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• 16 July 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Nekemte Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Getahun Fanta Shikune, C.M., until now spiritual director of the Lazarist School of Addis Ababa and spiritual director of the Daughters of Cha ...
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  16 July 2024
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The Church in Guatemala celebrates 500 years of evangelization in the country Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Over 500 years the Church in all its communities has grown and expanded, the good news of Jesus has been welcomed by numerous peoples and has made us grow in dignity, aware of that divin ...
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  15 July 2024
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Presidential elections, Bishops appeal not to desert the polls Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The electoral appointment on July 28 "will mark the future" of the Venezuelan Republic. For this reason it is necessary to overcome the temptation of abstentionism and apathy, and take note that ...
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  15 July 2024
  AMERICA/CHILE - National Youth Day: encounter with a Catholic identity, open to all La Serena (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of young people from all over the country will gather accompanied by their pastors, assistants and animators who serve in the different youth pastoral environments, on the occasion o ...
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  15 July 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Nazareth: Melkite summer camp promotes peace amid conflict by Chiara Dommarco Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace is our hope". This is the clear and eloquent title that kicked off the first weekend, just ended, of the summer camp organized by the priests of the parish of the ...
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  15 July 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - "Pilgrims of Hope": campaign by men and women religious for the protection of the environment Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of Consecrated men and women crossed the streets of the main cities of Ghana such as Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, Takoradi, Sunyani, Damongo, Wa, Koforidua, Donkokrom, Bolgatanga, Konongo, ...
• 13 July 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Bangalore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Bangalore, India, from the clergy of the same metropolitan See: the Reverend Fr. Arokia Raj Satis Kuma ...
• 13 July 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Hpa-An Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Stanislaus Min Ko, of the clergy of Hpa-An, Myanmar, until now parish priest of the Christ King Catholic Church and director of the diocesan L ...
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  13 July 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - President Ramos-Horta and Cardinal do Carmo da Silva provide update on preparations for Pope Francis' visit Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Republic of East Timor José Manuel Ramos-Horta visited Salesian Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da Silva, Archbishop of Dili this morning. The meeting took place at the headquarte ...
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  13 July 2024
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Strong presence of Catholic exhibitors at the upcoming "Hong Kong Book Fair" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Hong Kong continues to preach Christianity through books and publishing initiatives, and this year too it is participating in the upcoming "Hong Kong Book Fair", the ...
• 13 July 2024
  AFRICA - Alliance of Sahel states: irreversible rupture in the Economic Community of West African States? Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The process of polarization in the Sahel between pro-Western "moderate" states and states that demand their independence from neo-colonial logic, but rely on non-African powers such as Russia and C ...
• 13 July 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Tanjore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Sagayaraj Thamburaj, of the clergy of Tiruchirappalli, until now professor at Saint Paul’s Seminary, as bishop of the diocese of Tanjore, In ...
• 13 July 2024
  ASIA/VIETNAM - John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac appointed Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac, of the clergy of Ban Mê Thuôt, until now director of the Pastoral Centre and chair of the Regional Commission f ...
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  12 July 2024
  OCEANIA/FRENCH POLYNESIA - Leeward Islands: Catholic community offers first training event for catechists Raiatea (Fides) - The first training event for catechists and committed lay people of the Catholic Church in the Leeward Islands, the islands under the wind in the western part of the Society Islands archipelago, is unde ...
• 12 July 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Forum of Nigeria contrary to the Samoa Agreement: “A threat to the sovereignty and values of Nigeria” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "A threat to the sovereignty and values of Nigeria". This is how the Bishops of Nigeria defined the Samoa Agreement, agreed on 15 November 2023, in Apia (Samoa Islands) by the European Union and i ...