News

• 2 September 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - 73 school pupils kidnapped; the Bishops: "Too many kidnappings of children. We risk a traumatized generation of young people" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The abductions of school children present us with the prospects of a traumatized generation of young people". The words of the Bishops of Nigeria resound as a grave warning after the kidnapping, ...
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  2 September 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Solar panels at the University of Bethlehem and in Catholic schools, to guard the "common home" and concentrate resources in educational activities Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - While the "Time of Creation" opens again this year, a period of the year in which Christians of different confessions around the world are invited to pray and work together for the custody of ...
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  1 September 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A priest killed in the state of Morelos Galeana (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of August 31, the lifeless body of Mexican priest José Guadalupe Popoca was found in the parish of San Nicolás de Bari, in the town of Galeana, municipality of Zacatepec, in the ...
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  1 September 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese army soldiers occupy and desecrate two churches Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese army has occupied and profaned two churches, the Catholic church of St. John and a Baptist church, in the village of Chat, in the municipality of Mindat, in the Burmese state of Chin, ...
• 1 September 2021
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Vicar General of the diocese of Mamfe kidnapped last Sunday has been released Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar General of the diocese of Mamfe, in the south-west of Cameroon, was released without paying the ransom, kidnapped on Sunday, August 29 (see Fides, 31/8/2021). This was announced yeste ...
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  1 September 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - On January 22, the beatification of the four martyrs Rutilio Grande, Manuel Solórzano, Nelson Rutilio Lemus Chávez and Cosma Spessotto San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Salvadoran Catholic Church has announced that the Beatification of the Salvadoran martyrs Father Rutilio Grande, Jesuit Manuel Solórzano and Nelson Rutilio Lemus Chávez, lay people, a ...
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  1 September 2021
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Catechists in Africa: reference point for Christians of small communities Foya (Agenzia Fides) - "In Africa I would never have been able to carry out my missionary service without the help and support of so many catechists", said Fr. Walter Maccalli in reference to the Motu Proprio “Antiquum ...
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  1 September 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - September: from "Month of the Bible" to "Month of the Word" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The National Commission for Biblical Animation of Pastoral Care in Chile, has decided this year to change the name of the traditional "Month of the Bible", which is celebrated in September in v ...
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  1 September 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Armenian church of Malatya reopens for worship after 106 years Malatya (Agenzia Fides) The Armenian Apostolic Church of Surp Yerrortutyun (Holy Trinity), in the eastern Turkish province of Malatya, has reopened its doors to divine worship after an interruption of 106 years. The divi ...
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  31 August 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bishops' appeal: "Let us build a better future for Malaysia" Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us build a better future for Malaysia" is the motto of a message from the Catholic bishops on the occasion of Merdeka Day (August 31) and Malaysia Day (September 16). It is a ...
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  31 August 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian woman accused of blasphemy for a WhatsApp message; a couple has safely reached Europe Islamabaad (Agenzia Fides) - A The Christian Shagufta Kiran from Islamabad was arrested on July 29th by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for allegedly sending a message with blasphemous content via WhatsApp. As the ...
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  31 August 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops complain about obstacles to aid for flooded areas: “Charity knows no boundaries” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to the country's authorities to remember that "they are at the service of all Venezuelans" came from the Venezuelan bishops, who complained in a message on August 30 about the behavior ...
• 31 August 2021
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Vicar general of the diocese of Mamfe kidnapped Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar General of the diocese of Mamfe in the English-speaking region in the south-west of the country was kidnapped last Sunday. There is a war there between the regular army and militiamen ...
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  31 August 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Migrants: forced disappearances are not a memory of the past and times of dictatorship, new cases are increasing day by day Yucatan (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to draw attention to the disappearance of thousands of migrants on our continent. There are many routes and different forms of irregular migration, but all full of risks and among them, ...
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  31 August 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: Macron's visit to Mosul risks fueling misunderstandings Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "The international summit held in Baghdad with the participation of the French President was an important event, a strong sign of support for Iraq and its path to regain stability. But then, oth ...