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  7 May 2024
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Tensions in the Middle East: mass wine is becoming scarce Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The geopolitical tensions linked to the Gaza war also have unexpected consequences, such as the rationing of mass wine destined for Catholic churches in Uganda. According to Ugandan media report ...
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  7 May 2024
  ASIA/KUWAIT - The Coptic Catholic community in the Vicariate of Northern Arabia: “Simple people who work hard” By Antonella Prenna Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Catholic community in Kuwait, which belongs to the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, has over 5,000 members. "Our community has more than a hundred f ...
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  6 May 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Marian Month in the port city of Changshu: Special initiative for young people Changshu (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people of Christ, come and serve the Church!". Under this motto, the Changshugang Parish of the Diocese of Suzhou celebrated the day of the Marian Month dedicated to young people on Sund ...
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  6 May 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - International community remains silent: further atrocities in North Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - At least 16 people were killed and 30 injured in a bomb attack on May 3 in two displaced persons camps in Lac Vert and Mugunga, near Goma, capital of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic R ...
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  6 May 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Visiting Catholic families: bearing witness to the beauty of consecrated life Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - They want to proclaim the Gospel and bear witness to the beauty of a life entirely consecrated to the Lord: in this spirit, in some areas of Indonesia, members of the local clergy and religious ...
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  6 May 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Artificial intelligence should be made to service humanity and not replace humanity” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Artificial Intelligence systems are very good in themselves. They can help us do a lot, but if we do not care for them, they will take over humanity", says Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, Bishop ...
• 6 May 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Isiolo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 4, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Fr. Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C., until now provincial superior of the Consolata Missionaries in Kenya and Uganda. Msgr. Peter Munguti Makau ...
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  4 May 2024
  ASIA - Franciscan Network for Peace and Integral Ecology: a synodal journey in the footsteps of ‘Laudato si'’ Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To place particular attention to peace and integral ecology in the various contexts of the Asian continent at the centre of pastoral and social action, according to the vision and spiritual persp ...
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  4 May 2024
  EUROPE/FRANCE - A “small theology of mission” by Cardinal Aveline By Marie-Lucile Kubacki* We publish the contribution of the journalist Marie-Lucile Kubacki on the occasion of the presentation of the book "Il dialogo della salvezza. Piccola teologia della missione" (Dialogue of Sal ...
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  3 May 2024
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Catholics prepare for Pope Francis' visit with faith and hope Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The presence of Pope Francis in Singapore - according to the announced program of the papal visit from September 11 to 13 - will be above all an experience of faith. It will be a moment "lived ...
• 3 May 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of bishop of Ahiara Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., until now titular bishop of Rusgunie and auxiliary of the apostolic administrator sede vacante of Ahiara, as bishop of the ...
• 3 May 2024
  AMERICA/DOMINICA - Appointment of bishop of Roseau Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Kendrick John Forbes, of the clergy of the metropolitan archdiocese of Nassau, Bahamas, until now vicar general, judicial vicar and parish priest ...
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  3 May 2024
  AFRICA/NIGER - Pay, convert or flee: the dilemma of Christian communities by Mauro Armanino Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - It happens about a hundred kilometers from the capital Niamey. They come with some motorcycles, armed, and offer to choose between the following options: either pay a tax of ...
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  3 May 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Funeral of the murdered Stigmatine missionary on May 11th: Confrere provides details of the crime Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The funeral of Father Paul Tatu Mothobi will take place on May 11th at our mission in Pretoria," confirms Father Gianni Piccolboni to Fides on the death of the missionary from Lesotho of t ...
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  3 May 2024
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - “Safeguarding”: Eastern European Churches and the protection of minors Lviv (Agenzia Fides) - "We have been working on this course to show that the safety of children is a shared responsibility across borders and we have a common Eastern European context to understand", said Marta Titaniec, ...