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• 31 January 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 30, 2022, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), presented by His Exc. ...
• 31 January 2022
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Sr. Marina Aguilar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 6, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Sister Marina Aguilar, of the Santa Mariana de Jesus Institute ( ...
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  31 January 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - The hopes and energy of the little 'kings of darkness', the blind children of Gaya Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - King of darkness, blind, danawo, koubey koy, in the Djerma language of the peoples who live in the westernmost part of Niger, are some of the insults that young blind students in the inclusive Cat ...
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  31 January 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A Dominican priest killed in the confessional Kon Tum (Agenzia Fides) - A Vietnamese Dominican priest, Father Joseph Tran Ngoc Thanh, was killed while listening to confessions and celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the diocese of Kon Tum. He was 41 years ...
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  31 January 2022
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops: "united in the efforts of all peacemakers, let us walk with them" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - A message of consolation, closeness and accompaniment to people who suffer from violence and encouragement to all people of good will not to renounce the commitment to build peace, was sent ...
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  31 January 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attack in Peshawar: a Protestant pastor killed, another seriously injured Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - Lethal attack on two Protestant pastors in Peshawar, in the north of Pakistan. Yesterday afternoon, January 30, two men on a motorbike opened fire on the car with two Protestant pastors on the ...
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  29 January 2022
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Inculturation and evangelization, priorities for future priests Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "When a priest is rooted in culture, he finds an adequate language for proclaiming the Gospel, as close as possible to the daily reality of the faithful to whom he is addressing", said father Je ...
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  29 January 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishops: concrete actions and unity in the face of the climate crisis Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Unity and concrete actions in the face of the climate emergency and the climate crisis: this is what the Filipino Bishops ask in a pastoral Letter published at the end of the Plenary Assembly, on ...
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  29 January 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Over 200 catechists renew their pastoral commitment Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - In the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur lay catechists and volunteers are a precious presence to serve the local Church. More than 200 catechists from the Sacred Heart Cathedral and the Church o ...
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  29 January 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Sisters of the Immaculate Conception: "Under the protection of Mary, a life of prayer and mission in Tasmania" Franklin (Agenzia Fides) - "We are grateful to Archbishop Julian Porteous for encouraging and supporting us in the beginning of this adventure. We are also grateful for the time we can carry out our service in the Archdi ...
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  29 January 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters on Instagram: “Communicating the positive aspects of migration” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters (Missionary Sisters of Saint Charles Borromeo) are on Instagram. On the "missionariescalabriniane" account it is possible to get information about the missionary ...
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  29 January 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Schools have been reopened, a missionary: "Eradicating poverty among children through education" Moroto (Agenzia Fides) - "In the last two years, in addition to government measures, which have not reached everyone, especially in rural schools, there have been some support projects for education financed from abroad. ...
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  28 January 2022
  VATICAN - World Leprosy Day: A total of 532 facilities for leprosy patients worldwide run by the Catholic Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest "Statistical Yearbook of the Church", the Catholic Church operates 532 institutions for lepers worldwide, of which 201 are in Africa, 201, 41 in America, 269 in Asia ...
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  28 January 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - John Paul II and "Lebanon-The Message". A Symposium to seek points of reference in the heart of the Lebanese crisis Kaslik (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope John Paul II and Lebanon the Message", is the title of the three-day Symposium scheduled at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), starting on February 2nd. The opening session: speec ...
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  28 January 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Bishops remind the coup leaders: "Governing is putting oneself at the service of the common good" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "We acknowledge the changes that have taken place", say the Bishops of Burkina Faso, where in the night between Sunday 23 and Monday 24 January, a military coup overthrew the civil governmen ...