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16 March 2023
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The synodal path entrusts itself to the Virgin Mary
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - All the Catholic communities in South Korea, parishes, associations and movements, will gather in a solemn prayer vigil to experience the special "Day of prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary", with t ...
15 March 2023
ASIA - Like the Magi and the great missionaries to scrutinize the signs of the times: the path of the Church in Asia
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Final Document of the General Conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), held in Bangkok from October 12 to 30, 2022, published today, March 15, a list of missionarie ...
15 March 2023
VATICAN - Appointment of Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for the first evangelization and the new particular Churches
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed His Excellency Monsignor Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Titular Archbishop of Acquaviva, Apostolic Nuncio, currently Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Natio ...
15 March 2023
AMERICA/CHILE - Promoting effective and real intergenerational relationships: new project for the care of the elderly
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - During the Covid-19 pandemic, the elderly population suffered more than other groups, because they lacked the resources necessary to support them. In Chile, there have been many cases of isolat ...
15 March 2023
VATICAN - Pope Francis: the apostolic vocation of the Church concerns the whole people of God and does not recognize "privileged categories"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – To be apostles means "being sent for a mission". A task that is not assumed through the dynamics of self-persuasion and self-promotion, but only by virtue of "God's free call", received as "a fre ...
15 March 2023
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Protests over the just demands of healthcare workers must not harm patients,” says Bishop of Mthatha
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The South African Labor Court of Appeal has ordered public health workers to end a week-long strike that has affected some of the country's main hospitals.
Members of the National Educatio ...
15 March 2023
AFRICA/TOGO - Faith can grow even in the difficulties that all missionaries face every day
Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "Each of our young people has a story to live, to tell. We would like to share some of their reflections on mission, the joys, the difficulties, the challenges". It was Fathers Walter Woamede and ...
15 March 2023
ASIA/CHINA - Give thanks to God on the peaks of Mount Lú. Lenten pilgrimages to the Marian shrine of Lushan for the feast of Saint Joseph
Lushan (Agenzia Fides) - Lushan, "Mount Lú", is a mountain located in the district of the same name, south of the city of Jiujiang, in the Chinese province of Jiangxi. From a distance, you can admire countless peaks tha ...
14 March 2023
AMERICA/HAITI - Priest of the Clerics of St. Viator kidnapped
Croix des Bouquets (Agenzia Fides) - Father Jean-Yves Medidor, priest of the Clerics of St. Viator, a collaborator in the Christ-Roi le Meilleur parish of Port-au-Prince, was kidnapped in Croix des Bouquets. The news was ...
14 March 2023
ASIA/MYANMAR - One thousand young people confirmed as civil conflict worsens
Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - The Lord confirms them in faith, which will help them live through the hardship, precariousness and suffering around them. A total of 1,173 young people have received the Sacrament of Confirma ...
14 March 2023
ASIA/TURKEY - New earthquake of magnitude 4,7 in southeastern Turkey: the missionaries continue to provide their assistance
Mersin (Agenzia Fides) - After the serious earthquake which on February 6, destroyed entire neighborhoods between Syria and Turkey (see Fides, 7/2/2023) a new shock recorded today March 14 shook the earth in the south-ea ...
14 March 2023
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Over 5 million trees to be planted in 5 years: the project to combat desertification promoted by the Nigerian Bishops
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) is to plant 5.5 million trees over the next five years to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. Consequently, the conference laun ...
14 March 2023
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Fraternity Campaign: born in the Catholic Church, but wants to address the whole of Brazilian society
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, March 13, a solemn session of the plenary session of the House of Representatives was held in Brasilia, dedicated to the Campaign for Fraternity 2023, whose theme is "Fraternity and ...
13 March 2023
Pope Francis, 10 years of journey in the Mystery of Peter
by Gianni Valente
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In the pilgrimage of the Church through History, the tenth anniversary of the beginning of a Pontificate is not a big deal. Pope Francis, who also read and consulted extensivel ...
11 March 2023
Pope Francis, 10 years of Pontificate with "missionary restlessness"
by Gianni Valente
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - There is a revealing detail that marks the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Francis, elected Bishop of Rome on March 13, ten years ago. Last January ...
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