News

• 30 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Hundreds of people evacuated from Pemba, where the situation is uncertain; concern for the children in the area Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Efforts continue to evacuate people trapped in the northern Mozambique city of Palma, despite the tense situation. On March 24, rebel fighters attacked the city in Cabo Delgado province, near th ...
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  30 March 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Two "missionary seeds", dedicated to the unconditional service of evangelization Lunzu (Agenzia Fides) - "Two missionary seeds deposited in the cemetery of the Cathedral of Blantyre, two signs of communion between the Churches, two signs of unconditional service to the missionary cause, two strong te ...
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  30 March 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic leaders, after the attack in Sulawesi: "Holy Week with prudence, vigilance, national unity" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Suicide attacks against churches have already occurred several times. One wonders what the criminal plan is. Such incidents do not happen without financial support or help of networks or organi ...
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  30 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Arab media: a "government committee" will work on suggestions that emerged during Pope Francis' visit Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi government has appointed an inter-ministerial committee to work on the suggestions and proposals that emerged during Pope Francis' recent visit to Iraq. This is reported by the Arab ne ...
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  30 March 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "Corruption is an endemic evil" underlines Cardinal Rosa Chávez on the case of the "ghost seats" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Salvadoran population continues to be astonished by the results of the investigation of the Legislative Assembly on "ghost seats", as the local press calls them. Almost a month after th ...
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  29 March 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Broaden your gaze" urges Archbishop Chomali for the April elections, with the possibility of postponement due to Covid Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - With a virtual meeting through Zoom, broadcast on social media and broadcast by Radio Chilena Concepción, the document "Reflecting before voting on April 10 and 11" was presented, written b ...
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  29 March 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Historical memory for reconciliation and peace: project in the diocese of Valledupar Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "Strengthening all processes of remembrance and historical memory is to give roots to communities, and when a community has roots, it can withstand many winds and difficulties", underlined the B ...
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  29 March 2021
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Education and evangelization: the missionary presence in the Southwest of the country Ankililoaka (Agenzia Fides) - In Ankililoaka, in the southwest of Madagascar, the Salesian mission is an important point of reference for the local population, who are very poor. Currently, 4 brothers are dedicated to of ...
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  29 March 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Living Holy Week as a domestic Church in times of pandemic Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Venezuela, through the Department of Liturgy, have prepared a subsidy for the celebration of Holy Week with the family, facilitating the experience of living these holy days as a ...
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  29 March 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Suicide attack on a Catholic church in Sulawesi: security measures strengthened for Holy Week Makassar (Agenzia Fides) - Outrage and fear in the Indonesian Catholic community, which embraces the community of Makassar, in the south of the island of Sulawesi, hit by a suicide attack on the Catholic Cathedral of the ...
• 29 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “Let's pray for our brothers in Palma” where the situation is dramatic Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - At least 7 victims are among the people who fled from the Amerula Hotel in a convoy that was attacked, in an ambush, by armed terrorists. This was announced by a spokesman for the Mozambican army ...
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  29 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Franciscan appeal: "Now is the time for the international community to act in order to restore peace and democracy" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "We express deep sadness and grave concern with the ongoing repression of millions of citizens in Myanmar following a military coup": the Franciscans say in a letter sent to UN Secretary General ...
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  27 March 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - A missionary: "The Church accompanies the peoples of the Amazon on their path of joy and authenticity" Santarém (Agenzia Fides) - "The wounds inflicted on the environment in the Amazon are not only a serious ecological, social and political problem, but they directly involve the Church because the defense of human life i ...
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  27 March 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops: "Together towards the Risen Christ, light in the night of the pandemic" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "From the current situation, marked by suffering, anguish and death, as a consequence of the pandemic, let us reflect together on two fundamental points of these holy days: the cross and the resurr ...
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  27 March 2021
  ASIA/SAUDI ARABIA - African migrants in detention centers: victims of exploitation and exposed to Covid London (Agenzia Fides) - In Saudi Arabia, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic difficulties caused by the collapse of the oil price have affected migrant workers, especially those from Africa. In the midst of the he ...