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• 18 December 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Ten years of civil war: Sexual violence as a weapon of war Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Victims of sexual violence are the invisible victims of the civil war that broke out in South Sudan 10 years ago in December 2013 (see Fides, 16 and 18 December 2013). Sexual violence is a real wea ...
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  18 December 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - From a ceasefire to true peace: Christmas marked by reconciliation with the people of North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of Christmas, the Korean Catholic community extends its thoughts, prayers and a deep desire for peace and reconciliation to its compatriots in the North: in the year of the 70th an ...
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  18 December 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Diocese of Yei publishes five-year plan: evangelization, social development, economy Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "This is a very important event, both for the faith and for the holistic development of the Church," said the Bishop of Yei, Alex Lodiong Sakor, on the occasion of the presentation of the five-year ...
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  16 December 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - In the Catholic community in Gaza: Two women killed by Israeli army snipers Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The two women, Nahida and Samar Anton, mother and daughter, were killed on Saturday December 16 by an Israeli army sniper in the Catholic parish in Gaza, dedicated to the Holy Family and where the ...
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  16 December 2023
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - In the footsteps of Father Bukowiński: A missionary journey to the most remote areas of the Country Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - Not far from the borders with Kyrgyzstan and China, along the former Silk Road, the missionary pilgrimage organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Kazakhstan took place this year. This is ...
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  15 December 2023
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Pironio and Romero: friends also in Paradise by Gianni Valente Campana (Agenzia Fides) – Friendships emerge among the Saints, a reflection of their common friendship with Christ. Friendships that also help them to go through the apostolic sufferings that almost ...
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  15 December 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Diocesan youth Days: Young people play an important role in the Christian communities of the Diocese of Niamey Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people play an important role in the Christian community of Dosso, as in all communities where there are young people," said the missionary Father Rafael Casamayor to Fides on the occasion ...
• 15 December 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Justice and Peace Commission publishes election handbook Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Citizen education is an essential part of any democratic society," says the handbook prepared by the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Southern Africa ...
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  15 December 2023
  ASIA/TURKEY - Pre-Christmas season in Catholic communities: “We want to be a living church” Izmir (Agenzia Fides) - "We are in the pre-Christmas season, we are a small community of faith, as Catholics we are a drop in the ocean, but we want to be a living Church linked to Christ the Lord: we are called to live ...
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  14 December 2023
  VATICAN - Russian Ambassador Soltanovsky: Holy See is “independent actor with global outreach and importance” By Victor Gaetan* Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky presented his credentials to Pope Francis on September 18, 2023 as the third ambassador to the Holy See from the Russian Federation. He also repres ...
• 13 December 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region: Catholic Church provides aid Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The Sahel is increasingly at risk of becoming a "humanitarian black hole". In addition to the region's internally displaced people, refugees from neighboring countries such as Nigeria and Sudan ...
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  13 December 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: Proclamation and witness of the Gospel arise from the grace of Baptism Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The grace of baptism opens the "ears and mouth" of the one who receives it, freeing them from deafness to the calls of God and from closed mutism towards brothers and sisters. Thus, the proclamatio ...
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  13 December 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "cry" of the inhabitants of Mindoro reaches COP28 San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - Between white sand beaches and crystal clear waters, the Philippine island of Mindoro, south of Luzon, preserves its beauty and uniqueness. Precisely this beauty, granted by nature and the Crea ...
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  12 December 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Steps and risks in Indonesia's fragile democracy, as the nation approaches the polls Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - For the fifth time since the end of Mohammad Suharto's authoritarian regime, which collapsed in 1998, Indonesia's young democracy is preparing for presidential elections scheduled for February 2 ...
• 12 December 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - Sanctions against coup plotters extended: “The people of Niger are prepared to sacrifice their economy for nationalist pride” Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (CEDEAO/ECOWAS) against Niger following the military coup of July 26 that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum have been extende ...