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  29 May 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Xaverian missionaries have been giving Christian witness among the poor for 70 years Khulna (Agenzia Fides) - "When the first Xaverian missionaries arrived in what is now Bangladesh in 1952, there were few Christians in this area of the Indian subcontinent. At the end of World War II, Greater India was d ...
• 29 May 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "The State of siege to stop violence risks being a failure" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - " Can the militarization of civil administrations and intensification of armed pressure be enough to end the spiral of violence that has plagued the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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  29 May 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Special Day of Prayer for Myanmar: "Peace is possible" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday May 30th, the Catholic communities in the Philippines will offer a special prayer for Myanmar. The chairman of the Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Archbishop Romulo G. Va ...
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  29 May 2021
  ASIA/BRUNEI - First cardinal passes away in Brunei Darussalam Brunei (Agenzia Fides) - On May 29th, Cardinal Cornelius Sim of the Apostolic Vicariate in Brunei Darussalam died at the age of 70. "With a sad heart I announce the death of Cardinal Cornelius Sim, Cardinal of the Aposto ...
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  29 May 2021
  AFRICA/CHAD - Missionary: “The population wants democratic change” N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "In the center-north of Chad tension is decreasing and the situation is calmer. There is currently no fighting. The border crossings to Sudan are open", confirms Fr. Franco Martellozzo, an Ita ...
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  29 May 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Interreligious prayer for Myanmar: Buddhists and Christians call for peace Milan (Agenzia Fides) - "This is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness and who wishes to attain the State of Peace and Wisdom. Let one be capable, upright, exceedingly upright, easy to instruct, gentle, a ...
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  29 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Dominican missionaries in the Amazon: evangelization, training, health and infrastructure Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - "In the magazine "Memoria Selvas Amazonicas 2020" the missionaries of the Dominican order publish a report on their own activities in the Amazon. "Selvas Amazonicas - Dominican Mission ...
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  28 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fake news about the rape and religious conversion of a Christian girl, and the attack on a church: damage to religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - On May 24, news spread in Pakistan of the alleged kidnapping of a 14-year-old Christian girl, Sunita Masih, in Faisalabad, Punjab Province. She was supposed to have been abducted, raped and then ...
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  28 May 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Intense fighting in Kayah State: two young Catholic volunteers who assisted the displaced people were killed Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - Intense fighting continues in eastern Myanmar's Kayah state between the Burmese regular army (Tatmadaw), which continues to bomb cities and villages, and the Popular Defense Forces, spontaneously ...
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  28 May 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Harmony Day: a culture of "taking care" as a way to peace Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 28, the Catholic Church in Bangladesh is celebrating of Harmony Day across the country under the motto "Harmony in Brotherhood". The President of the Episcopal Commission for Christian ...
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  28 May 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Catholic Radio Stations: Still serving community and evangelization despite economic difficulties Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of radio stations from all over the country took part in a virtual meeting of the Catholic Broadcasting Association (ARCA) in Chile on May 24th. The focus was on the current sit ...
• 28 May 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - Military coup: Bishops condemn “illegal” takeover of power Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The bishops of Mali are aware of the need for a strong executive and a reconciled and strengthened army and strongly condemn the recent seizure of power outside the rule of law", said the Cathol ...
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  28 May 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Tobji of Aleppo after the presidential election: "Sanctions cause hunger and do not lead to more democracy" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - While the European Union has extended the economic sanctions against Syria by one year, Western politicians and the media have described the presidential election on Wednesday, May 26th, from whi ...
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  28 May 2021
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Month of Spiritual Professions: "God had a dream for St. Joseph ..." Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - Under the motto "God had a dream for St. Joseph ... what dream do you have for yourself?" the Church in Uruguay celebrates the Month of the Spiritual Professions in June. The President of the ...
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  28 May 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Laudato Sì Week: Environmental protection requires a change of heart Kisumu (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not enough to plant trees if there is no change in mentality", said Archbishop Philip Arnold Anyolo, Archbishop of the diocese of Kisumu and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference o ...