News

• 4 May 2018
  AFRICA/CONGO - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Gelase Armel Kema Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 14, 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Gelase Armel Kema, of the diocesan clergy of Ouesso, as Nat ...
• 4 May 2018
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Confirmation of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Leonardo Rodriguez Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 March 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the rev. Fr. Leonardo Rodriguez, of the diocesan clergy of Canelones as Na ...
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  4 May 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Pro Children Association of Kabul and the work of the nuns for the dignity of disabled children Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The nuns on mission in Kabul live in an extreme situation. They are carrying out a truly heroic work. And, in their small way, they are slowly helping to requalify the figure of people with disab ...
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  4 May 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - "Anti-conversion law" approved in the state of Uttarakhand Nainital (Agenzia Fides) - Uttarakhand (Northern India) has become the seventh state of the Indian Federation to have approved an "anti-conversion law" that penalizes freedom of conscience and religious freedom. As Fide ...
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  4 May 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Already "legalized" 215 churches by the government built before the new law on places of worship Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - There are already 215 churches with adjoining service buildings built before the new law on the construction of Christian worship buildings came into force, legalized and "regularized" by the Egyp ...
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  4 May 2018
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Thousands of Hondurans hold their breath: today the US government must decide on the TPS Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Today is a crucial date for thousands of Hondurans who have been granted the State of Temporary Protection (TPS): Donald Trump's government must in fact communicate its decision during the d ...
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  4 May 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - More than 200 child soldiers released: the government's commitment to peace and development Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - More than two hundred child soldiers (including 95 girls) were released to the community on 28, April, in Yambio Gbudue State. As Fides learns, this is the second time child soldiers are released ...
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  4 May 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops: "It is urgent to review the political system of Nicaragua" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe that the objective of National Dialogue must also be to review the political system of Nicaragua from its roots, in order to achieve an authentic democracy": with these words the Bis ...
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  4 May 2018
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Afonso Dhlakama, leader of RENAMO, the main opposition party dies Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "A bolt from the blue". This is how Chiara Turrini, at the head of the Community of Sant'Egidio in Mozambique, defines the death of Afonso Dhlakama, the 65-year-old leader of RENAMO (Mozambican N ...
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  3 May 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Church in prayer for the general elections: "A responsible vote" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Malaysia has invited all the faithful to express "a responsible vote" in the upcoming general elections and to accompany the political process with the prayer for pea ...
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  3 May 2018
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - The Catholic community on the way between new baptisms and catechumenate Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - "Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle. This inspires us: let us pray so that our candle does not blow out. We are a small Church, but we thank God because we have the opportunit ...
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  3 May 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops on the elections: the next government must aim at the repatriation of Syrian refugees Bkerke (Agenzia Fides) - The parliament and the government that will be elected on Sunday 6 May will have to oppose the attempt to permanently impose on Lebanon the weight of the reception of Syrian refugees. This is one ...
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  3 May 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - Missionaries of the Sacred Heart: to promote the rights of indigenous communities and evangelize them in their own language Ucayali (Agenzia Fides) - The assassination of the 80-year-old indigenous leader of the Shipibo-Konibo population, Olivia Arévalos, which took place on April 19 in the Peruvian Amazon and is still under investigation, " ...
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  3 May 2018
  AFRICA - To win the challenge of peace in Africa: a possible dream with dialogue, not with weapons Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Who will save Central Africa, Congo Kinshasa, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Libya? Who will really save Africa from all the violence that is burying and impoverishing the African continent, ever ...
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  3 May 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Cardinal Nzapalainga after the massacre: "Is there a willingness to divide the Country? Is there a hidden agenda?" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "I bow to the memory of our brothers and sisters who are no longer with us and offer condolences to their families. I am spiritually close to the injured", said Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, A ...