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• 10 May 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Number of bodies found in the Shakahola forest rises to 133; the President creates a task force to review the law that regulates worship Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Another twenty bodies have been recovered in the Shakahola forest, in south-eastern Kenya, bringing to 133 the number of followers killed in collective suicide by forced fasting (but some of th ...
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  10 May 2023
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Humanitarian aid to Tigray suspended, more than 500 schools remain closed Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - Students in the northern region of Ethiopia have been unable to attend school regularly for three years. Specifically in the western, southern and northeastern parts of Tigray remain closed beca ...
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  9 May 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Inter-ethnic, non-religious clashes in Manipur: appeal and prayer for peace Imphal - (Agenzia Fides) - Deep sorrow and concern for the unrest and violence that took place in the state of Maniupur, in northeastern India, and a heartfelt appeal for respect for human life and justice: this is expre ...
• 9 May 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - More than 400 dead due to floods: a tragedy caused by poor land management? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The catastrophic floods that hit the residents of the Kalehe area, in the province of South Kivu, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 4th, in particular inundating the villages ...
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  9 May 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Prayers and donations to support vocations: the parishes of Beijing collect around 50 thousand euros for the diocesan Seminary Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - On the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, in just one day, the parishes and chapels of the Archdiocese of Beijing have collected a total of 344,098.28 Yuan (equivalent to almost 50,000 euros) in ...
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  9 May 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - The population begins to take justice into their own hands against rampant violence and kidnappings Croix-des-Bouquets (Agenzia Fides) - "The Haitian population is rebelling against rampant violence and kidnappings at the hands of armed gangs", writes to Agenzia Fides Father Nestor Fils-Aimé, Provincial Superior of Ca ...
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  8 May 2023
  VATICAN - Cardinal Semeraro: here is what Venerable Matteo Ricci says to our present time by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A priest "zealous for the glory of God and the salvation of souls". A wise, chaste, obedient religious, detached from material goods and humble", support ...
• 8 May 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Stateless children: An invisible problem in southern Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest UNICEF figures, there are more than 642,000 children living in South Africa as migrants or displaced persons. This number includes refugees, asylum seekers, victims ...
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  8 May 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Let us never forget the great social and human work that a mother does Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - A reflection on the great value of mothers in society is proposed in the editorial of the latest issue of the weekly "Desde la fe" of the Archdiocese of Mexico. "Two thousand years ago, a wo ...
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  8 May 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two new chapels and two new priests in the Archdiocese of Lahore Sangla Hill (Agenzia Fides) - One is the church of Saint John Mary of Vianney, named after the Curé of Ars, a figure dear to the priests and faithful of Lahore; the second is the Church of Saint Clarence, Bishop of Vien ...
• 8 May 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - New agreement for a 7-day truce: the population on the brink of collapse and the capital remains under siege Jeddah (Agenzia Fides) - There has been no truce for the Sudanese population since armed clashes began on April 15 between the regular army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support F ...
• 6 May 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appeal for funds for refugees fleeing war in Sudan; "Beware of corruption" warns a member of civil society Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Since the fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, more than 32,500 people have been registered as having crossed the border between Sudan and South Sudan, according to the authorities in Juba. Th ...
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  6 May 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Catholic communities continue their journey during the Marian month, between "Pilgrim Virgins" and the ordination of new priests Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - After the blessing in the Marian Shrine, the statues of Our Lady "made their way" to the deaneries of the province of Jiangxi. This "Visitation of Mary" initiative is based on the story of the v ...
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  6 May 2023
  AFRICA - After years of silence, the video of a Romanian hostage kidnapped in the Sahel in 2015 emerges Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Recent evidence has emerged that shows that Iulian Ghergut, a Romanian citizen forcibly kidnapped by the jihadist group Al-Mourabitoun from a mine in Burkina Faso on April 4, 2015, is alive. Iulian ...
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  6 May 2023
  VATICAN - "Antiquum ministerium": a new ministry for an ancient service by Stefano Lodigiani Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in the history of the Church, the lay ministry of the catechist was recognized and established with the Apostolic Letter "Antiquum ministerium" of ...