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  19 April 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Deserted streets, closed businesses, only the sound of bombs Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all locked in our homes and have been advised not to go out. Bullets and bombs come from everywhere. Yesterday evening, Tuesday April 18, a truce was planned from 6 in the afternoon unt ...
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  19 April 2023
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops before the elections on April 30: "a clean government begins with clean elections" Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the general elections on April 30, the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay published a message on April 18 in which it appeals "to the conscience of each voter, especially Christians", ...
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  19 April 2023
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Vocations flourish: Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life count 1,300 missionaries and more than 1,000 seminarians of African origin Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission starting from Africa" is the central theme that will be at the heart of the exchanges and debates at the Continental Meeting of Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life (MISAL) which will ...
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  18 April 2023
  EUROPE/CYPRUS - "Rooted in hope". Symposium on the present and future of the Catholic Churches in the Middle East on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of "Ecclesia in Medio Oriente" Nicosia (Agenzia Fides) - "Rooted in hope". A perspective of confidence and hope for the future is the focus of the Symposium organized by the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches which is about to begin in Nicosia. From T ...
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  18 April 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - During the month of Ramadan, interreligious iftars are an opportunity for interreligious dialogue Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - During Ramadan, the holy month of the Islamic religion which is underway and will end on April 21, the practice of iftar (the dinner that breaks the daily fast of the Muslim faithful) is an oppor ...
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  18 April 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Collapse of health structures: three hospitals in the capital out of service Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - After four days of fighting in Sudan, the population of Khartoum is trapped in the midst of shelling and shootings between the Sudanese army (SAF) and the rapid intervention militias (RSF), wit ...
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  18 April 2023
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The life of the Bayaka Pygmies in the Monasao mission: between the parish, school, forest Monasao (Agenzia Fides) - In Monasao, a small mission in the diocese of Berberati, the dry season has arrived, which for the Bayaka Pygmies is the most favorable time for hunting, staying in the forest and looking for fo ...
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  18 April 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops gather for 60th assembly: numerous issues on the agenda Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - The solemn opening session of the 60th General Assembly of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) will be held on Wednesday,April 19 at 8.30 am at the Congress Center of the Natio ...
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  18 April 2023
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Blessed Jaricot, "spark" of missionary passion all over the world Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Blessed Jaricot, her life, her works but above all her apostolic faith, which generated a true worldwide missionary movement, were the subject of a conference promoted by the Austrian Direction o ...
• 17 April 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Good Shepherd" interdiocesan Seminary in the diocese of Coimbatore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 5, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle appointed rev. Anthony Muthu Anthony Raju, of the diocesan clergy of Ootacamund as Rector of the "Good Shepherd" interdiocesan Seminary lo ...
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  17 April 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - A vigil for the beatification of Matteo Ricci in Beijing Cathedral Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A solemn prayer vigil for the beatification of Venerable Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit missionary known in China as Li Madou (Macerata, 6 October 1552 - Beijing, 11 May 1610), will be held today, in th ...
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  17 April 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Coup in Khartoum: the situation continues to worsen in the country under armed attack for three days Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - After days of ever-increasing tensions between the Sudanese army and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Intervention Forces (RSF), the capital of Sudan is under siege amid bombs. Fighting broke ou ...
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  17 April 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in Adoration before the Eucharist to invoke, with the Pope, the gift of peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faithful in Myanmar express emotion and gratitude to Pope Francis who has launched a new universal appeal to prayer for Myanmar and, at a time of extreme suffering, they place themse ...
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  17 April 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - For a dignified job: transforming precariousness and injustice, recognizing workers' rights Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Three out of ten Mexicans, according to the Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo, work in the informal sector, that is, without having access to any type of social or work benefit. Job i ...
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  15 April 2023
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - "Ecumenical Day for the Abducted" promoted ten years after the kidnapping of the two Metropolitan Bishops of Aleppo Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) – As of next year, Churches in the Middle East will celebrate the "Ecumenical Day for the Abducted and the Forcibly Absented" every April 22. The initiative, promoted by the Middle East Council o ...