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• 9 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Association of women religious supports government campaign “Covid-free nation” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic nuns who work here have always worked to improve and expand access to basic medical care for the most vulnerable in the communities. We want the extensive network available to us a ...
• 7 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya and Tanzania are now central to drug trafficking routes in Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Africa is no exception to this phenomenon, as the battle over the Caribbean (cocaine) and Pakistani (heroin) routes has led drug traffickers to relocate their trade routes to Africa (and then Eu ...
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  7 August 2021
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Radio Seybo: 47 years at the service of the mission Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Radio Seybo has been at the service of the mission for 47 years. The radio, which has been operated by the Dominican Order since 1974, has embarked on a path rich in experience in promotin ...
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  7 August 2021
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Msgr. Marengo: "We must preach the Gospel with a whisper" Ulaanbataar (Agenzia Fides) - "The ministry of the bishop in Mongolia is, in my view, very similar to the episcopal ministry of the early Church: we know how the apostles in the early days of Christianity testified to th ...
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  7 August 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Study: 58 indigenous areas particularly affected by persistent forest fires La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The fires in Bolivia are the focus of the debate and every year there are new regions and cities affected. According to a recent report by the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS) ...
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  6 August 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Violence generates violence", the Catholic community calls for an end to clashes between police and Roma Vitória da Conquista (Agenzia Fides) - The Office for Nomadic Pastoral Care of the Episcopal Conference of Brazil, published a note on the violence in the region of Vitória da Conquista, in the State of Bahia, which re ...
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  6 August 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - "What can we all do together to help Sister Gloria Cecília Narváez?": Edith Blais, her fellow prisoner keeps hope alive Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "What can we all do together to help Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez in the hands of the kidnappers for 4 years and 6 months"? writes the Canadian Edith Blais who shared 5 months of imprisonment in ...
• 6 August 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "We must also demand accountability for violence and looting", says the President of SACBC Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "What I wish to propose is that we should add our voice on the call for accountability for the violence and looting that has been allowed to happen in the country. Those who by commission ...
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  6 August 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Covid 19 pandemic: effects on the physical and mental health of religious Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 has affected the physical and mental health of religious, so we need to take care of their psychological well-being after some of them experience particular stress that can lead to ...
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  5 August 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - REPAM the "Vacuna Amazzonia" campaign begins Leticia (Agenzia Fides) - The Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) active in the Amazon region, started the “Vacuna Amazonia” initiative this week after the number of deaths due to the coronavirus infection in the ...
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  5 August 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishops launch the National Prayer Campaign for the end of the pandemic: "Let us arm ourselves with medical kits, oxygen and other support Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "As the Covid 19 pandemic continues to threaten the whole world and our country, we Bishops invite everyone to pray together", is the appeal that the Burmese bishops addressed on the occasion of ...
• 5 August 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - Accra Cathedral construction: Chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference emphasizes disagreement over funding Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Although the country's Christians will benefit most from the construction of the cathedral, the citizens should not be expected to finance this from their own donations. I think the project could ...
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  5 August 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Filipino migrants are the 'new missionaries': pilgrimage of the Filipino Community for 500 years of evangelization Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 500th anniversary (1521-2021) of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines, more than 250 Filipino pilgrims from Europe met in Rome on July 31 to celebrate the biennial ...
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  4 August 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Explosion in the port of Beirut a year ago: those responsible have not yet been identified and people grapple with misery Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "We are worried that the situation could degenerate", local sources from Beirut tell Fides, where the explosion of the ammonium nitrate store is being commemorated today, which hit the Lebanese c ...
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  4 August 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Cardinal Rosa Chávez: Dialogue strengthens democracy in the Country San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The government led by President Nayib Bukele continues to receive compliments and words of encouragement for dialogue with civil society organizations. Among the favorable voices is that of ...