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• 13 January 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of bishop of Mysore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mysore, India, presented by Bishop Kannikadass Antony William. (Agenzia Fides, 13/1/2024) ...
• 13 January 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Vijayapuram Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Justin Alexander Madathiparambil, until now vicar general of the diocese of Vijayapuram, India, as auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, assigning ...
• 13 January 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Karwar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Duming Dias, of the clergy of the diocese of Shimoga, until now director of the Sannidhi Pastoral Renewal Centre of Shimoga, as bishop of Karwar, ...
• 13 January 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Meerut Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Bhaskar Jesuraj, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Agra, until now deputy secretary of the Agra Regional Bishops’ Council and head of Saint Cla ...
• 13 January 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Kuzhithurai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Albert George Alexander Anastas, of the clergy of the diocese of Kottar, until now professor at Saint Paul’s Seminary, diocese of Tiruchirappalli ...
• 13 January 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kumbakonam, Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kumbakonam, India, presented by Bishop Antonisamy Francis. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend ...
• 13 January 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Jabalpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jabalpur, India, presented by Bishop Gerald Almeida. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Valan ...
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  13 January 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Six new bishops for India by Gianni Valente Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Six new Catholic bishops for India, all appointed on the same day by Pope Francis. This took place today, Saturday, January 13, as reported in the daily bulletin of the ...
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  12 January 2024
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Social tensions and violence: the government declares a "state of emergency" Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has declared a two-week "state of emergency" and announced that the police chief and other senior officials in the finance and treasury ministries hav ...
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  12 January 2024
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - There are still 180 hostages in prisons; the bishops: "May Ecuador once again be a place of peace, work and fraternity" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - There are still 180 hostages in the hands of prisoners in revolt in 7 prisons in Ecuador. Since January 8, 158 prison guards and 20 members of administrative staff have been taken hostage, just af ...
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  12 January 2024
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Archbishop of Freetown: our peace is always at risk Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - Sierra Leone continues its difficult path of peace, reconciliation and development amidst obstacles and political turmoil. The small country in the far west of Africa, nestled between Liberia a ...
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  12 January 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Embracing diversity and celebrating unity in a single spirit: Family Day celebrated in the Cathedral Awali (Agenzia Fides) - Today, January 12, 2024, the Church in Bahrain celebrates the Patronal Feast of Our Lady of Arabia and Family Day. "This is one of the most important events that takes place on the grounds of the ...
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  11 January 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Cholera misinformation fuels deadly violence in Mozambique Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - A wave of violence has shaken northern Mozambique, where angry citizens, accusing local authorities of spreading the cholera epidemic, set fire to several homes. In a dramatic turn of events, at ...
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  11 January 2024
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - A year of prayer and blessing among the faithful of Borneo, in preparation for the Jubilee Sibu (Agenzia Fides) - Being diligent in listening to the Word of God and in prayer and, filled with God's grace, being a blessing for others: this is the mission of the baptized in the diocese of Sibu, in the Malaysian ...
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  11 January 2024
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Ecuador shows that illegal trade has a strong destabilizing force” Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "We are in a state of war and must not surrender to terrorist groups", said the President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa speaking yesterday, January 10, to the nation, traumatized by the violence unleash ...