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  26 May 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Farewell to Krikor Bedros Ghabroyan, Patriarch of the Catholic Armenians Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Tuesday May 25, Krikor Bedros XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Catholic Armenians passed away due to illness in a clinic in Beirut. Born in Aleppo (then under French pr ...
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  25 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - "No more terrorism. No more violence in Peru": strong condemnation of the Bishops for the massacre of 16 people Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "No more terrorism. No more violence in Peru", says His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte OFM, Archbishop of Trujillo and president of the Bishops' Conference of Peru (CEP) in condemning the cruel ...
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  25 May 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - Biden administration grants Haitian immigrants the Temporary Protected Status Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the United States welcomes the announcement by the Biden administration that it has included immigrant citizens from Haiti under the protection of the "Temporary Protec ...
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  25 May 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - "Catholic Girls Arise": girls from the diocese of Mangochi committed to living Christian charity Mangochi (Agenzia Fides) - A group of about 200 young women from all over Malawi have chosen to live their lives reaching out to others, in response to the Catholic faith and oriented to change the world. They are the yo ...
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  25 May 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako to Christian politicians: unite forces and strategies, free yourselves from sectarianism Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi acronyms and political parties encouraged by Christian activists must bring together the forces, strategies and policies to tackle together the emergencies and problems that weigh on the l ...
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  25 May 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A civic and political education plan: Catholics prepare for next year's general elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The May 2022 general elections will be a crucial turning point in the history of the country. For this reason, one year after that important event, Catholics are called to begin a process of awar ...
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  25 May 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Protests in Abuja against kidnappings; the Bishops: "Citizens are losing faith in the State" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria yesterday, May 24, blocking a highway, to protest against the increasing cases of kidnappings for ransom, which ...
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  24 May 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops reiterate the need for dialogue: "factors of rapprochement prevail over those of division or hatred" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Colombia are launching a new appeal to follow the path of dialogue in search of agreements that will lead to overcoming this difficult moment that the country has to face. "We rati ...
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  24 May 2021
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Father Moretti: the attack on women, a bad sign; risks of civil war, hope is in the young Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Afghanistan is worrying from all points of view, as the departure of the American contingent could leave a large space for the opposition, the Taliban. The future of the country ...
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  24 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Recognition of the martyrdom of "Aguchita": religious missionary among the indigenous Ashaninka people Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on May 22 to promulgate several decrees, including the one recognizing the martyrdom of the Servant of God, Sister María Agostina ...
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  24 May 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Xenophobia is the denial of the teachings of the Gospel and the Koran Kara (Agenzia Fides) - In recent days, acts of xenophobia have been unleashed by the Ivorian population against Nigerians residing in Ivory Coast following a fake video spread on social media. "Xenophobia is the denial o ...
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  24 May 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA -Patriarchs and Bishops invite to participate in the elections. Bishop Audo: "it is always easy to give lessons from outside" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "We have the election of the President of the Republic. It is normal for us to ask the people, and especially Christians, to take part in the elections". Syrian and Jesuit Bishop Antoine Audo, at ...
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  24 May 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bombing of a Catholic church in Kayah State, two dead among refugees Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese army (Tatamadaw) soldiers attacked the village of Kayan Tharyar, 7 km from Loikaw, capital of Kayah State, with artillery shells last night, with the aim of hitting suspected rebel gr ...
• 24 May 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic lawyers call for "a summit to address insecurity in the country"; no news of the kidnapped priest" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "President Muhammadu Buhari should immediately convene a summit on security in Nigeria". This is what the National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) is asking in the face of the increasing ac ...
• 24 May 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Daru-Kiunga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 23, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Daru-Kiunga (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Gilles Côté, S.M.M. On the same da ...