AFRICA/TANZANIA - Drought: Bishops' warning but the government minimizes
Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "I call for intense prayers to be held across the country. This is so that God, who protected the sons of Israel in their 40-year journey to the promised land, may look upon us with mercy ...
26 January 2017
ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Controversial debate on Christians in the Middle East
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The condition and the future destiny of the Middle Eastern Christian communities continue to be the focus of different approaches and also geo-political controversy implemented by political leade ...
26 January 2017
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The new yearbook of the Korean Church also in e-book
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The first is St. Andrew Kim Dae-geon, ordained a priest on August 17, 1845, the most recent is Don Kwang-Kyu Gi, who became a priest on September 24, 2016. Since 1845 (considered the "Official" da ...
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Mysore, appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Mysore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Antony Vazhapilly. The Holy Father appointe ...
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A catechist of Kajo-Keji parish killed
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - A catechist of the parish of the Sacred Heart of Kajo-Keji (South Sudan) was killed on Sunday, January 22 in the chapel in the city of Lomin. This was reported by the parish priest, Fr. Jesus Arand ...