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  29 December 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - President Erdogan's message of condolence for the death of Bishop Tierrablanca Istanbul (Turkey) - The funeral of Catholic Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca González, who died on the evening of Tuesday 22 December due to the effects of Covid-19, was celebrated today, Tuesday 29 December, in Istanbul, at ...
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  29 December 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - The legalization of euthanasia is "a crime against human life", the dignity of the person and his fundamental rights Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement released on Christmas Eve, the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Conference of Chile commented on the general approval given by the Chamber of Deputies to a bill that allows eu ...
• 28 December 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Shillong, India Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of Jowai as metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese of Shillong, India. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 28/12/2020) ...
• 28 December 2020
  AMERICA/BARBADOS - Appointment of bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, the Reverend Neil Sebastian Scantlebury, of the clergy of Saint Thomas of the Virgin Islands, United States of America, unti ...
• 28 December 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of bishop of Malindi, Kenya Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Malindi, Kenya, the Reverend Msgr. Wilybard Lagho, of the clergy of Mombasa, until now vicar general of the same metropolitan archd ...
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  28 December 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic seminarian killed in the Indonesian province of Papua Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - Christmas 2020 was saddened by a serious episode for Catholics in Papua. On the evening of 24 December, the lifeless body of Zhage Sil, a Catholic seminarian, was found in a ditch in Jayapura, ...
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  28 December 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - President Widodo recalls the key message of Christmas: hope Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - For the Catholic community in Indonesia, this year Christmas was celebrated both in a virtual way - thanks to new technologies - and through concrete gestures of closeness and sharing with the p ...
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  28 December 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appeals from the Pope and other religious leaders: "Implement peace agreements and give South Sudan a functioning government" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "In the name of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, I would like to make this special appeal to our government; we have spent a complete full year without a complete government, this has brough ...
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  28 December 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Considerations of the Archbishop of Santa Cruz on the importance of the family during the pandemic Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the celebration of the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Archbishop of Santa Cruz, Mgr. Sergio Gualberti, reflected on the importance of this fundamen ...
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  28 December 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops to the faithful, in the second wave of Covid-19: "Do not be afraid" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not be afraid: this message, given by Archangel Gabriel to the shepherds, gives us good news, namely that God loves His people especially those who are in suffering, in fear, are powerless ...
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  23 December 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - Testimony of a missionary: "The sense of the common good of the Thai people: we are ashamed of contributing to the malaise of others" Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - "Much has been said about the different approach to the pandemic that exists between Western and Asian countries. In some cases the results still make us reflect despite the fact that there i ...
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  23 December 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Instability and tension on the eve of the vote: Christmas in uncertainty Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - In the Central African Republic tension and instability are increasing. The approach of presidential elections, scheduled for Sunday 27 December, has created tensions between the majority, led by ...
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  23 December 2020
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Proposals from the Bishops on how to truly proclaim the presence of God by our side after these months of pain Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Honduras, like St. Joseph "are in disarray but, as Pope Francis reminds us in his recent Apostolic Letter Patris Corde, Saint Joseph knows that God is good to all and that His ...
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  23 December 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Archdiocese of Lahore supports former Christian prisoners for the creation of businesses Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We give thanks to God because today we are able to support our brothers so that they create their own entrepreneurial activity. They have suffered a lot over the past five years. We have taken t ...
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  23 December 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A Catholic priest and 13 other Ivorian personalities appointed "Ambassadors of the culture of peace" by the Presidency of UNESCO Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Éric Norbert Abekan, parish priest of the Sainte Famille parish of the Riviera, Abidjan Cocody and 13 other Ivorian personalities from the religious world, economic affairs, sports and heal ...