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  18 January 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Appeal of the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites to clearly distinguish the civil sphere from religious affiliation Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanon will only succeed in surviving the systemic crisis it has been going through for years only when has more clearly and decidedly set the limit distinguishing the political and institution ...
• 18 January 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Church raises the alarm over the spread of the "South African variant" of Covid-19 Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - In southern Africa there is concern about the spread of the so-called South African variant of the Sars-Cov2 virus, responsible for the Covid-19 disease. "We have been reliably informed by ...
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  16 January 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - Jesuit report on the state of the country: "The crisis is the result of human action and there are ways out" Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - To mark the anniversary of the 2010 earthquake, the Jesuits working in Haiti published a report on the situation in the tortured country and pointed out ways out of the crisis. "The pro ...
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  16 January 2021
  AFRICA/TOGO - Missionary at the beginning of the year: "People hope for a better 2021" Sokodè (Agenzia Fides) - The year that has just ended was not easy for Togo. "The effects could also be felt in Kolowaré, where the armed soldiers were patrolling and their presence was palpable", Father Silvano Galli, ...
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  16 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The need to shed light on the unpunished massacre in Panay: the request of civil society and religious organizations Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Filipino civil society, together with church organizations, is calling for careful investigations into the massacre that took place in Tapaz in the province of Capiz, on the island of Panay, in t ...
• 16 January 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Consolata Missionaries: "When we help people in need, we help Jesus himself" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "We mainly work on the outskirts of large cities with many social problems. We strive to improve and promote human dignity through school education, health centers and vocational training i ...
• 16 January 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Church media work in times of Covid Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The first ordinary session of the Episcopal Social Media Commission of 2021 met in Yamoussoukro from January 11th to 14th. About a dozen communication officers from the dioceses and employees of ...
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  16 January 2021
  NEWS ANALYSIS - For a "new economy": tax havens must be abolished Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The abolition of tax havens is an absolute priority as they are an inequality tool that the weakest countries always pay for. In 2013, the Credit Suisse bank released a chart known as the 'Pyramid ...
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  16 January 2021
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Archbishop of Algiers: "We are a Church dedicated to encounter and brotherhood" Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church of Algeria dates back to the 2nd century, with its martyrs and Saint Augustine. It is a church that lives with and for its mostly Muslim fellow men. In the footsteps of Archbishop He ...
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  16 January 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Relatives of former IS fighters are returning to Raqqa Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - The Kurdish Alliance of Democratic Forces of Syria, which controls northeast Syria, has ordered the release of about 400 families of former Islamic State (IS) militants from the Al Hol prison camp ...
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  15 January 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Radio receivers for schoolchildren from rural and indigenous communities to continue their education during the pandemic Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - To enable children and young people from rural and indigenous communities in the provinces of Maynas and Loreto-Nauta to continue attending classes even in isolation due to the pandemic, the Apo ...
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  15 January 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Bishop Medhin's appeal for an urgent response to the humanitarian crisis in Tigray Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - The war in the Ethiopian region of Tigray continues. In addition to the Axum massacre of 750 people, people who had been hiding in the church where the Ark of the Covenant is kept since December ...
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  15 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops call for a fair vaccination campaign taking into account ethical principles Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In a joint Pastoral Letter, the Philippine bishops call on the country's government to ensure that the anti-Covid-19 vaccination is equally available to all citizens, but also to choose a vaccine ...
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  15 January 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Christ Migrant of the World": a year of help and support for migrants in the Archdiocese of La Serena La Serena (Agenzia Fides) - In 2020, the Chilean Caritas launched various initiatives for the benefit of the most affected population groups. One of these programs, aimed at providing legal advice and humanitarian aid to ...
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  15 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Detained for 100 days: international initiative calls for the release of 83-year-old Jesuit father Stan Swamy Jaipur (Agenzia Fides) - Today, January 15, 2021, the 83-year-old Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, who has been imprisoned in Taloja Prison in Mumbai since October 8 for alleged sedition, has been detained for a total of 100 da ...