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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 ...
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  12 December 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Opium production in Myanmar exceeds that of Afghanistan, according to UNODC data Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The annual report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that Myanmar's opium production has surpassed that of Afghanistan during 2023. The document, titled 'Southea ...
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  12 December 2023
  ASIA/BAHREIN - On the consecration of the Cathedral of Awali: Bishop Berardi blesses the relic of the holy martyr Arethas Awali (Agenzia Fides) - "The cathedral is not a parish. It is a place of spirituality, of welcome, where we can find someone who listens to us. We are the true temple, because true worship is in the heart". With these wo ...
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  11 December 2023
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Catholic priest killed in Nebraska Omaha (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic priest Stephen Gutgsell was stabbed to death during a burglary yesterday, Sunday, December 10, in the rectory of the parish of St. John the Baptist in Fort Cahloun, a small community in N ...
• 11 December 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Shen Bin confers 77 confirmations in 2 churches in Shanghai dedicated to the Immaculate Conception Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - Imitate the example of Mary, learn from her "fiat" to welcome with an open and trusting heart the free gift of salvation from God: this is the invitation that the Bishop of Shanghai Joseph Shen ...
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  11 December 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Reopening of the university affected by the attack in Marawi: prayer and memory of the victims Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - The Mindanao State University (MSU) campus of Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi reopened today, after eight days of closure, following the bomb attack that killed four people during mass ...
• 11 December 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The priest and his companion kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Father Kingsley Eze and his companion Uchenna Newman, who were victims of a kidnapping on November 30 in Umuekebi, Osuoweerre, in the Isiala Mbano local government region of the State of Imo, sout ...
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  11 December 2023
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - A gift for everyone. The Sacred Heart Catholic School in Manama celebrates its 75th anniversary by Antonella Prenna Manama (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the day everyone, young and old, sang the Bahraini national anthem together, as befits major occasions. And the occasion is really a reason to celebrate: ...
• 11 December 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Bishop of Ilorin Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 8, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Anselm Pendo Lawani, until now diocesan administrator of Ilorin, Nigeria, as bishop of the same ecclesiastical circumscription. Msgr. ...