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  7 March 2023
  ASIA/SYRIA - The "road map" of Father Jacques Mourad, Archbishop of Homs by Father Jihad Youssef monk of the Community of Deir Mar Musa Homs (Agenzia Fides) - These are peculiar days for Christians in Syria and also for us of the monastic community of Deir Mar Musa. Our brother, the monk ...
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  7 March 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Solidarity race" among the Korean faithful: "Let us not forget the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A month after the disaster of February 6, while the spotlights of the mass media are shifting and international attention is diminishing, it is necessary not to forget the victims of the severe e ...
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  7 March 2023
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Armed conflicts continue in the north of the country, thousands of people are fleeing Cabo Delgado (Agenzia Fides) - Abductions, disappearances, sexual violence, destruction of property, including schools, health centers and places of worship, are the main causes of the flight of thousands of people in se ...
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  7 March 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - 11 Catholics at the XIV National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Sixty-nine representatives of the "religious world" have been selected to participate in the sessions of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, wh ...
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  6 March 2023
  VATICAN - Prof. Zhang tells Urbaniana about the mission of Maillard de Tournon, the first papal legate in China Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Oh how many monsters are in this New World, coming from Europe!". So said Charles Thomas Maillard de Tournon (1668-1710), the first papal legate in China. His figure is closely linked to the well- ...
• 6 March 2023
  AFRICA/GHANA - Independence day is celebrated, amidst international restrictions due to foreign debt and security concerns Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Today, March 6, Ghana celebrates its national independence, obtained from the United Kingdom in 1957, albeit still with Queen Elizabeth as Head of State. On July 1, 1960, the Republic was proclaim ...
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  6 March 2023
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Peace talks for the serious humanitarian crisis in Las Anod Las Anod (Agenzia Fides) - Peace talks are underway to put an end to the fighting that does not seem to have subsided around the town of Las Anod, capital of the Sool region in southeastern Somaliland, about 1000 km nort ...
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  6 March 2023
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - 95 young catechumens in the community of Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - They symbolically knocked on the doors of the Church to ask to be admitted to the last stage of their preparation for Baptism. They are 95 young Cambodian catechumens who, in the Apostolic Vi ...
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  6 March 2023
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Indigenous Peoples Commission demands the truth about the murder of leader Eduardo Mendua Dureno (Agenzia Fides) - Eduardo Mendúa, indigenous leader in the Amazon territory, was assassinated on Sunday afternoon, February 26, in Dureno, in the province of Sucumbios, in the northern region of the Ecuadorian Am ...
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  6 March 2023
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - The Assembly of Catholic Bishops looks at the suffering of peoples: "There is no healing without listening to the other" Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - "The bishops once again draw the attention of the faithful to the reality of our world, to the suffering caused by war, violence and natural disasters". This is what emerges from the statement is ...
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  4 March 2023
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The parishes accompany the journey of faith of 1,700 catechumens Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - After the official examination of candidates for baptism in the parishes, the communities of the Diocese of Hong Kong accompany the journey of faith of the 1,700 catechumens to the diocesan ex ...
• 4 March 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - UN report: modern weapons smuggled into Haiti by the United States Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - More than 500,000 illegal firearms could be in circulation in Haiti. This is the figure given in the report published yesterday, March 3, by the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drug Traff ...
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  4 March 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Street children innocent victims in the poorest countries. “They take refuge in remote corners trying to make themselves invisible” Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "On my return from Dosso I had to face a very delicate problem: one of the boys who had been living with us for seven years, and who had created a sewing workshop with his wife, suddenly found hi ...
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  4 March 2023
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Restoration of the ancient Jesuit churches, renewal of the Pastoral care of education and beatification of the missionary Bishop Pedro Shaw Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Paraguay has experienced two important meetings in recent days: the second synodal meeting "Walking together" on February 27 and 28, with all the bishops of Paraguay, the pastoral ...
• 4 March 2023
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of bishop of Kibungo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 20, 2023, the Holy Father Francis appointed the Revernd Jean-Marie Vianney Twagirayezu, of the clergy of Nuyundu, until now secretary general of Caritas in Rwanda, as bishop of ...