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• 4 January 2013
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A Comboni missionary beaten by the military for defending the pygmies Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A Comboni missionary, Fr. Franco Laudani, was arrested and beaten by soldiers of the Congolese army (FARDC). This was denounced on the Congolese Bishops' Conference website. According to report ...
• 4 January 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Message from the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples to the Bishops and faithful Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, His Exc. Mgr. Cardinal Fernando Filoni, has sent the following message to the Bishops and faithful of Central Africa: "The Congre ...
• 3 January 2013
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Year of Faith: to promote the Eucharistic adoration of children in order to deepen their love for the Body of Jesus Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - To promote the adoration of children in order to deepen trust and love for the Body of Christ, especially in the Year of Faith: this is the reason for the Seminar of formation on the adoration ...
• 3 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - More than 200 children have died as a result of a recent measles outbreak Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A violent outbreak of measles, recently recorded in the south of Pakistan, has killed 210 children. According to the World Health Organization, the province in question is Sindh, where three m ...
• 3 January 2013
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of the Rector of the inter-diocesa philosophical Seminary "S.Agostinho" in Maputo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 24 February 2012 appointed rev. Tonito José Francisco Xavier Muananoua of the clergy of the dioc ...
• 3 January 2013
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Rector of the inter-diocesan Seminary "Sacred. Heart of Jesus " in Rabaul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 27 January 2012 appointed Fr. Ronald Vunuvung, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Rabaul as Rect ...
• 3 January 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Media linked to Hezbollah pay homage to the Christian feast of Christmas Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon the Christmas period is also marked by the unique media coverage affiliated with Hezbollah dedicated to the Christian celebrations. On Christmas Day, December 25, the Al-Nour radio pai ...
• 3 January 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA- The Ministry of Defence and the Chief of Staff substituted Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The Central African Republic President François Bozizé destituted the Defense Minister, his son Jean-Francis Bozizé, and the Chief of Staff, General Guillaume Lapo. The Head of State, who has ...
• 3 January 2013
  ASIA/THAILAND - Stop the deportation of the Rohingya boat people Phuket (Agenzia Fides) - On January 1, 2013, near Bon Island in Phuket province, Thai authorities intercepted a boatload of 73 Rohingya migrants – including as many as 20 children, some as young as 3 – that contained ...
• 3 January 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA -The priest’s health condition, who was injured at Christmas on the island of Zanzibar, is improving Dar Es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Ambrose Mkenda’s health condition is improving, the Catholic priest wounded by unknown gunmen on Christmas Day, on the island of Zanzibar. According to local Church sources contacte ...
• 2 January 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Udaipur and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on December 21, 2012, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Udaipur (India) by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Pathalil, in accordance with can ...
• 2 January 2013
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Appointment of Coadjutor Archbishop of Singapore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on December 29, 2012, appointed Rev. William Goh, Rector of the Major Seminary of Singapore as Coadjutor Archbishop of Singapore. Rev. William Goh was born on ...
• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Erection of the new dioceses of Gboko and Katsina-Ala and appointment of the first Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on December 29, 2012, erected two new Dioceses of Gboko and Katsina-Ala, in Nigeria, with territory taken from the diocese of Makurdi, making it suffragan of th ...
• 2 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Love for one’s neighbor, evangelization and life of faith marked the Christmas celebrations of the Continental Catholic community Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The solemn Christmas celebrations of the Continental Chinese Catholic community was characterized by three themes: love of one’s neighbor, evangelization and the life of faith. Accordin ...
• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The leader of the M23 political wing is not a Catholic Bishop Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Jean-Marie Runiga Rugerero (or Lugerero), self-styled leader of the M23 political wing, the rebel movement that operates in North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo), is not a Catholic ...