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  24 August 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo once again calls for justice and peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Insurgent fighting continues in Myanmar. In the big cities of Yangon and Mandalay there is daily fighting between the army and the so-called People's Defense Forces. "The situation in Myanmar is ...
• 23 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Bishop of Solwezi hopes that "the new President will fight rampant corruption and pacify the nation" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The newly elected President of Zambia will have to "fight the rampant corruption, which has reached unprecedented levels in our nation". This is what His Exc. Mgr. Charles Kasonde, Bishop of Solw ...
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  23 August 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The Church entrusts the difficulties of the present time to the Mother of La Vang La Vang (Agenzia Fides) - In a time marked by pandemic, poverty, insecurity and uncertainty about the future, the Church in Vietnam is renewing its act of consecration to the Blessed Virgin of La Vang. In spite of all th ...
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  23 August 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarchal note explains why the reference to Babylon in the name of the Chaldean Patriarchate has been removed Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The reference to "Babylon", so far contained in the name of the Chaldean Patriarchate, has been removed on the initiative of the last Chaldean Synod of Bishops because it has no historical basis ...
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  23 August 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - After arrest by local militia in Chin State: priest and catechist return to pastoral service Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic priest Father Noel Hrang Tin Thang and the catechist Clement Cung Hnin from the diocese of Hakha, who were kidnapped by the local Chinland Defense Force (CDF) (see Fides 31/7/2021) a ...
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  21 August 2021
  EUROPE/DENMARK - A missionary in Denmark who serves the faithful from all over the world Copenhagen (Agenzia Fides) - "Besides the Danish faithful, my parishioners come from practically all over the world: Vietnam, Japan, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria, Burundi, Somalia, Iraq, Lebanon, Pola ...
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  21 August 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Ten years of formation and missionary sharing for the laity associated with the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - Echoing the dream of Mary of the Passion, born Hèléne de Chappotin, foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (1839-1904), to involve the laity in the evangelizing mission of the Franci ...
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  21 August 2021
  AMERICA/CANADA - Webinar to relaunch evangelization in the Chinese Catholic world of the diaspora Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Who will I send?" (Is 6,8) is the theme of the “Follow Christ Fishers Summit”, the first missionary summit organized by Fountain of Love and Life (FLL) - a Catholic multimedia evangelization g ...
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  21 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "The two slain Catholic sisters are our martyrs", said the Archbishop of Juba at their funeral Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Mary Daniel Abut and Sister Regina Roba Luate are our martyrs because they were killed in cold blood", said yesterday, August 20, His Exc. Mgr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba ...
• 20 August 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops emeritus: a new way of being a Bishop, a resource for the mission São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – There are currently 162 Bishops emeritus in Brazil. This emerges from data collected by Professor Fernando Altemeyer Junior from the Department of Religious Sciences of the Pontifical Catho ...
• 20 August 2021
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Death of Iman Ustas Aladji Bubacar Djalo: "His commitment to dialogue will not be forgotten" Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, August 19, Imam Ustas Aladji Bubacar Djalo from Mansoa died completely unexpectedly. This is a great loss for Islam in Guinea-Bissau, but also for the Catholic Church, because throug ...
• 20 August 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - "Ethiopia is experiencing the most dramatic phase in recent history" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - While the world's eyes are on Afghanistan, a silent drama is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. The war that broke out in the Tigray region in November 2020 has long since spread beyond the bo ...
• 20 August 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - After Burkina Faso, now also Mali: At least 15 soldiers die in a jihadist attack Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Jihadist groups are again attacking soldiers from the regular armed forces in the Sahel. After the most recent incident on August 18 in Burkina Faso (see Fides 19/8/2021) it is Mali's turn, where ...
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  19 August 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - National Youth Day in November: Young people as prophets Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people, stand up! You are the prophets of the bicentenary" is the motto of the first National Youth Day, which Peru will celebrate from November 19-21. The event is dedicated to the celebrat ...
• 19 August 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic priest, victim of an act of violence Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was violently killed in Uganda yesterday, August 18. Fr. Joshephat Kasambula from the diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana was murdered in cold blood yesterday evening. It is believed th ...