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  5 November 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - High tensions between the DRC and Rwanda; concerns about human rights abuses Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tension is rising between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of "interference" in the east of its national territory. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi call ...
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  5 November 2022
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The great missionary adventure of the Apostolic Vicariates of Arabia by Gianni Valente Awali (Agenzia Fides) - In Bahrain, the archipelago kingdom which this morning, Saturday November 5, saw some 30,000 people gather at the Bahrain National Stadium in Awali to take part in the liturgica ...
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  5 November 2022
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Pact for education, land, indigenous peoples, elections and commitment of the laity to transform Church and society Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The "critical state" of the national education system, the situation of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples, the upcoming general elections in April where it is necessary to choose ...
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  4 November 2022
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "We need an effective government and an opposition that controls in the interest of the Country" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Learn from your mistakes. Zambians want an effective government and also a formidable opposition in the interest of the people and the country". Thus, Father Godwin Mulenga, a Jesuit, urged Pres ...
• 4 November 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of Bishop of Kengtung Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has appointed Bishop John Saw Yaw Han, until now titular of Buffada and auxiliary of the archdiocese of Yangon, as bishop of the diocese of Kengtung, Myanmar. (SL) (Agenzi ...
• 4 November 2022
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kitale Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kitale, Kenya, presented by Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S. The Holy Father has appointed the R ...
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  4 November 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops and laity: "The government should take its responsibilities and respond urgently to the demands of the population" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary General of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference, Monsignor Giovani Arana, yesterday, on behalf of the Permanent Episcopal Council, made an urgent appeal to the government to "assume it ...
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  4 November 2022
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Pope Francis: may humanity be saved from the tragic infantilism of those who play with bombs Awali (Agenzia Fides) - The times we are living in, East and West resemble «two opposing seas», which spread conflicts throughout the world to assert their hegemony. In this scenario dominated by dark omens, religiou ...
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  4 November 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Silent Proclamation: “There are no professional missionaries at work here” Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "Everything here is a mystery difficult to understand", says Father Angelo Antonlini, "What does the Lord want? Much remains incomprehensible, but he wants us to be there". "This month that I am ...
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  3 November 2022
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops back bill to abolish death penalty Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "God created the human person in his image and likeness and therefore only he can take back human life. It is therefore the obligation of every possessor of life to strive to at all times to prese ...
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  3 November 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The exercise of citizenship does not end with the end of the electoral process", the Bishops call for reconciliation Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The conclusion of the electoral process "calls us even more to reconciliation, which is essential for the new cycle that is opening. Now, everyone, without distinction, must accompany, demand a ...
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  3 November 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Orderly, regular and coordinated disarmament: peace agreement signed between the warring parties Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On the night of November 3-4, 2020, hostilities began between the Ethiopian Federal Army and the Tigray militias of the TPLF. Yesterday afternoon, November 2, 2022, after several days of int ...
• 3 November 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô-Hô Chí Minh, Hochiminh Ville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 1, 2022, the Holy Father Francis, appointed Rev. Joseph Bui Cong Trac, of the clergy of Ho Chi Minh Ville, currently Rector of the Major Seminary of Hô Chí Minh Ville, as Auxi ...
• 3 November 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Umuahia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 1, 2022, the Holy Father appointed His Excellency Msgr. Michael Kalu Ukpong the bishop of Umuahia Diocese, currently titular Bishop of Igilgili and Auxiliary of the same Diocese ...
• 3 November 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation and appointment of the bishop of Thái Bình Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 29, 2022, the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Thái Bình, Viêt Nam, presented by Bishop Pierre Nguyên Văn Dê, S.D.B. The H ...