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  7 December 2021
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Bishops: "May the elected authorities working for the common good project Honduras towards a prosperous future and integral well-being for all" Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Iris Xiomara Castro, 62, was elected President of Honduras on Sunday November 28. The first woman to hold this position, the Social Democratic leader is the wife of Manuel Zelaya, the former ...
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  7 December 2021
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Young people gathered in Caacupé: "We are the today of God and of the Country, today we must participate, commit ourselves and act" Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, December 4, about five hundred young people from all over the country gathered in Caacupé to pray and ask for the blessing of Our Lady of Miracles, Patroness of Paraguay, in the c ...
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  6 December 2021
  AMERICA - The Bishops of Central America: "let's leave our churches and set out to announce the Good News of the Gospel" San José de Costarica (Agenzia Fides) - "We reaffirm our commitment to listen to, accompany, guide and defend our peoples in their struggles, aspirations and hopes, especially in these times when the Covid-19 pandemic h ...
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  6 December 2021
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong's new Bishop consecrated: "The pandemic has taught us to help each other, this is the way" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "My desire is to be a bridge between the government and the Church in Hong Kong, between Catholics, Christians of other confessions and other religions ... It will not be easy after these last ...
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  6 December 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Christmas of tears and hope: the common good is the good of all Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the early days in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, the Catholic Church has contributed to the improvement of society, illuminating it with the light of the Good News of Jesu ...
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  6 December 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Pastoral care of "agroecology" to build the "common home" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Vincentian mission in Indonesia is characterized by a special pastoral attention to "agroecology" and explained to Fides by Father Yohanes Werang, a religious of the "Congregation of the Mis ...
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  6 December 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Missionaries like Francis Xavier: 38 new priests, a gift for the Church Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The season of Advent in the Church in Vietnam begins with a great gift: 38 new priests are starting their pastoral service in various dioceses. As Fides learned, the priestly ordination rites were ...
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  6 December 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Despair and violence among migrants are the answer to the many broken promises of the government Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation of migrants in Tapachula, Chiapas, has taken on an alarming dimension and complexity. In addition to overcrowding, delays in the application procedures for the recognition of ...
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  4 December 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A new App for young people on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Pontifical Mission Societies Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Indonesia are launching a new App dedicated to adolescents and young people, on the occasion of the celebration of the Jubilee of their birth in Indones ...
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  4 December 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The Indian faithful honor Francesco Xavier, Patron of the missions Goa (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of the feast of St. Francis Xavier in ancient Goa, where his relics are kept, was held yesterday, December 3, after a solemn novena started on November 25. The feast is normally ce ...
• 4 December 2021
  AFRICA - Appeal of the Bishops of East Africa: "Stop violence and promote coexistence" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - We are saddened by the conflicts and violence taking place in some of our countries, especially Ethiopia. Many people have died and property is being destroyed in the affected areas; peace, whic ...
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  4 December 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Nazareth, thousands of people in the square for the lighting of the Christmas tree Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - In Nazareth, Galilee, thousands of people took part in the tree lighting ceremony, an event organized by the Christmas March Association of in collaboration with the scout associations and the ...
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  4 December 2021
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - A new deacon in Kampong Cham, "servant of the community, fisher of men" Kampong Cham (Agenzia Fides) - He chose the name of John the Baptist, to be like him, herald and prophet. John Baptist Prak Hong is the first deacon from the bunong (also called phnong) ethnicity. As reported to Fides by ...
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  4 December 2021
  EUROPE/GREECE - The Pope in Athens: Jesus prefers the little ones and the poor" Athens (Agenzia Fides) - Christ's salvation spreads throughout the world always starting from a "small remnant". Jesus himself "loves to work in our smallness", he prefers "the little ones and the poor" to preach his Gos ...
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  3 December 2021
  EUROPE/CYPRUS - The Pope in the footsteps of St. Barnabas: patience and fraternity are the "characteristics" of every apostolic mission Nicosia (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of proclaiming the salvation given by Christ becomes fruitful if it manifests the face of a "patient Church", which "does not allow itself to be upset and disturbed by changes, but s ...