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  21 October 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - More than one hundred young people confirmed in a parish of Kinshasa sent as "missionaries in the suburbs" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "What God expects from each of us is a true and sincere willingness to go on a mission. Everyone must say to God today: here I am Lord, send me. In addition to our availability, it is also our ...
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  21 October 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - #PeacefulHarvest: World Council of Churches supports olive harvest in Palestine Nablus (Agenzia Fides) - The ecumenical accompaniment program of the World Council of Churches (WCC) launches a public campaign to ensure that Palestinian families can live the olive harvest season without problems, and ...
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  21 October 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Life has become dangerously brutish and short in Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Ending the SARS will not solve the enormous problems of Nigeria, because it is futile treating symptoms of a disease when the root cause is known", the Bishops in Nigeria say in their statement o ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Churches destroyed: the Bishops urge us to distance ourselves from irrational violence Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The fire that led to the total destruction of the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, a few meters from Piazza Italia, in the center of Santiago de Chile, marked the day of Sunday 18 October, ...
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  20 October 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - President of the Bishops' Conference rejects amendment of the abortion law and calls for the right to conscientious objection: "Abortion is unacceptable" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Abortion is unacceptable. The Church will always protect human life, from conception to natural death. Therefore, we hope the Korean government will allow a conscientious objection to the abortio ...
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  20 October 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - Youth protests continue Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Sixth consecutive day of protests in Bangkok and other cities in Thailand since October 15. The protests continued every afternoon after police arrested those responsible for the protest and eva ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National youth days are to take place online in times of Coronavirus Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - As a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, the National Youth Day (DNJ) 2020 will be celebrated differently in Brazilian dioceses this year. Although a common date is set for October 25th, each dioc ...
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  20 October 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - About 300 detainees of the prison in Kangbayi on the run: "The people are afraid" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300 detainees escaped today, when a group of armed men attacked Kangbayi Central Prison in Beni, north of Kivu, in eastern DRC at 4 a.m. As a representative of the Center for Studies ...
• 20 October 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - World Mission Sunday 2020: Diocese of Yopougon sends lay persons on a mission Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "As Christians and ambassadors, we are the voice of Jesus Christ in our respective environment", said Fr. Harold Kouakou on Sunday 18 October, in his homily on the occasion of the official celeb ...
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  20 October 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The number of legally recognized Christian churches rises to 1738 Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian government recently issued a new decree in which it recognizes the full compliance of another 45 churches and 55 adjoining buildings, with the provisions governing the construction of ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Family, freedom, dignity and social justice: the pillars on which to build the country Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Rolando José Álvarez, Bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa, in his homily on Sunday, October 18, indicated four fundamental elements which must contribute to the "moral" construction of ...
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  20 October 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Campaign for the release of the Jesuit accused of sedition on the basis of manipulated evidence New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We will be relentless until Father Stan Swamy and all human rights defenders who are falsely imprisoned are released unconditionally. We are alongside those who dedicate their lives to the m ...
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  19 October 2020
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - The Church in Algeria: "a jug full of fresh water", a mission of proximity Oran (Agenzia Fides) - "I symbolize the mission in Algeria which I have been experiencing for more than 10 years, like a jug full of fresh water representing the love of God with which we are filled and the way in which ...
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  19 October 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops: "the country calls for a change of attitude of all political leaders" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the virtual meeting of the Episcopal Commissions, held last week, the Bishops of Venezuela presented their Pastoral Exhortation "On the social, economic, moral and political situat ...
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  19 October 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Great participation and respect for all in yesterday's poll La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "Congratulations to the Bolivian people for the electoral day lived in peace and respect for all, with great participation, freely expressing their sovereign will for the future of Bolivia": with ...