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  28 November 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Grand Mufti: political Islam has become "a nightmare" for Muslims and the whole world Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The historical phenomenon of political Islam, which was intended to be an appeal to proclaim one's belonging to Islam and to awaken the Islamic faith in people's hearts, adhering to Islamic values ...
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  28 November 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Advent in time of pandemic: "God heals through the hands of doctors", say the Bishops Keningau (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faithful are called to build a solid and profound relationship with God amidst the many social, economic and cultural challenges they face, such as that of the Covid-19 pandemic; a ...
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  27 November 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Assault on the capital of Tigray: eyewitness reports Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - For days, Ethiopian federal troops have been fighting on the outskirts of Mekele, the capital of the Tigray province, against the militias of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Yes ...
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  27 November 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - Violence against women: human rights activists complain about attacks by the UN mission Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of World Day against violence on women, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, together with the Haitian Platform to Advocate ...
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  27 November 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The President of Signis Pakistan: "Mass media are instruments of peace and hope in times of pandemic" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Secular mass media and Christian media in Pakistan have an important role in this difficult time: they have highlighted the tragedy of Covid-19 and its effects on family life, in particular how ...
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  27 November 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic Church celebrates its 500th anniversary: the Bishops exhort the faithful to "missio ad gentes" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 500th anniversary in memory of the arrival of the Christian faith in the Philippines (1521-2021) the bishops of the country invite to the faithful to "missio ad gentes". Th ...
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  27 November 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishops: "Witnesses of hope in a new era for Chile" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite you to make a great effort to renew the hope of every person in his family and in his educational, work and community environments". This is the exhortation that the Bishops of Chile ...
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  27 November 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Shops and homes of Coptic Christians ransacked and set on fire in sectarian attacks in the village of al Barsha Minya (Agenzia Fides) - The village of al Barsha, in the Egyptian governorate of Minya, was again, on Thursday 26 November, the scene of sectarian attacks perpetrated against members of the local Coptic Orthodox communit ...
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  27 November 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Re-election in the first round of outgoing President Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The outgoing President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was re-elected with 57.87% of the votes, after a peaceful election which however was marked by difficulties in certain ar ...
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  26 November 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Nassar: even Christians in Damascus reject the "closure of churches" due to the pandemic Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Syria torn apart by ten years of conflict is now crushed in the deadly grip of the economic crisis and pandemic. In this context, Christians in Damascus rely on Divine Providence and resist the ...
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  26 November 2020
  EUROPE/POLAND - Campaign for the adoption of seminaries in mission territories: the seminarian of today, is the priest of tomorrow Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - The National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Poland has responded to the appeal of Cardinal Luis Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, in fa ...
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  26 November 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The new Archbishop of Dhaka: priority to be given to the family, the “powerhouse” of the Gospel Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The family will be the pastoral priority of the Archdiocese of Dhaka: the family as the subject of evangelization and as the recipient of all spiritual and material attention, as the apostolate in ...
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  26 November 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Mobilization of the Church of Pathein to bring food aid to the poorest during the Covid-19 pandemic Pathein (Agenzia Fides) - With the help of generous donors and volunteers, the diocese of Pathein, thanks to the personal commitment of Bishop John Hsane Hgyi, provides humanitarian aid and food to those in a state of po ...
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  26 November 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: "Too many doctors have died of Covid-19" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - " We cannot continue to watch (as) the only hopes of Kenyan people go down through the loss … of life as we have witnessed in the last few days", says His Exc. Mgr. Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo ...
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  26 November 2020
  AMERICA/PANAMA - National Dialogue seeks ways out of the crisis: Archbishop Ulloa calls on Christians to act consistently Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - In an analysis of the current situation in the country, the Archbishop of Panama, Mgr. José Domingo Ulloa, names abortion and corruption among the most serious problems. "If we are citizens ...