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  4 October 2021
  AFRICA/TOGO - Churches closed until mid-October, but missionaries do not stop solidarity Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - The episcopal conference of Togo has asked in this month of the Rosary to light a candle on October 7, the day of Our Lady of the Rosary, in front of the closed doors of all parish churches. D ...
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  4 October 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Week of Creation: Bishops invite Catholics to "take the lead in protecting the planet and the ecosystem" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Since 2012, with the publication of a pastoral Letter on the environment and human development in Bolivia, the Bolivian Catholic Church has celebrated the Week of Creation every year, in the days ...
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  4 October 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Spiritual comfort for the faithful, between conflict and pandemic Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - Life is not easy in the various territories of Myanmar, marked by the pandemic and by the ongoing conflict between the regular army and the resistance forces (People Defense Forces), born through ...
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  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan Archbishop of Bhopal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bhopal, India, presented by Archbishop Leo Cornelio, S.V.D. At the same time he appoi ...
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  4 October 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Preserving the beauty and the population of Boracay: "No" to the spread of gambling Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Western Visayas region, in the center of the Philippines, calls for the protection of the social, cultural and moral environment of Boracay, a well-known island and tou ...
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  4 October 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - La Voz de la Selva, the Catholic radio that listens and spreads the cry and hopes of the Amazon Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - "We are honored for the recognition of this award and at the same time we feel committed to pursuing the same line as our leader, Oraldo Reátegui director, presenter and press officer of the Am ...
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  4 October 2021
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Beatification of Pauline Jaricot announced Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - Pauline Jaricot will be blessed on May 22, 2022. This was announced by the Secretary General of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in France, Gaëtan Boucharlat de Chazotte, through a video mes ...
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  2 October 2021
  VATICAN - Urbaniana University: for the first time the new General Secretary is a nun, a Scalabrinian missionary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Pietra Luana (Etra) Modica, Scalabrinian, is the new Secretary General of the Pontifical Urbaniana University. The appointment was signed by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokin Tagle, Prefec ...
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  2 October 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Missio Italia's social campaign "#nonpossiamotacere" (We cannot be silent) starts in October Rome (Agenzia Fides) - With the start of Missionary October, the social campaign "#nonpossiamotacere" was launched by the Missio Foundation (National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy) with the dioce ...
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  2 October 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 takes shape and life Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - At last, tents for vaccination against Covid have been set up adjacent to the Yirol and Rumbek hospitals with all the equipment in operation, vans, scooters and bicycles ready to leave and reach t ...
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  2 October 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - March October 3 in favor of women and human life: for the Bishops it is "an expression of love for women and for life" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the national march in favor of women and human life to be held on Sunday October 3 in many cities of the country, promoted by many civil society organizations, the Bishops ...
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  2 October 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Creating a better world: the challenge for teachers Boroko (Agenzia Fides) - "Jesus was the greatest teacher of all time, but he was misunderstood even by his own disciples, who were afraid to ask him questions. The same goes for us teachers. When our students do not unde ...
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  1 October 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National survey (ENCOVI): poverty at the highest levels, employment decreases, only 5% of emigrants return Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In the last year, extreme poverty has increased in Venezuela by more than 8%, formal employment has lost 1.3 million jobs and educational coverage has decreased by 5%. These are the data collect ...
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  1 October 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Mission is what unites the different expressions of the Church: the bishop of Tombura-Yambio urges the protection of priests and religious Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - In recent months, the county of Tombura has been the victim of violent clashes between the two rival forces which has led to the mass displacement of hundreds of families (see Fides, 22/9 ...
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  1 October 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Three nuns die due to Covid-19 in their service of assistance for the abandoned elderly Oruro (Agenzia Fides) - Sister María Hilda Arteaga Flores, Sister María Isabel Agip Sánchez and Sister Asunción Bravo Rivas, of the Congregation of the Hermanitas de los Ancianos Desamparados (Little Sisters of the A ...