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  31 July 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Vicariate of Pando sends breathing apparatus to the most distant medical centers Pando (Agenzia Fides) - Sixteen oxygen concentrators were sent by Mgr. Eugenio Coter, Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pando, to the medical centers in the rural area. The purchase of these medical devices was made p ...
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  31 July 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The National Council of Churches recognizes religious freedom in Cuba Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The National Council of Churches (NCC) of the United States recognized the religious freedom existing in Cuba, and criticized the government of Donald Trump for blacklisting Cuba for serious ...
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  31 July 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Violence does not stop, while outbreaks of coronavirus and malaria increase Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Peace is still far in South Sudan. Violence is widespread across the Country, which sees farmers involved, in search of pastures for their animals. "Here instability appears to be endemic", explain ...
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  31 July 2020
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Letter to legislators: "Is deciding for yourself when to die a human right?" Minas (Agenzia Fides) - "Today more than ever we need an enthusiastic collective project in Uruguay: our biggest problem is the lack of population". This is what Mgr. Jaime Fuentes, Bishop Emeritus of Minas wrote in an o ...
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  31 July 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Dignified buriel to Covid-19 victims: the contribution of Catholic volunteers New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is one of the "works of mercy", a sign of attention and compassion towards those who are suffering for having lost their family members: in this spirit the Indian dioceses offer their servi ...
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  31 July 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Pope's words in Korean: a spiritual aid for the faithful Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - It is an information and knowledge service of the magisterium of Pope Francis, of the activities and initiatives of the Holy See and of the life of the universal Church which has enjoyed undoubted ...
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  31 July 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christian groups join the "Front for peace and freedom" in north-east Syria Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - There are also political groups led by Christian militants in the new "Front for peace and freedom", the new alliance of organizations inaugurated in recent days in the city of Qamishli with th ...
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  30 July 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako to Muslims for the feast of Eid al Adha: let's raise the Country together Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Greetings and best wishes from Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako are addressed to his “Dear Muslim brothers” who from the evening of today, Thursday 30 July, celebrate Eid al Adha, the " ...
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  30 July 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - "In every place there is a need for a model of faith": Peter ToRot, apostle and lay missionary Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "The life of Peter To Rot is an example of good seed, a firm rock, a commitment of faith and courage, especially during times of war and Japanese occupation. Courage is the strength of the ...
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  30 July 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Parish priest found dead San Miguel (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of Monday 27 July, the faithful who, through the social networks of Santander, in the municipality of San Miguel, were waiting to attend the 6pm mass, received the news of th ...
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  30 July 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A priest in Michoacan seriously wounded Michoacan (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Agustin Patiño was wounded with 15 stab wounds while he was in the parish house in Briseñas, Michoacan, by 3 criminals who entered with the intention to steal. According to an initial ...
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  30 July 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - Death of Don Antonio Ugenti, Director of Fides from 1993 to 1994 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the evening of July 27, Don Antonio Ugenti of the Saint Paul Society (SSP), who was the Director of Agenzia Fides in the period 1993-1994, died at Umberto I hospital in Rome. In March he had bee ...
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  30 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Faith and courage in Rakhine State: parish priests and nuns in the midst of the conflict Sittwe (Agenzia Fides) - "There are five Catholic priests stranded in the Paletwa area in Chin state. The area is practically sealed off and it is a problem to reach them, as well as the inhabitants of the villages which ...
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  30 July 2020
  AMERICA - Patriarchal culture, economic model, unjust laws: religious life against human trafficking Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to the universal community to raise its voice against the phenomenon of human trafficking and denounce the different expressions of the commercialization of life, an expression of mod ...
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  30 July 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Covid-19 hits a very poor nation in a state of permanent conflict Bozoum (Agenzia Fides) - In the Central African Republic, Covid-19 is spreading rapidly. According to the World Health Organization, there are at least 4,599 confirmed cases and 59 deaths. "On the territory, however, the ...