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• 24 July 2023
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Toliara Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 22, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara (Madagascar) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Fulgence Rabeony, S.I. The Ho ...
• 24 July 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - New protests announced while Bishops call for the repeal of the finance law Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - New protests announced by the opposition in Kenya against the high cost of living and the government's economic policy, after those of recent days violently repressed in blood (see Fides, 20/7/2 ...
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  24 July 2023
  ASIA - Buddhism, Mongolia, and Pope Francis: How Did We Get Here? by Victor Gaetan* Mongolia established diplomatic relations with the Vatican in 1992. It is the world's largest landlocked country with a population of just 3.3 million people. According to a 2020 national census, 52 ...
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  24 July 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Auxiliary bishop Villareal: "Meetings like WYD bring young people closer to Christ" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "World Youth Day is a great experience of encounter that helps many young people to revitalize their faith", said the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mexico, Héctor Pérez Villareal, ...
• 22 July 2023
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father Jerome Nguyen Dinh Cong Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 25, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, confirmed Rev. Fr. Jerome Nguyen Dinh Cong, of the diocesan clergy (for biographical notes see F ...
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  22 July 2023
  ASIA/KOREA - The broken dream of reuniting families divided by the "frozen river" by Paolo Affatato Pyongyang (Agenzia Fides) - The last meeting took place in 2018. In this experience that politics defines as "family reunion" between people divided by the border between North Korea and South Korea, ...
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  22 July 2023
  ASIA - In the wake of "Antiquum Ministerium": the key role of catechists in the Salesian mission in India by Stefano Lodigiani Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "It is our firm belief that the catechetical mission in India is only as strong as the preparedness of the lay catechists and catechism teachers who play a vital rol ...
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  21 July 2023
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Bishop Rugambwa expresses his closeness to the Arusha community after the assassination of priest Pamphili Nada Arusha (Agenzia Fides) - "The priest died while being taken to hospital, and the suspect was killed by angry citizens who were waiting for him outside the scene of the incident". This is what the police commander in the ...
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  21 July 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - More than a thousand young Indians at WYD in Lisbon, also bearing the suffering of Manipur New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - More than a thousand young Indians are preparing to leave for Lisbon to experience World Youth Day (WYD). The Indian delegation for the ecclesial gathering, which will be held from August 1 to ...
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  21 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - WYD 2023, Chinese pilgrims on their way to Lisbon visit Propaganda Palace and the Ave Maria in Mandarin resounds in the Chapel of the Three Kings Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "This wonderful 'unscheduled' program was a grace from God". "What better could we hope for than to start our WYD journey in Lisbon"?! "It's a gift from God, an immense honor ...
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  21 July 2023
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - First gathering of young people preparing for WYD in the Catholic community of Adaba Adaba (Agenzia Fides) – More than a hundred young people from the communities of the Apostolic Prefecture of Robe took part in the First Youth Festival organized at the Pastoral Centre of Adaba. In an interview with F ...
• 21 July 2023
  EUROPE/HUNGARY - Appointment of the director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father Tete Remis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 2, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Father Tete Remis, SVD, as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies ...
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  20 July 2023
  AFRICA/KENYA - Country plagued by chaos: the bishops intervene to advocate dialogue and peace Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu, respectively the capital, second and third largest cities of Kenya are in the midst of large and violent protests against a series of taxes introduced by the governm ...
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  20 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The diocese of Xiamen intensely continues the journey of the Year of Catechism Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In the Chinese diocese of Xiamen (province of Fujian) the journey of the special Year dedicated to Catechism, inaugurated on May 1, on the liturgical feast of St. Joseph the Worker, continues wi ...
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  20 July 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Humanitarian aid and environmental sustainability campaign for communities in Mindoro, threatened by pollution from fossil fuels Mindoro (Agenzia Fides) - Many associations and groups of civil society, such as Caritas, have come together in the national forum "Eco-Convergence" to help the communities of the island of Mindoro, affected by the serio ...