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  15 March 2023
  VATICAN - Appointment of Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for the first evangelization and the new particular Churches Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed His Excellency Monsignor Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Titular Archbishop of Acquaviva, Apostolic Nuncio, currently Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Natio ...
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  15 March 2023
  AMERICA/CHILE - Promoting effective and real intergenerational relationships: new project for the care of the elderly Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - During the Covid-19 pandemic, the elderly population suffered more than other groups, because they lacked the resources necessary to support them. In Chile, there have been many cases of isolat ...
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  15 March 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: the apostolic vocation of the Church concerns the whole people of God and does not recognize "privileged categories" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – To be apostles means "being sent for a mission". A task that is not assumed through the dynamics of self-persuasion and self-promotion, but only by virtue of "God's free call", received as "a fre ...
• 15 March 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Protests over the just demands of healthcare workers must not harm patients,” says Bishop of Mthatha Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The South African Labor Court of Appeal has ordered public health workers to end a week-long strike that has affected some of the country's main hospitals. Members of the National Educatio ...
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  15 March 2023
  AFRICA/TOGO - Faith can grow even in the difficulties that all missionaries face every day Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - "Each of our young people has a story to live, to tell. We would like to share some of their reflections on mission, the joys, the difficulties, the challenges". It was Fathers Walter Woamede and ...
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  15 March 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Give thanks to God on the peaks of Mount Lú. Lenten pilgrimages to the Marian shrine of Lushan for the feast of Saint Joseph Lushan (Agenzia Fides) - Lushan, "Mount Lú", is a mountain located in the district of the same name, south of the city of Jiujiang, in the Chinese province of Jiangxi. From a distance, you can admire countless peaks tha ...
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  14 March 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - Priest of the Clerics of St. Viator kidnapped Croix des Bouquets (Agenzia Fides) - Father Jean-Yves Medidor, priest of the Clerics of St. Viator, a collaborator in the Christ-Roi le Meilleur parish of Port-au-Prince, was kidnapped in Croix des Bouquets. The news was ...
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  14 March 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - One thousand young people confirmed as civil conflict worsens Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - The Lord confirms them in faith, which will help them live through the hardship, precariousness and suffering around them. A total of 1,173 young people have received the Sacrament of Confirma ...
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  14 March 2023
  ASIA/TURKEY - New earthquake of magnitude 4,7 in southeastern Turkey: the missionaries continue to provide their assistance Mersin (Agenzia Fides) - After the serious earthquake which on February 6, destroyed entire neighborhoods between Syria and Turkey (see Fides, 7/2/2023) a new shock recorded today March 14 shook the earth in the south-ea ...
• 14 March 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Over 5 million trees to be planted in 5 years: the project to combat desertification promoted by the Nigerian Bishops Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) is to plant 5.5 million trees over the next five years to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. Consequently, the conference laun ...
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  14 March 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Fraternity Campaign: born in the Catholic Church, but wants to address the whole of Brazilian society Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, March 13, a solemn session of the plenary session of the House of Representatives was held in Brasilia, dedicated to the Campaign for Fraternity 2023, whose theme is "Fraternity and ...
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  13 March 2023
  Pope Francis, 10 years of journey in the Mystery of Peter by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In the pilgrimage of the Church through History, the tenth anniversary of the beginning of a Pontificate is not a big deal. Pope Francis, who also read and consulted extensivel ...
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  11 March 2023
  Pope Francis, 10 years of Pontificate with "missionary restlessness" by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - There is a revealing detail that marks the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Francis, elected Bishop of Rome on March 13, ten years ago. Last January ...
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  10 March 2023
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The Maasai people forced to leave their homes in the protected area of Ngorongoro Malambo (Agenzia Fides) - The Tanzanian authorities are pushing the Maasai people to move away from the protected area of Ngorongoro, where most of the population resides, proposing financial 'aid' which is not sufficien ...
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  10 March 2023
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Let's break the silence that kills": live with dignity in working-class neighborhoods, fight against drug addiction and its consequences Rosario (Agenzia Fides) - "We are creating a para-state which does not change every four years and which, over time, consolidates its power and its financial structure, offering weapons, lawyers, protections and many oth ...