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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 ...
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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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  31 August 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic church vandalized in Punjab Patti (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic church has been the victim of an attack in the Indian state of Punjab, in the north of the country. A statue of the Virgin Mary was damaged and a priest's vehicle was burned in Patti. ...
• 31 August 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Msgr. Esteban Lo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 6, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, confirmed Msgr. Esteban Lo, LRMI (Lorenzo Ruiz Mission Institute), of the archdiocesan clergy of Manila as National Director of the Pontific ...
• 31 August 2022
  AMERICA/ANTILLES - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Esteban Ramon Kross Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 28, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, confirmed Fr. Esteban Ramon Kross, of the diocesan clergy of Paramaribo, Suriname, as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies ...
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  31 August 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - Month of the Bible: “Let us also share the experience of the disciples on the road to Emmaus” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Under the motto "The Disciples on the road to Emmaus", the Biblical team of the Episcopal Commission for Catechesis and Biblical Pastoral Care has organized a series of special activities for the M ...
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  31 August 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Young people: in the Bible the source of evangelization and the path to Heaven Bagerhat (Agenzia Fides) - A copy of the Bible in one's hands, as a source of grace and as a sign of being ready to witness and announce the Word of God. In this way, more than 130 young Catholics from the diocese of Khu ...
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  31 August 2022
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - A family home built by the missionaries for the albinos of Tanzania Mwanza (Agenzia Fides) - In the new building of the Society for African Missions in the city of Mwanza, fourteen boys and girls find a safe home, quality education, good living conditions, but above all the affection and ...
• 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 ...
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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 ...
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  30 August 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Solidarity initiatives of civil society for the victims of the floods Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Our country is facing another extremely complicated situation. Pakistanis are called to come together as a nation and stand with the victims of the torrential monsoon floods that have touched mi ...
• 30 August 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Khammam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 27, 2022 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Khammam (India), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Paul Maipan. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 30/8/2022 ...
• 30 August 2022
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation of the Bishop of Masan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 27, 2022 he Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation of the pastoral care of the Diocese of Masan (Korea), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Constantine Bae Ki Hyen. (SL) (Agenzia F ...
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  30 August 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Love for God, one's neighbor and country: on September 4 the Chileans called to a "historical decision for the future" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Ahead of the referendum meeting scheduled for next Sunday, September 4th, on the draft of the new Constitution, the Standing Committee of the Chilean Bishops' Conference published a message on ...
• 30 August 2022
  OCEANIA/AMERICAN SAMOA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Kolio Etuale, of the clergy of the diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, until now chancellor and rector of the Holy Family Cathedral, Fatu- ...