News

• 3 July 2020
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Ndola Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Benjamin Phiri, currently titular Bishop of Nachingwea and Auxiliary of the Diocese of Chipata, as Bishop of the Diocese of Ndola (Zambia ...
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  3 July 2020
  AFRICA/CONGO - Episcopal ordination and the taking possession of the diocese of Kinkala Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - The episcopal ordination and the canonical taking of possession of His Exc. Mgr. Ildevert Mathurin Mouanga, new Bishop of Kinkala (capital of the Pool department) appointed on March 5 by Pop ...
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  3 July 2020
  VATICAN - The PMS Fund for the Covid emergency has sent aid to the dioceses of Benin, Madagascar, Senegal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Benin recorded the first cases of Covid-19 in March and, as in other parts of the world, the pandemic caused profound changes on social, economic and health levels, with also psychological ...
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  3 July 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Death sentence confirmed for one of the Coptic monks accused of the murder of Abbot Epiphanios Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Cassation of Egypt confirmed on Wednesday 1 July the sentence of death sentence pronounced in previous judicial proceedings against Wael Saad Tawadros, former Egyptian Orthodo ...
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  3 July 2020
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The bishops remember Blessed To Rot, second generation Christian, an example of persistence in these times of lockdown Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The 61st Annual General Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (PNGSI) ended yesterday, 2 July 2020. About 50 people took part in the celebration, inc ...
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  3 July 2020
  AMERICA - Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico: together to involve sick missionaries in their mission projects Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday 8 July, the leaders of the missionary and elderly sick groups from Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico will have a virtual meeting to share the work they will do during the confinement d ...
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  3 July 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Assembly of the Episcopal Conference, in a virtual way but with an analysis of the reality of Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - On this occasion, the Venezuelan Episcopate will meet virtually, thus respecting the prevention measures established for the Covid-19 pandemic. The ordinary plenary Assembly of the CEV number CX ...
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  3 July 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic: National Catholic Radio stops broadcasting Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The institutions of the Catholic Church in Ivory Coast are not immune to the economic consequences caused by the coronavirus pandemic, as in the case of the Catholic Radio, defined as "The Voice ...
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  3 July 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Fervent charity initiatives in the Church of Bombay in times of pandemic Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - The charitable commitment of the Catholic communities of the archdiocese of Bombay is remarkable, which began with the lockdown imposed by the government to contain Covid-19 and which still conti ...
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  3 July 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Manila priests oppose anti-terrorism law Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The anti-terrorism bill has "vague, amorphous and deleterious" provisions that will only do more harm than good to the people. The bill very clearly and concretely derogates from some established ...
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  2 July 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Council of State puts the future of Ayasofya in the hands of Erdogan Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The current status of Ayasofya as a museum complex not used for religious worship fully corresponds to the current legal framework, founded on the decision of 1934 with which the Turkish govern ...
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  2 July 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "The government coalition has lost its raison d'etre": harsh stance by Cardinal Ambongo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "A quick glance at the past sixty years shows that this dream of redeeming the Congolese from colonialism has been progressively destroyed by a series of events", said His Eminence Cardinal Fri ...
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  2 July 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian has died in hospital, victim of an attack due to religious hostility Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - "It is very sad and tragic news; first of all we ask for justice for Nadeem Joseph and his family. Everyone has the right to buy property in Pakistan. This incident is a clear violation of huma ...
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  2 July 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - The Xaverian missionaries open the jubilee year Parma (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee year of the Institute of St. Francis Xavier for foreign missions, whose members are known as "Xaverian missionaries" will begin with a mass presided by the Superior General, Father Fer ...
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  2 July 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Peace, reconciliation and social cohesion: challenges ahead of the presidential election Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Four months before the presidential elections, scheduled for October 31, 2020, while politicians carry out their election campaigns, many observers are attentive to the role of the Church in par ...