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  18 September 2024
  VATICAN - Formation courses for newly appointed bishops in the spirit of communion in the universal Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A total of 267 newly appointed bishops from five continents have gathered in Rome to take part in formation courses offered to them by various Dicasteries of the Holy See from 15 to 22 Sep ...
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  18 September 2024
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis: When it comes to the Church, we are still too Western Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The first reflection that comes to mind after this journey is that we are still too Eurocentric or, as they say, 'Western' in relation to the Church," said Pope Francis, returning to St. P ...
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  17 September 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Displaced people in Loikaw affected by floods: “Only the power that comes from above keeps us going” Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In ten refugee camps hosting displaced Catholics in Loikaw, "the sudden floods have shaken the lives of families and older children. At least 18 victims are confirmed, others are missing. It is a ...
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  17 September 2024
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Middle East Council of Churches celebrates 50th anniversary of its foundation: Pope Tawadros calls for overcoming schisms Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “May the schisms in the Church cease”. Referring to a prayer from the Coptic liturgy, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros called for overcoming schisms on the occasion of the celebration of ...
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  17 September 2024
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - War scenarios and conflict contexts: critical relations between Somalia, Ethiopia and Egypt Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in the Horn of Africa is extremely complex. Somalia is arming itself to fight more effectively against Al-Shabaab terrorists, while in Ethiopia the situation is critical due to t ...
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  17 September 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appeal from the diocese of Maiduguri hit by the worst flood in the last 30 years: “We ask for your prayers and material aid” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “The severity of this flood has far exceeded what the government and all of us estimated, marking it the most catastrophic flood in Maiduguri in over three decades,” says a report sent to Fi ...
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  16 September 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - World Synod of Bishops in October: Who are the two bishops from the People's Republic of China who will partecipate by Marta Zhao Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The list of bishops who will participate in the next assembly of the Synod of Bishops by papal appointment also includes the names of Vincent Zhan Silu and Joseph Yang Yongquian ...
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  16 September 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - After the floods, the situation in Maiduguri remains serious Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, which was hit by the floods on September 10 following the collapse of the Alau Dam, remains serious (see Fides, 13/ ...
• 16 September 2024
  AMERICA/CANADA - Monsignor John Boissonneau, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto, appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Toronto (Agenzia Fides) - On June 29, 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of th ...
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  16 September 2024
  ASIA - After tropical storm “Yagi”: Help and solidarity for the victims in Vietnam and Myanmar Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Eight days after the severe tropical storm "Yagi" hit northern Vietnam, the authorities are busy with massive reconstruction and relief operations. The floods and landslides caused by typhoon "Yag ...
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  16 September 2024
  AFRICA/EGYPT - African missionary in Cairo: "Children and the elderly are teachers of everyday life" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "I am tiptoeing into this new world, which contains extraordinary human, cultural and spiritual riches," writes Anselmo Fabiano of the Society of African Missions, who recently arrived in Cairo. ...
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  15 September 2024
  VATICAN/ANGELUS - Francis: "You cannot know Christ if you have not encountered Him" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) –When asked "Who is Jesus for you?" we too answer "correctly, with a formula that we learned at Catechism. But are we sure that this means really knowing Jesus?", said Pope Francis during t ...
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  14 September 2024
  The dialogue between China and the Holy See and the realism of the Pope by Gianni Valente "I am pleased with the dialogues with China. The results are good. Even for the appointment of bishops, things are progressing with goodwill". This is what Pope Francis said on Friday during the p ...
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  14 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Agreement between China and the Holy See on the appointment of Bishops, the Pope: "Good result, I am happy" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The result" of the agreement between China and the Holy See on the appointment of bishops "is good, I am happy." This is what Pope Francis said during the usual press conference on the pla ...
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  14 September 2024
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Sister Pamela: Overcoming cultural barriers to touch the lives of others by Antonella Prenna Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - “In Papua New Guinea, mission meets cultural diversity. Understanding the cultural differences of people is a serious task and takes time,” says Sister Pamela Vec ...