News

• 24 August 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Priest and Seminarian kidnapped in early August have been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Paul Sanogo and Seminarian Melkiori Dominick Mahinini, kidnapped on August 3 in the assault on the parish of St. Luke Gyedna (diocese of Minna) in the local government area of Paikoro in the S ...
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  24 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Mary paves the way for the mission by Gianni Valente Darkhan (Agenzia Fides) - In the Cathedral of Ulaanbaatar there is a statue of the Virgin Mary that suggestively crosses the path of the small Mongolian Catholic community. ...
• 24 August 2023
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Voting extended in several polling stations Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Zimbabweans are called to vote today, August 24, in 40 polling stations due to delays in the presidential and administrative elections held yesterday, August 23 (see Fides, 17/8/2023). The vote i ...
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  24 August 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Fukushima's radioactive water in the sea, protests and criticism in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Japan has started dumping more than a million tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, destroyed in the March 2011 earthquake, reports Kyodo ...
• 23 August 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: In Marian shrines, Our Lady shows us how to proclaim the Gospel and gives us the peace of children Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The proclamation of the Gospel does not take place through the imposition of pre-constituted cultural models. The liberation proclaimed by Christ reaches individuals and peoples when it is expresse ...
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  23 August 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The 6,921 priests, apostles of Christ in the history of the Church in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean priests who, in 178 years of history, have spent their life following Christ and proclaming the Gospel are engaged in parishes, celebrating the Sacraments for the people of God, accompa ...
• 23 August 2023
  AFRICA/MALI - The departure of the Blue Helmets and the risks of the resurgence of the Tuareg rebellion as jihadists continue to strike Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - While international attention is focused on Niger, in Mali the process of withdrawal of the Blue Helmets of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) ...
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  23 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - The richness of Faiths. Working together for the good of all by Gianni Valente Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - "I met the Mongolian rulers and they assured me that the new Constitution guarantees religious pluralism and that all religions and confessions w ...
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  22 August 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Congregation of Saint Joseph welcomes four postulants Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of Saint Joseph of the Diocese of Beijing, China's first native Congregation of Sisters, welcomed four young postulants a few days ago in the presence of Bishop Joseph Li Shan. ...
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  22 August 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Anti-Christian violence in Jaranwala: Archbishop of Lahore, Muslim religious leaders and Prime Minister visit affected families Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - In times of suffering human contact, a hug, a smile and words of comfort are of great value. With this conviction, the Archbishop of Lahore, Sebastian Shaw visited the city of Jaranwala in th ...
• 22 August 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Justice and Peace" launches collective action in favor of miners affected by diseases linked to coal extraction Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Very often workers do not have the means to seek legal recourse from large companies which have huge resources at their disposal", says Cardinal-elect Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape T ...
• 22 August 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Diplomatic stalemate continues as African bishops reiterate their 'no' to military intervention Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The Economic Community of West African States (CEDEAO/ECOWAS), has rejected the proposal of the Niger military junta to hold elections within three years. Thus, the tug of war continues between t ...
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  21 August 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Communion and charity, for the good of all: the Chinese Catholic community sends aid to the regions affected by the floods Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Half a million Yuan (equivalent to 62,600 euros) has been donated by the diocese of Shanghai, led by Bishop Joseph Shen Bin, to support the people of Hebei province affected by the recent floods ...
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  21 August 2023
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Presidential vote and environmental referendum: No to drilling in the Amazon; two candidates for the second round Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Ecuador still in shock over the assassination of candidate Fernando Villavicencio (see Fides, 10/8/2023) voted yesterday, Sunday August 20, for the first round of presidential elections and for th ...
• 21 August 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - "Niger is a mirror of the international community" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Even a military coup still in progress can highlight, as in a mirror, the roles and characters of the drama taking place in Niamey and elsewhere", writes to Fides Fr. Mauro Armanino, missionary ...