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  28 January 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - What is the "Kimbanguist Church" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Among the various confessions present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (a country that is preparing to welcome Pope Francis on his apostolic visit) there is one born at the time of Belgian c ...
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  28 January 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Drought wipes out livestock. Millions of children and elderly under nightmare of hunger Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Many elderly people, the most vulnerable segment of the population, are dying, while children's malnutrition is getting worse by the day, because they no longer even have milk that used to be p ...
• 27 January 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "The spotlight on cobalt is good, but we must also look at other Congolese minerals". Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "How Is Your Phone Powered? Problematically" is the headline of the New York Times reviewing the recently published essay by Siddharth Kara “Cobalt Red, How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our ...
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  27 January 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Pope's visit: "Ecumenical journey" to pave the way for peace Juba (Agenzia Fides) - As part of an ecumenical visit, Pope Francis will visit South Sudan together with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Primate of the Anglican Communion, and Pastor Iain Greenshields ...
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  27 January 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Work never becomes an opportunity to violate the dignity of the person Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - From 1995 to the presen, about 60,000 people have been rescued from labor slavery in Brazil. According to the latest data published by the Ministry of Labor, the year 2022 ended with the numbe ...
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  27 January 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A new parish in Kachin state, in the midst of conflict Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic population of the Burmese state of Kachin, in northern Myanmar, has a new parish: it was inaugurated in recent days, in the diocese of Myitkyina, the state capital, with a solemn ...
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  26 January 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Grief not removed and hope cherished. Letters and gestures of communion in the Chinese Catholic community at the beginning of the "Year of the Rabbit" Harbin (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese New Year celebrations continue. But loved ones begin to say goodbye, and slowly people begin to return to their ordinary occupations. For many, in recent weeks, moments of joy and for ...
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  26 January 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "The mineral resources make our country a paradise, but the people live in hell" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) -"When will there be peace in the Congo?" asked Pierre Kabeza at the beginning of a press conference held in Rome yesterday, January 25th. Pierre Kabeza describes the background of the situation ...
• 26 January 2023
  AFRICA/GHANA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Wiawso Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Wiawso, Ghana, presented by Bishop Joseph Francis Kweki Essien. The Holy Father has appointed the Reve ...
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  26 January 2023
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Resumption of peace talks in a climate of hope, also with the support of OHCHR Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "In my meeting with President Gustavo Petro, I welcomed his government's new 'total peace' policy, including the commitment to fully implement the 2016 peace agreement with the FARC-EP. I also ap ...
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  26 January 2023
  AFRICA/RD CONGO - In the east of the country: postulants of the Comboni missionaries attacked by rebels Butembo (Agenzia Fides) - Last January 22, in the province of North Kivu, Mai-Mai rebels assassinated a group of postulants from the Comboni Missionaries. Fortunately, no one was killed in the attack. "The rebels attack ...
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  26 January 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced religious conversion: may the government accept the appeal submitted to the UN Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Christian communities, Hindus, and civil society organizations in Pakistan have welcomed the recent statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council on the phenomenon of abduction, forced re ...
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  25 January 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: Those who proclaim the Gospel of Jesus cannot be sad Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The proclamation of the Gospel, that is, of the salvation promised by Jesus, has distinctive traits, almost "genetic connotations" that make it incomparable to any proclamation of political, moral ...
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  25 January 2023
  AMERICA/PERU - Curfew in Puno extended: bishops call for immediate solution Puno (Agenzia Fides) - By decree, the Peruvian Government has extended the curfew in the Puno region by ten days, which will be in effect from today, January 25, from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. The decree was signed by Presi ...
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  25 January 2023
  VATICAN CITY - Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for World Mission Day 2023 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today we publish the Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 97th World Mission Day to be celebrated on Sunday, October 22, 2023 on the theme "Hearts on fire, feet on the move" (cf. Lk ...