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  30 October 2021
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Missionary October: first profession of two young people among the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - During the Missionary Month of October, the Congregation of Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) had the joy of participating in the first religious profession of two Congol ...
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  30 October 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The municipal elections of November 1 are for the Bishops, an opportunity for "moral renewal" Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday, November 1, about 26 million South Africans are called to the polls for municipal elections, to choose the members of the Councils of all the municipalities in the 9 provinces in whi ...
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  30 October 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Religious denominations demand that the new Constitution guarantee religious freedom without distinction Villarrica (Agenzia Fides) - "The new Constitution must fully guarantee the religious freedom of all persons, without distinction of any kind, and also of religious denominations as such, that is to say the freedom to ex ...
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  29 October 2021
  AMERICA - Emigration must be a right, not the forced consequence of poverty and violence Valle de Ángeles (Agenzia Fides) - The VII Meeting of Bishops was held in Valle de Ángeles (Honduras) from October, 25 to 28, with the participation of the Executive Secretaries of the Pastoral Care of Mobility, lay pe ...
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  29 October 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishop of Tombura-Yambio in solidarity with the Sudanese population: "May peace and love reign among you" Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "May the sacred land of Sudan not be soaked again in brotherly blood. Anger should never guide a people, but work for peace and reconciliation. I urge the people of God to seek the way of ...
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  29 October 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian missionaries, people who proclaim Christ with their lives to the whole world Rome (Agenzia Fides) - There are seven thousand Italian missionaries in the world, of whom about four thousand are consecrated members of religious orders, while the remaining three thousand are lay volunteers. These a ...
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  29 October 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - New vocations among the Brothers of the Holy Cross Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "When I entered the formation house to be a religious, I felt I had arrived in the right place at the right time. Here I can be a witness of Jesus Christ as a brother by putting my talents at the ...
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  29 October 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Catholic community of Seoul welcomes the new Archbishop Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Peter Chung Soon-Taick O.C.D., is the new Archbishop of Seoul and Apostolic Administrator of Pyongyang. The appointment of the Holy See was announced on October 28 by Cardinal Andrew Yeom S ...
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  29 October 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - The murderer of Fr. Roberto Malgesini, "the priest of the last", sentenced to life imprisonment Como (Agenzia Fides) - Ridha Mahmoudi, a 56-year-old Tunisian, who attacked and stabbed Fr. Roberto Malgesini on September 15, 2020, was sentenced to life imprisonment. The judges rejected the defense's request to declar ...
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  28 October 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A "missionary tour" to awaken the missionary vocation in the baptized Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - An authentic "missionary tour" crosses the four ecclesiastical provinces of the country and will end on December 18. The initiative was organized on the occasion of the missionary month of ...
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  28 October 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Our commitment continues unabated": the Camillians help the population between criticisms and some positive notes Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation on the island is more and more dramatic, not only because of the earthquake of August 14 (see Fides, 25/8/2021) and the disasters caused by the passage of the storm Grace, ...
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  28 October 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - In the Missionary Month, the gift of new priests ready for mission Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - In this Missionary Month and with the resumption of pastoral activities after the temporary slowdown of the Covid pandemic, the rhythm of the life of the Church, the fruits of vocations ...
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  28 October 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Education, a natural antidote to the globalized crisis: the new school year begins in a critical context Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Family and education: a common task" is the title of the message published by the Episcopal Commission for the family and Children and by the Episcopal Commission for University and Pastoral Ed ...
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  28 October 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishops: "We are returning to a military era" El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) - "We are returning to a military era in Sudan, to war instead of peace", complained Mgr. Yunan Tombe Trille, Bishop of El Obeid, chairman of the President of the Bishops' Conference of Sudan an ...
• 28 October 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Nairobi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Philip A. Anyolo, currently Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisumu as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nairobi (Kenya). (SL) (Age ...