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23 May 2022
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Appointment of the Bishop of Christchurch, Msgr. Michael Andrew Gielen
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 21, 2022, the Holy Father appointed Bishop Michael Andrew Gielen, until now titular of Abbir Maius and auxiliary of Auckland, as bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. (SL) (Agenzia Fi ...
23 May 2022
VATICAN - Pauline Jaricot is blessed: "She loved Christ, letting Him act through her"
Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - Pauline Marie Jaricot (1799-1862), the citizen of Lyon, foundress of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith, one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), was proclaimed bles ...
21 May 2022
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops: "The power of hope must push us to participate responsibly in the democratic process"
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Bishops of Colombia, on the occasion of the presidential elections, invite all Colombians to participate actively and consciously in the upcoming gatherings": this is how the messa ...
21 May 2022
AFRICA/KENYA - Service to others, promotion of human rights, justice and peace: inauguration of the new house of the Lay Comboni Missionaries
AFRICA/KENYA - Kitale (Agenzia Fides) - The ethnic Pokot population of Kitelakapel in Kenya has a new home for the Lay Comboni Missionaries (LMC). The Bishop of Kitale Diocese, Msgr. Maurice Anthony Crowley officially in ...
21 May 2022
VATICAN - Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle: forming native priests, men and women religious for evangelization
Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - " The work of evangelization cannot be carried out effectively without the help of priests, men and women religious, totally consecrated to this task. How to find these Priests, Men and Women Relig ...
21 May 2022
VATICAN - The Pontifical Missionary Union: Formation, animation and missionary awareness with a fraternal and synodal style
Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - "I will speak in Italian, the language of Blessed Paolo Manna, founder of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU)!": This is how Father Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen, Secretary General of the PMU began his ...
21 May 2022
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Listening and walking together": opening of the Laudato Sì week 2022
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In the context of the seventh anniversary of the Encyclical "Laudato Sì", of Pope Francis, the Argentine Church is celebrating, from May 22 to 29, "Laudato Sí Week 2022". On Sunday, May 2 ...
20 May 2022
Vatican - Pauline Jaricot had Jesus Christ as "best friend"
Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Pauline, of the Missionary Family of Our Lady, is part of the community that lives in the house of Pauline Jaricot, the Maison de Lorette, today a place to discover the life of the foundress ...
20 May 2022
VATICAN - The charism and proposals of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood: child-friendly experience of ecclesial communion
Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Roberta Tremarelli, Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood, during her speech at the General Assembly of the PMS being held in Lyon, spoke on the theme of 2023, co ...
20 May 2022
AFRICA/EGYPT - The World Council of Churches in the Middle East: the storms of history will not extinguish the presence of Christians in the lands of Jesus
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Within the framework of history, the Christian narrative cannot be separated from the lands where Christ was born, lived, died and rose again. Christians have also made an important contribution t ...
20 May 2022
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The drama of Durban, hit by floods in April, has consequences for all of southern Africa
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The exceptional rains that hit the province of KwaZulu-Natal in eastern South Africa in April claimed more than 400 lives across the country, causing landslides and floods. The city of Durb ...
20 May 2022
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Justice and Peace": "the Church will continue to proclaim the Gospel, denouncing the social structures of sin"
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "Faithful to the mandate of the Lord and faithful to its vocation, the Church will continue to proclaim the Gospel, denouncing the social structures of sin, accompanying the people, especially t ...
20 May 2022
AFRICA/SOMALIA - With the new President, peace and cooperation for the Horn of Africa
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "The election of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, which took place on Monday, May 16, 2022, opens up new possibilities for peace and cooperation in the Horn of Africa and in particular ...
20 May 2022
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Meeting of the Bishops with the President of the Republic: "Listening is essential to perceive reality"
San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica met yesterday in the Presidential House, together with the new President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, and some government minis ...
19 May 2022
ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Justice and Peace" Commission: the occupation of Palestine is the primary cause of violence in the Holy Land
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The main cause and primary context of the perpetuation of violence in the Holy Land is "the occupation of Palestine", an occupation that "has been going on for fifty-five years". The Justice a ...
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