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22 September 2020
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "All human beings are created in the image of God, no tribe is better than other tribes" says the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "As the world celebrates International Day for Peace, we in South Sudan are at the forefront because we know the bitterness of the absence of peace. Since the birth of this new republic, we citizen ...
21 September 2020
EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Towards Mission Sunday: a painting to learn about the life and work of Pauline Jaricot
Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - A painting of the venerable servant of God Pauline Jaricot (1799-1862) will have a place of honor on the wall in the meeting room of the National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PM ...
21 September 2020
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops: "the first work of charity today is to follow the indications of the civil and ecclesiastical authorities"
Villarrica (Agenzia Fides) - "Our Country is going through a very difficult period because of the number of infected and dead due to the Covid-19 disease, a situation that is particularly serious in Asunción, Central an ...
21 September 2020
ASIA/NEPAL - Evangelizing with the Word, in times of pandemic: online Bible courses for lay people
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The Word of God as a seed and first instrument of mission: it is with this spirit that the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal launched an online biblical course specifically dedicated to the laity t ...
21 September 2020
VATICAN - International Day for Peace: the human person above all interests
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - " Peace cannot be attained without the courageous selfless act of putting the human person and the human condition above any other vested interests", reads the note from Caritas Internation ...
21 September 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A new Director General of the Catholic National Radio
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "At the end of the recruitment process for the position of Director of National Catholic Radio, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Ivory Coast, His Exc. Mgr. Ignace Bessi ...
21 September 2020
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - New surge in violence: the body of a young Catholic found
Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "The death of young Bryan José, from our city of Matagalpa, once again shakes Nicaraguan society. He belonged to our 'Pastorale Cristo Joven' of the Cathedral and his parents work with us in ...
21 September 2020
AFRICA/MALAWI - Religious leaders united in defending the sacredness of life: no to abortion
Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Malawi (ECM) and other religious bodies, such as the Council of Churches of Malawi (MCC), the Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM), the Muslim Association of Malaw ...
21 September 2020
ASIA/INDONESIA - Civil authorities grant permission to use the home of a deceased Catholic priest as a cultural center
Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to the authorization received from civil authorities of Central Java, the project to transform the house that belonged to the family of late father Gregorius Utomo (1929-2020) - one of t ...
19 September 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Suicides on the rise: the Church offers online psychosocial support to people in difficulty
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Psychological disorders, depression and social isolation are a phenomenon that the pandemic has exacerbated. For this reason, the Catholic Church in India has launched an articulated program o ...
19 September 2020
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Towards World Mission Day: support for missionaries who "remain" and announce the Gospel in difficult situations
Friborg (Agenzia Fides) - "We will not give up and we will stay here": this phrase, repeated in different languages by about thirty men and women on mission in more than twenty-five countries, is the heart of the message ...
19 September 2020
NEWS ANALYSIS - Africa, the sisters of the Good Shepherd alongside the exploited of cobalt
Lualaba (Agenzia Fides) - "It was the bishop of Kolwezi who asked us to come here in 2012, worried about the living conditions of the population, especially children. When we first arrived, there were very few people aro ...
19 September 2020
AFRICA/MAURITIUS - A Salesian missionary: at work with young people so as not to waste the heritage left by the Pope's visit
Port Louis (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit, one year ago, left an indelible mark in Mauritius. Unfortunately, the pandemic arrived a few months later and blocked the Church's plans to put Francis' words into practice ...
19 September 2020
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Archbishop of Santo Domingo: Church and government must work together in the fight against crime
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The authorities need to find an effective way to fight crime and insecurity affecting society. And, on the front of education to legality and a culture of mutual respect, justice and peace ...
18 September 2020
AMERICA/PANAMA - The Bishops: "Against the viruses that have condemned us to poverty and death, we have the antibodies of justice, charity and solidarity"
Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - "In the midst of uncertainty, we are in a time of grace, which offers us a historic opportunity to rebuild the social fabric and establish another dynamic that makes us more human, more cari ...
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