News

• 17 December 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Mariannhill Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Mariannhill, South Africa, with special faculties, the Reverend Fr. Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I., until now provincial su ...
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  16 December 2021
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - A new Catholic church in Ruwais Ruwais (Agenzia Fides) - Important days begin for the Catholic community of the United Arab Emirates. Today, 16 December at 6.00 pm, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Ruwais will be inaugurated, 250 kilometers from ...
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  16 December 2021
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The Bishops: the second Christmas overshadowed by the pandemic leads us to appreciate the splendor of Christ who comes to enlighten the world Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - A "call to hope" to live the celebration of the birth of the Son of God and to let oneself be enlightened by the Light of the world offered to each person, has been launched by the Bishop ...
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  16 December 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA: "Trabayo y persona": the challenge to create jobs thanks to training Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "It would be nice if all trades became a fashion, a 'trend', to be able to decide whether do this or that job". Fides speaks with Alejandro Marius, founder of "Trabajo y persona", a non-profit c ...
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  16 December 2021
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The Bicentennial of the Church ends: the Prime Minister praises the contribution of the faithful to society Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has praised the Catholic Church for the contribution it has made to society and the country in two centuries of history. Participating, with other mini ...
• 16 December 2021
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr Celestin Muhindo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 7, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr Celestin Muhindo, from the diocese of Goma as National Directo ...
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  16 December 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Increase in the cost of living: for the "Justice and Peace" Commission, it is urgent "to listen to the cry of the people" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to listen to "the cry of the people" on the increase in the cost of living and growing poverty: this is the appeal made by the "Justice and Peace" Commission, within the Catholic B ...
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  15 December 2021
  AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - The small but significant presence of a Church in dialogue Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a small, fragile Church, but strong in the light of the Gospel that cannot be announced verbally, being an Islamic country, but lived. Certainly the Christians and the sisters who live t ...
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  15 December 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The bishops: contemplating the family of Bethlehem, every home becomes a school of growth and positive experiences La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - In view of Christmas and the end of the calendar year, the Bishops of Bolivia make a "serene but hopeful" assessment of some pending issues that Bolivians "must know how to face with wisdom and a ...
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  15 December 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Humanitarian corridors from Afghanistan, a way to save lives Trento (Agenzia Fides) - Christian organizations committed in Italy to humanitarian aid, development and reception projects put their resources, their skills and the "passion for humanity" that characterize them at the s ...
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  15 December 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Improving interreligious relations: the commitment of Christian organizations Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Interreligious dialogue is of great importance in Pakistan: meetings between people of different religions are essential to overcome tensions and divisions, to eliminate violence, hatred and dis ...
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  15 December 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Pastoral Land: 26 murders reported in eight months Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - According to data from the Documentation Center of the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) on conflicts in camps, in the period from January, 1 to August 31, 2021, 26 homicides related to land confl ...
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  15 December 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Ezo county towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-pandemic world Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world" was the theme of the meeting organized in Ezo county, one of the te ...
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  15 December 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Missionaries of Charity accused of proselytizing: for Catholics it is pure defamation Vadodara (Agenzia Fides) - "The Missionaries of Charity are targeted by Hindu nationalists. It is pure defamation; they want to defame and slander Christian nuns and institutions". This is what Capuchin Father Suresh Mat ...
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  15 December 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarchs and Heads of Churches ask local governments for a "safeguard area" for the Christian quarter of Jerusalem Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The local governments that currently control the Holy Land are urged to "initiate a dialogue" among themselves and with the Churches and ecclesial communities present there, in view of the cre ...