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  9 June 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Stop of the Coptic Church to those who distribuite "thaumaturgical" products against the pandemic Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church has made known the name of the first monk who died from coronavirus: Father Sawiris, of the Monastery dedicated to St Paul the Hermit, not far from the Red Sea. Born in ...
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  9 June 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Covid-19, Archbishop Kaigama greets the reopening of churches: "Never forget the spiritual aspect in crisis like this" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The spiritual life is a central element of humanity, it cannot be excluded from people's lives", said His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja, greeting the lifting of the ban on ...
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  9 June 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Vincentians: the anti-terrorism law will bring suffering, violence, impunity Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We, the Vincentian Family in the Philippines, call on our government to face the poverty and suffering of our people, exacerbated by a health crisis caused by a feared COVID-19 virus. We must ta ...
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  8 June 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mission and solidarity of the Church towards the poor in the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian Catholic television broadcaster “Aparecida” has started broadcasting its documentary series again, including the "Archive A" program. Since last Thursday, June 4, the program ...
• 8 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Kuzhithurai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 6, 2020 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kuzhithurai, India, presented by Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 8/ ...
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  8 June 2020
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Catholic community is mobilizing for assistance to the poor and economic recovery, in the midst of the Covid-19 emergency Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Sri Lanka has mobilized for assistance to poor families and the most vulnerable people, affected by the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 health emergency. As repor ...
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  8 June 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Respect and protection of the environment: the Bishops together for World Day Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Awareness for the protection of the environment, care for the common home in light of Pope Francis' encyclical 'Laudato Sì', individual initiatives on a practical level to support the prot ...
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  8 June 2020
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Presidential vote; the Bishops: "We have not appealed to the Constitutional Court" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops’ Conference has never appealed to the Constitutional Court, all it did was report its observation work to the public for which it had received accreditation", says a statement f ...
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  8 June 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Christian Evan Jabro at the head of the Ministry for refugees and migrants Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A Christian professor belonging to the Chaldean Church will manage the policies of the Iraqi government regarding the migratory emergency and the relocation of internally displaced persons. Her ...
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  8 June 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Covid-19 emergency: churches reopen for worship, but with some exceptions Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - After a lockdown in force since mid-March, given the ascertained spread of coronavirus in all states of the Malaysian Federation, the Malaysian government has decreed the possibility of reo ...
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  8 June 2020
  VATICAN - PMS Fund for the Covid emergency continues in Africa and America Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - While the Covid-19 pandemic continues to sow fear and death in many parts of the world, the Emergency Fund established by Pope Francis at the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) to support t ...
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  8 June 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "The pain caused by a crime cannot be resolved by forgetting": the trial for the assassination of the 6 Jesuits and the 2 women begins San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Today the public hearing of the trial against several alleged military, intellectual and material perpetrators of the murder of 6 Jesuits, an employee and her daughter, which took place on ...
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  8 June 2020
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "We need to clarify the recent gas attacks, before the worse happens", says the Bishop of Chipita Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We cannot wait any longer, in silence, for explanations and appropriate action. If we are to prevent something worse to happen other than the gassing, it is now we have to do something", said Hi ...
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  6 June 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth: 100 years proclaiming the Gospel among the poorest Quito (Agenzia Fides) - In conjunction with the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, celebrated on May 3, the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth (MEN) began their jubilee year on the occasion of the centenary of the foun ...
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  6 June 2020
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops: "the pandemic is a sign of the times, God calls us to return to him, human life is fragile and inconsistent" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops of Guatemala want to communicate with all the people of Guatemala who, together with millions of human beings in the world, are going through the situation caused by the curr ...