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  23 January 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archdiocese of Seoul will have 1,000 priests in the future: Overall, there is a decline in vocations Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - With the ordination of 26 deacons, which will take place on February 7 in the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, the number of priests in the Archdiocese of Seoul will increase from the current 974 to ...
• 23 January 2025
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Erection of the diocese of Alto Molócuè and appointment of first bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has erected the diocese of Alto Molócuè, Mozambique, with territory taken from the dioceses of Gurúè and Quelimane, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan archdiocese ...
• 23 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of bishop of Fuzhou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -Today, Thursday 23 January 2025, Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui took canonical possession of Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, appointed by the Holy Father, having approved his candidature in the f ...
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  23 January 2025
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The publication of two new Bible editions in the local language in the Jubilee Year Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - Founding faith on the Word of God: with this spirit the Christian community of Sarawak, the region on the island of Malaysian Borneo, celebrates the launch and publication of two new Bible editi ...
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  22 January 2025
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis: Mary, “Kecharitoméne”, is God’s masterpiece Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Mary, the "masterpiece" of "God’s grace", is a model to imitate "by listening to the word". Pope Francis, during his general audience in the Paul VI Hall, continued the cycle of cateches ...
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  22 January 2025
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholic community called to give hope amid social tensions and economic crisis Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a general crisis in the country. We are going through a very delicate transition phase, marked by tensions, uncertainty and economic problems that could lead to new protests," explains t ...
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  22 January 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - CENCO: “We will pray for everyone, even for our enemies” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “The minister has proposed to bring together religious denominations on February 9 to pray for the FARDC and to organize a collection in their favor. The Catholic Church has no problem pray ...
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  22 January 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ceasefire in Gaza: weapons on hold, uncertainty in the hearts of the people by Father Ibrahim Faltas (ofm)* Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Only a few days have passed since the announcement of a ceasefire, only a few hours since the beginning of the ceasefire. Since the morning of Sunday, Janua ...
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  22 January 2025
  EUROPE/POLAND - Star Singers visit the Apostolic Nuncio and the Presidential Palace Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - Not only houses, streets and schools are among the places that the Polish Star Singers have visited in this year that has just begun, but they were also welcomed in the Apostolic Nuncio and the P ...
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  21 January 2025
  VATICAN - Formation courses for newly appointed bishops: lectures and homilies collected in a volume Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A valuable tool for bishops all over the world in guiding their flock is the new volume entitled “Pastori di Cristo. Per una Chiesa sinodale” (“Shepherds of Christ. For a synodal Chur ...
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  21 January 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A new historic moment for the Camillians on the island of Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee Year 2025 has already given new hope to the Camillians (MI) in Indonesia with the ordination of five young priests, which represents a new historic moment of their missionary presenc ...
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  21 January 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Missionary: "There is unrest in society, but people will defend democracy" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a general unrest among the population: after the impeachment and arrest of the President, there is a feeling of uncertainty and waiting for a solution to a matter that could take several ...
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  21 January 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The drama of illegal miners trapped in Stilfontein sheds light on a phenomenon of inhuman exploitation Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - At least 78 illegal miners have died in the Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa after the police blocked the entrance to the mine in August 2024 to force them to leave the site and surren ...
• 20 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of the first bishop of Lüliang (China) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Monday 20 January 2025, the Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong was ordained a bishop. The Holy Father appointed the Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong as bishop of Lüliang (Shanxi Province, Chi ...
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  20 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Who is Antonio Ji Weizhong, ordained Bishop of the new diocese of Lüliang by Gianni Valente Lüliang (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China has a new Bishop: Anthony Ji Weizhong, 51 years old, is the eleventh Bishop ordained in mainland China on the basis o ...