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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 ...
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  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Zambia and Zimbabwe hit hard by Covid-19; the Bishops: "let's put aside divisions and unite in the struggle" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Let's put aside social, cultural, religious and political differences and let's unite to fight Covid-19 together", urge the Bishops of Zambia, where the spread of the coronavirus is currently al ...
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  1 February 2021
  ASIAMYNAMAR - The Church asks for "Vigilance and prayer" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In this difficult and critical phase for the future of the country "we must live in a spirit of vigilance and prayer", especially by praying for peace. With this appeal, the Auxiliary Bishop of Y ...
• 1 February 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Do ethnic conflicts undermine the country's stability? Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - In the Ethiopian province of Tigray, 2 million people have been dependent on food aid since November last year after the region became a theater of war between the regular Ethiopian armed fo ...
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  1 February 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Dozens of illegal expropriations denounced by Christian landowners to the ad hoc Committee wanted by Muqtada al Sadr Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - There are already dozens of complaints to be studied on the working tables of the special committee set up at the request of Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr to collect and verify news and comp ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - About-face of the police: Christian woman from Karachi denounced for blasphemy Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - With a sensational about turn, the police registered case no. 74/21 against the Christian woman Tabitha Nazir Gill, according to article 295 C of the Pakistani Penal Code, that is, for "having u ...
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  30 January 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Church is taking further measures to contain the pandemic Managua (Agenzia Fides) - On January 28th, the Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, announced that future meetings with the priests of the Archdiocese would take place on the digital platform Zoom until furth ...
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  30 January 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Red Clamor after the latest massacre: justice for thousands of migrants who have seen their human rights violated Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our pain and our indignation at the news of the January 23 massacre in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, allegedly committed by organized criminal gangs against 19 migrants. We demand ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - New impetus for the peace process: Patriarch Pizzaballa recognizes initiatives "at the grassroots" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A new impetus in the peace process between Israel and Palestine could come "from the grassroots", from spontaneous initiatives by civil society, more than from political strategies or a realig ...
• 30 January 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops of Central Africa: "Stop war and violation of human rights in the east of the DRC" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "What happens is great misery, there is always war! The great misery of the population, who feels abandoned. And then a lot of suffering is what we have encountered", said His Exc. Mgr. Marcel ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - General Assembly of Bishops: "sharing faith and resources, with generosity and co-responsibility" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "This year we celebrate the 500th year [1521-2021] of the arrival of the Christian faith. Our commemoration of the event is a tribute to this immense gift to our people and our country. Not only ...
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  30 January 2021
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - World Day of leprosy: Camillian missionaries "alongside the last to announce the Good News" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The main cause of suffering for people affected by leprosy is social exclusion: even when they manage to recover from this disease, social reintegration is often difficult". This is what Fa ...