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• 13 May 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Jhansi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 11, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Wilfred Gregory Moras, of the clergy of Lucknow, until now rector of Saint Joseph’s Regional Seminary in the diocese of Allahabad, as coa ...
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  13 May 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - In the north of the Country: Two jihadist attacks within two days Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Jihadists fighters linked to the Islamic State carried out two major attacks within two days in the Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique. The attack on Macomia (capital of the district of t ...
• 13 May 2024
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Appointment of coadjutor archbishop with special faculties of Conakry Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 11, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend François Sylla, of the clergy of Conakry, Guinea, until now rector of the Benoit XVI Major Seminary of Kendoumayah, as coadjutor archbisho ...
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  13 May 2024
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Catholic community in Katchari: Faith, joy, resilience and courage despite violence and hunger Kantchari (Agenzia Fides) - The two Redemptorist missionaries, Father Maxime and Father Clément, live and work in the Burkinabe town of Kantchari, on the border with Niger, which has been hit by terrorist attacks that h ...
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  11 May 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The civil conflict causes more than three million displaced people Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the last six months, the number of displaced people in Myanmar has doubled, reaching a total number of more than 3 million, according to Stephen Anderson, UN Humanitarian Coordinator and resid ...
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  11 May 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - From Flores to Turkey: the mission of the Daughters of the Queen of the Holy Rosary Izmir (Agenzia Fides) - The one carried out by the Daughters of the Queen of the Holy Rosary, an Indonesian religious congregation founded in 1958 in Larantuka, on the Indonesian island of Flores, considered "the Catholi ...
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  10 May 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - Father Massimo Miraglio: There is insecurity in the capital and there is a lack of food and infrastructure, but the situation is improving” by Antonella Prenna Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The news arriving from Port au Prince in recent months describes a dramatic situation, with constant shootings and violence between armed gangs. "At the moment the ...
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  10 May 2024
  AFRICA/CHAD - After elections on May 6th: President Deby declared winner N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "The celebrations lasted late into the night, with the military firing into the air," report local sources from N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where yesterday interim President Mahamat Deby Itno ...
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  10 May 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - WYD in Korea will be an opportunity for interreligious fraternity and friendship with Buddhists Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The "synodal" style is expressed not only within the ecclesial community but is also characteristic of Christians who "go forth", ready to walk together with all men of good will to build a better ...
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  10 May 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Jihadist attack at dawn in the Macomia district; the population flees into the forest Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Since the early hours of today, May 10, an attack carried out by jihadists linked to the Islamic State has been underway in the district of Macomia, in the province of Cabo Delgado, north of Moza ...
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  8 May 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Bishop Fikre: “Healing our social and spiritual fractures through prayer, love and justice” Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "By remaining neutral, free from ethnic sectarianism and political influence, religious leaders can play an important role as mediators and in building a culture of peace and reconciliation, ...
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  8 May 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishop of Koforidua: “Environmental issues must be a political priority” Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Illegal mining, which pollutes rivers and groundwater, and plastic waste are the two main environmental problems in Ghana. A problem to which an answer is also being sought at the academic level w ...
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  8 May 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New parish church opened in the Archdiocese of Lahore and dedicated to Saint Joseph Gujranwala (Agenzia Fides) - It will be a place of worship dedicated to St. Joseph, a place where Marian devotion will be strong: the Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Lahore took part in large numbers in the inau ...
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  7 May 2024
  AFRICA/CHAD - First round of presidential elections completed N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - The first round of presidential elections in Chad ended yesterday, May 6. This election was supposed to be the end of the provisional transitional regime installed after the death of President ...
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  7 May 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Decline in birth rates: Catholic Church launches concrete initiatives and support for families Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The decline in birth rates is an issue of national importance and subject to public debate, and the issue also enjoys particular attention in the Korean Catholic community, because the faithful ar ...