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  7 October 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite bishops: "satisfaction" for the new government, anguish for the "human hemorrhage" of young people fleeing the Country Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In the "worrying" condition in which Lebanon finds itself, the "absolute priority" is to try to stop the flight of young people who leave the country, a real "human hemorrhage" that deprives the ...
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  7 October 2021
  AFRICA/TOGO - The pandemic does not stop the celebration of the Missionary Month Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - The health situation in Togo due to the pandemic is still complex. Churches are closed and there are still restrictions due to the Covid-19 virus. Despite all this, the Missionary Month is being c ...
• 7 October 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - Appointment of the Bishop of San Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Hassa Florent Koné, of the clergy of San, currently Rector of the Major Seminary of Saint Augustin in Bamako. His Exc. Mgr. Hassa Florent Koné ...
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  6 October 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - In the Year dedicated to St. Joseph, the first book on the saint in Bengali Rajshshi (Agenzia Fides) - "Saint Joseph: protector of the family and of the universal Church" is the title of the first book published in Bengali in honor of the saint, in the special year dedicated to him. This is what ...
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  6 October 2021
  AFRICA/ MALAWI - Missionary October, an opportunity to rediscover the vocation of every baptized person to evangelization Malawi (Lilongwe) - A strong call to evangelization, the primary task of the ecclesial community and of every baptized, comes from the diocese of Zomba, Malawi, at the opening of the Missionary Month, in view of the cele ...
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  6 October 2021
  ASIA - Evangelization in Central Asia in times of Evangelii Gaudium: webinar of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The mission of evangelization in Central Asia in times of Evangelii Gaudium. Context, difficulties, perspectives": is the title of the webinar organized by the Pontifical Missionary Union ...
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  6 October 2021
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - A two-year Great National Mission begins on Mission Day: "Missionary disciples: bearers of hope" San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Costa Rica, convinced that "It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4.20), "convene all the pilgrim people of God in our dioceses, for a Gr ...
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  6 October 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Children's education is an irreplaceable component for the development of a society Nakuru (Agenzia Fides) - "Education is an irreplaceable component in the development of a society and to a large extent should define the mission of the Church in the formation of the person for the realization of the we ...
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  6 October 2021
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Put an end to violence”: prayer and reflection on the value of human life in all its expressions Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "As Pastors of the Church in Ecuador, we wish to appeal to men and women of good will to give value to human life, to become aware that the human being is not an object to be used and thrown away. ...
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  6 October 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: the future of Christians in the Middle East depends above all on them Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The presence of Christian communities in the Middle East and their survival in the lands of the first apostolic preaching call into question "first of all" the responsibilities of Middle Eastern ...
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  5 October 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishop of Matagalpa: "many broken families due to a migration that bleeds the country, we are living another Exodus" Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we think of so many families shattered by a migration that is bleeding Nicaragua; once again, Nicaraguans suffer the loss of so many people, our best brothers, men and women, intelligen ...
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  5 October 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Record of violence in a single day against Christian communities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In just one day, October 3, at least 13 episodes of violence and threats were committed by members of radical Hindu groups to the detriment of Christian communities in the states of Uttarakhan ...
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  5 October 2021
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Starting from scratch: a new mission, a new beginning as an associate missionary Monassao (Agenzia Fides) - "Should I have a new missionary experience or enter a missionary institute? This inner question of mine materialized with the choice to leave for a new missionary experience, linked to the Soci ...
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  5 October 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic leaders: "Politics incites religious hatred, violence is orchestrated" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The violence in 13 places in the northern states of India is not random or the work of isolated elements. It is a systematically orchestrated and synchronized work to intimidate the Christian ...
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  5 October 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Cabo Delgado: Military actions are beginning to bear fruit, but there are fears that the jihadists will move to other areas Cabo Delgado (Agenzia Fides) - The efforts of the Mozambican government, in collaboration with Rwandan soldiers and soldiers stationed in the country by the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), ...