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  29 November 2022
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Tribal conflicts aggravate the state of emergency Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - The food crisis that causes deaths from hunger (see Fides 10/10/2022) in large areas of the tormented country is aggravated by continuous episodes of violence, especially in Wad El Mahi in the ...
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  29 November 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Father Ochang and members of St. Jude's Society kidnapped on November 24 have been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Peter Abang Ochang and his companions were released on the morning of Saturday, November 26. They are fine", said Fr Peter Abue, Vicar General of the diocese of Ogoja, confirming the relea ...
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  29 November 2022
  AFRICA/BENIN - Prayers and offerings. The exchange of gifts that supports the missionary openness of priestly vocations Klouékanmè (Agenzia Fides) - Contribute to the growth of a vocation, to its development so that the "seed" bears fruit. Many are those who, each year, contribute spiritually and economically, through the Pontifical Soc ...
• 29 November 2022
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Gabriel Rainusso Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 13, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle appointed Fr. Gabriel Rainusso, of the diocesan clergy of San José de Mayo as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS ...
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  29 November 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Going out of oneself to meet God and neighbour: the mission of young people, who are not afraid to touch misery, poverty and violence Viet Tri (Agenzia Fides) - The Hung National Temple, located in the city of Viet Tri, in the territory of the diocese of Hung Hoa, is the place where the Hung kings gave life to Vietnam 4000 years ago. This land is respe ...
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  28 November 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic journalists must only give the truth Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Communicators have a powerful and mysterious mission, and Catholic journalists are called to report the facts and try to act as "evangelists of our times", said the Secretary General of the Ugan ...
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  28 November 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A march for peace: two women kidnapped by an armed group in the east of the Country Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Two peace-seeking activists in South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were abducted by an armed group led by a deserting Congolese army officer (FARDC). Sarah Atosha and ...
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  28 November 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Dialogue and reconciliation: let us not lose hope if immediate results are lacking Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The mission of reconciliation that we all want to take on and renew must be accompanied by a high dose of hope, and we lack this, as servants of our communities, but it is also lacking in our co ...
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  28 November 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Advent season for forgiveness and peace on the Korean peninsula Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Advent season is a propitious time to reflect on forgiveness, peace, reconciliation and to act so that a path of dialogue and rapprochement can be resumed between North and South Korea. This i ...
• 28 November 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: Fr. Fernando Sanchez Donati CM Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 25, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle appointed Fr. Fernando Sanchez Donati, of the Congregation of the Mission (CM) as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies ( ...
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  26 November 2022
  VATICAN - The Holy See: "surprise and regret" over installation of Chinese Bishop which did not take place in conformity with the Provisional Agreement Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See took note "with surprise and regret" of the news of the “installation ceremony” that took place on November 24, in Nanchang of "His Exc. Msgr. Giovanni Peng Weizhao, Bishop ...
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  26 November 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A film on St. Andrew Kim, pioneer of human dignity and equality among men Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - "The film 'A Birth' narrates the life of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon. The examples and virtues of our saint raise spiritual questions about how to live today. The title of the film is a reference at ...
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  26 November 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bearing witness to Jesus Christ on a daily basis: the experience of a "family on mission" in the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Learning to distinguish between mañoco and yucuta, and know what manaca is and what seje is; knead the food with his own hands, to enjoy it with the brothers of the indigenous communities of Pa ...
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  25 November 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The contribution of women in the struggle for freedom and in the defense of human dignity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Burmese women are making a crucial contribution in the fight for respect for human dignity, for the restoration of freedom and democracy and in opposing the violence of the military junta in Myanma ...
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  25 November 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Around 20 families a month: Patriarch Sako laments the emigration of Iraqi Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi Christians, living mainly in the cities of the Nineveh Plains and other areas of northern Iraq, continue to leave the country. This is happening "at a rate of around 20 families a month," ...