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  26 May 2021
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Caritas Spain: despite alarmism, Europe appears to be compromised in a limited way in African emigration Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Africa Day celebrated yesterday gave Caritas Spain an opportunity, after the latest events related to African migrants in Ceuta and Melilla, to reflect on the migratory situation on this continen ...
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  26 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Ahead of the presidential election: Bishops comment on “difficult moments” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - According to Peruvian custom, the Peruvian Bishops' Conference has invited the two candidates in the run-off election for the presidency to a "fraternal meeting" on June 6th. The meeting with Keiko ...
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  26 May 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Interreligious prayer in the Italian Church for peace and brotherhood Milan (Agenzia Fides) – To put an end to the violence, tension and war in Myanmar, and pray so that the Burmese population can return to live in an atmosphere of peace and brotherhood: with this spirit, on Saturday May ...
• 26 May 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - "A transparent process for the October 2022 vote immediately" ask the religious leaders of Kenya Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) continues to suffer from a serious case of leadership and credibility crisis", says the Dialogue Reference Group of the main religious ...
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  26 May 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Farewell to Krikor Bedros Ghabroyan, Patriarch of the Catholic Armenians Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Tuesday May 25, Krikor Bedros XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Catholic Armenians passed away due to illness in a clinic in Beirut. Born in Aleppo (then under French pr ...
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  25 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - "No more terrorism. No more violence in Peru": strong condemnation of the Bishops for the massacre of 16 people Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "No more terrorism. No more violence in Peru", says His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte OFM, Archbishop of Trujillo and president of the Bishops' Conference of Peru (CEP) in condemning the cruel ...
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  25 May 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - Biden administration grants Haitian immigrants the Temporary Protected Status Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the United States welcomes the announcement by the Biden administration that it has included immigrant citizens from Haiti under the protection of the "Temporary Protec ...
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  25 May 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - "Catholic Girls Arise": girls from the diocese of Mangochi committed to living Christian charity Mangochi (Agenzia Fides) - A group of about 200 young women from all over Malawi have chosen to live their lives reaching out to others, in response to the Catholic faith and oriented to change the world. They are the yo ...
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  25 May 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako to Christian politicians: unite forces and strategies, free yourselves from sectarianism Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi acronyms and political parties encouraged by Christian activists must bring together the forces, strategies and policies to tackle together the emergencies and problems that weigh on the l ...
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  25 May 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A civic and political education plan: Catholics prepare for next year's general elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The May 2022 general elections will be a crucial turning point in the history of the country. For this reason, one year after that important event, Catholics are called to begin a process of awar ...
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  25 May 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Protests in Abuja against kidnappings; the Bishops: "Citizens are losing faith in the State" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria yesterday, May 24, blocking a highway, to protest against the increasing cases of kidnappings for ransom, which ...
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  24 May 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops reiterate the need for dialogue: "factors of rapprochement prevail over those of division or hatred" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Colombia are launching a new appeal to follow the path of dialogue in search of agreements that will lead to overcoming this difficult moment that the country has to face. "We rati ...
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  24 May 2021
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Father Moretti: the attack on women, a bad sign; risks of civil war, hope is in the young Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Afghanistan is worrying from all points of view, as the departure of the American contingent could leave a large space for the opposition, the Taliban. The future of the country ...
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  24 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Recognition of the martyrdom of "Aguchita": religious missionary among the indigenous Ashaninka people Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on May 22 to promulgate several decrees, including the one recognizing the martyrdom of the Servant of God, Sister María Agostina ...
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  24 May 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Xenophobia is the denial of the teachings of the Gospel and the Koran Kara (Agenzia Fides) - In recent days, acts of xenophobia have been unleashed by the Ivorian population against Nigerians residing in Ivory Coast following a fake video spread on social media. "Xenophobia is the denial o ...