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  12 December 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The first phase of the peace talks between the Government and the ELN, the Colombian Church "permanent companion" concludes Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian Catholic Church has accepted the invitation to participate as a "permanent companion" in the peace talks between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guer ...
• 12 December 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Assaults on road construction sites in Imo State. The Bishop of Okigwe wonders who has an interest in blocking development in the area Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The bishop of Okigwe, Msgr. Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu regretted the attacks on the construction company that works on the improvement of the Owerri-Umuahia and Owerri-Okigwe roads, in the State of ...
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  12 December 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - The former seminary will welcome Christian refugees "evicted" from the "refugee camp of the Virgin Mary" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The structures of the former Chaldean seminary located in Dora, a suburb of Baghdad, were renovated in a short time to house displaced Christians from Mosul and the Nineveh Plain who had so far ...
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  12 December 2022
  EUROPE/ITALY - Reduce the social and educational impact of the pandemic, especially on girls in less developed countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world in March 2020, it is estimated that more than 111 million students have dropped out of school in developing countries. Lockdowns and restrictions are estim ...
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  12 December 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Conversion without consent": a plague for Pakistani society Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Conversion without Consent": this is the title of the report presented yesterday, December 11, by the Pakistani NGO "Voice for Justice" in collaboration with the international NGO "Jubilee Camp ...
• 12 December 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Kroonstad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kroonstad (South Africa) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Peter John Holiday. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 1 ...
• 12 December 2022
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 10, 2022, the Holy Father appointed rev. Gabriel Msipu Phiri, of the clergy of Chipata, currently in charge of raising funds for diocesan activities, as Auxiliary Bishop of the ...
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  10 December 2022
  AFRICA/MALI - German humanitarian activist released after four and a half years of hostage detention Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - German aid worker Jörg Lange has been released after four and a half years of hostage detention. According to information from Der SPIEGEL, the Moroccan secret services in Mali acted as intermed ...
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  10 December 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Story of Paolino, the cook of the nuns of Kanawat Kanawat (Agenzia Fides) - "Paolino was the cook of our community in the last ten years. He was a good man, and he also had some village-level responsibilities". Sister Laura Gemignani, a Comboni missionary, tells the sto ...
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  10 December 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christian-Shiite dialogue Conference scheduled for March 2023, two years after the Pope's visit Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In March 2023, two years after the apostolic visit to Iraqi land, Iraq will host a Christian-Shiite dialogue Conference. The initiative will involve high Christian and Shiite representatives and ...
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  9 December 2022
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - The school in the village of Zuunmod educates the little ones with Don Bosco's "Preventive System" Zuunmod (Agenzia Fides) - This year, 30 children are attending the "St Paul" school, run by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, in the Mongolian village of Zuunmod, capital of the province of Tov. A school that is ...
• 9 December 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Multan, Yousaf Sohan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Yousaf Sohan of the clergy of the diocese of Multan, Pakistan, until now parish priest of the Cathedral of the Most Holy Redeemer, as bishop of th ...
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  9 December 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - "The defense of democracy is the right and duty of peoples and citizens": Dina Boluarte new President of the Republic Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, who had called new elections and decreed a state of emergency, has been dismissed by Parliament, which has called on Vice President Dina Boluarte to succeed h ...
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  9 December 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Ration cuts and price increases seriously affect refugees in Uganda Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The living conditions of refugees continue to worsen due to the sharp reductions in food rations and the increase in prices. Sister Laura Gemignani, a Comboni missionary working in Kanawat, dioc ...
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  7 December 2022
  AMERICA - From the first Latin American Church Assembly to the Synod, for a greater capacity for evangelization Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - A year ago, from 21 to 28 November 2021, the first Church Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Mexico City (see Fides 29/11/2021; 24/2/2022 ), linked to the Synod of Bishops o ...