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  17 March 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Solidarity and support of Cardinal Yeom and the Archdiocese of Seoul towards the people of Myanmar Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, expressed in a letter sent to the Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon and President of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences ...
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  17 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - New appeal from the Pope, Sister Ann Nu Twang: "He is close to our suffering people" Yangon (Agenzia fide) - "The words of Pope Francis comfort us at this time when we see our hearts broken by so much violence and suffering of innocent people. We even feel powerless and helpless in the face of the evil t ...
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  16 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The nuns accompany and comfort the young demonstrators Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The nuns of St. Joseph of the Apparition accompany the young demonstrators nicknamed "heroes of democracy" in their peaceful protest which has been going on for more than a month. As Agenzia Fide ...
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  16 March 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Call of the Bishops to the government to abandon revenge and political persecution La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santa Cruz, Mgr. Sergio Gualberti, deplored the latest actions of the government within the context of the alleged "coup d'etat" and asked to "act according to the truth". "Ther ...
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  16 March 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - "Life Matters": respect and dignity of life, the Church helps young people to grow in faith Boroko (Agenzia Fides) - Moments of prayer, sharing, presentations, questions, debates followed one another during the day of March 13, organized at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Mary Help of Christians of Boroko. The occas ...
• 16 March 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Explosions in Bata: the solidarity of African Bishops Malabo (Agenzia Fides) - "To the families of all those who have lost their loved ones, we the Catholic Bishops of Africa express our heartfelt sympathy. To all the wounded and those affected in any way by the explosions, ...
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  16 March 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Missionary Martyrs Day 2021 March 24 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Since 1993, the day of the assassination of Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, on March 24, 1980 while he was celebrating Mass, has been dedicated to the celebration of the Day ...
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  16 March 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - State advertising agency guarantees advertising shares for minority newspapers Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish Agency, which coordinates the distribution of advertising shares among the Turkish media, will in future guarantee the newspapers of the minorities in Turkey a share of the advertisin ...
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  16 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Escalation of repression: Buddhist monks ready to protest and NGOs, including Caritas, subject to financial investigations Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "We are currently witnessing a real escalation of military violence. Yesterday alone, in Yangon and the surrounding area, we counted 189 dead, as reported by the Myanmar Now information network, ...
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  16 March 2021
  VATICAN - Webinar of the Pontifical Mission Societies on Communication and Fundraising: From "fund-raising" to "faith-raising" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the educational initiatives of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), the Pontifical Missionary Union and the International Center for Missionary Education (CIAM) have organized ...
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  15 March 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Radio Mansa, a precious reference point for the mission of the Church Mansa (Agenzia Fides) - "In the absence of the radio, it would be very difficult to reach the faithful, especially in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The radio is a very important tool because in this area 90% of the ...
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  15 March 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Salvadorans remember Father Rutilio Grande on the anniversary of his assassination, in the hope of an early beatification El Paisnal (Agenzia Fides) - Many parishes and communities in the country remembered yesterday, Sunday, March 14th, the 44th anniversary of the death of Father Rutilio Grande in the hope of his speedy beatification. On F ...
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  15 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Call of the Bishops to end violence and Message from the Holy See in favor of the promotion of peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Strengthened by the mandate and encouragement of the Holy See, we Catholic Churches commit ourselves, together with all people of good will, to the task of seeing this nation rise again in mutua ...
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  15 March 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic communities in prayer in honor of St. Joseph under the sign of the Apostolic Letter "Patris corde" Chennai (Agenzia Fides) - All the religious congregations inspired by the figure of Saint Joseph and many Catholic communities in India come together for online meetings, in spiritual communion, for a moment of evening p ...
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  15 March 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Call to combat human trafficking: new forms of recruitment devised during the pandemic Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the dramatic reality of human trafficking, aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Special Pastoral Episcopal Commission for the Fight against Human Trafficking of the Bishops' Conf ...