ASIA/INDIA - Father Stan Swamy: Mumbai court denies application for bail
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "We are saddened to share with you the news that today, March 22, Father Stan Swamy SJ was denied bail by the judge of the Mumbai Court of First Instance. We continue to pray and hope that justic ...
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Boma
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M.
The Holy Father ha ...
20 March 2021
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of bishop of Bafoussam
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bafoussam, Cameroon, presented by Bishop Dieudonné Watio. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 20/3/2021)
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20 March 2021
ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of bishop of Hà Tinh
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Hà Tinh, Viêt Nam, presented by Bishop Paul Nguyên Thái Hop, O.P. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 20/3/2021)
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AFRICA/NIGERIA - Abduction of a priest in Delta State, southern Nigeria
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Another priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria: Fr. Harrison Egwuenu, dean of St. George's college in Obinomba, was kidnapped around 8 p.m. local time on March 15 in Abraka, in the local government ...