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5 September 2020
ASIA - Virus and poverty: the phenomenon of "child brides" worsens, political responses are urgently needed
Pune (Agenzia Fides) - Tens of thousands of girls in various nations of Asia are forced, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to marry at a very young. The girls come from families who live in poverty, aggravated by the coronav ...
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5 September 2020
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Catholics engaged in prevention campaigns and health services, vital during the pandemic
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea continues its commitment to offer prevention and awareness programs against Covid throughout the Country. Thanks to the support of the Secretariat of ...
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4 September 2020
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Missionary Month focused on the commitment of the laity of Guinea and Switzerland
Friborg (Agenzia Fides) - "Here I am: send me": this is the theme chosen for the Missionary Month of October by Missio, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Switzerland. The Church of Guinea and the role of the lait ...
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4 September 2020
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Celebrating the Time of Creation with the awareness that when our world is sick, we also get sick
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Every year from 1 September to 4 October the Christian family in the world gathers to celebrate the protection of our common home. "We rejoice in this Time of Creation which offers us the o ...
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4 September 2020
ASIA/SINGAPORE - During the pandemic, Biblical Apostolate groups promote a personal encounter with the Word of God
Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Biblical Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Singapore invites and accompanies the faithful to cultivate a personal encounter with Christ. "Even thou ...
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4 September 2020
AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Léonidas Ngomanziza
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 10 May 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Léonidas Ngomanziza, of the diocesan clergy of Nyundo a ...
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4 September 2020
AFRICA/TOGO - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Donald Charit-Dine Fadaz
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 May 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the rev. Donald Charit-Dine Fadaz, of the diocesan clergy of Sokodé ...
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4 September 2020
ASIA/CAMBODIA - Towards a missionary October: the support of "Catholic Mission" Australia for people with disabilities
Battambang (Agenzia Fides) - Supporting the life and work of the Arrupe Center in Cambodia, managed by Bishop Enrique Figaredo Alvar Gonzalez SJ in the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang, in the north-west of the country ...
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4 September 2020
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A Bishop: "The pandemic is an opportunity for Christians to renew their faith"
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for our spiritual growth because it "poses the fact that we renew our faith in Jesus Christ taken from his who assurance to all of our humanity and Chris ...
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4 September 2020
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The beatification of the "Doctor of the poor" is being prepared
Coro (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission for the Beatification of José Gregorio Hernández, of the Archdiocese of Coro, continues its activities aimed at promoting the values and virtues of the Venerable Servant of God. In ...
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3 September 2020
VATICAN - Aid from the PMS Fund to parishes, families, poor children and Catholic schools for the Covid emergency in Africa and Latin America
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The pandemic has exposed the difficult situation for the poor and the great inequality that reigns in the world - Pope Francis recalled at the general audience on 19 August -. The virus, ...
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3 September 2020
AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - "Pandemic and general elections": the pastoral letter of Archbishop González Nieves highlights "the pandemic of corruption"
San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Mgr. Roberto Octavio González Nieves, OFM, published a pastoral letter entitled "Puerto Rico: Pandemic and general elections, a call for reflection a ...
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3 September 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - New priests in Pakistan: hope for the Church in the midst of the pandemic
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "A young priest is always a gift for the People of God, chosen as the prophets and apostles to bring people closer to God. It is the priest's responsibility to serve people and accompany them to ...
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3 September 2020
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "Constructive dialogue" says President Nyusi after meeting with the Bishop of Pemba
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Country is experiencing a moment in which there is a need to speak, to dialogue. It is necessary to understand what the other sees and what the other knows. Being religious, this Bishop of o ...
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3 September 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Khristo Jyoti Mohavidyaloyo" Regional Seminary of Sambalpur
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 19 May 2020, Card. Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Lancy Rodrigues, SVD (Society of the Divine Word), as Rector of the ...
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