News

• 6 April 2018
  AMERICA/CANADA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Alex Osei, CSSp Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 20, 2017, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed rev. Fr. Alex Osei, CSSp as National Director of the Pontifical Miss ...
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  6 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Towards the elections: the Church chastises corruption, crime, fanaticism Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The electoral campaign for the elections of 1 July has officially begun in Mexico, when 89 million people will choose the president of the Republic, and 18.311 public offices, including 128 ...
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  6 April 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Archbishop Leow: "Easter, politics and trust can go together" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "This year, Easter comes in the midst of the general election campaign where many politicians, old and new, are encouraging us to trust them. Easter, politics and trust: can they go togethe ...
• 6 April 2018
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Appointment of National Director of the PMS, Fr. Bernardino Lazo Cardenas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 January 2018, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Bernardino Lazo Cardenas, of the diocesan clergy of Cholu ...
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  6 April 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Activist expelled: "Respect the rights of every Kenyan", asks "Justice and Peace" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned with the manner in which the case of Dr Miguna Miguna is being handled and the attack of the journalists who were doing their duty of informing the public", says the Ken ...
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  6 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The commitment of the Sisters of St. Joseph: Welcoming abandoned childhood Uvira (Agenzia Fides) - Children were left at the hospital door. Or in front of the community. Or, were brought after being abandoned. The Sisters of St. Joseph found themselves dealing with an increasing number of very ...
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  6 April 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Manifestation of faith and hope of the Rio Negro indigenous communities during Holy Week São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Agenzia Fides) - "The experience of the mystery of Passion, death and resurrection of the Lord manifests itself in different ways in the Brazilian region of Rio Negro, in the diocese of São Ga ...
• 5 April 2018
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo Appointment of new Auxiliary Bishop Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Francis on 4 April 2018 accepted the renunciation of the office of Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka), presented by Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris. ...
• 5 April 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Ilorin Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Francis on 4 April 2018 appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Ilorin (Nigeria), Rev. Paul Adegboyega Olawoore of the clergy of Oyo, until now Judici ...
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  5 April 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Church: the use of parish premises as polling stations may only be authorised by the local Bishop Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – The decision whether or not to allow parish rooms to be used for Lebanon’s legislative elections scheduled for 6 May, falls only to the local Bishop, and it may not be imposed by any other ...
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  5 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Where government is absent, the Church is present ”: commitment to education for children and young people Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most reliable institutions in the fields of education, health care and charitable work. Numerous local and inter ...
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  5 April 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Barnabite Fathers : Concrete Peace Building Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - “Positive signs from Afghanistan in the first quarter of 2018 cannot say that the war is nearly over, but they do give signs of hope. We must see them with trustful eyes and above all with heart ...
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  5 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - North Kivu lives a Holy Week of Passion: at least 11 dead in terror attacks Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Holy Week was a dramatic time in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. On Easter Sunday in the diocese of Goma unidentified gunmen kidnapped Célestin Ngango, parish p ...
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  5 April 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Conclusion Congress "Medellín: 50 Years On" Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) – “We intend to reflect on pastoral care as an intrinsic part of ecclesial and theological work, and not simply the pastoral or practical application of theology and the life of the Church” ...
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  5 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN -- Bishop Shukardin: “It is essential to accompany young people in vocation discernment ” Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) – “Take your vocation seriously. Be ready to carry the Gospel of Christ to other young people”: this was the message addressed by Bishop Samson Shukardin, who leads the Catholic communit ...