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  26 July 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Apostolic Administrator of Soddo tells Fides about the landslide that has seriously affected the area: "We are not yet sure how many people have died, it is a disastrous accident" by Antonella Prenna Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "A shocking and disastrous accident. Many have lost their lives suddenly, more than 260 bodies have been recovered to date as reported by local news". These are the w ...
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  26 July 2024
  ASIA - The Ancient Church of the East in China: A Missionary Perspective by Gianni Valente (We publish below the presentation by the Director of Fides at the 2024 Xi'an International Jingjiao Forum, a Conference dedicated to the Syriac Church of the East (Jingjiao in Chinese) held from 5 ...
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  25 July 2024
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Tribal war does not stop: massacres of women and children in the Kanduanum parish area Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) – Children tortured, women raped. Then murdered and their bodies thrown into the river. This is the most recent and frightening balance of the tribal war that has been ravaging the villages ...
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  25 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director for European Affairs: "Indonesia and the Holy See united to bring a message of peace and fraternity to the world" by Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit to Indonesia is a historic moment for the nation. It not only has a religious meaning, but also a civil and political one, in the broadest sense of the te ...
• 25 July 2024
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Bouaké Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa, until now apostolic administrator of the metropolitan archdiocese of Bouaké, Cote d’Ivoire, as metropolitan archbishop of the ...
• 25 July 2024
  AFRICA/MALI - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Bamako Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Bamako, Mali, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Jean Zerbo. The Holy Father has appo ...
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  25 July 2024
  AMERICA/PERU - First Assembly of Native Peoples with missionaries: Feeling, learning, walking together in the construction of the 'monifue' San José del Amazonas (Agenzia Fides) - "Strengthen intercultural dialogue with the aim of walking together towards 'monifue' (Good Living) and building a Church closer to the reality of indigenous peoples". This is wha ...
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  24 July 2024
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Spiritual preparation, prayer, meetings of the faithful in view of the Pope's trip Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers, reflections and moments of discussion. This is how the priests of Papua New Guinea are preparing to live Pope Francis' apostolic journey. The Pontiff, on what has been defined as " ...
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  24 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop of Kupang firmly believes that the faithful’s visit to East Timor to meet the Pope will create opportunities for reconciliation by Paolo Affatato Kupang (Agenzia Fides) - The main entrance of the bishop's residence in the center of Kupang where Msgr. Hironimus Pacaeenoni has been since taking office as Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia, in Marc ...
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  23 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesia prepares for the visit of Pope Francis with the inauguration of the 'Tunnel of Fraternity' that connects the Cathedral and Mosque. By Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Pilgrims have not yet walked the "Tunnel of Fraternity", as it has been nicknamed, because it will be officially inaugurated this autumn. But the work is already finished a ...
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  23 July 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The bishops' appeal for the Sudanese brothers: “Pray and hear the voice of God and the voice of the people” Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Although our first responsibility is South Sudan, we cannot distance ourselves from our neighbor Sudan." This is what the bishops of the youngest nation in the world have expressed regarding the o ...
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  22 July 2024
  AFRICA/CHAD - A space for reflection, exchange of ideas and experiences intended for the world of youth in a context of tensions Abéché (Agenzia Fides) - This is one of the most significant initiatives of Missionary Animation, in close collaboration with the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) sector of the Comboni missionaries in Ch ...
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  22 July 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The scourge of child labor in a war-torn nation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the tormented nation of Myanmar, torn by a civil conflict for more than three years, there is an explosion of the phenomenon of child labor, as observed by observers from the international com ...
• 22 July 2024
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Resignation of vicar apostolic of Tierradentro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Tierradentro Colombia, presented by Bishop Oscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 22 ...
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  20 July 2024
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean bishops: “Two peoples, two States: the solution for peace in the Holy Land” Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Two peoples, two States: the Chaldean bishops, gathered in Baghdad for the annual Synod of the Chaldean Church, observe with concern the numerous conflicts that are tearing apart the Middle East ...