebo-Blay
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 4, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Isaac Ebo-Blay, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Cape Coast, ...
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