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  2 October 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, intimidation and fears for Turkish Armenians increase Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The resurgence of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan around the Nagorno-Karabakh region is having worrying repercussions on Armenians living in Turkey. On the evening of 29 September, ...
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  2 October 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Young Catholics launch a web platform to share the experience of faith Penang (Agenzia Fides) - "Monday of the Open Mic", where "Mic" stands for "microphone" and the acronym is MOM: this is the name of the new web platform launched by the Diocesan Youth Network of Penang, a diocese in Penin ...
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  2 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Catholics and the referendum: the testimony of each one can be a source of peace, brotherhood and unity Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - A referendum will be held in Chile on October 25th, where citizens will decide whether to amend the Constitution and what mechanism should be used to draft it if its amendment is approved (s ...
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  2 October 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards Mission Sunday: sowers of hope and mercy Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Colombia, which have responded to the Pope's call to proclaim the Gospel even in times of pandemic, have offered the 77 ecclesiastical circumscriptions in the ...
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  AFRICA/GUINEA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Sebastien Bidiare Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 July 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Sebastien Bidiare, of the archdiocesan clergy of Conakry as Nat ...
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  2 October 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Science and faith united in the fight against Covid-19", recalls Cardinal Nzapalainga Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 pandemic is an evil to be faced with faith and reason in love. Dear brothers and sisters, we cannot take refuge in any doctrine to ignore this disease that is dangerously destroying ...
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  2 October 2020
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Covid-19: an exponential increase in the number of infections; hospitals close to collapse Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - In Uganda the number of positive coronavirus cases is growing exponentially. On September 23rd, the total number of infections was 7,064 cases throughout the country with a daily increase in the ...
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  1 October 2020
  VATICAN - Towards Mission Sunday: amidst the pandemic, mission continues Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the first day of the Missionary Month of October, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the International Secretariats of the Pontifical Mission Societies, recall that t ...
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  1 October 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The Catholic community committed to promoting peace in Nagaland Dimapur (Agenzia Fides) - The commitment of the Catholic community in the diocese of Kohima, in Nagaland, to promote peace in the north-eastern Indian region is much appreciated. As reported to Fides, the "Peace Channel" ...
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  1 October 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Candidacy of Coptic Orthodox priest in the elections reopens the debate on the participation of the clergy in politics Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The candidacy of Coptic Orthodox priest Paula Fouad (photo) in the next parliamentary elections reopens the debate on the direct involvement of the clergy in politics. The priest, parish priest of ...
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  1 October 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "60 years after Nigeria's independence we must rebuild the Country on a fairer foundation" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Nigerians from almost all geographic regions seem to agree that we must start working to rebuild the Country. It is somewhat regrettable that the federal government of Nigeria has not kept its el ...
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  1 October 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - Ten missionary institutes launch 10 live meetings for young people, with missions in the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “To the ends of the Earth” is the title of the new live column dedicated to young people, for a virtual journey to discover the daily work of missionaries in the world. The inaugural meeting wi ...
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  1 October 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - In Rabaul inauguration mass for the first local Archbishop, descendant of Blessed ToRot Rabaul (Agenzia Fides) - "I thank God for the years passed and the pastoral experience in the dioceses of Bereina and Kavieng. I return to Rabaul as Jesus returned to Nazareth: here he was judged by the people for what h ...
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  1 October 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Nobody is above the Constitution": Mgr. Mata on the new laws that repress human and political rights Esteli (Agenzia Fides) - Monsignor Abelardo Mata, Bishop of the diocese of Esteli and spokesman for the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference (CEN), harshly criticized the proposal of the President, Daniel Ortega, on the lates ...
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  1 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - In 2019, violence against indigenous communities and territories doubled Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Report on violence against the indigenous peoples of Brazil, prepared by the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI), was released yesterday, 30 September, which reiterates the portrait of an ...