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  9 May 2025
  The new Bishop of Rome: Missionary and son of Saint Augustine Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I am a son of Saint Augustine," said Pope Leo XIV in his first address from the central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, to the people gathered in St. Peter's Square following his election as the 2 ...
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  9 May 2025
  AFRICA - He has visited the continent several times: Pope Leo XIV knows Africa well Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Leo XIV knows Africa well, having visited several African countries in recent years in his capacity as Cardinal Prefect of the Diacstery of Bishops and, before that, primarily as Prior General ...
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  9 May 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - “Before each meeting and pastoral activity, he spent a long time in Eucharistic adoration”: Augustinians remember the Prior Provost in India New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “Pope Leo XIV is remembered in India with affection and gratitude. He visited our nation twice as Prior General of the Augustinian Fathers, he is remembered as a simple man, who knew how t ...
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  9 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese bishops congratulate Pope Leo XIV Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese bishops congratulate Pope Leo XIV on his election. As reported by the Chinese state news agency "Xin Hua" (New China), the Patriotic Association of the Chinese Catholic Church "Yi Hu ...
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  9 May 2025
  VATICAN - The first homily of Pope Leo XIV: "Move aside so that Christ may remain, to make oneself small so that he may be known and glorified" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Below is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's first homily during his first Mass as Pope. The celebration took place in the Sistine Chapel, the day after his election. The Cardinals who particip ...
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  9 May 2025
  Leo XIV, Successor of Peter Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Conclave, which began on Wednesday, May 7, elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 266th Successor of Peter on Thursday, May 8. The new Pope took the name Leo XIV and greeted the crowd i ...
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  8 May 2025
  ASIA/JORDAN - Prince Hassan invites Patriarchs and Church Leaders to a conference on the role of Arab Christians in the Middle East Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Sykes-Picot Agreement, the secret pact with which France and the United Kingdom divided their spheres of influence in the Middle East after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, was ...
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  8 May 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Salesian missionaries help young people seek for a job Srikakulam (Agenzia Fides) - An initiative launched by the Salesian missionaries in the Diocese of Srikakulam aims not only to shape the conscience of young people but also to impart skills needed to enter the world of w ...
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  8 May 2025
  AMERICA/PERU - "No matarás": the country's bishops condemn the murder of a group of workers at the hands of criminal gangs Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "As a Church, we reaffirm our call to build a society in which life is respected and the dignity of every person is protected, and development is accompanied by justice, honesty, and charity," said ...
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  8 May 2025
  ASIA - Cardinals and faithful from India and Pakistan united in prayer for peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias and Pakistani Cardinal Joseph Coutts left St. Peter's Basilica together yesterday, May 7, after the conclusion of the Mass "pro eligendo Romano Pontifice." Ca ...
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  7 May 2025
  VATICAN - The Gospel read “in a missionary key” in the “Missionary Biblical Commentary on the Sunday Gospel - Year C” by Fr. Anh Nhue Nguyen Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Rethinking" the Gospel to help everyone experience their own "missionary conversion." This is the goal of the volume by Father Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen (OFMConv), Secretary General of the Pont ...
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  7 May 2025
  AFRICA - Archbishop Nwachukwu: "Africa is no longer a little child" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa is often seen as a little child in a cradle, whose voice is perceived as a disturbing cry and who needs to be calmed by giving her some 'milk' in the form of development aid," said Archbish ...
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  7 May 2025
  VATICAN - Mass "pro eligendo Romano Pontifice": "Not a simple succession of persons, yet it is always the Apostle Peter who returns" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The election of the new Pope is not a simple succession of persons, yet it is always the Apostle Peter who returns." A few hours before the start of the Conclave, the College of Cardinals ...
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  7 May 2025
  AFRICA/TOGO - Being a missionary with and for others Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "We are a family consisting of seven young people, all university graduates, a community leader, Father Valéry Aguh, who spent ten years in Sierra Leone; a director of studies, Jean Jacques Wisdo ...
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  7 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Marian Month: Pilgrimages to Marian Shrines and Prayers for the Conclave Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - As every year during the Marian month of May, many Beijing Catholics gather at the Marian Shrine of Housangyu in the Mentougou District, on the outskirts of the capital, to celebrate Marian devo ...