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  9 January 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholics celebrate the feast of the "Black Nazarene", a moment of deep popular faith Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Jesus Christ knows the suffering of his people. Christ lived it himself on the Cross. There is no human experience that Jesus of Nazareth does not understand. The Heart of Christ is anchored in ...
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  9 January 2023
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Decrease in the number of churchgoers: pastoral concepts need to be reconsidered Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "What is happening in Venezuela is part of what is happening in a world that is not just experiencing a period of change, but a turning point and it is commonplace to speak of a crisis", said th ...
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  9 January 2023
  AFRICA/BENIN - The Bishops: "We welcome the return to the Catholic faith of a large number of former followers of the Banamè sect" Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the return to the Catholic faith of a large number of former followers of the Sovidji sect in Banamè", say the Bishops of Benin in the statement issued at the end of their 68th Plen ...
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  9 January 2023
  AFRICA/TOGO - The expectations of the Togolese people for the new year that has just begun: to live in peace and harmony Lomè (Agenzia Fides) - "There are many expectations for the new year that the Togolese would like to see fulfilled in 2023, in the political, economic, socio-cultural spheres", writes Fr. Silvano Galli. The missionary, ...
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  7 January 2023
  Péguy, on the threshold by Gianni Valente Orléans (Agenzia Fides) - "A Christian child", wrote Charles Péguy, "is nothing but a child to whom the childhood of Jesus has been presented a thousand times before his eyes". He, the great French ...
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  7 January 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop Gopep: "Kidnappings of priests are increasing in Nigeria, and for different reasons" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The kidnappings of priests and religious are increasing in Nigeria", confirms the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Minna in the Nigerian state of Niger, Luka Sylvester Gopep, in an interview wi ...
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  5 January 2023
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Apostolic Vicar of Phom Penh: "Pope Benedict XVI encourages us to continue our mission" Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "Benedict XVI was a passionate seeker of God who worked to create harmony of religions and to build a more just world, in truth and with passion. We give thanks for the fruitful life of our b ...
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  5 January 2023
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The ceasefire decree with ELN is suspended, talks will resume on January 23 Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian government has decided to suspend throughout the country the decree of December 31 regarding the bilateral ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN). According to informatio ...
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  5 January 2023
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Star Singers' 2023 Campaign: "Supporting children, protecting children" Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - "Supporting children, protecting children - in Indonesia and in the world" is the motto with which the Star Singers, as part of their 65th awareness campaign, draw attention to girls and boys fro ...
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  5 January 2023
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The population flees the Boucle du Mouhoun region, where Father Zerbo was murdered Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - In the area where Fr. Jacques Yaro Zerbo was assassinated on January 2 (see Fides, 3/1/2023), the local population is fleeing. In particular, since January 3, the inhabitants of the rural m ...
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  5 January 2023
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Doctors with Africa Cuamm alongside refugees: "Tigray is in great need of aid but also many opportunities to change things" Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - It is still difficult to translate into concrete facts the conditions defined by the peace agreement and signed by Addis Ababa and Tigray (see Fides, 3/11/2022). The clashes have exhausted the p ...
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  5 January 2023
  VATICAN - Funeral of Benedict XVI: "we too have come with the fragrance of gratitude and the balm of hope" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The funeral of the Supreme Pontiff Emeritus Benedict XVI took place this morning in St. Peter's Square. Below is the complete text of the homily of Pope Francis, who presided over the funer ...
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  4 January 2023
  Joseph Ratzinger's gifts to Chinese Catholics by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - For the past 15 years, Catholics from all over the world have been invited to pray for their brothers and sisters in the Church in China once a year. Since then, the World Day of ...
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  4 January 2023
  AFRICA - The memory of Pope Benedict XVI of some African Bishops: "A great theologian of profound humanity" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in different parts of Africa remembers Benedict XVI with masses and suffrage prayers. The Bishops of Uganda, who said they had a close relationship with Pope Benedict XVI, reme ...
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  4 January 2023
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Al-Shabaab violence continues: "apostate militias and soldiers" in the crosshairs Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - Violence is rampant in Somalia. The terrorist group Al-Shabaab has been leading a bloody insurrection against the federal government for 15 years. The rebel group claims responsibility for the ...