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• 8 March 2022
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Bishops: "Enough with the corruption and disputes in the ruling coalition that block the country Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Enough with corruption and political disputes that block the Nation". This is the meaning of the Pastoral Letter of the Bishops' Conference of Malawi which was read on March 6, the first Sunda ...
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  8 March 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - Migrant and refugee women: they are resources for communities Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Eighty women dreamed of a better future and were given the opportunity to make it happen. Many are the migrants, refugees and victims of trafficking in conditions of semi-autonomy who have been gue ...
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  8 March 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - The synodal journey, a "favorable opportunity" for young Christians in the Middle East Rabieh (Agenzia Fides) - The Churches of the Middle East are called to rediscover and reactivate at all levels their synodal vocation, if they want to preserve the transmission of the faith and their apostolic traditions ...
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  7 March 2022
  VATICAN - Restoration work at St. Peter's College and new names for Cardinals and former missionaries Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Taking care of students and giving them all the necessary material, cultural and spiritual support: it is for this purpose that at St. Peter's College, an institute dependent on the Congre ...
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  7 March 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - A new place for women, in society and in the Church Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "While it is 'politically correct' to talk about women and gender, in daily life inequalities persist and announcements do not always translate into concrete improvements in the lives of wo ...
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  7 March 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "A church for every mosque". President al-Sisi confirms the provisions on the construction of places of worship in the new urban centers Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The newly built cities must include the construction of a church in the urban project and in the regulatory plans, even if said place of Christian worship is attended and used by a small number of ...
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  7 March 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - The PMS of Australia and Europe mobilized to welcome and support Ukrainian refugees Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The worldwide network of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) is also mobilized to come to the aid of the people of Ukraine who are leaving the country to escape the violence and destruction of w ...
• 7 March 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 6, 2022, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Owerri, Nigeria, presented by Archbishop Anthony John Valentine Obinna. ...
• 7 March 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "The high level of abstention means that the small number of voters determines the fate of all" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Very often a people get the kind of Government they deserve", warns His Exc. Mgr. Augustine Akubeze, Archbishop of Benin City and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), i ...
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  7 March 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - "Catechists of the 21st century": launch of an online training Lima (Agenzia Fides) - With the aim of promoting an integral formation of catechists in Peru that will enable them to face the challenges of evangelization in the 21st century, the Episcopal Commission for Catechesis and ...
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  7 March 2022
  AFRICA/TOGO - Monsignor De Bresillac's mission continues to flourish with young aspirants Lomè (Agenzia Fides) - "We opened the Propaedeutic Seminary of Lomè on January 3, 2022 with 7 young aspirants who intend to enter our community (see Fides, 24/1/2022). The seminarians we welcome are going through a per ...
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  5 March 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - The President-elect, Gabriel Boric, meets with representatives of religious confessions Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile, Cardinal Celestino Aós, Archbishop of Santiago, participated, together with representatives of various religious confessions present in Chi ...
• 5 March 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Thanks to Pope Francis, because with his visit he brings us a strong message of hope and encouragement" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The announcement of the visit of Pope Francis to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused great joy in both countries. Fides has collected some testimonies from the east ...
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  5 March 2022
  NEWS ANALYSIS - Tibhirine's spiritual heritage Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Involve the university community and widen the circle of people who can learn about the spiritual heritage of the monks of Tibhirine, martyrs in Algeria in 1996, their writings; and promote the des ...
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  5 March 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - The appeal of the Salesians: "We must pray, people need to feel the presence of God" Kiev (Agenzia Fides) - "These are difficult days, the war has deeply shaken our population. Many no longer have a home and there are endless queues to get basic necessities. Many people need to feel the support, the stre ...