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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 ...
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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
  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
  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
  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
  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 ...
• 2 September 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Civil society: "We want to have a say in the plan to withdraw the Blue Helmets" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of civil society in South Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), following a meeting in the Archdiocese of Bukavu, called for ensuring a peaceful transfer of responsib ...