News

• 11 May 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Catechists: main actors of evangelization in Africa Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Catechists in Africa have been the cornerstones of evangelization, they have carried out an extraordinary job. They were not mere collaborators of the missionary fathers, but important actors i ...
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  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catechists on bicycles to announce the Gospel and visit remote villages Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - "Most catechists preach the Gospel without being paid for their work. Some of them receive a minimal refund. We hope that with this small gift of a bicycle, a small recognition from the Church, ...
• 11 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Archbishop to the new catechists: you preach the Good news, God changes hearts Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not lose hope, remain consistent and obedient in your pastoral work. You will encounter challenges as you begin your pastoral ministry as catechists. Your responsibility is to preach the Good ...
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  11 May 2021
  VATICAN - The missionary catechist is not just a substitute in the field of evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the publication of the Motu Proprio "Antiquum ministerium" (= AM) with which Pope Francis establishes the ministry of catechists, Agenzia Fides has asked Prof. D. Luciano ...
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  11 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Fifty thousand catechists at the service of children, young people and adults Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In Peru, the Episcopal Commission for Catechesis and Biblical Pastoral Care is responsible for the animation and formation of catechists in the different ecclesiastical jurisdictions. It gathers mo ...
• 11 May 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Catechists in the reality of Covid-19: the Holy Spirit continues to blow in different ways Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "If it is true that the world is now united under the same pandemic, the means of dealing with it take particular forms in each region. Covid-19 has also reached Mexico and there is no way t ...
• 11 May 2021
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - State of emergency in the east: doubts and perplexities of academics and representatives of civil society Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Doubts and perplexities have been expressed by representatives of civil society on the application of the state of siege in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri in the east of the Democratic R ...
• 11 May 2021
  VATICAN - Catechists: a pride of the missionary Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During one of his pastoral visits to Africa, Pope John Paul II addressed the catechists of Angola, gathered in the Cathedral of Benguela, with these words that can reflect the reality of ca ...
• 11 May 2021
  VATICAN - Catechists witnesses of faith up to the gift of life Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - There are many catechists who, on all continents, have remained faithful to the mandate received to proclaim Christ and his Gospel until the supreme sacrifice of their lives. Men, women and ...
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  11 May 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem: an "extremist ideology" makes the soul of the Holy City bleed Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The forced eviction of Palestinian families in Jerusalem from their homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah by the security forces represents an "unacceptable violation" of one of ...
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  10 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Respect for democracy and human rights: public declaration required of candidates for the presidency Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Peruvian Episcopal Conference (CEP), the Union of Evangelical Christian Churches of Peru (Unicep), the National Human Rights (CNDDHH) Coordinator and the civil association Transparencia present ...
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  10 May 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Sisters of Shire call for attention to be kept high on the serious humanitarian situation Shire (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of refugees from neighboring areas have fled the fury of the fighting in recent months. They gather in the city's state schools, where they are monitored and assisted by some internation ...
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  10 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Reconciliation between Muslim and Christian hospital staff Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace and reconciliation are always possible. Blessed are the peacemakers. We thank God that the tensions between the Christian and Muslim staff of the Punjab Mental Health Institute have become ...
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  10 May 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - New appeals for an end to violence and respect for life and human rights Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "I would like to express my concern for the tensions and violent clashes in Colombia, which have caused deaths and injuries. There are many Colombians here; let us pray for your homeland", Pope F ...
• 10 May 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Appointment of the Bishop of Dedza, Mgr. Peter Chifukwa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 8, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Peter Chifukwa, of the clergy of Dedza, currently Judicial Vicar and Rector of the St. Kizito minor Seminary as Bishop of the Diocese of Dedza (Mala ...