News

• 10 March 2021
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Riots during demonstrations: bishops call for dialogue Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "While we still have time, we must do our best to limit the damage and possibly stop it. Let's stop the cycle of violence!", calls Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye of Dakar in a statement on behalf of t ...
• 10 March 2021
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Mbaïki Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mbaïki, Central African Republic, presented by Bishop Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.J. The Holy Father has ap ...
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  10 March 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Lent and prayer between distancing and Buddhist feast Danang (Agenzia Fides) - It is a Lent that is affected by the measures of "social distancing", is what is being experienced by the Catholic community of Vietnam. But these measures do not affect faith and the lively spir ...
• 10 March 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Paul" interdiocesan Seminary in Tiruchirapalli Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 9 December, 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Andrew De Rose, of the diocesan clergy of Tuticorin, as Rect ...
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  9 March 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Colombian missionary killed in road accident Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) - Father Manuel Ubaldo Jáuregui Vega, 36, Xaverian missionary from Yarumal (Institute for Foreign Missions of Yarumal), born in Cúcuta, Colombia, was assassinated in Zango, in the municipality of ...
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  9 March 2021
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Demonstrations against corruption among politicians and mismanagement of the pandemic Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - For four days, demonstrations, even violent, have followed in the capital of Paraguay, Asunción, aimed at protesting against the corruption of local politicians and against the management of t ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Catholic leaders: "We will not stop asking for truth and justice for the 2019 attacks" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "We will not stop asking for truth and justice regarding the 2019 attacks. The authorities must commit to finding the culprits and those responsible for the massacres". This is what Cardinal Mal ...
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  9 March 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Combat killings linked to the victim's gender through integral education based on the dignity of women, protection of life and gender equality Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Each new case of murder linked to the sex of the victim shakes Argentinian society. In fact, 82% of these murders take place in the context of domestic violence and 60% occur in the victim' ...
• 9 March 2021
  AFRICA - JRS calls for equity in vaccine distribution Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Equal access to vaccinations is necessary to ensure public health for all in society. We cannot heal and move forward until all of us, including forcibly displaced people, are vaccinated", Fr. Tho ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The religious stop the military: "Every life is precious. Do not kill" Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask not to kill. This is why we have turned to the military. We fear that police officers will kill more young demonstrators. Our presence as people of faith, peacemakers, may help them st ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish media comment on Pope's visit to Iraq Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The media in Turkey did not ignore Pope Francis' visit to neighboring Iraq. Very different comments and analyzes were published. In addition to reports on the possible contribution of the papal t ...
• 9 March 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Explosions in military barracks: the number of victims rises to 98 Malabo (Agenzia Fides) - The official number of deaths in the explosions that occurred on Sunday, March 7th, in the military barracks in Bata, the most populous city and economic capital of Equatorial Guinea, rises to a ...
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  9 March 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - No school meals during the pandemic: Millions of children at risk of hunger all over the world Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - The protraction of the Coronavirus pandemic continues to hit the most vulnerable groups. According to a report published by the World Food Program (WFP), there are around 370 million children worl ...
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  8 March 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Call for dialogue by the Church after the violent demonstrations in Formosa against the return to lockdown in the fight against Covid-19 Formosa (Agenzia Fides) - Tension and violence continue in Formosa, both in the city and in this Argentine province on the border with Paraguay after provincial authorities ordered a total lockdown as part of the fight a ...
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  8 March 2021
  EUROPE/ITALY - Testimony of the women of Doctors with Africa CUAMM Padua (Agenzia Fides) - Women are at the center of Doctors with Africa CUAMM's commitment to health. To pay homage and witness their great and constant commitment, on the occasion of March 8, the organization shared the ...