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  20 December 2022
  ASIA/JORDAN - A Christmas without celebrations or convivial events, after the bereaved events that affected the police Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Christians of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will live the upcoming Christmas holidays in a sober way, refraining from showing their joy for Christmas and the beginning of the new year in con ...
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  19 December 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - Prayer vigil on the tomb of St. Nicholas, to ask for an end to the "war among Christians" Bari (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace is a gift that goes beyond human capacities: for this we need God's help because, as we see, we cannot do it alone", says Father Emmanuel Albano OP, director of the Ecumenical Centre "Father ...
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  19 December 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Young Catholics: celebrate Christmas with works of mercy, to "feed the hungry" Shillong (Agenzia Fides) - The spirit is to carry out a work of mercy, "feed the hungry", in the name of Christ Jesus who comes into the world to be close to every man, especially the poor and the suffering: this is why ...
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  19 December 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Another year of violence: Bishops of Chocò call for a Christmas truce Istmina-Tadò (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the willingness of the National Government and the ELN to launch humanitarian aid in our territory, which will help and encourage us in our commitment to peace. We appeal to th ...
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  19 December 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Need to put an end to the escalation of domestic violence against women and children Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Corruption, conflicts, oppression are some of the evils afflicting the Nigerian population. Added to these is domestic violence, a phenomenon that is increasing so much that it has prompted the in ...
• 19 December 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Self-defense militias legalized against the jihadists raging in the north Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The Mozambique parliament has approved a bill that legalizes the involvement of local militias in the fight against jihadists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Defense Minister Cristóvã ...
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  17 December 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Adigrat overwhelmed by more than 100,000 new displaced persons Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - "Our city is overwhelmed by a multitude of newLY displaced people who have arrived from the border areas. More than 100,000 people live in the city and in the nearby villages, counting only on t ...
• 17 December 2022
  AFRICA - Washington's renewed attention to Africa is part of the great game between the powers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit Senegal, Zambia and South Africa from January 17 to 28, according to a statement released yesterday, December 16, immediately after the conclusion of t ...
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  17 December 2022
  AMERICA - Ministry of the "missionary" Catechist: criteria and formation itineraries of Episcopal Conferences Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "May the institution of the ministry of the catechist be, for the Church, a further reason for unity and communion, in the diversity of gifts and ministries that are at the service of the eccle ...
• 17 December 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Tanjungkarang, rev. Vinsensius Setiawan Triatmojo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Vinsensius Setiawan Triatmojo, of the clergy of Palembang, currently President of the Diocesan Commission for Liturgy, Catechesis and Biblical Pastoral, a ...
• 17 December 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Saint Joseph in Mindoro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Pablito M. Tagura, S.V.D., currently Rector of the House of Formation, S.V.D., in Quezon City, and Member of the Provincial Council of the Society of the D ...
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  17 December 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - Recognized the heroic virtues of Luisa Guidotti Mistrali, killed in former Rhodesia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to publish the decree concerning the heroic virtues of the Servant of God, Luisa Guidotti Mistrali, consecrated laywoma ...
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  17 December 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Between dream and proclamation of the Gospel: Filipino migrants in the world by Paolo Affatato Rome (Agenzia Fides) - This is a phenomenon which literally exploded in the 1970s and which today is very topical, especially thanks to the media campaigns - and the controversies - unleashed on the oc ...
• 16 December 2022
  AFRICA/MALAWI - After suspicion of human trafficking: Five seriously injured in explosion in Dzaleka refugee camp Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - On the evening of December 14, five refugees were injured when a hand grenade exploded in the main market of the Dzaleka reception center in central Malawi, about 30 km from the capital Lilongw ...
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  16 December 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - Day of prayer for peace, while the number of deaths in street protests increases Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Given the serious situation of pain and violence suffered by the Peruvian people due to the current political crisis, the Episcopal Conference invites "all the faithful and people of good will to e ...