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  30 November 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Archdiocese of Santa Cruz after the new attacks: "Yes to the defense of women, but not with violence" Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Santa Cruz expressed its disapproval of the new assault that took place in the late afternoon of November 25, when a group of feminists gathered outside the cathedral, shou ...
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  29 November 2021
  AMERICA - Message from the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean: Opening new missionary paths in the geographical and existential peripheries Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of the first Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean, held from November, 21 to 28 in Mexico City and online (see Fides 09/11/2021; 23/11 / 2021), a message w ...
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  29 November 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - A Missionary Family with a heart turned towards Afghanistan Rovigo (Agenzia Fides) - Afghanistan is alive in the hearts of the faithful and missionaries: even if the experience of the Missio sui iuris in Kabul has currently been interrupted, the attention of the diocesan missiona ...
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  29 November 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people called to "keep hope alive": the Year of Youth closes Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We Bishops of Pakistan are with you, at your side to support you for your development, your spiritual growth and your prosperity. We want our young people to be capable professionals, and your ...
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  29 November 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino Bishops releases prayer for the 2022 elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Filipino Bishops have released a prayer for the national and local 2022 elections. The prayer asks that "the forthcoming national and local elections may truly reflect, the will of the Lord w ...
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  29 November 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Catechesis is at the center of the life of the Church: 63 new catechists in the district of Ndola Ndola (Agenzia Fides) - "Catechesis is at the center of the life of the Church. As catechists, you are sent to give correct instructions to the people of God, in the light of the Gospel", said Mgr. Benjamin Phiri, Bishop ...
• 29 November 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of the Rector of the “St. Dominic” Theological Seminary of Lusaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On September 24, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Jones Chitalu Mwale, of the diocesan clergy of Kasama a ...
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  29 November 2021
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - On December 10, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia will be consecrated, "missionary dream" of Archbishop Ballin Manama (Agenzia Fides) - It will be dedicated to Our Lady of Arabia, and will become one of the main Catholic churches of the Arabian Peninsula, seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. The Cathedral of the Ki ...
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  27 November 2021
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The mission of the Dehonians: help and hope, "Gospel" for the poorest Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "In Madagascar, the mission of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, (also known as Dehonian missionaries) represents an important point of reference for the local population, which is ...
• 27 November 2021
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Bishop of Bafoussam, Mgr Paul Lontsié-Keuné Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Paul Lontsié-Keuné of Yokadouma as bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 27/11/2021) ...
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  27 November 2021
  VATICAN - With the beginning of the new liturgical year, a "missionary journey" with the Word of God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The meditations for the Advent of the "missionary journey" proposed by the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU) for the new liturgical year are online on the website of the Pontifical Mission ...
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  26 November 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A school of "mission" thanks to the virtual course organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The basic missionary formation course organized by the Missionary Formation Center of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Venezuela will begin next January. It is aimed at those who are ju ...
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  26 November 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Good politics, selfless service and social dialogue will bring forth the fruits of peace and justice Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Hope is reborn in our hearts at the beginning of the season of Advent", write the Colombian Bishops at the beginning of the message published at the beginning of the liturgical season of Advent ...
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  26 November 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A relic of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon donated to Burkina Faso, a sign of missionary communion Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A relic of Korea's first Catholic priest, St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, was donated by the Korean Church and kept in St. Joseph Parish in the Archdiocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso. As reported to Fides ...
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  26 November 2021
  VATICAN - Pope to Pauline Family: Preach Christ with prayer and all available media Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "This anniversary is an opportunity for the Church, and especially for all of you, to remember the great works that the Holy Spirit performed in and through Blessed Giacomo Alberione and th ...