News

• 6 September 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Eucharistic Congress and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the local Church in Sudan and the Hierarchy of South Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "We have agreed to celebrate the Eucharistic Congress at the same time as the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the local Church in Sudan and of the Hierarchy of Southern Sudan", announced B ...
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  5 September 2023
  EUROPE/ITALY - Archbishop Nappa to newly appointed Bishops: You are actors in continuing missionary work Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We are working together "to better show the universal face of the Church", said Archbishop Emilio Nappa in his address to the one hundred and eleven newly appointed bishops from the mission areas ...
• 5 September 2023
  AFRICA/GABON - After coup: General Olingui sworn in as interim President Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is calm. The population seems to be happy about the change and has high hopes for the new institutions that have made many promises and arouse many expectations. We will see if ...
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  5 September 2023
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Beatification process for two missionaries murdered in 1985: diocesan phase completed Zobuè (Agenzia Fides) - "The Servants of God, Father João de Deus Kamtedza and Father Silvio Alves Moreira, were good pastors, they suffered with their people, they always sought peace and reconciliation. They presente ...
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  5 September 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - National Teachers' Day inspired by Mother Teresa of Calcutta New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In Muzaffarnagar, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a school teacher slapped a Muslim child in her class and asked the other children in the class to do the same. In Delhi, a 14-year-old b ...
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  4 September 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Pope Francis inaugurates the 'House of Mercy': works of charity "should not turn into businesses" Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - A journalist, seeing Mother Teresa of Calcutta bent over the foul-smelling sores of a sick person, once told her: "What you do is beautiful, but, personally, I wouldn’t do it even for a m ...
• 4 September 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "Those who denounce corruption must be protected" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "We applaud you for the gift of courage and self-sacrifice in denouncing the corruption in the country", said the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC), which also brings tog ...
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  4 September 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - "Overwhelmed by a river of grace, in joy and gratitude, the faithful feel like beloved disciples" Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - "For four days we felt a bit like the center of the world. The presence of the Pope among us in Mongolia, for the first time in history, was a literally extraordinary moment. He aroused so m ...
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  3 September 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Pope Francis: harmony among believers is a gift to the world Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - There is a "social significance of our religious traditions", which can be gauged by the extent to which we are capable of living in ‘harmony’ with other pilgrims on this earth" and ‘s ...
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  2 September 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Preghiera per la cura del Creato: l’esperienza del Centro agricolo dei Gesuiti a Giava centrale ASIA/INDONESIA - Prayer for the care of Creation: the experience of the Jesuit Agricultural Center in Central Java Salatiga (Agenzia Fides) - "Agriculture connects people to God and makes them aware of the value of Moth ...
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  2 September 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - The Pope blesses the Church of Mongolia: "God loves littleness, and through it, he loves to accomplish great things" Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - The Church sent by Christ to proclaim his Gospel of salvation is "a poor Church, sustained only by genuine faith and by the unarmed and disarming power of the Risen Lord, and capable of alle ...
• 1 September 2023
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Power struggle of criminal organizations: bomb attacks in the capital Quito Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Drug traffickers are targeting Ecuador, where 50 guards and seven police officers are being held hostage in six of the country's main prisons. Meanwhile, in the capital Quito, two car bombs with g ...
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  1 September 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Time of Creation 2023: Agricultural apostolate "should enable young people to get involved" Darkhan (Agenzia Fides) - The "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation", which is celebrated on 1 September, has a special meaning in Mongolia this year because it takes place in the presence of Pope Francis, who is ...
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  1 September 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Assyrian Patriarch Mar Awa III: the visit of Pope Francis crosses the paths of the great missionary adventure of the ancient Church of the East by Gianni Valente Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis' apostolic journey to Mongolia is "a welcome initiative" that also contributes to rediscovering "the well-documented and well-known history of Christianity in this ...
• 1 September 2023
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Outgoing President confirmed in office: opposition complains about election fraud and calls for new elections Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party has called for nationwide protests today, September 1st, demanding a repeat of the recent elections which they believe allowed President Emmerson Mnangagwa to be ...