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5 July 2022
EUROPE/SPAIN - Blessed Pauline Jaricot for missionary theology
Burgos (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Dal Toso, president of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), at the end of his speech "Theological reflection at the service of the mission" at the Semana Española de Misionología ...
5 July 2022
EUROPE/RUSSIA - The Franciscans: "Few and small, but alongside the people and the poor"
Moscow (Agenzi Fides) - "We have decided to stay close to the people, not to leave the communities and parishes where we currently carry out our pastoral service; we will continue our mission for the benefit of those we ...
4 July 2022
VATICAN - Pope Francis: mission is born from astonishment and not from the skills of 'experts'
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The task of the Church in history is "to go on mission, to bring proclamation, to let it be known that Jesus came from the Father". This work is not the business of experts, it does not rely on pro ...
4 July 2022
EUROPE/RUSSIA - The Catholic community of Moscow: in the face of conflict, pray for peace, hope in God, touch the wounds of the suffering
Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - "The armed hostilities in Ukraine, the suffering of the population of that Country and - even if not comparable - of Russia provoke requests and 'demands' towards God himself, the Church, doubts ...
4 July 2022
AFRICA/GHANA - Education, health and care for the environment among the priorities of the missionaries in Keniago
Keniago (Agenzia Fides) - "We are doing everything possible to help our people in the midst of many daily challenges, God gives us strength and courage to move forward", writes to Agenzia Fides Fr. Auracio Eyram Tegbui, ...
4 July 2022
ASIA/INDIA - More than 200 cases of violence against Christians in 5 months
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In the year 2022, from January to the end of May, 207 cases of violence against Christians have been recorded in India. This is stated in a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the "United Christian ...
4 July 2022
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two other Catholic priests kidnapped
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Two other priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria. They are Fr. Peter Udo, from St. Patrick's Parish, Uromi, and Fr. Philemon Oboh, from St. Joseph's Retreat Center, Ugboha, Esan Local Government A ...
4 July 2022
AMERICA - The Bishops of Paraguay, Colombia and Venezuela gather for their Plenary Assembly: Synodality at the center
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The plenary assemblies of the Bishops' Conferences of Paraguay, Colombia and Venezuela will take place this week. From Monday 4 to Wednesday 6 July, the Bishops of Paraguay will participate in a ...
4 July 2022
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The martyrs of Zenta beatified: two missionaries who dedicated their lives to transmitting the faith and defending the indigenous people
Nueva Oran (Agenzia Fides) - "Yesterday, in San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Argentina, Pedro Ortiz de Zárate, a diocesan priest, and Govanni Antonio Solinas, a priest of the Society of Jesus, were beatified - the Holy Fat ...
2 July 2022
ASIA/CHINA - 48 married couples set out to spread the beauty of the Amoris Laetitia Family in the community
Ningbo (Agenzia Fides) - As the World Meeting of Families approaches in Rome, which closed the Year dedicated to the "Amoris Laetitia Family" announced by Pope Francis (March 19, 2021 - June 26, 2022), the diocese of Nin ...
2 July 2022
EUROPE/ITALY - An enlarged heart towards the mission: the charism of Saint Luigi Orione, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "On June 23, 2021, when we inaugurated the Orione Year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of our Founder, we did not think it could have such an impact and, on the contrary, it was a g ...
1 July 2022
AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Church donates church of great Mar Mina to Russian orthodox Church for free use
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The church dedicated to Mar Mina, located in the Egyptian city of Giza which belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church, will henceforth become the first church in Egypt offered for free use to the Ort ...
1 July 2022
AMERICA/ECUADOR - A peace agreement puts an end to the long period of violent demonstrations
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - After the mobilization, anti-government protests and acts of violence that have caused at least 6 deaths and about 500 injuries in Ecuador since June 13, the blockade of roads and activities, the ...
1 July 2022
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "We are not terrorists!": More than 700 Nigerian priests peacefully protest at the funeral of the priest killed in Kaduna
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are priests, not terrorists!" "the government should protect Nigerians", "justice must be served", "do we still have a government?".
These are some of the slogans on the placards in the hand ...
1 July 2022
EUROPE/SPAIN: Father José María Calderón: "The missionary spirit of Spanish Catholics is immense"
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The activity report of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Spain for the year 2021 was presented yesterday during a press conference.
Among the speakers: the director of the Spanish PMS, ...
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