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  12 December 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Vocations increase: new Camillian priest in Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - The island of Flores recently celebrated the ordination of the first Camillian priest. After ten years of presence in Indonesia, the Ministers of the Sick (MI) also have their first priest. We a ...
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  12 December 2019
  AMERICA/CHILE - "For a fair and worthy Chile": meeting on the challenges of evangelization in the current situation Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) - The Pastoral office of the diocese of Valparaiso and Caritas Valparaíso, have promoted a "Diocesan dialogue meeting for a fair and worthy Chile", which will be held on Saturday, December 14, ...
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  12 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two priests kidnapped on December 6 released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Two Nigerian priests who had been kidnapped on December 6 while on their way to a wedding have been released. Fr. Joseph Nweke and Fr. Felix Efobi, of the Diocese of Awka, were on their way from t ...
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  12 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle, gift of the Church in the Philippines to the universal Church Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle is "a great gift from the Church of the Philippines to the universal Church", said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines, commenting to F ...
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  12 December 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST- The celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Congregation of the Children of Charity have concluded Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday 8 December 2019 the celebrations for the first centenary of the Congregation of the Sons of Charity and the 57 years of their presence in the Ivory Coast ended with a mass in the par ...
• 12 December 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba and appointment of new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan, presented by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.J., at the same time appointi ...
• 12 December 2019
  AFRICA/CONGO - Resignation of Bishop of Impfondo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Impfondo, Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp. The Pope has appointed the R ...
• 12 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kafanchan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria, the Reverend Julius Yakubu Kundi, of the clergy of Zaria, formerly parish priest of Saint John in Muchia. The ...
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  11 December 2019
  AMERICA - 12 December: Continental Day of Prayer for Peace, entrusted to Our Lady of Guadalupe Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin American Episcopal Council (Celam) invites the Bishops' Conferences, ecclesial organizations, religious communities, apostolic movements and the entire people of God to join the "Conti ...
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  11 December 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 10 million pilgrims are expected from all over the world for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Everything is ready to celebrate the 488th anniversary of the apparitions of Santa Maria of Guadalupe al Tepeyac. According to data released by the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City and b ...
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  11 December 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Prayer and service for peace: priestly ordination in the diocese of Tombura-Yambio Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "My dear deacons, you have been chosen to spread love and holiness, to save God's people and forgive sins. From this moment on, your commitment is to bring others closer to God", said Mgr ...
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  11 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop Kaigama to politicians: "Be close to the people to understand their needs" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "You are avoiding contact with the people whose needs or sufferings you do not understand", denounced His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, during the ceremony as he takes over the Archdiocese of A ...
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  11 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "Announcing the Gospel means communicating the presence and compassion of Christ with life" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy Father sent me a message informing me of the new responsibility entrusted to me: I am grateful to him for the trust he has in me. I entrust my new service to the protection of the Bless ...
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  11 December 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Food banks in parishes, free medical services: the resilience of the Lebanese in the face of the crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Brother, if you have no money, do not be ashamed and do not leave your family without food. Please come in and take what you need: coffee, spices, cereals, because God cares about you and me", T ...
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  10 December 2019
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Lasallian missionary brother James Alfred Miller beatified, "martyr for education" Huehuetenango (Agenzia Fides) - "A martyr, an excellent educator and evangelical defender of the poor and oppressed, who became one of us and for us gave his life": this is how Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, B ...