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12 January 2022
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The new Archbishop of Seoul: pray for peace and walk a path of unity and reconciliation
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "To achieve peace, we need to reflect on ourselves and pray for peace. Prayer nurtures our faith in the presence of God, the Holy Spirit who is our teacher and guide of prayers. Remembering the tr ...
11 January 2022
AFRICA/EGYPT - Law on the personal status of Egyptian Christians is about to be passed
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The new law on the personal status of Egyptian Christians, which also contains provisions on sensitive family law issues and which the Coptic Orthodox Church and other churches and ecclesial commu ...
11 January 2022
AMERICA/CUBA - Jubilee celebrations in the communities for the 25th anniversary of the diocese of Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila (Agenzia Fides) - To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the diocese of Ciego de Ávila, erected on February 2, 1996, it was decided that the various pastoral areas together with the communities, celebrate ...
11 January 2022
AFRICA - Instability in the Sahel causes a sharp rise in military spending
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Military spending in Africa is on the rise. According to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in 2020, spending on weapons in Africa exceeded 43,000 mil ...
11 January 2022
AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kolwezi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Nestor Ngoy Katahwa. The Holy Father has ...
11 January 2022
ASIA/CHINA - Making God's love visible in society: this has been the mission of the Group of volunteers of the Nan Tang parish in Beijing for 10 years
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - During the year 2021, until December 31, the Nan Tang Parish Volunteer Group of the Archdiocese of Beijing, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary, which was founded by the great Jesuit ...
11 January 2022
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - After riots in Almaty: “Many parts of the city are completely devastated”
Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in the Almaty area is slowly stabilizing. Now we are starting to take stock of the disaster: some parts of the city have been completely devastated and apparently have been bombed. ...
11 January 2022
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The first indigenous diocesan priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni has died
Trinidad (Agenzia Fides) - Father Maximiliano Noe Valverde was born on August 18, 1962, the third of eight brothers in the parish of La Fortuna on the Mamoré River. In the ten years from 1990 to 2000, nine deacons and s ...
11 January 2022
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The smile on the face of many orphaned children and the fatigue of women: the poor, always at the center
Abobo (Agenzia Fides) - "I belong to the Congregation of the Holy Family of Spoleto. At the age of 17 I wanted to consecrate myself to God and after my religious profession I went to Guatemala", so begins the story of Si ...
10 January 2022
AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros: “Exclusive priesthood for men is based on the desire of Christ”
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The priesthood in the Church is reserved for men only, according to the will of Christ himself, who, during his public life, as highlighted in the Gospels, chose his apostles from among men, while ...
10 January 2022
AFRICA/SENEGAL - The celebrations for the 175 years of mission in Senegal of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Castres have started
Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "Towards the horizon of 175 years of missionary presence in Senegal, we rejoice in our rich mosaic of yesterday and today". This is the theme of the celebrations for the 175th anniversary of the p ...
10 January 2022
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Increasing violence and conflict in the department of Solola, the Bishops call for dialogue and prayer
Guatemala de la Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Guatemala express their "enormous concern" for the spread of violence that has caused numerous victims, including children, women and innocent people "who sought ...
10 January 2022
AFRICA/LIBERIA - Election year 2023: On the sidelines of the election campaign, missionaries work in silence
Foya (Agenzia Fides) - "In the new year, politicians expect to win the next elections, but the poor of Foya are waiting for better living conditions", writes to Fides Fr. Lorenzo Snider, a missionary in the small town in ...
10 January 2022
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian victims of blasphemy: a Pastor sentenced to death, a layman released on bail
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A district court in Rawalpindi has sentenced a Protestant pastor, Zafar Bhatti, 58, to death for blasphemy, in prison since 2012. The Christian leader was accused of sending blasphemous SMS text ...
10 January 2022
AMERICA/CHILE - Pastoral agents at the service of the mission: the formation carried out in the diocese of Chillán concludes
Chillán (Agenzia Fides) - "We wanted to provide all lay pastoral workers with elements in their formation that would allow them to serve the mission of a church that goes forth, because what we need most at this time is ...
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