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27 June 2018
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Individualism and loss of community sense: the difficulties of an indigenous catechist in Amazonia
São Francisco (Agenzia Fides) - One of the most important figures in the work of evangelization in the Amazonia communities is the catechist, responsible of accompanying daily life, given the small number of priests. As ...
27 June 2018
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Korean WYD, Cardinal Yeom: "In the heart of young people I see the presence of Christ"
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Seoul will host the Korea Youth Day (KYD) next August. The great feast of young Catholics in the country, the so-called "Korean WYD", will have as its main theme the evangelical ...
27 June 2018
ASIA/TAIWAN - The Camillians in Asia, to re-motivate the missionary spirit
Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - "Together in Asia to learn about the past, to celebrate the present, to scrutinize the future and to re-motivate the Camillian missionary spirit": this is the theme of the meeting that saw the Ma ...
27 June 2018
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The contribution of the University regarding the preparation of the 5th American Missionary Congress
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - Guided by the theme "The mission of the Catholic University today", about forty university delegates met yesterday, 26 June, for the Pre-Congress of Catholic Universities in view of the V Ame ...
27 June 2018
AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops: 770,000 children under 5 years of age risk hunger in Kasai
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 770,000 children under the age of five suffer from severe malnutrition in the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is what the Bishops of Kasai denounce on the basis of st ...
26 June 2018
ASIA/CHINA - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul: Chinese Catholics on pilgrimage to the martyrs' shrine, to invoke the unity of the Church
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The pilgrims reached the shrine of the martyrs of Zhu Jia He, in the Chinese province of He Bei, to ask with the prayer to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul - whose feast falls on June 29th - the ...
26 June 2018
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Violence does not stop, Cardinal Brenes in audience with the Pope to inform him of the painful situation
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 30 June Pope Francis will receive Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes Solorzano, Archbishop of Managua, President of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua and of the Commission for Nation ...
26 June 2018
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - All the Bishops are committed to guiding the Colombian people "on the path of true peace"
Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - "The Colombian people are eager for peace, but we still cannot find the right path. All the Bishops of Colombia are engaged in the effort to lead our people on the path to true peace, which is t ...
26 June 2018
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - The Bishops: "speculation and wild urbanization among the causes of the deadly flood in Abidjan"
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - It is not just climate change that provokes humanitarian tragedies, but also human responsibility. This is what the Ivorian Episcopal Conference states in a note expressing its condolences for t ...
26 June 2018
ASIA/ARMENIA - European funds to stabilize Armenian refugees who fled from Syria
Ereven (Agenzia Fides) - The European Union is preparing to allocate a contribution of 3 million euros to support projects for the integration and stabilization of Armenian refugees who fled from Syria who found refuge i ...
26 June 2018
AMERICA - Scalabrinians: instead of inhumane migratory policies, look for suitable alternatives that respect dignity
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "We Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo/Scalabrinians, with the mission to follow migrants and refugees, worried and committed to accompanying our migrant and refugee brothers and sisters on t ...
26 June 2018
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Shaw: "The role of teachers is decisive for peace and coexistence"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "School teachers play a fundamental role in the promotion of peace in Pakistan, we must offer them the opportunity to learn more and encourage them to continue to be educators of peace: It is ver ...
26 June 2018
ASIA/INDIA - A school for 1300 students of Azimganj
Azimganj (Agenzia Fides) - The town of Azimganj, in the district of Murshidabad, was an important commercial hub in the eighteenth century, home to many Jain temples that testify the glories of distant times. The Salesia ...
25 June 2018
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The young Carmelite Chiquitunga Blessed, tireless apostle of the discarded
Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - "A model of a young Christian", "a very intelligent person who expressed joy", "a model of a thinking person, that 'questions' and discusses, because there are realities that need to be questi ...
25 June 2018
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Archbishop of Ranchi, India, and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 24 June 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Ranchi presented by His Eminence Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo. The Pope appoint ...
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