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  1 October 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Laying of the first stone of the City of Peace: "the first visible sign of the financial autonomy of the Church", says the Bishop of Grand-Bassam Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The City of Peace is the first visible sign of the financial autonomy of the Church", said His Exc. Mgr. Raymond Ahoua, Bishop of Grand-Bassam on 29 September, at the blessing and official open ...
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  30 September 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Vocations to the priesthood flourish during the pandemic Jaipur (Agenzia Fides) - God calls to his service in times of pandemic and the spread of the virus does not curb the desire of young people to consecrate themselves to the service of the Gospel and the Church: as Agenzia ...
• 30 September 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Resignation of the Archbishop of Dhaka and appointment of the new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dhaka (Bangladesh), presented by His Eminence Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, C. ...
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  30 September 2020
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Towards Mission Sunday: the pandemic is an opportunity to give God's mercy to those who suffer Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Covid-19 Pandemic is the best opportunity to have a sense that our call involves in helping the poor, spend time around those who suffer and our heart move towards the helpless and hopeless, to ...
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  30 September 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A priest kidnapped and then released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Yet another kidnapping of a priest in Nigeria. Fr Jude Onyebadi, who works in the parish at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Issele-Azagba , about 10 miles southeast of Issele-Uku, was kidna ...
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  30 September 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Eight Iraqi churches on National Postal Service postage stamps Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Postal Service has issued, for the first time, a series of stamps dedicated to celebrating the Country's churches. The series includes eight stamps, depicting historic churches of Iraq ...
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  30 September 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Archbishop of Bogotà: "Life is threatened, destroyed and massacred, but we still have time to love it again" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "A complaint and an anguished cry rise from the four cardinal points of Colombia. Life is threatened, devalued, wounded. Life is destroyed and massacred. With deep sorrow we repudiate all forms o ...
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  30 September 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexico is the main destination for Central American migrants Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - Mexico's border with Guatemala, which had been closed due to the pandemic, was reopened a few days ago, and the number of migrants arriving in Mexico is already increasing. The note sent to Fi ...
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  30 September 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - In Saint Laurent parish of Yopougon Kouté, a committee on social cohesion, for peaceful elections Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "After the unfortunate experiences of the past in 2010 and especially the recent events after the speech of the President of the Republic on August 6th, the Catholic parish has decided to set up ...
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  29 September 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the Gospel have been extended for another year Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the Gospel in the Philippines (1521-2021) has been extended for another year due to the coronavirus pandemic. As Agenzia Fides learns, a ...
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  29 September 2020
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The Church promotes interreligious initiatives during the pandemic Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Singapore promotes cohesion and collaboration with other religious communities, in order to contribute to peace and social harmony, during the time marked by the Covid-1 ...
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  29 September 2020
  AFRICA/SUDAN - A missionary: "With the separation between State and religion, the Country gives space to plurality" Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "The agreement on the separation between State and religion, signed by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the leadership of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) is certainly goo ...
• 29 September 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Gambella Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B., titular of Ambia, and until now vicar apostolic of Awasa, as vicar apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 29 ...
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  29 September 2020
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Towards Mission Sunday - The National Director of the PMS: "The proclamation of the Gospel is a gift to be shared" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "As Christians, followers of Jesus, our lifestyle must reflect our faith, it questions us deeply about who we are and what we live for. We are not alone: Christ is the silent listener of every c ...
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  29 September 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mother of Sister Gloria, kidnapped in Mali in 2017, died awaiting her return Pasto (Agenzia Fides) - The mother of Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez, the Colombian nun kidnapped while on a mission in Mali on 7 February 2017, died in Pasto. Ms. Rosita Argoty de Narváez was 87 years old, and she did ...