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  23 October 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - “Finding Beauty in the Other: Inclusion and Humanitarian Service Among Believers. The Example of the Trinitarian Order” Manama (Agenzia Fides) – “Mutual respect and coexistence are possible, even when the region is going through difficult times and inter-community tensions”, said the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia Aldo Berardi, ...
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  22 October 2024
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Archbishop of Dacca: "We have faith in the work of the interim government" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The interim government in power in Bangladesh is doing its best, working against corruption and for transparency. The executive, led by Mohammad Yunus, is made up of people who seem sincerely co ...
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  22 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGER - Another world is possible when invisible chains are recognized as such by Mauro Armanino Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Pierluigi Maccalli, who was held hostage for more than two years by Salafist-inspired groups, has returned to Niger, the place of his kidnapping, to spend a few days (see Fi ...
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  22 October 2024
  The Agreement between China and the Holy See has been renewed for four years. This is good news by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See and the People's Republic of China have announced today the decision to extend the validity of the Provisional Agreement on the appointment of bishops in China fo ...
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  22 October 2024
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - New Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood visits Romania and Moldova Bucharest (Agenzia Fides) - About twenty children between 5 and 15 years old from Chisinau (Moldova) were admitted as members of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood on Saturday 19 October, on the eve of World ...
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  22 October 2024
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - President Biya returns home after 7 weeks of absence, putting an end to speculation about his health Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The rumors about the health of the Cameroonian President, 91-year-old Paul Biya, seem to have been denied yesterday, October 21, when the Head of State returned to his country after a seven-wee ...
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  22 October 2024
  VATICAN - Communiqué on the extension of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China regarding the appointment of bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "In light of the consensus reached for an effective application of the Provisional Agreement regarding the Appointment of Bishops, after appropriate consultation and assessment, the Holy Se ...
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  22 October 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Clashes after the murder of two opposition figures Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on all those involved to exercise restraint while the competent authorities carry out their investigations," said Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania and Chair of the Political, D ...
• 22 October 2024
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Confirmation of the Director of the PMS, Fr. Antonio de Jesùs Mascorro Tristàn, MG Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 3, 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for the First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches), confirmed Fr. Antoni ...
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  21 October 2024
  AMERICA/MEXICO - In the state of Chiapas: Indigenous priest and human rights activist murdered San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Chiapas shares in these hours pain and prayers after the murder of an indigenous priest parish priest in the Cuxtitali neighborhood of San Cristobal ...
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  21 October 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - President Prabowo Subianto takes office as Head of State Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The new Indonesian Head of State, Prabowo Subianto, has officially taken office as the eighth President of the country, after the handover from outgoing President Joko Widodo. In his first spe ...
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  21 October 2024
  AMERICA/USA - US Presidential election: Trump and Harris' positions on abortion Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "Both are against life - the one who throws out migrants and the one who kills children". "I cannot decide. I am not American and I will not go to vote there. But let it be clear: sending mi ...
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  18 October 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Controversial Islamic preacher visits the Pakistani government Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is really shocking for us that the controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has been invited by the Pakistani government and is appearing in the main Pakistani cities to sow religious ...
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  18 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGER - Cereals and pulses export ban: exceptions apply to Mali and Burkina Faso Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The military junta in Niger has banned the export of pulses and cereals, except for those to countries belonging to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which brings together Niger, Mali and Burki ...
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  18 October 2024
  AFRICA/KENYA - Rigathi Gachagua removed from office: Minister of the Interior appointed new Deputy President Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Kenyan Minister of the Interior, Kithure Kindiki, was appointed Deputy President of Kenya today, October 18, replacing Rigathi Gachagua, who was removed from office yesterday, October 17, by ...