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• 15 February 2024
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Reverend Subroto Boniface Gomes appointed auxiliary bishop of Dhaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Subroto Boniface Gomes, of the clergy of Dhaka, Bangladesh, until now parish priest of Santo Rosario, assigning him the titular see of Tamazuca, a ...
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  15 February 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Minister of Finance fired in view of the most challenging electoral campaign in the country's history Accra (Agenzia Fides) - After Senegal (see Fides, 12/2/2024) now also Ghana (the two most stable countries in West Africa) has entered into crisis, albeit with a severity that is currently less worrying than the first. T ...
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  15 February 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA - An office opened in Raqqa to "protect" the properties of Christians in north-east Syria Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - In Raqqa, the city that became the Syrian stronghold and capital of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Daesh) from January 2014 to October 2017, an office of the High Committee for Real Estate was ...
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  15 February 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - North Kivu: two South African soldiers die in an attack on a military base Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is deteriorating. Yesterday, February 14, two South African soldiers were killed and three others wounded whe ...
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  15 February 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Ex-General Prabowo Subianto towards presidency Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Former general Prabowo Subianto (72), is preparing to become the new president of Indonesia. Although the results have not yet been officially announced, the former general has declared his vict ...
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  14 February 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The well-orchestrated "symphony" of the Awali catechists Awali (Agenzia Fides) - "Ministry of Catechist at our cathedral is like a well-orchestrated symphony, each member playing a crucial role in harmonizing the spiritual growth of our community", said Rogy Joseph, Coordina ...
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  14 February 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The post-election period: a fragile democracy Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The results of the Pakistan federal and provincial elections that took place on February 8 have shown that democracy in Pakistan has a better chance than the grimy political events and dramas of t ...
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  14 February 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - An alleged kidnapper of the two Claretian fathers has been arrested Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - An alleged kidnapper of the two Claretian fathers kidnapped on the night of February 1 in Plateau State, in central Nigeria, and then released on February 8, has been arrested (see Fides, 8/2/2024 ...
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  13 February 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The refugees from the Corrane refugee camp to Cardinal Tagle: we ask the Pope for prayers so that this war ends and we can return home" by Antonella Prenna Nampula (Agenzia Fides) - "Your Eminence, I would like to ask you to tell Pope Francis to pray for us, pray that this war ends and that we can return home". This is the request of a refugee from t ...
• 13 February 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of auxiliary bishops of Nairobi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of the metropolitan archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya: the Reverend Simon Peter Kamomoe, of the clergy of the same archdiocese, ...
• 13 February 2024
  ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Nakhon Sawan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, presented by Bishop Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai. The Holy Father has appointed ...
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  13 February 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The advance of the M23 towards Goma triggers waves of protests in the Country Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I have come to reassure you that we are working to bring peace to North Kivu. You must remain calm. Hand in hand, we will drive out the Rwandan M23 rebels who are attacking us", said the milit ...
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  13 February 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Presidential election: Catholics are inspired by the Counciliar document “Gaudium et spes” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The conciliar document "Gaudium et spes" is an important reference point for Indonesian Catholics who are called to the polls tomorrow, February 14, together with the entire Indonesian populatio ...
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  12 February 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops call for protection of fishermen in the West Philippine Sea Manila (Agenzia Fides) - We must protect the work of fishermen and use all legal means to defend the Philippines' claim to the West Philippine Sea. This is what five Filipino bishops are calling for, who have the care an ...
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  12 February 2024
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - The Council of Catholic Laity: "Risks of destabilization". More clashes over the postponement of the vote Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - Three dead and over 250 arrested. This is the outcome of the clashes on the sidelines of the protests that took place last weekend in Senegal against the postponement of the presidential elections ...