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  5 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAFRICA - The murderers of Alindao attack another camp run by the local Church Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – Another displaced persons camp run by the local Church in Ippy south east Central African Republic, was attacked yesterday 4 December by men of the UPC ( Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique) ...
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  4 December 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Bishop of Niamey: “Fr Maccalli is alive and well”; we continue to pray for his release Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – “The Bishop of the diocese of Niamey, Mons. Djalwana Laurent Lompo, affirms that Fr. Pier Luigi Maccali, SMA missionary kidnapped on 17 September is alive and well. For security reasons he ...
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  4 December 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - Mission in Turkey, among Iraqi refugees, discovering the Gospel Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "When the Church opens for the good of others she flourishes, when she closes she dries up. The Church lives only when she goes out of herself, as the words of the Pope teach us ". Brother Jihad Yo ...
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  4 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church in Pakistan founded on the Eucharist Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We are called to break ourselves like bread for others, imitating Christ in the Eucharist. The Year of the Eucharist has strengthened our faith and we will gather the fruits in the years to come ...
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  4 December 2018
  AFRICA/CONGO - “May our priests accompany our youth on their path”, urge the Bishops following plenary assembly AFRICA/CONGO - “May our priests accompany our youth on their path”, urge the Bishops following plenary assembly Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - “Congolese youth and Christian identity ”, was the theme of the 47 ...
• 3 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Dibrugarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis on 2 December 2018 appointed Coadjutor of the diocese of Dibrugarh (India), Rev. Albert Hemrom of the clergy of Dibrugarh, Judicial Vicar of the See and Rector ...
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  3 December 2018
  ASIA - Church in Asia reflects on Confucian-Christian Dialogue and Mission Vatican city (Agenzia FIdes) – Exploring how Confucianism sheds light on the comprehension of the Church and her evangelising mission, particularly in Asia: this is the purpose of a gathering of scholars of Confucian ...
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  3 December 2018
  AFRICA - Rekindling a lively missionary awareness in Africa: the challenge of the future Kara (Agenzia Fides) – “A times, particularly in Africa, there is the impression that the duty of announcing the Gospel falls exclusively to consecrated persons. Now is the time to promote new missionary awarenes ...
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  3 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seven new Franciscan priests for the Church in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a great joy for us, Franciscans in Pakistan and the whole Church in this country to celebrate the priestly ordination of seven deacon Capuchin friars of our Custody. We entrust them to ...
• 3 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Archbishop of Nagpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis appointed today Archbishop of Nagpur (India), Mons. Elias Joseph Gonsalves, until now Bishop of Amravati. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 3/12/2018) ...
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  3 December 2018
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Central American Bishops reflect on youth, migrants and environment; and express solidarity with Nicaragua Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Young people in keeping with the recent Synod of Bishops and the imminent World Youth Day to be celebrated in Panama in the coming January, were the focus of the annual assembly of th ...
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  3 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Alindao Massacre: “At least 60 killed but who knows how many more lie dead in the undergrowth” says Cardinal Nzapalainga Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - “At least 60 dead. But in the undergrowth how many more may have been killed?” asked Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, after visiting Alindao in the Central African Rep ...
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  1 December 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catholic Expo: spotlight on evangelisation Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) – To make known the Church’s activity and missionary work in society the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Colombia is organising an event called Expocattolica, to take place 7 to 10 March ...
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  1 December 2018
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catholic parish in Kaohsiung contrary to expropriation of churchbuildings and land ordered by the government Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - Taiwan – Hundreds of parishioners , together with the Vincentian priests of the Catholic church in Kaohsiung dedicated to St Vincent de Paul, took part in demonstrations to oppose the confis ...
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  1 December 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Indigenous population plants 2000 new trees in the spirit of Laudato si' Puerto Princesa City (Agenzia Fides) – The indigenous people of Puerto Princesa Vicariate (southern Philippines) recently planted some 2000 new trees on their land in the spirit of Pope Francis’ Encyclical "Laud ...