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20 February 2019
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A priest who helped Venezuelan refugees has been killed
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - At approximately 7 pm local time, on Monday 18 February, in the Tierra Buena neighborhood of Patio Bonito, in the town of Kennedy, in the south of the Colombian capital Bogotà, Fr. Carlos Ernes ...
20 February 2019
AMERICA/MEXICO - Xt2 Program: young protagonists in social and ecclesial life, with commitment and creativity
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We have two fundamental objectives: to help young people find the meaning of their life and their vocation, knowing that they are loved and listened to, and to be incisive in the search for ...
20 February 2019
ASIA/INDIA - India’s rising violence against Christians
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In January 2019 there were 29 incidents of violence against Indian Christians in 13 Indian states. Among the injured there are 26 women and 25 children. For none of these cases an official com ...
20 February 2019
VATICAN - Archbishop Rugambwa to Rectors and vice-Rectors of Seminaries: "Forming priests according to the heart of God"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The first formation Course for formators established by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, in collaboration with the Pontifical Urbaniana University, is part of the settin ...
20 February 2019
ASIA/PALESTINE - Crisis at the University of Bethlehem. Negotiations with students continue
Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The problems that are likely to stop the academic semester underway at the University of Bethlehem have not yet been overcome. The University, run by the Brothers of the Christian schools and ...
19 February 2019
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Rector Major of the Salesians: "May the blood of Fr. Antonio César be the seed of Christians, faithful followers of Jesus, and of young vocations at the service of the Kingdom"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "A good man, a man of God who, like the Lord, spent his life “doing good”, especially among his beloved African people", this is how the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr. Ángel Fernández Art ...
19 February 2019
AFRICA/MOROCCO - In prayer before the crucifix of nails of Fr. Gigi Maccalli
Fès (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers and solidarity for the release of Father Luigi Maccalli, a missionary in Niger continue. We have no news of Fr. Macalli since 17 September 2018. Among the many testimonies, Father Matteo R ...
19 February 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Mid-term elections, Cardinal Tagle: "To put the country in good hands"
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - We must put the country "in good hands", hands that are generous and supportive, so that Filipino society is better, "welcoming as a womb that gives life": said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Arc ...
19 February 2019
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - "One heart, many voices": conference in preparation for the extraordinary missionary Month
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "The intention behind the extraordinary missionary Month announced by Pope Francis is to cultivate a spirit of missionary conversion in each of us, as well as in the life and pastoral activity of ...
18 February 2019
ASIA - Asian Bishops: to address Rohingya refugee crisis firmly
Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has urged the international community to find a diplomatic solution to the on-going Rohingya refugee crisis, who have fled from Myanmar ...
18 February 2019
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysian youth: "WYD has strengthened our faith"
Kuala Lumpur - The 51 pilgrims from Malaysia who attended the World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama (January 22-27) have been strengthened by the faith they witnessed and are raring to share their experiences with their frie ...
18 February 2019
ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Patriarchs at the summit in Munich: the West is jointly responsible for Middle Eastern conflicts
Munich (Agenzia Fides) - The 55th International non-governmental Conference on Security, held in Munich from 15 to 17 February, also hosted a qualified representation of Middle Eastern Churches: Chaldean Patriarch Louis ...
18 February 2019
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Postponement of the vote; a Bishop: "Let us put aside controversies and support those who must ensure credible elections"
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The electoral process is managed by human beings and there may be errors, so let us stop complaining" said His Exc. Mgr. Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor, Bishop of Awka, who urged Nigerians to sto ...
15 February 2019
AMERICA/PORTO RICO - Towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month: "Every baptized person is called to bring the Good News to the suburbs"
Arecibo (Agencia Fides) - The Church in Puerto Rico is preparing for the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October with an Extraordinary Missionary Year which began a month ago, on January 13, the Feast of the Baptism of ...
15 February 2019
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Preparation for the beatification of Mgr. Angelelli, a Pastor who took care of the last
La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - The northern province of Argentina, La Rioja is preparing for the beatification of Bishop Enrique Angelelli, of priests Carlos Murias and Gabriel Longueville and layman Wenceslao Pedernera, mar ...
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