News

• 3 December 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Kamina Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kamina (Democratic Republic of Congo), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba. (SL) (Age ...
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  3 December 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The priest kidnapped on 22 November has been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We thank God because our brother Fr. Matthew Dajo was released safe and sound today Wednesday 2 December" . Thus His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja yesterday announced the r ...
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  3 December 2020
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Repatriation from the Canary Islands of those who are not entitled to international protection has begun Ceuta (Agenzia Fides) - "The repatriation of Moroccans from the Canary Islands has resumed", police sources said yesterday, December 2, to the daily El Espanol, without specifying the number of people concerned. This con ...
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  3 December 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Humanitarian corridor for Tigray and dangers for Eritrean refugees Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The Ethiopian government has signed an agreement with the United Nations to allow the creation of a humanitarian corridor "without obstacles", at least for the areas under the control of the ...
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  3 December 2020
  VATICAN - Feast of St. Francis Xavier Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Church and the missionary world celebrate today, December 3, Saint Francis Xavier (Javier 1506 - Sancian Island 1552), one of the first disciples of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who was pa ...
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  3 December 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite bishops urge the rapid application of anti-corruption controls in public institutions Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The Maronite Bishops "take note" of the political initiative announced by President Michel Aoun to take budgetary control measures to combat corruption in Lebanese public institutions. At the sa ...
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  3 December 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The Jesuits in Goa: "In the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, we remain alongside the poor and those who suffer" Panaji (Agenzia Fides) - "Following in the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, we are called to remain close to the poor and those who have no voice and to become true witnesses and messengers of Christ", said the Provinci ...
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  2 December 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - A missionary reports: "The population is losing hope, but we continue to proclaim Christ the Savior" Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The population is losing hope, there seems to be no way out, but as a Church we continue to proclaim Christ the Savior!" says the missionary, Father Renold Antoine CSsR, of the Redemptor ...
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  2 December 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence: Two statues of saints destroyed by vandals in West Bengal Baruipur (Agenzia Fides) - Two statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which were placed in two grottos outside the Church of the Sacred Heart in Morapai, West Bengal, were destroyed by unknown ...
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  2 December 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Statement of the Bishops in view of the elections Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Standing Commission of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela sends a message to the people of God in view of the legislative elections for the renewal of the unicameral Parliament, scheduled ...
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  2 December 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - World AIDS Day: Christians united in the fight against AIDS Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Even in times of pandemic, joint and collective efforts are required to fight AIDS and overcome the prejudices and stigmatizations that affect HIV-positive people. "Our nation and the whole world ...
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  2 December 2020
  VATICAN - General audience: Pope commemorates missionaries murdered 40 years ago Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of today's general audience, Pope Francis recalled the ordeal of four missionaries with the words: "Today is the fortieth anniversary of the death of four North American missiona ...
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  2 December 2020
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Farewell to Archbishop Henri Teissier: he wanted to make known the importance of St. Augustine's African origins Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - He left this world on the feast of Blessed Charles de Foucauld: Henri Antoine Marie Teissier, Archbishop Emeritus of Algiers, died yesterday, December 1st, at the age of 91, due to the consequen ...
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  2 December 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "No to the culture of hedonism that leads young people to ignore anti Covid-19 restrictions" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "People are tired of Covid-19 restrictions", says His Exc. Mgr. Sithembele Sipuka, Bishop of Mthatha and President of SACBC (Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, which brings toge ...
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  2 December 2020
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Islamist threat in Kivu and Mozambique: States in southern Africa should act together Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Islamist threat in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the north of Mozambique is a common challenge and all countries in southern Africa must face it together. This is ...