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  30 July 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - Death of Don Antonio Ugenti, Director of Fides from 1993 to 1994 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the evening of July 27, Don Antonio Ugenti of the Saint Paul Society (SSP), who was the Director of Agenzia Fides in the period 1993-1994, died at Umberto I hospital in Rome. In March he had bee ...
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  30 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Faith and courage in Rakhine State: parish priests and nuns in the midst of the conflict Sittwe (Agenzia Fides) - "There are five Catholic priests stranded in the Paletwa area in Chin state. The area is practically sealed off and it is a problem to reach them, as well as the inhabitants of the villages which ...
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  30 July 2020
  AMERICA - Patriarchal culture, economic model, unjust laws: religious life against human trafficking Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to the universal community to raise its voice against the phenomenon of human trafficking and denounce the different expressions of the commercialization of life, an expression of mod ...
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  30 July 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Covid-19 hits a very poor nation in a state of permanent conflict Bozoum (Agenzia Fides) - In the Central African Republic, Covid-19 is spreading rapidly. According to the World Health Organization, there are at least 4,599 confirmed cases and 59 deaths. "On the territory, however, the ...
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  29 July 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Campaign: "United for health and for life" - religious groups in support of the health system Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign for solidarity: "United for health and life. We are all Gran Vallegrande" takes place led by three Redemptorist priests, with the support of the Evangelical churches, the Medical ...
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  29 July 2020
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The PMS National Director: "Aid from the Emergency Fund has opened our eyes to how important it is to share the little one has" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "Zimbabwe is an agricultural country with 14 million inhabitants in southern Africa. It suffered a devastating drought in 2018/2019 which caused unspeakable suffering for the population who rely ...
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  29 July 2020
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The Bishop of El Obeid: steps forward towards democracy, peace and national identity El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) - "The first good news to report is that the ceasefire still holds up in the Country. Of course, there are still many aspects to be addressed and also some outbreaks of inter-ethnic or tribal con ...
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  29 July 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Urdu news: the new information service on Radio Veritas to be launched, to build peace and unity Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The new information service is another milestone for the Urdu-language service of the Episcopal Commission for Catholic Social Communications and for the apostolate of Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) i ...
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  29 July 2020
  VATICAN - World Day against Human Trafficking: institutions must protect vulnerable people Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "At this moment of COVID-19, we denounce a preoccupying reality for vulnerable people and increase in risk of trafficking", said secretary general of Caritas Internationalis, Aloysius John, ...
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  29 July 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA- The construction of a “Syrian copy” church of Hagia Sophia is being studied, with the support of Russian sectors Hama (Agenzia Fides) - With the placet of the Damascus government, and with the support of Russian political and military sectors, the construction of a church dedicated to Divine Wisdom, could soon enter the operational ...
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  29 July 2020
  EUROPE/GREECE - Migrants: new mission of the Scalabrinians in Lesbos, "to ask permission to do a little good" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Today a new temporary mission of the Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters leaves for Lesbos. In August, two religious groups will succeed one another. In collaboration with the Community of Sant’Egidi ...
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  28 July 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Scalabrinians: infections, unemployment and corruption increase Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - South Africa has entered "phase 3" of the coronavirus pandemic, but the infection, instead of stopping, is spreading. The cases have reached 395,000 (half of all infections in Africa) and t ...
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  28 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Christian faith flourishes in the territory of the "giraffe women" Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - "The parish of Tananukwe includes five villages and a population of 560 families. The majority of the people in this area are Christian, with a strong Catholic presence". Father Pius Kyan speaks ...
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  28 July 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "How much is life worth?": Awareness campaign to combat human trafficking Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - From 26 to 30 July, the Episcopal Commission of Special Pastoral Care for the Fight against Human Trafficking (CEPEETH) of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (CNBB), carries out the campaign en ...
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  28 July 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops' message for the national holiday:"It is necessary to assume responsibilities and commitments" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 27 July, Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos, president of the Episcopal Conference, celebrated Mass and Te Deum in the Cathedral of Trujillo, on the occasion of the 199th anniversary of the Independenc ...