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30 March 2021
AMERICA/MEXICO - The parish priest of Cristo Rey in Dolores Hidalgo found dead with signs of violence
Celaya (Agenzia Fides) - Father Gumersindo Cortés González, director of the Retreat House in Atotonilco for many years and then parish priest of Asunción, in the Zapote district of Celaya (Mexico), has been found dead ...
30 March 2021
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Cry for peace" of the Bishops of Chocó and Antioquia to criminal groups: ceasefire for one hundred days
Quibdó (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the Holy Week celebrations, the bishops of the dioceses of Quibdó, Istmina-Tadó and Apartadó, launch an appeal to criminal groups for a 100-day ceasefire. "Faced with the ...
30 March 2021
ASIA/THAILAND - Treating drug addiction with compassion
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "It is impossible for Thailand to control, beyond its territorial borders, the origin of the narcotics and the trafficking cartels that do everything possible to smuggle drugs into the country. ...
30 March 2021
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Hundreds of people evacuated from Pemba, where the situation is uncertain; concern for the children in the area
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Efforts continue to evacuate people trapped in the northern Mozambique city of Palma, despite the tense situation.
On March 24, rebel fighters attacked the city in Cabo Delgado province, near th ...
30 March 2021
AFRICA/MALAWI - Two "missionary seeds", dedicated to the unconditional service of evangelization
Lunzu (Agenzia Fides) - "Two missionary seeds deposited in the cemetery of the Cathedral of Blantyre, two signs of communion between the Churches, two signs of unconditional service to the missionary cause, two strong te ...
30 March 2021
ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic leaders, after the attack in Sulawesi: "Holy Week with prudence, vigilance, national unity"
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Suicide attacks against churches have already occurred several times. One wonders what the criminal plan is. Such incidents do not happen without financial support or help of networks or organi ...
30 March 2021
ASIA/IRAQ - Arab media: a "government committee" will work on suggestions that emerged during Pope Francis' visit
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi government has appointed an inter-ministerial committee to work on the suggestions and proposals that emerged during Pope Francis' recent visit to Iraq. This is reported by the Arab ne ...
30 March 2021
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "Corruption is an endemic evil" underlines Cardinal Rosa Chávez on the case of the "ghost seats"
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Salvadoran population continues to be astonished by the results of the investigation of the Legislative Assembly on "ghost seats", as the local press calls them. Almost a month after th ...
29 March 2021
AMERICA/CHILE - "Broaden your gaze" urges Archbishop Chomali for the April elections, with the possibility of postponement due to Covid
Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - With a virtual meeting through Zoom, broadcast on social media and broadcast by Radio Chilena Concepción, the document "Reflecting before voting on April 10 and 11" was presented, written b ...
29 March 2021
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Historical memory for reconciliation and peace: project in the diocese of Valledupar
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "Strengthening all processes of remembrance and historical memory is to give roots to communities, and when a community has roots, it can withstand many winds and difficulties", underlined the B ...
29 March 2021
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Education and evangelization: the missionary presence in the Southwest of the country
Ankililoaka (Agenzia Fides) - In Ankililoaka, in the southwest of Madagascar, the Salesian mission is an important point of reference for the local population, who are very poor. Currently, 4 brothers are dedicated to of ...
29 March 2021
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Living Holy Week as a domestic Church in times of pandemic
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Venezuela, through the Department of Liturgy, have prepared a subsidy for the celebration of Holy Week with the family, facilitating the experience of living these holy days as a ...
29 March 2021
ASIA/INDONESIA - Suicide attack on a Catholic church in Sulawesi: security measures strengthened for Holy Week
Makassar (Agenzia Fides) - Outrage and fear in the Indonesian Catholic community, which embraces the community of Makassar, in the south of the island of Sulawesi, hit by a suicide attack on the Catholic Cathedral of the ...
29 March 2021
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “Let's pray for our brothers in Palma” where the situation is dramatic
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - At least 7 victims are among the people who fled from the Amerula Hotel in a convoy that was attacked, in an ambush, by armed terrorists. This was announced by a spokesman for the Mozambican army ...
29 March 2021
ASIA/MYANMAR - Franciscan appeal: "Now is the time for the international community to act in order to restore peace and democracy"
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "We express deep sadness and grave concern with the ongoing repression of millions of citizens in Myanmar following a military coup": the Franciscans say in a letter sent to UN Secretary General ...
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