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  4 March 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - UN report: modern weapons smuggled into Haiti by the United States Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - More than 500,000 illegal firearms could be in circulation in Haiti. This is the figure given in the report published yesterday, March 3, by the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drug Traff ...
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  4 March 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Street children innocent victims in the poorest countries. “They take refuge in remote corners trying to make themselves invisible” Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "On my return from Dosso I had to face a very delicate problem: one of the boys who had been living with us for seven years, and who had created a sewing workshop with his wife, suddenly found hi ...
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  4 March 2023
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Restoration of the ancient Jesuit churches, renewal of the Pastoral care of education and beatification of the missionary Bishop Pedro Shaw Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Paraguay has experienced two important meetings in recent days: the second synodal meeting "Walking together" on February 27 and 28, with all the bishops of Paraguay, the pastoral ...
• 4 March 2023
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of bishop of Kibungo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 20, 2023, the Holy Father Francis appointed the Revernd Jean-Marie Vianney Twagirayezu, of the clergy of Nuyundu, until now secretary general of Caritas in Rwanda, as bishop of ...
• 4 March 2023
  AFRICA/BENIN - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Lokossa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Lokossa, Benin, presented by Bishop Victor Agbanou. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Coffi R ...
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  3 March 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Post elections: "There are priests who sow confusion and division"; Archbishop of Ibadan admonishes priests Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The two main candidates defeated in the Nigerian presidential elections on February 25 refused to recognize the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and announced that they will appeal to the Supreme C ...
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  3 March 2023
  ASIA/SYRIA - Father Jacques Mourad ordained Archbishop of Homs: "He has put his life in the hands of the Lord" by Gianni Valente Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Father Jacques Mourad "put his life in the hands of the Lord". And the Lord has chosen him to be "the spiritual father who sanctifies souls with the sacraments of salvation and g ...
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  3 March 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Two hundred migrant families integrated into society in two years of life of Casa Bom Samaritano Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "We thank God for these two years and we are happy that all the families who stayed in the Bom Samaritano house left the house with the certainty that at least one person in the family has a jo ...
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  3 March 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Jiangxi Catholic Community: Priests, religious and laity jointly formulate pastoral priorities for 2023 Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The proclamation of the Gospel in everyday life includes all the baptized, priests, religious and lay people, and is also expressed in the practice of charity for the benefit of all fellow citiz ...
• 3 March 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Nakuru, Cleophas Oseso Tuka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 15, 2023, the Holy Father Francis appointed the Reverend Cleophas Oseso Tuka, of the clergy of Nakuru, until now vicar general and parish priest of Saint Augustine in Bahati, a ...
• 3 March 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Elevation to diocese of the apostolic vicariate of Isiolo, Kenya, and appointment of first bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 15, 2023, the Holy Father Francis elevated the apostolic vicariate of Isiolo, Kenya, to a diocese, with the same denomination and territorial configuration, making it a suffrag ...
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  2 March 2023
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Acts of vandalism in the cathedral Saint Mary Queen of Peace Geita (Agenzia Fides) - "It was 1:56 pm on February 26 when Father Charles Kato, one of the resident priests of the episcopate, received a phone call from one of the guards asking him to go immediately to the cathedral . ...
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  2 March 2023
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Positive results for the participation of the Catholic Church in the 2023 Taipei International Book Exhibition Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - In February, the 31st TIBE 2023 Taipei International Book Exhibition took place in the Taipei World Trade Center, with the participation of the local Catholic Church, which gave positive results. ...
• 2 March 2023
  AFRICA/GHANA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishops of Accra Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 14, 2023, the Holy Father Francis appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of the metropolitan archdiocese of Accra, Ghana: the Reverend John Kobina Louis, of the clery of ...
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  2 March 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Opposition wants to challenge election results: Wahlsiger Tinubu is trying to achieve reconciliation Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The first act of Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu, yesterday March 1st, launched a reconciliation committee with the other presidential candidates who stood in the elections of February 25th ( ...