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  8 February 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - World Interfaith Harmony Week: on the island of Mindanao, students, citizens and institutions participate in numerous initiatives Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and Muslims in the south of the Philippines joined the World Interfaith Harmony Week (February 1-7) organized by the United Nations, which was celebrated in Catholic parishes, ...
• 8 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Shillong Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Bernard Laloo, of the clergy of Shillong, India, until now chancellor and parish priest of the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Laitumkhrah ...
• 8 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Neyyattinkara Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Selvarajan Dasan, of the clergy of Neyyattinkara, India, until now judicial vicar and parish priest of Saint Francis Xavier in Thirupuram, as coad ...
• 8 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Visakhapatnam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy of Warangal as archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, India. Archbishop-elect Udumala Bala Showreddy was b ...
• 8 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Jalpaiguri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jalpaiguri, India, presented by Bishop Clement Tirkey. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fabi ...
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  8 February 2025
  Cardinal Bernardin Gantin and his Roman and missionary heart by Antonella Prenna Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The main airport in Benin, his homeland, is named after Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, who died in 2008. Seventeen years after his death, it was the Bishops of the Episcopal Con ...
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  7 February 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "State of food emergency" while the country is in electoral campaign Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The state of “food emergency” declared by the Philippine government to counter the “rice crisis” - due to an “extraordinary” increase in the price of the country's staple food - “is ...
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  7 February 2025
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Jubilee in the Vicariate of Southern Arabia, Bishop Martinelli: our being a "Church of migrants" helps us to place all our hope in Christ Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in the Vicariate of Southern Arabia is a "Church of migrants", where the common experience of being migrant is to feel that there is always "something missing or lacking", starting ...
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  7 February 2025
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops on the serious crisis in the country: "We must not let ourselves be deprived of hope" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "We are seriously concerned about the requests for help and the needs of the populations and communities that are seriously affected," write the Colombian Bishops gathered in Bogota for the Plena ...
• 7 February 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped. Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was kidnapped yesterday morning, February 6. He is Fr. Cornellus Manzak Damulak, who studies at Veritas University in Abuja, the federal capital. According to the diocese of Shen ...
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  6 February 2025
  VATICAN - Appointment of Monsignor Sangalli, Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Most Reverend Monsignor Samuele Sangalli, Adjunct Secretary and Administrator of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New ...
• 6 February 2025
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Bishop of Tenkodogo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Fr. David Koudougou, of the clergy of Tenkodogo, until now Diocesan Administrator of the same Diocese, as Bishop of the Diocese of Tenkodogo. His Exc. M ...
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  6 February 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Possible amnesty for political prisoners in Papua: Franciscans call for "initiative for a in-depth dialogue" Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) – In order to manage the armed conflict that has plagued the Indonesian region of West Papua for decades, the Indonesian government, led by the new President Prabowo Subianto, is considering an ...
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  6 February 2025
  VATICAN - Pope's Message for World Mission Day 2025: The Church prolongs the mission of Christ by offering life for all Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church, a community of Christ's missionary disciples", is today "sent to revive hope in a world over which dark shadows". "Despite facing persecutions, tribulations and difficulties, a ...
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  6 February 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Turning point in the Sudanese conflict? The Sudanese Armed Forces advance in Khartoum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The advance of the SAF (Sudan Armed Forces) soldiers continues to regain control of Khartoum, the Sudanese capital disputed with the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) militiamen. The offensive of Ge ...