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4 November 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint John Interdiocesan Theological Seminary in Hyderabad
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 17 July 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Kommareddy Marreddy, of the archdiocesan clergy of Hyderabad Re ...
4 November 2020
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - After attacks on villages in the north of the country: 40 refugees die in a boat accident
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of October 31st, Islamist terrorists affiliated to the Central African Province of the Islamic State (ISCAP) carried out several attacks on some villages in the Muidumbe district o ...
4 November 2020
ASIA/TURKEY - Trial against a monk postponed for alleged complicity with terrorist organization
Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The trial against Syrian Orthodox monk Sefer Bileçen, who was charged by the Turkish judicial authorities for complicity with terrorist organizations and activities, has been postponed for almos ...
4 November 2020
AMERICA/CHILE - Perspectives for the development of the country in the light of the Catholic social teaching
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - After the national referendum of 25 October, in which the proposal to modify the Constitution won (see Fides 27/10/2020), the V Social Congress is being held on the theme "Together towards a re ...
3 November 2020
AMERICA/MEXICO - Missing priest is safe and sound
Teotihuacan (Agenzia Fides) - Without providing details in this regard, Fr. Francisco Núñez Martinez’s sister announced that the priest has been found alive, five days after his disappearance in the State of Mexico ( ...
3 November 2020
AMERICA/CHILE - New declaration by the Apostolic Vicar of Aysen on the need to include the right to water in the text of the new Constitution
Aysén (Agenzia Fides) - "Water is the origin of all life. Without water there is no life", said the Apostolic Vicar of Aysén, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Infanti de la Mora. "Water is an essential element for life, not only for ...
3 November 2020
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Archbishop of Santa Cruz commemorates victims of the Covid-19 pandemic on All Souls Day
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "On this day when we remember all the believers who have died, pain and memories, questions and doubts mingle in our hearts, especially in these tragic times of the global corona epidemic tha ...
3 November 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Presidential election: Opposition wants to challenge outgoing president's victory
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The Independent Electoral Commission of Ivory Coast today announced the victory of outgoing President, Alassane Ouattara with 94% of the votes in the October 31 elections and a turnout of 53.9% ...
3 November 2020
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - A nun dies due to her serious injuries after an attack on her parish
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Matilda Mulengachonzi, one of the two sisters of the Congregation of the Little Servants of Mary Immaculate (LSMI), died of injuries inflicted two months ago in an armed attack on the pari ...
3 November 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Police have freed the 13-year-old Catholic Arzoo after a forced marriage
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are grateful to God that, on orders from the Provincial Supreme Court, the Sindh Police rescued 13-year-old Catholic Arzoo Raja, who was kidnapped on October 13th, 2020. It is a great result ...
3 November 2020
ASIA/IRAQ - Ten years after the attack on the Syrian Catholic Church of St. Mary in Baghdad: "Our dead are torches that illuminate our path"
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "Our martyrs are the torches of faith that illuminate the path of our life and kindle the fire of charity towards all", said Ignace Yussif III Younan, Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrian Catholic ...
31 October 2020
EUROPE/ROMANIA - One year after their establishment, the children of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood report rapid growth
Bucharest (Agenzia Fides) - A little more than a year after its establishment in Romania, the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood (POSI) continues to grow: on 3 October a group of children from the diocese of Târ ...
31 October 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint Francis Xavier Regional Philosophical Seminary in Agra
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 February 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Joseph Francis D'Souza, of the diocesan clergy of Allahabad ...
31 October 2020
EUROPE/SPAIN - Mission Stories: Spanish Missionaries around the World
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - A 102-year-old priest serving as a missionary in Taiwan. A nun who discovered an illness while working as a doctor in Benin and thus became known worldwide. A Bishop who acts as a human shield ag ...
31 October 2020
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Catholic community asks the authorities to search for a missing missionary
Tecámac (Agenzia Fides) - As part of a campaign with the hashtag #TodosSomosPadrePaco, the Catholics in Tecámac express their solidarity with Priest Francisco Núñez Martínez from Santa María Ajoloapan parish in Tec ...
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