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8 May 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two new chapels and two new priests in the Archdiocese of Lahore
Sangla Hill (Agenzia Fides) - One is the church of Saint John Mary of Vianney, named after the Curé of Ars, a figure dear to the priests and faithful of Lahore; the second is the Church of Saint Clarence, Bishop of Vien ...
8 May 2023
AFRICA/SUDAN - New agreement for a 7-day truce: the population on the brink of collapse and the capital remains under siege
Jeddah (Agenzia Fides) - There has been no truce for the Sudanese population since armed clashes began on April 15 between the regular army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support F ...
6 May 2023
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appeal for funds for refugees fleeing war in Sudan; "Beware of corruption" warns a member of civil society
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Since the fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, more than 32,500 people have been registered as having crossed the border between Sudan and South Sudan, according to the authorities in Juba.
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6 May 2023
ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Catholic communities continue their journey during the Marian month, between "Pilgrim Virgins" and the ordination of new priests
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - After the blessing in the Marian Shrine, the statues of Our Lady "made their way" to the deaneries of the province of Jiangxi. This "Visitation of Mary" initiative is based on the story of the v ...
6 May 2023
AFRICA - After years of silence, the video of a Romanian hostage kidnapped in the Sahel in 2015 emerges
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Recent evidence has emerged that shows that Iulian Ghergut, a Romanian citizen forcibly kidnapped by the jihadist group Al-Mourabitoun from a mine in Burkina Faso on April 4, 2015, is alive. Iulian ...
6 May 2023
VATICAN - "Antiquum ministerium": a new ministry for an ancient service
by Stefano Lodigiani
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in the history of the Church, the lay ministry of the catechist was recognized and established with the Apostolic Letter "Antiquum ministerium" of ...
5 May 2023
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Truth, synodality and reconciliation at the heart of “One Heart Many Voices
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The "One Heart Many Voices" conference organized by the National Direction of the Australian Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), known as Catholic Mission, ended today. Training sessions, worksho ...
5 May 2023
AFRICA/MALAWI - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Mzuzu
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda, of the clergy of Mzuzu, until now rector of the Kasina Spiritual Formation Center, as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Mz ...
5 May 2023
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Resignation and succession of Archbishop of Wellington
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand, presented by His Eminence Cardinal John Atcherley Dew. He is ...
5 May 2023
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Resignation and succession of Archbishop of Maputo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Maputo, Mozambique, presented by Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. He ...
5 May 2023
ASIA/CHINA - Year of Catechism in Xiamen, Eucharistic Congress in Thangsan. Doctrine and sacraments keep Chinese Catholics in their faith
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A Chinese edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the great and rich official exposition of all catechesis and Catholic doctrine, compiled under the supervision of then-Cardinal Joseph ...
5 May 2023
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two priests kidnapped on April 30 released
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The two Catholic priests kidnapped in southern Nigeria on the evening of April 30 have been released (see Fides, 2/5/2023).
Chochos Kunav, a member of the congregation of the Secular Institute of ...
5 May 2023
AMERICA/CHILE - On May 7, another step towards the new Constitution, which hopefully will be decisive
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "Next Sunday, May 7, we will have the opportunity to take a new step in the constitutional process that we are experiencing as a country, by electing the constitutional councilors, who, togethe ...
5 May 2023
ASIA/BANGLADESH - New parish of St. Joseph in the diocese of Jajshahi: bishop and parish priest remember Italian missionary
Rajshahi (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Rajshahi has a new parish: the parish of Saint Joseph in Bhutahara, located in a remote and tribal rural area in the northern part of the country. The inauguration of the new par ...
4 May 2023
AFRICA/EGYPT - Love in Christ, study, dialogue, prayer: the "four steps" of Pope Tawadros is to rediscover unity among divided Christians
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue between the Churches and their path to rediscover full communion can only be founded and modeled on the cross of Christ. This was reiterated by Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II, on t ...
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