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  10 November 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Conflict in the Tigray region: the first Ethiopian displaced persons seek refuge in Sudan Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The first Ethiopian refugees and soldiers crossed the Sudanese border on November 9th and fled from the ongoing fighting in the Tigray region. As reported in the Sudanese press, the Ethiopi ...
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  10 November 2020
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Time of hope, time of concern, but "it's always time of God" Florida (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (CEU) met from 3 to 7 November in Florida. In the press release published at the end of the work, sent to Fides, they inform that they started ...
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  9 November 2020
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Hurricane Eta causes great damage in Central America: Bishops ask for help Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, we Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala would like to convey a similar message of solidarity and closeness to the regions of th ...
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  9 November 2020
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The PMS for Ethiopia: opportunity for education to help break the vicious cycle of poverty Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Support and promote the educational path of children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Ethiopia, an African country where interethnic tensions threaten a new civil war: this is the initiative of ...
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  9 November 2020
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Message of the Bishops to be all united in hope and in commitment to the common good Asunciòn (Agenzia Fides) - "We Bishops of Paraguay, gathered in the 227th Ordinary Plenary Assembly in an unusual context for the life of the Church and of the country because of the health situation, in a climate of pr ...
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  9 November 2020
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Bishops on upcoming elections: "Differences of opinion must be understood as enrichment" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "We are working to truly make Burkina Faso a land of upright citizens and a united nation: the history of our country shows that our people have always succeeded in creating cultural, ethnic ...
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  9 November 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The High Court of Sindh confirms the criminal offense of "child marriage" in the case of the underage Catholic Arzoo Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "According to the report of the medical commission set up on 5 November, the Catholic girl Arzoo Raja is between 14 and 15 years old; the judges checked her details on her birth certificate, iss ...
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  9 November 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Conflict in the Tigrai region worsens. Pope Francis invites "fraternal respect, to dialogue and to a peaceful end to the disagreements" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The conflict is worsening in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigrai, where, according to the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, six dead and at least 60 people have been inj ...
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  9 November 2020
  ASIA/JORDAN - Parliamentary election: Bishop Shomali invites citizens to participate despite the pandemic Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The elections in Jordan, scheduled for Tuesday 10 November, will take place in a context marked by the rise in Covid-19 infections and the worsening of the economic crisis, while the country conti ...
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  9 November 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Peaceful elections: towards a consolidation of the National League for Democracy Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The results of the Burmese elections which were held on Sunday 8 November in the Asian country, in the first round of elections held under the aegis of a civil government, are reconfirming the po ...
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  6 November 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Population still awaiting a court decision five years after the Mariana dam disaster Mariana (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of November 5, 2015, the dam of the Fundão iron mine in Mariana collapsed, causing the death of 19 people and 50 injuries as well as the destruction of countless homes. The s ...
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  6 November 2020
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Bishops launch an appeal due to the disastrous consequences of the hurricane Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Honduras have launched an appeal asking for solidarity due to the serious consequences that the tropical Eta phenomenon is leaving in the Country, after having alr ...
• 6 November 2020
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Cardinal Tumi kidnapped, engaged in the peaceful resolution of the conflict in the English-speaking regions Douala (Agenzia Fides) - "We have faith that the Cardinal and the others will be released safe and sound. We are looking for all possible ways to ensure their release. We invite Cameroonians to pray to God", said His Exc ...
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  6 November 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Threat of civil war, the appeal of Catholic Bishops: "Conflict must be resolved peacefully" Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - "We urge parties to resolve their differences amicably, in a spirit of respect, understanding", is the appeal launched by the Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia in a statement following the tensio ...
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  6 November 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholics mobilize for the victims of Typhoon Goni Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Churches in the Philippines opened their doors to offer help to the populations hit by the tropical storm Goni, that struck the Bicol region and other parts of the island of Luzon. The Super Ty ...