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  12 July 2023
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Al Shabaab continues to claim victims among civilians: yet another attack in the north of the capital Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - Attacks on civilians continue in Somalia against a background of political instability, famine and floods. Another group of civilians lost their lives when they were blown up by a landmine ope ...
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  12 July 2023
  ASIA/JAPAN - Contaminated water in the ocean, can we say that there is no danger? Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - By releasing contaminated radioactive water into the ocean, can we say that there is no danger for human beings and the ecosystem? It is by asking this simple question that Japanese and Korean sch ...
• 12 July 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped on Monday released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic priest Joseph Azubuike, kidnapped in Nigeria on July 10, is free again. The priest and three other people were abducted by unidentified gunmen in Isu, in Onicha Local Government Area ...
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  12 July 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Everything is possible with the power of prayer: the solidarity of the Camillians towards the missionaries in Haiti Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - This year the celebrations for the feast of Saint Camillus on the island of Flores will be full of small events. On July 14, the feast of the founder of the Order of Ministers of the Sick, MI, t ...
• 12 July 2023
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of Mary Queen of the Apostles Seminary in the Archdiocese of Yaoundé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 4, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed the Rev. Gaetan Bissa of the clergy in Ebolowa, as Rector of Mary Queen of the Apo ...
• 12 July 2023
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father Marco Pagani Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 2, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Father Marco Pagani, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), Nati ...
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  11 July 2023
  ASIA/LEBANON - Jubilee Year: Melkite Greek Catholic Church celebrates 300 years of union with the Church of Rome Raboué (Agenzia Fides) - The year 2024 will be for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church a "Jubilee year, celebrated under the sign of unity among all Christians. A special time in which we are called to commemorate the 300 ...
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  11 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - At the end of the academic year, 37 new theology graduates in 5 Chinese Catholic Seminaries Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the 2022-2023 academic year, 37 future Chinese Catholic priests graduated in theology in five seminaries in mainland China. Among the 37 new graduates, 13 graduated from the Nati ...
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  11 July 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - G9 gangs continue to threaten, loot and fuel insecurity: No one is spared from rising violence Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is very difficult, the bandits continue to arrive. Yesterday they came in force and it was really bad because they were not peaceful. While other times they come to talk, t ...
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  11 July 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Floods in the capital, 20,000 people displaced, resilience programs in place Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - Due to the heavy rains that continue to hit the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, since July 3, the rising waters of the Selbe and Tuul rivers have caused extensive flooding that has affecte ...
• 11 July 2023
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - "Let us remain united: the elections are not a fight between friends and enemies" Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The forthcoming elections, described as "critical, decisive and decisive", "must not divide us as a nation", write the bishops of Zimbabwe in their pastoral letter dedicated to the elections of A ...
• 10 July 2023
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Portal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 8, 2023, the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda, presented by Bishop Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti. (Age ...
• 10 July 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Jowai, Ferdinand Dhkar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 July 2023, the Holy Father Francis appointed the Reverend Ferdinand Dhkar, of the clergy of Jowai, until now diocesan administrator, as bishop of the same diocese. Msgr. Ferdinand Dhk ...
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  10 July 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In the spirit of “Laudato Si”: Day to Promote Sustainable Agriculture Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - In an increasingly technological and digital world, it is particularly important to value agriculture as a direct relationship with the land and its fruits, respecting and embodying the spirit of ...
• 10 July 2023
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Bishop of Antsirabé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina, until now titular bishop of Zallata and auxiliary of the archdiocese of Antananarivo, as bishop of the diocese of Antsirab� ...