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  10 December 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA - Aleppo, new meeting between Christian representatives and Islamist groups. Bishop Audo: "they show respect for our traditions" by Gianni Valente Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday, December 9, the leaders of all the Churches and ecclesial communities present in Aleppo met for the second time with representatives of the armed groups that have ...
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  10 December 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop Doeme Dashe: "Maiduguri is more peaceful today thanks to Mary’s protection" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Our Mother Mary promises to protect her children and we have seen this come true in the diocese of Maiduguri," said the Bishop of Maiduguri, Oliver Doeme Dashe, on the anniversary of the consecra ...
• 10 December 2024
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Resignation of bishop of Bata Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea, presented by Bishop Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. (Agenzia Fides, 10/12/2024) ...
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  10 December 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - President Yoon expelled "de facto" from his party Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The People Power Party (PPP), the ruling party of Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, is discussing internally the possibility of Yoon's resignation next February, in the face of popular reactions and ...
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  10 December 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops: "Democracy is a gift that we must respect and preserve" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "Democracy in our country is a gift and we must continue to respect and preserve," write the Bishops of Ghana after the announcement of the official results of the presidential and parliamentary e ...
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  9 December 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA - After Assad's escape, Bishops and Patriarchs ask for prayers for a peaceful phase of transition Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers and requests for "this phase of transition in Syria may be safe and peaceful" were the requests made by Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joussif III Younan during the Mass he presided o ...
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  9 December 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - 184 people killed last weekend: the Bishops call for an end to the violence that destroys society Port-au-Prince (Fides) - At least 184 people were killed in Port-au-Prince last weekend alone, according to Volker Türk, UN Human Rights Commissioner for Haiti. "Last weekend alone, at least 184 people were killed in th ...
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  9 December 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - Former President Mahama wins presidential election of December 7 Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Former President John Dramani Mahama won the presidential election in Ghana on December 7. While the final result of the election is not yet available, outgoing Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, ca ...
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  9 December 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops of Palawan call for moratorium on mining Puerto Princesa (Agenzia Fides) - To protect the population, resources and natural beauty of Palawan, the Catholic Bishops of the dioceses of Palawan, one of the Philippine islands with an exceptional and unspoilt natura ...
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  8 December 2024
  VATICAN/ANGELUS - Pope Francis: May we reach the feast of the Nativity with a ceasefire on all fronts of war Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “May we reach the feast of the Nativity with a ceasefire on all fronts of war”. This is the appeal that Pope Francis launched at the end of the Angelus on the Solemnity of the Immacul ...
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  7 December 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA - Homs awaits the entry of the rebels. Archbishop Mourad: we await their arrival, we trust in the Lord Homs (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we heard the bombings of the army, but no one is walking in the streets and the situation in the city seems calm. We await their arrival". The words of Archbishop Jacques Mourad, Syrian Cath ...
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  7 December 2024
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - 30th anniversary of the Franciscan school in Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (Agenzia Fides) - A "personal" education, which involves attention and love for each child: this is what the Catholic Franciscan school "Christmas of the Lord" in Novosibirsk aims to be, which will celebrate ...
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  7 December 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - New farmers' protests: calls for justice and dignity New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation of Indian farmers is devastating. The inhumane treatment they face in this country is causing concern and a feeling of helplessness," said Jose Kavi, a Catholic journalist and a ...
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  6 December 2024
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - A month after the funeral, prayers continue for Fabián Enrique Arcos Sevilla, priest found dead with signs of torture Ambato (Agenzia Fides) - In the Diocese of Ambato people continue to pray for Fabián Enrique Arcos Sevilla, a priest who disappeared on 30 October and was found dead with signs of torture four days later, in the provinc ...
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  6 December 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The essential and vital role of women for the mission of the Church Manama (Agenzia Fides) - "Women are not only an integral part of our faith communities, but also essential for the flourishing of the mission of our Church," said Bishop Aldo Berardi (O.SS.T.), Apostolic Vicar of Norther ...