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  3 February 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - For Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III "Kosovo is the Jerusalem of the Serbs". Meanwhile, Israel recognizes the independence of Kosovo Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 1 February, with a ceremony held on a digital platform due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Israel and Kosovo formally established full diplomatic relations, and ...
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  2 February 2021
  VATICAN - "The mission of the Church: missionary charity and fundraising": webinar of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spanish Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The webinar "The mission of the Church: missionary charity and fundraising", organized by the Pontifical Missionary Union (PUM) and by the International Center for Missionary Animation (CIA ...
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  2 February 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian nurse accused of blasphemy defended by Islamic religious leaders Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "No one should be allowed to take justice into their own hands, nor to abuse the blasphemy laws. All religious organizations and leaders have condemned the torture inflicted on the Christian n ...
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  2 February 2021
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Continue to evangelize and catechize even more in this very difficult situation Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "Initiation and education in the faith through the accompaniment of new generations of Christians so that they live this faith is one of the primary activities of the Church. We thank you all f ...
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  2 February 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Solidarity of Catholics with farmers in protest who demand the repeal of the new laws on the sector New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The All India Catholic Union (AICU), a historic organization of the Catholic laity in India, founded in 1920, expresses its full solidarity with the farmers who, have been protesting since las ...
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  2 February 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Launch of the “Missionaries and Saint Joseph” Foundation in favor of greater devotion in the country towards the Patron of the Universal Church Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 December 2020, on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis dedicated an entire year to Saint Joseph to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as ...
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  2 February 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Criticism of the Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador over conflicts between state powers and non-enforcement of anti-Covid law San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, in the context of a brief meeting with journalists from the capital, criticized, last Sunday, the lack of will on the part ...
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  2 February 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "I come from a land of conflict". Margaret Karram, Palestinian from Galilee, elected President of the Focolare Movement Haifa (Agenzia Fides) - "I was born in Haifa, a city in Galilee, and my land has always been under conflicts", said Margaret Karram, 58, Palestinian, who was elected new President of the Focolare Movement last Sunday. ...
• 2 February 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops of the Province of Ibadan: "We ask for a review of the security forces" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "With current realities it has become more necessary than ever to demand the review of Nigeria’s security architecture", said the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province a ...
• 2 February 2021
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation and appointment of military ordinary for Korea Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Military Ordinariate for Korea, presented by Bishop Francis Xavier You Soo-il, O.F.M. The Holy Father has appoint ...
• 2 February 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Appointment of the Bishop of Uíje Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Uíje, Angola, the Reverend Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe, of the clergy of Lubango, until now rector of the Fr. Leonardo Sikufinde Majo ...
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  1 February 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - February 2, feast of the Presentation of Our Lord and National Day of Prayer in the dark night of Covid-19 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "In these times when the coronavirus pandemic is hovering over us and it is difficult to perceive the much sought-after light at the end of the tunnel, we are invited, as a Church, to help the ...
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  1 February 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The military takes power: proclamation of a state of emergency in a climate of expectation, Christians demand "justice and peace" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no protest or gathering on the streets of Yangon. Telephone lines are isolated throughout the country and they only work in Yangon and the capital, Naypydaw. We do however see a strong ...
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  1 February 2021
  VATICAN - Encouragement from the Pope to missionaries, health workers and volunteers fighting against leprosy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After the Marian prayer of the Angelus, transmitted from the Library of the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled the 68th World Day for Leprosy Sufferers and encouraged th ...
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  1 February 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Transparency of investments: guarantee to protect the environment and public funds for the benefit of citizens Madre de Dios (Agenzia Fides) - These days the methodology seminar is being held in Puerto Maldonado, capital of the department of Madre de Dios, in the southern forest of Peru, on the theme "Geographic map of territoria ...