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25 September 2020
ASIA/IRAQ - US funds to the charitable association for Christian refugees founded by Archbishop Warda
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The fund allocated by US foreign policy to a charitable organization promoted by the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, Bashar Warda, to assist Christian refugees displaced since 2014 in the capital ar ...
25 September 2020
AFRICA/CHAD - Resignation of the Bishop of Pala
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Pala, Chad, presented by Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 25/9/2020)
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25 September 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of bishop of Sivagangai
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Sivagangai, India, presented by Bishop Jebamalai Susaimanickam. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 25/9/2020) ...
25 September 2020
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Corruption is equal to betrayal and socio-economic terrorism" says the President of "Justice and Peace"
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The coronavirus seems to have reinforced the greed that has conquered our Country in the last ten years", says His Exc. Mgr. Victor Hlolo Phalana, Bishop of Klerksdorp, and President of th ...
25 September 2020
AMERICA - "Missionary disciples on the way": preparations for the 13th anniversary of the Aparecida Conference
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - During the virtual meeting of the Presidents of the 22 American Bishops' Conferences, gathered in CELAM, connected via the internet on 21 and 22 September (see Fides, 22/9/2020), the preparation ...
25 September 2020
AFRICA/CHAD - Towards Mission Day - "Here we are, send us": the testimonies of religious and lay missionaries
N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "Here I am, send me (Is 6,8)" is the theme of World Mission Sunday, which is to be celebrated on 18 October. But what does this invitation mean in concrete terms in the life of those who have ...
25 September 2020
EUROPE/SPAIN - Letter from Cardinal Antonio Cañizares:"Let us not harden our hearts in the face of migrants and refugees"
Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - "The scenes that come to mind, the situations we see or imagine are tremendous, terrible and affect our conscience. It is a dramatic situation that makes us reflect and prevents us from crossin ...
25 September 2020
AMERICA/CHILE - Aid delivered to more than 3,500 vulnerable families in the first phase of the "Five loaves and two fish" campaign
Rancagua (Agenzia Fides) - The first phase of the "Five loaves and two fish" solidarity campaign, promoted by the diocese of Rancagua, which was able to deliver aid to over 3,500 families in particular situations of need ...
24 September 2020
EUROPE/GERMANY - Towards World Mission Day: "in times of coronavirus, solidarity is more important than ever"
Monaco (Agenzia Fides) - The largest solidarity campaign of Catholics in the world - Missionary Month - in October 2020 takes place with the coronavirus pandemic underway. "Especially in these times of global pandemic, i ...
24 September 2020
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Catholic Church and American society must recognize the historical and current contributions of the Hispanic and Latin leadership
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The "Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States of America", from September 15 to October 15, is presenting speeches and proposals for recognition both by the Church and by civil society. " ...
24 September 2020
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The first basilica in Kazakhstan: "Here the roots of the Church that went through Soviet repression"
Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "The title of minor basilica granted to the church of St. Joseph in Karaganda is a very important recognition for the Catholics of Kazakhstan. It is a real Sanctuary: many go there on pilgrima ...
24 September 2020
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We are in the same boat, we row together": Migrant and Refugee Week
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan "We are in the same boat, we row together", the "Migrants and Refugees Week 2020" is being celebrated in Colombia from 21 to 27 September, which this year will take place virtual ...
24 September 2020
AFRICA/KENYA - A Nun to head Kenyan Bishops’ new national television
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A nun at the head of the project for the creation of the first national Catholic television in Kenya. Sister Agnes Lucy Lando, the director of Research and Postgraduate Studies at Kenya’s Days ...
24 September 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Two statues of Jesus and Mary damaged and disfigured in Andra Pradesh
Mandapeta (Agenzia Fides) - Two statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary were disfigured and damaged in a Catholic parish of the archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh, a State of southern India. The two statues wer ...
24 September 2020
ASIA/TURKEY - The first church built in Turkish territory since 1923 erected in record time
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In the year in which in Istanbul the Turkish authorities authorize the re-use for Islamic worship of the ancient Christian basilica of Hagia Sofia and of the ancient church of San Salvatore in ...
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