In the middle of the 18th century, during their territorial progression to the east, the Russians, upon reaching the strait that separates Siberia from Alaska, decided to go further and explore the northern region of the Pacific.
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Refugees’ safety – Pope talking with Taliban
According to the Italian newspaper Il Tempo, Pope Francis has recently been “negotiating with the Taliban through Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to open humanitarian corridors that would allow the thousands of refugees in Afghanistan to flee safely.”
Lone priest, 14 disabled kids, 5 nuns escape Kabul
Fr Giovanni Scalese, the only priest in Afghanistan, so far, succeeded in escaping from the Taliban, bringing five nuns and 14 disabled children that they had been taking care of.
CHURCH ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION – Philippine Dioceses Switching to Renewable Energy (3)
Fr Leonardo E Dollentas In 2018, the 42 parishes of the Diocese of Maasin (a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines) switched to renewable energy, becoming the first ecclesiastical territory where all churches…
“CHARITY MAKES ANYTHING POSSIBLE” – Venezuelan refugees – the world’s second largest
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong correspondent Loving care for the less privileged is required, a moral duty, Pope Francis said on the 2018 World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Venezuelan refugee migration in the millions is the “largest mass displacement in the…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (58)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The execution method chosen for Father Diogo de Carvalho was, instead of the usual bonfire, ice water tanks, as it was the middle of winter.
PANDEMIC IN LATIN AMERICA – Church reaches out to the vulnerable (2)
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong correspondent In Mexico, with the second largest population in Latin America at 122 million, a high number of Covid cases was expected. Recently, cases reached 2.9 million, fourth in the world, following higher totals in India, Brazil,…
PHILIPPINE BISHOP APPEALS FOR FOOD FOR POOR AHEAD OF STRICT LOCKDOWN
(Catholic News Service) The head of the Philippine bishops’ conference has appealed to Catholics to give food to the poor so that they do not go hungry during a near-total lockdown Aug. 6-20.
POPE “May we grow in friendship with Jesus, the Bread of Life”
(Vatican News) In his reflections before leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis recalls the day’s Gospel reading when Jesus reveals himself as the Bread of Life. He underscores that Jesus alone nourishes our soul and…
BENEDICTINE MONKS RETURN TO HISTORIC SOLIGNAC ABBEY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE FRENCH REVOLUTION
On Aug. 1, Benedictine monks moved into the emblematic Solignac Abbey in west-central France after a 230-year absence.