AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Umuahia
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 1, 2022, the Holy Father appointed His Excellency Msgr. Michael Kalu Ukpong the bishop of Umuahia Diocese, currently titular Bishop of Igilgili and Auxiliary of the same Diocese ...
3 November 2022
ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation and appointment of the bishop of Thái Bình
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 29, 2022, the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Thái Bình, Viêt Nam, presented by Bishop Pierre Nguyên Văn Dê, S.D.B.
The H ...
3 November 2022
ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Jayapura
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 29, 2022, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jayapura, Indonesia, presented by Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M.
The Holy Father has ...
ASIA/MONGOLIA - The essentiality of "whispered" faith
Ulan Batoor (Agenzia Fides) - Chamingerel, a 35-year-old Mongolian who currently coordinates the Catholic Pastoral Office of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, is an expert in the use of digital technologies and sp ...
29 October 2022
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Church in prayer for the ongoing peace talks
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - After two years of conflict between the Ethiopian government and the separatist militias of the Tigray region, which have claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, representatives of both ...
AFRICA/TOGO - Appointment of bishop of Atakpamé, Moïse Touho
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 26, 2022, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Moïse Touho, of the clergy of the diocese of Atakpamé, Togo, until now parish priest of Saint François-Xavier in Badou, as bis ...