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  13 April 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: may the light of Christ's Easter illuminate the darkness of these times of war Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - During Easter, which this year partly coincides with Ramadan (the month of fasting and prayer in the Islamic calendar), "every believer in God, and in particular Christians, must reject the dead ...
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  13 April 2022
  VATICAN - War seen from a pediatric hospital is even more sacrilegious Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A very small gesture of fraternity for all those who, throughout the world, spend Easter days in hospital. For those who are experiencing a difficult time. With a special thought for childr ...
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  13 April 2022
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Bishops: "May Easter be an invitation to conversion to peace" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us renew our commitment to reject any acts of evil, including acts of war, conflicts and any actions, which will lead to the senseless loss of lives and the creation of needless crises". This ...
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  13 April 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Karaganda "The example of Veronica, icon of Christ, to be reborn to new hope" Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "Prayer changes hearts and converts them to God so that they can welcome the gift of the Spirit, who with love heals the world of hatred and grants peace. We invite all the faithful to serious ...
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  13 April 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - The synodal journey of the sisters of Leshan, in the footsteps of the "Woman among women" Leshan (Agenzia Fides) - In the footsteps of "Woman among women", the sisters of the diocesan Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Our Lady, of the diocese of Kiating (today Leshan), in the province of Sichuan in mainland ...
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  13 April 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Artemide Zatti, the first Salesian Brother, consecrated, but not a priest - to be proclaimed a Saint: a message of hope Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On 9 April 2022, during the Audience granted to His Eminence Most Reverend Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Supreme Pontiff authorized the same ...
• 13 April 2022
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, rev. Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 14, 2021, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa, of the diocesan clergy of T ...
• 13 April 2022
  AFRICA/SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 10, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Santo Gaba Samuel, of the diocesan clergy of Tombura-Ya ...
• 12 April 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed the rev. John Bogna Bakeni, currently chaplain of the All Saints Catholic Chaplaincy of the University of Maiduguri, assigning him the titular seat of ...
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  12 April 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Father Romanelli: 722 permits for Christians in Gaza to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - This year 722 Palestinian Christians living in the Gaza Strip will be able to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem, in the places that witnessed the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. This was rep ...
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  12 April 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Local human rights activists denounce the precarious situation in South and North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Following a new defection of a high-ranking Congolese officer from the Banyamulenge community, who left the ranks of the FARDC (Forces Armed Congolese) to head towards the highlands of the Ruz ...
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  12 April 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The President of Kazakhstan announces the visit of Pope Francis: for the Church it is a "sign of attention to the peripheries" Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - "The news fills us with joy. We are grateful to the President of Kazakhstan for inviting Pope Francis and we really hope the visit can take place, 20 years after the visit of Pope John Paul I ...
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  12 April 2022
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - The president of Caritas Ukraine asks for solidarity and prayers for the families of the victims Mariupol (Agenzia Fides) - "This dramatic news leaves the Caritas family horrified and shocked. We join in the pain and solidarity with the suffering of the families and our colleagues of Caritas Ukraine who are experien ...
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  12 April 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Climate events, education, violence: the Bishops of the State of Rio de Janeiro ahead of the elections Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - "The State of Rio de Janeiro needs particular attention so that climatic events do not continue to cause disasters and suffering. The promotion of quality public education and the fight a ...
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  12 April 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New Prime Minister elected, Christians: "The Constitution is always the point of reference" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that the tense political situation in the country is over, given that the new Prime Minister has taken office. We wish the new Prime Minister, Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif and the political p ...