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  16 March 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Cross vandalized in Mumbai Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - With an act of vandalism, the monument of Christ Crucified located in front of Pavan Hans, in the west of Mumbai, capital of the Indian state of Maharastra, was intentionally damaged by unknown p ...
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  16 March 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - President Aoun will visit Pope Francis on March 21 Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun will be received in audience by Pope Francis on Monday, March 21. The date of the upcoming meeting between the Pope and the Lebanese Head of State was announced by ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/SYRIA - Conference in Damascus brings together local Catholic Churches and aid agencies Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A conference organized by the Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Syria in collaboration with the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Apostolic Nunciature in Syria, begins today in Damas ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The government of Cambodia rewards the Church for its contribution to society Takeo (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, Bishop Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler (MEP) has been recognized by the Cambodian Government as representative of the Catholic Church for his contribution t ...
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  15 March 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Solidarity, closeness and communion with Ukrainian brothers and sisters: the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia hosts the Assembly of Bishops of Paranà São José dos Pinhais (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in the history of the "Sul 2" Region of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB), the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of John the Baptist hosted the Assembly of ...
• 15 March 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - Unarmed resistance on the border of jihadism Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "A total of 40 animators and group leaders shared their concerns and hopes during our meeting that took place on the outskirts of Niamey in this month of March", writes to Fides Fr. Mauro Armanin ...
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  15 March 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The educational tragedy is still avoidable in Chubut if everyone assumes their responsibilities Comodoro Rivadavia (Agenzia Fides) - "The educational tragedy requires unprecedented actions. We believe that if one of the invisible consequences of the pandemic throughout the country has been the deterioration in the ...
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  15 March 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - "All humanity needs protection, in war there are no winners" Kiev (Agenzia Fides) - "The country is devastated, millions of refugees are fleeing the fighting areas as the war draws ever closer to the capital Kiev. The troops of the Russian Federation are advancing slowly but surel ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: Canonization processes for Iraqi martyrs progressing Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The process of canonization of the Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho is proceeding "smoothly, and, God willing", the martyr Bishop will soon be declared blessed, "together with Father Raghi ...
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  14 March 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Lent without restrictions: Catholics return to the churches Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - During Lent, Vietnamese Catholics have the opportunity to participate in numerous liturgical celebrations, community encounters and social activities in their local communities: just before Lent, ...
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  14 March 2022
  AMERICA / NICARAGUA - The Apostolic Nuncio leaves the country, "incomprehensible measure" Vatican City - According to a statement dated Saturday March 13th by "the Press Office of the Holy See, the Nicaraguan government has decided to withdraw the approval of Archbishop Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag, Apostolic ...
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  14 March 2022
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishops urge dioceses to ensure the safety and protection of minors and vulnerable people in the country Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "All Catholic dioceses in the country must ensure that children understand the path of the synodal process in order to guarantee their meaningful participation", said Fidelis Hamweemba, responsib ...
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  14 March 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iranian rockets against US base in Erbil. The Chaldean Patriarchate: the stalemate in the formation of the government puts the country at risk Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Patriarchate deplores the launch of missiles that on Sunday, March 13, sowed terror among the population of Erbil and, in the light of this serious episode, calls on the political for ...
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  14 March 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Cardinal Aós: "We must not expect everything from those who govern us", everyone must play an active role to help the wounded society Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "Every day we are faced with the choice of being good Samaritans or indifferent travelers. Every day we are offered a new opportunity, a new stage. We should not expect everything from those wh ...
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  14 March 2022
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Aid trucks leave for Ukraine from Pamplona and Madrid Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - In collaboration with the NGO "Olvidados", the association "Acoger y Compartir" is working to bring several trucks to the Romanian-Ukrainian border with the material received from various municip ...