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  25 November 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN- Diocese of Tombura-Yambio: Catholic parishes help refugees and returnees Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Two parishes in the diocese of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan are expecting massive arrivals of South Sudanese refugees who are returning home. People seek help in the Catholic parishes “Ave Maria ...
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  24 November 2020
  VATICAN - The second edition of "Communication is mission" training course begins Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The second edition of the multimedia training course entitled "Communication is Mission" has begun. The course is promoted by the Faculty of Institutional Social Communication of the Pontif ...
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  24 November 2020
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholics and Buddhists committed to offering medical assistance to populations affected by natural disasters Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics and Buddhists in southern Vietnam have organized themselves to provide free medical services to the needy. As Fides has learned, the initiative is led by a group of 200 health ...
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  24 November 2020
  ASIA - Commitment of Catholic mass media in Asia for the promotion of peace, truth and solidarity in times of pandemic Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic mass media in Asia are called upon and committed to promoting peace, reconciliation, compassion and solidarity as the continent is hit by the Covid-19 pandemic which has exacerbated ...
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  24 November 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Covid-19 causes a sharp increase in cases of anxiety and depression, reports a Church assistance program Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Mental health issues such as anxiety and depression are cross-cutting in nearly all the countries included within the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), more es ...
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  24 November 2020
  AFRICA/ERITREA - War in Ethiopia: the appeal for peace of Catholic Bishops in Eritrea Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - "As spiritual leaders and shepherds of the people of God and fellow citizens, we express our deep and sadness by the recently ignited fraternal war in our neighboring country of Ethiopia.", say t ...
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  24 November 2020
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Appeal of the Council of Churches in the Middle East to the international community for the protection of the churches and the Armenian "soul" of Nagorno Karabakh Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The agreement of 10 November which ended the bloody armed conflict in Nagorno Karabakh "does not ensure a clear and sustainable and long-lasting peace for the region", and the international commu ...
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  24 November 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Religious witnesses of merciful love in a particularly difficult situation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "A message of faith, hope and solidarity" was sent by the men and women religious of Venezuela, gathered for the Extraordinary Assembly of Conver (Conferencia venezolana de religiosas y religios ...
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  24 November 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Fundraising campaign for victims of tropical storms: believers donate "in silence" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The donations collected in the Catholic parishes of Nicaragua last Sunday for the victims of the tropical storms Iota and Eta were given “in silence” by the faithful on the recommendation of ...
• 23 November 2020
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Chunchon, Korea On November 21, Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Chunchon, Korea, presented by Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe. The Holy Father appointed as bishop of the same diocese the Reverend ...
• 23 November 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of bishop of Kisantu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 21, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kisantu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu. ( ...
• 23 November 2020
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 22, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Cheju (Korea), presented by His Exc. Mgr.Peter Kang U-il. He is succeeded by His Exc. Mgr. ...
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  23 November 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Church prepares the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the visit of John Paul II Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "During the Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of Kazakhstan, we planned the celebrations to mark the twentieth anniversary of the visit of St. John Paul II (September 2001 - September 2021). We ...
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  23 November 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Cardinal Barreto welcomes political commitment of young people: Peru is "born again" Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno, Archbishop of Huancayo, describes the recent demonstrations in the country (see Fides 12 and 16/11/2020) as a kind of “rebirth” of the people on the initiativ ...
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  23 November 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Arzoo Raja, the High Court closes the case: Catholic child bride to stay in Pakistan shelter home Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Sindh high court has ordered the teenage Catholic child bride Arzoo Raja - kidnapped, converted to Islam and subjected to forced marriage (see Fides 21/10/2020) - to remain in a state-run sh ...