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  27 June 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Message from the Bishops to the police: "If you want peace, work for justice" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - In the wake of the recent deaths of African Americans in police custody and the national discussion on police reform and racial justice, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman ...
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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Covid-19: one of the many emergencies that mark the life of Rohingya refugees Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - “Rohingya people living in Bangladeshi refugee camps are victims of the violent and traumatic uprooting from their homeland in Myanmar; victims of the health emergencies such as dysentery ...
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  27 June 2020
  VATICAN - Assistance thanks to the PMS Fund for the Covid-19 emergency in Chad and Kenya Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Doba, in Chad, has also seen schools, churches, public places and other gathering centers closed following the provisions issued to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. An importan ...
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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Ethiopian domestic workers, victims of Covid-19 and the economic crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - They are women who have lost everything: home, work, salary. Not knowing where to go, they camped in front of their consulate in Beirut, Lebanon. Ethiopian domestic workers are victims of the cor ...
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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - The traditional ecumenical celebrations of 29 June at "St. Peter's Grotto" in Antioch will not be held due to Covid-19 Antakya (Agenzia Fides) - This year, in the city of Antakya - the ancient Antioch on the Orontes, currently in Turkish territory - baptized Catholics, Orthodox and apostolic Armenians will not be able to live together th ...
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  27 June 2020
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The PMS National Director: "Tracing new paths in the wake of the mission" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Although the emergency of Covid-19 this year prevented us from meeting the Holy Father in person in the annual General Assembly dedicated to the Pontifical Mission Societies, it was equally very ...
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  27 June 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Initiative of a religious order to help families in difficulty due to Covid-19 Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "Since there is lockdown and limited movements, most people are staying at home and are not able to do casual jobs for their economic sustainability. So, we have people coming to our Convent ...
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  27 June 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS - Laudato Sì year, opportunity for pastoral and missionary renewal in Latin America Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The special year dedicated to the encyclical "Laudato Sì" will be a fruitful opportunity for pastoral renewal and evangelization in Latin America. Exponents of the Churches who have accepte ...
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  26 June 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Alarm for the health situation and social indiscipline in Chocò Chocò (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the patronal feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Patroness of the diocese of Quibdó, Mgr. Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, strongly denounced the precariousness of the health system an ...
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  26 June 2020
  VATICAN - Cardinal Tagle: "The language of evangelization is that of charity" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - To announce the Gospel today, the language best understood by humanity is that of charity, not of the great theological explanations. For this reason, the Vincentian religious have a particular rol ...
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  26 June 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Apostolic Nuncio: "Catholic laity: saints and sent to service" Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "It is our maximum responsibility to give adequate formation to the laity and to enable them to exercise their special role in the life and mission of the Church in Papua New Guinea and the ...
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  26 June 2020
  AMERICA/PERU- Families and homeless people of Cuzco receive help from the Church, while the cold weather aggravates the situation due to the pandemic Cusco (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Santiago Apóstol in the district of Lamay, Cusco, has brought over 100 parcels to the most vulnerable families in the province of Calca, as part of the donations made through the ca ...
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  26 June 2020
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The Bishops: "Our society must support laws that prevent and discourage any type of euthanasia and assisted suicide" Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - "We need a Uruguay that welcomes, protects, promotes and accompanies each person during their existence, including the final stage of their earthly life, through the fundamental help of famil ...
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  26 June 2020
  ASIA/ISRAEL - The Court of Jerusalem rejects the appeal of the Orthodox Patriarchate on the sale of the properties to Ateret Cohanim Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - An Israeli court in Jerusalem has rejected a request by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate to cancel the sale of three properties in the Old City to the settler organisation Ateret Cohanim. The I ...
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  26 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Beyond any form of discrimination: the Catholic community of Ranchi engaged with aid to Muslims and tribal families Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing humanitarian aid, solidarity and consolation to humanity, without any discrimination of ethnicity, religion, culture, social class: it is with this spirit that the Archdiocese of Ranchi, ...