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• 13 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Waiting for the election result: Jesuits ask election winners to give priority to the poor Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The official results of the presidential elections in Zambia, which took place on August 12th, are expected on Sunday, August 15th. The election was overshadowed by clashes in which two people we ...
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  12 August 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Message from the Archdiocese of Managua: "There are no preconditions for democratic elections" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Managua, through its Justice and Peace Commission, has denounced the systematic violation of political and constitutional rights in the election campaign for the November vote ...
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  12 August 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Military bishop gives police authority 500 Bibles Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The military bishop of Colombia, Víctor Ochoa Cadavid, who is responsible for the pastoral and spiritual accompaniment of men and women at the service of public authority, delivered more than 50 ...
• 12 August 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Assault on the Archbishop's residence: Cardinal Ambongo forgives perpetrators and instigators Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "You prayed for the Cardinal for what happened last week. Today I wanted to thank you. You have shown that you love your Cardinal. You have shown that we are one family", said His Eminence Card ...
• 12 August 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Sokoto: "We must decide what we are to solve the nation's problems" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The crucial question that this country has not resolved is 'Who are we as Nigerians?' That is why the situation in the country has become so explosive", said His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Hassan Kukah Bi ...
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  11 August 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Lascarro Tapia calls on the state to protect communities fleeing violence Magangué (Agenzia Fides) - The bishop of Magangué, Mgr. Ariel Lascarro Tapia, denounced the extremely complex situation in the south of the department of Bolivar as a result of the clashes between illegal armed groups ...
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  11 August 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Indigenous peoples denounce President Bolsonaro Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in history, indigenous groups have filed a request with the ICC in The Hague for it to investigate Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro over alleged genocide and crimes against ...
• 11 August 2021
  AFRICA/CHAD - Interim president invites rebels to "Inclusive National Dialogue" N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - In the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections, the interim president of Chad calls on the rebel groups to participate in an "inclusive national dialogue". It is a new path th ...
• 11 August 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - Fight against modern slavery: religious leaders from four African countries sign a joint declaration Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Human trafficking is a particularly heinous crime, as it involves the exploitation and abuse of people for profit reasons," emphasized the Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of ...
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  10 August 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Interview by Cardinal Rosa Chávez met with criticism San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The interview given by Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador to Vatican News continues to make news in El Salvador. In the context of the debate, the leader of t ...
• 10 August 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Presidential and Parliamentary Elections: Bishops appeal to the consciences of candidates and voters Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Politicians "who incite violence in order to gain political or material advantage", "repent and turn away from evil", said His Exc. Mgr. Alick Banda, Archbishop of Lusaka, in his homily during th ...
• 10 August 2021
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Marburg virus occurs for the first time in West Africa Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The occurrence of the Marburg virus was confirmed for the first time in the Republic of Guinea. The case was recorded in the southern Gueckedou Prefecture. Marburg disease, a highly contagious d ...
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  10 August 2021
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Provincial superior of the Montfortan missionaries murdered Paris (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic priest who was murdered in France yesterday August 9th by a man who was allegedly involved in the fire in Nantes Cathedral on July 18th is Father Olivier Maire, provincial superior of ...
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  9 August 2021
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The bishops ask "to promote fair processes within the immigration system" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will be placing certain migrant families in expedited removal proceedings, a process whereby immigration officers can quickly, ...
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  9 August 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Cao Xiangde dies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, July 9, 2021, at 4.30 pm, His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Cao Xiangde died at the age of 92. The Prelate, who lived in the province of Zhejiang, was born on September 16, 1929 in Tangzhen ...