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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Father Rouphael Zgheib on the summit in the Vatican: Many ideas for a new beginning Jounieh (Agenzia Fides) - You neither want to remain in the role of victim nor entrench yourself in a self-centered manner. The day of prayer and reflection on Lebanon, on which Pope Francis brought together the represen ...
• 1 July 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Taytay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo as vicar apostolic of Taytay, Philippines, transferring him from the titular see of Sitifi and from the office of auxiliary o ...
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  1 July 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: the synodal journey initiated by Pope Francis should treasure the experience of the Eastern Churches Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In the journey initiated by Pope Francis to encourage a rediscovery of ecclesial "synodality" throughout the Catholic Church, will be appropriate and convenient "to benefit from the experience o ...
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  1 July 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A missionary station is born between Colombia and Peru to accompany the indigenous communities of the two nations Puerto Leguizamo (Agenzia Fides) - In response to the request of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon to "overcome borders" and create networks between neighboring Churches, the Apostolic Vicariates of Puerto Leguízamo-S ...
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  1 July 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Third wave of Coronavirus: the President of the Republic urges the Bishops to support the Country Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Catholic Church has played a very important role in the fight against this disease", said the President of the Republic of Tanzanian, Sam ...
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  1 July 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: we pray for true reconciliation, unity and peace on the Korean peninsula Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pray for true reconciliation, unity and peace on this divided land, in rememberance of the tragic war", said Cardinal Andrew Yeom, Archbishop of Seoul and Apostolic Administrator of Pyongy ...
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  1 July 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Violations of rights, harmful effects on the environment and the economy: the relationship of traditional fishermen Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Major projects have brought death and destruction to our people, they attack our territories, attack our culture, attack our identity and take away our sleep, causing many diseases": these are ...
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  1 July 2021
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Bishop Bertin: towards the elections, the population aspires to security and stability Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "Following the political agreement reached in Somalia at the end of May, there is an air of cautious optimism in preparing for the upcoming elections. I would like to insist more on the adject ...
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  1 July 2021
  ASIA/MYANAMR - Three Pastors of the Baptist Church arrested in Kachin State: they were praying for peace Myitkyina, (Agenzia Fides) - Myanmar’s military regime has detained and charged three Christian Pastors from Kachin State who led a prayer for peace in Myanmar. As confirmed by local sources of Fides, the three Pastors ...
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  30 June 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Like a mother who sees her children arguing, the Church tries in every way to pacify": Bolivians' commitment to unity La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church has been chosen as a facilitator of dialogue for the pacification of the country, due to its enormous experience in the history of Bolivia", said the political analyst Bryan Peñarand ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Tiruchirapalli Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Tiruchirapalli, India, the Reverend Savarimuthu Arokiaraj, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now rector of the Holy Redeemer ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Port Blair Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Port Blair, India, the Reverend Visuvasam Selvaraj, of the clergy of Port Blair, until now diocesan administrator of the same see. ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Karaganda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, the Reverend Msgr. Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy, until now vicar general of the same diocese, assigning him ...
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  30 June 2021
  VATICAN - Pope Francis delivers the pallium to 34 metropolitan archbishops, 9 from the territories of Propaganda Fide Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Before the Eucharistic celebration that he presided in the Vatican Basilica for the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, on Tuesday, June 29, the Holy Father Francis blessed the p ...
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  30 June 2021
  VATICAN - Communities around the world united in Marian prayer for Myanmar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We breathed the universality of the Church. In a prayer meeting lived in simplicity, with the recitation of the Rosary, we wanted to place the Church and the suffering people of Myanmar un ...