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31 July 2020
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Letter to legislators: "Is deciding for yourself when to die a human right?"
Minas (Agenzia Fides) - "Today more than ever we need an enthusiastic collective project in Uruguay: our biggest problem is the lack of population". This is what Mgr. Jaime Fuentes, Bishop Emeritus of Minas wrote in an o ...
31 July 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Dignified buriel to Covid-19 victims: the contribution of Catholic volunteers
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is one of the "works of mercy", a sign of attention and compassion towards those who are suffering for having lost their family members: in this spirit the Indian dioceses offer their servi ...
31 July 2020
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Pope's words in Korean: a spiritual aid for the faithful
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - It is an information and knowledge service of the magisterium of Pope Francis, of the activities and initiatives of the Holy See and of the life of the universal Church which has enjoyed undoubted ...
31 July 2020
ASIA/SYRIA - Christian groups join the "Front for peace and freedom" in north-east Syria
Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - There are also political groups led by Christian militants in the new "Front for peace and freedom", the new alliance of organizations inaugurated in recent days in the city of Qamishli with th ...
30 July 2020
ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako to Muslims for the feast of Eid al Adha: let's raise the Country together
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Greetings and best wishes from Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako are addressed to his “Dear Muslim brothers” who from the evening of today, Thursday 30 July, celebrate Eid al Adha, the " ...
30 July 2020
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - "In every place there is a need for a model of faith": Peter ToRot, apostle and lay missionary
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "The life of Peter To Rot is an example of good seed, a firm rock, a commitment of faith and courage, especially during times of war and Japanese occupation. Courage is the strength of the ...
30 July 2020
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Parish priest found dead
San Miguel (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of Monday 27 July, the faithful who, through the social networks of Santander, in the municipality of San Miguel, were waiting to attend the 6pm mass, received the news of th ...
30 July 2020
AMERICA/MEXICO - A priest in Michoacan seriously wounded
Michoacan (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Agustin Patiño was wounded with 15 stab wounds while he was in the parish house in Briseñas, Michoacan, by 3 criminals who entered with the intention to steal. According to an initial ...
30 July 2020
EUROPE/ITALY - Death of Don Antonio Ugenti, Director of Fides from 1993 to 1994
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the evening of July 27, Don Antonio Ugenti of the Saint Paul Society (SSP), who was the Director of Agenzia Fides in the period 1993-1994, died at Umberto I hospital in Rome. In March he had bee ...
30 July 2020
ASIA/MYANMAR - Faith and courage in Rakhine State: parish priests and nuns in the midst of the conflict
Sittwe (Agenzia Fides) - "There are five Catholic priests stranded in the Paletwa area in Chin state. The area is practically sealed off and it is a problem to reach them, as well as the inhabitants of the villages which ...
30 July 2020
AMERICA - Patriarchal culture, economic model, unjust laws: religious life against human trafficking
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to the universal community to raise its voice against the phenomenon of human trafficking and denounce the different expressions of the commercialization of life, an expression of mod ...
30 July 2020
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Covid-19 hits a very poor nation in a state of permanent conflict
Bozoum (Agenzia Fides) - In the Central African Republic, Covid-19 is spreading rapidly. According to the World Health Organization, there are at least 4,599 confirmed cases and 59 deaths. "On the territory, however, the ...
29 July 2020
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Campaign: "United for health and for life" - religious groups in support of the health system
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign for solidarity: "United for health and life. We are all Gran Vallegrande" takes place led by three Redemptorist priests, with the support of the Evangelical churches, the Medical ...
29 July 2020
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The PMS National Director: "Aid from the Emergency Fund has opened our eyes to how important it is to share the little one has"
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "Zimbabwe is an agricultural country with 14 million inhabitants in southern Africa. It suffered a devastating drought in 2018/2019 which caused unspeakable suffering for the population who rely ...
29 July 2020
AFRICA/SUDAN - The Bishop of El Obeid: steps forward towards democracy, peace and national identity
El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) - "The first good news to report is that the ceasefire still holds up in the Country. Of course, there are still many aspects to be addressed and also some outbreaks of inter-ethnic or tribal con ...
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