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5 August 2024
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - "As the day approaches, we are very excited and we are preparing to welcome the successor of Peter with great devotion": the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians await Pope Francis
Comoro (Agenzia Fides) - "As coordinators, we do not work alone, two parishes are involved in the area of Comoro: the Parish of Aimutin of the Claretian religious and that of Mary Help of Christians, of the Salesians. We ...
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5 August 2024
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Missionaries paid a high price during World War II
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - They were mistaken for enemy spies and killed for this reason. This was the fate of several Catholic missionaries involved in the evangelization of Papua New Guinea during World War II, an ...
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2 August 2024
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - From tribes to seminaries: vocations in rural areas are on the rise
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - This young Church has no vocations crisis. The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is expecting the visit of Pope Francis in a few weeks. The Bishop of Rome will stop in the country for jus ...
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31 July 2024
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Faith and culture, faith and history are intrinsically linked in Asia's youngest nation: "In times of trial, the Lord has not abandoned us", says the Vicar General of Dili:
by Paolo Affatato
Dili (Agenzia Fides) - "May your faith become your culture" is the motto of Pope Francis' visit, who will visit East Timor from September 9 to 11, the third stage of his trip to the East which, fro ...
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26 July 2024
ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Islam embraces Pope Francis: peace and fraternity among peoples, nations and religions
by Paolo Affatato
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The main Indonesian Islamic organizations welcome with deep gratitude the visit of Pope Francis to Indonesia from 3 to 9 September and appreciate its important significance ...
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25 July 2024
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director for European Affairs: "Indonesia and the Holy See united to bring a message of peace and fraternity to the world"
by Paolo Affatato
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit to Indonesia is a historic moment for the nation. It not only has a religious meaning, but also a civil and political one, in the broadest sense of the te ...
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24 July 2024
ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop of Kupang firmly believes that the faithful’s visit to East Timor to meet the Pope will create opportunities for reconciliation
by Paolo Affatato
Kupang (Agenzia Fides) - The main entrance of the bishop's residence in the center of Kupang where Msgr. Hironimus Pacaeenoni has been since taking office as Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia, in Marc ...
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24 July 2024
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Spiritual preparation, prayer, meetings of the faithful in view of the Pope's trip
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers, reflections and moments of discussion. This is how the priests of Papua New Guinea are preparing to live Pope Francis' apostolic journey. The Pontiff, on what has been defined as " ...
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23 July 2024
ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesia prepares for the visit of Pope Francis with the inauguration of the 'Tunnel of Fraternity' that connects the Cathedral and Mosque.
By Paolo Affatato
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Pilgrims have not yet walked the "Tunnel of Fraternity", as it has been nicknamed, because it will be officially inaugurated this autumn. But the work is already finished a ...
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13 June 2024
ASIA/INDONESIA - Fraternity and mercy, the words that express the meaning of the Pope's visit to Indonesia
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The importance of Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia will be marked by the two terms that will also be the leitmotif of his presence in the Asian archipelago: fraternity and mercy. This is what th ...
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29 May 2024
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Anticipation of the Pope's visit and gratitude for the words of comfort after the landslide
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "There is great excitement in our Catholic community in Papua New Guinea about the upcoming visit of Pope Francis next September. His arrival is seen as an event of grace for all the communities of ...
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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 ...
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