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  24 April 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Day of Vocations: the missionary vocation continues to attract young people who join the Missionaries of Yarumal Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Institute for Foreign Missions of Yarumal (MXY) was founded in 1927 in Yarumal, a town in the diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos, for evangelization and missionary work. "Our missionaries are curr ...
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  22 April 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Commitment of the Church and the UN Food Program to ensure school meals for one and a half million children Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Venezuela and the World Food Program, the United Nations World Food Program, will work together to ensure school meals for one and a half million children. This is what emerged fro ...
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  22 April 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Belief in witchcraft in Africa: Symposium deals with the widespread phenomenon Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Witchcraft is a widespread reality in Africa and it undermines our coexistence. We, as the Institute for Theological Education, are interested in considering the realities around us and reflect ...
• 22 April 2021
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - After thirty years of war, the Church leads the arduous path of reconciliation Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church played a key role in consolidating peace and democracy, even during the war. Christians, along with leaders of other religions, were at the forefront, including through the Interrel ...
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  22 April 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Food security in times of the pandemic: Catholic congregations set up “community pantries” Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the midst of the growing scenario of Covid-19 and its negative impact on poverty, food security and employment, the Church in the Philippines has launched the initiative of "community pantries ...
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  22 April 2021
  AMERICA / CHILE - "Schools closed, but the mission continues even amidst difficulties": the commitment of the Salesians in times of pandemic Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "Covid-19 does not stop its race in Chile and in recent months the situation has significantly worsened: although 40% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, the infect ...
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  22 April 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Churches close, but not faith and charity: Christians face second wave of Covid-19 Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - Churches are temporarily closing due to the second wave of Covid-19, but not faith, hope and charity among Indian Christians: as Agenzia Fides learned, with the increase in cases of Covid-19 in I ...
• 21 April 2021
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Padige Basil Rohan Fernando Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 16, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Padige Basil Rohan Fernando, of the diocesan clergy of Kuru ...
• 21 April 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Victor Livori Grech, MSSP Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 25, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Victor Livori Grech, of the Missionary Society of St. Paul ...
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  21 April 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - Three days of closure for Catholic schools and universities: release the kidnapped! Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Haiti (CEH) and the Conference of Haitian Religious have announced the closure of Catholic schools and universities from April 21st to 23rd. Catholic health fac ...
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  21 April 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The wealth of indigenous peoples Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Every year from April 19th to 25th Argentina celebrates the "Week of the Indigenous Peoples". The week of action is intended to point out the reality of these peoples, promote commitment to ...
• 21 April 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Important recognition by UNHCR of the Church's efforts for migrants in South Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The SACBC Liaison Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI of Archdiocese of Johannesburg, attended the virtual inaugural meeting of the Multi-Religious Council of Lea ...
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  21 April 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Catholic entrepreneur provides Muslim fellow citizens with evening meals to strengthen inter-religious harmony Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "I personally feel very strongly Christ's call to love my neighbor. With this spirit I would like to offer our Muslim brothers and sisters a free break-fasting dinner during the second year of th ...
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  21 April 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop Palma: "500 year celebrations show us the grace of baptism and the missio ad gentes" Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - "The 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines is an opportunity to relive the grace of baptism that makes us witnesses of Christ and missionaries on a personal and community level. We h ...
• 21 April 2021
  AFRICA - Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC): 34 million people threatened with famine Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "This year there are around 270 million people in 79 countries without access to adequate food supplies. Of these, 34 million face acute food insecurity in emergency situations and are at high risk ...