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  15 October 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - Israeli strike on Christian-majority village in Northern Lebanon Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - At least 23 people were killed yesterday, October 14, in a bomb attack on a building in the predominantly Christian village of Aitou, near Zgharta, in the far north of Lebanon, which has so far b ...
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  14 October 2024
  EUROPE/ITALY - International Conference: Marco Polo and the Franciscans in the East Tolentino (Agenzia Fides) - "In the footsteps of Tommaso da Tolentino and Father Matteo Ricci" is the title of the opening session of the international conference "Travel Notes: Marco Polo and the Franciscans in the East ...
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  14 October 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Fighting continues in Khartoum: 23 civilians killed in attack on a market Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Fighting continues in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, where the Sudanese armed forces are trying to expel the militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from their positions. Civilians are par ...
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  14 October 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Korea Mission Society" celebrates its 50th anniversary: "A community on the move" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The spirit is one of going out, of communicating the Gospel "ad gentes". Fifty years after its foundation, the "Korea Mission Society" (KMS) continues to practice this missionary spirit and reaffi ...
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  14 October 2024
  AFRICA/GHANA - "Environmental Prayer Walk": peaceful rally against illegal gold mining Accra (Agenzia Fides) - On October 11, the Archdiocese of Accra invited people to the "Environmental Prayer Walk", which took place peacefully and without incidents, with the participation of thousands of people. The ral ...
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  14 October 2024
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - One month after the murder of pastoral worker Juan Antonio López: Three suspects arrested in Honduras by Laura Gomez Ruiz Tocoa (Agenzia Fides) - On September 14, Juan Antonio López (46), married and father of two daughters, coordinator of social pastoral care in the diocese of Trujillo and founding member of the P ...
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  12 October 2024
  VATICAN - Cinema and mission: Conference on "Audiovisual sources and the history of Catholic missions" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the Pio IV Hall in the Vatican, the international conference "Cinema and mission. Audiovisual sources and the history of Catholic missions" will be held on October 15. Starting at 8:30 a ...
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  12 October 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop Hormat: The “domestic” and “ad gentes” mission of the Catholics of Flores. “Vocations are not our work, but God’s,” Ruteng (Agenzia Fides) - Ruteng (Agenzia Fides) - Verbites, Somaschians, Montfortians, Vocationists, Scalabrinians and Camillians, together with the Sisters of Perpetual Help, the Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual ...
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  11 October 2024
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Signing of the Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Holy See and Burkina Faso on the legal status of the Catholic Church in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Today, 11 October 2024, the Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Holy See and Burkina Faso on the legal status of the Catholic Church in Burkina Faso was signed in Ouagado ...
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  11 October 2024
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia leaders hold Tripartite Summit in Asmara Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - A joint tripartite committee of the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia will work to promote strategic cooperation in all areas. This was agreed by the presidents of the three countri ...
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  11 October 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Mindanao Relgious Leaders Conference: “We are peacemakers” Davao (Agenzia Fides) - "We are peacemakers. Peace based on justice is our duty," emphasize the members of the Mindanao Religious Leaders Conference, gathered on 8 and 9 October in Davao, in the south of the Philippines, ...
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  10 October 2024
  ASIA - ASEAN calls for "concrete actions" to stop the civil war in Myanmar Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - "Concrete measures" to end the civil war in Myanmar and to resume diplomatic efforts to resolve it are what the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is calling on the Myanmar militar ...
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  10 October 2024
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Togolese religious priest murdered in Yaoundé Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The "Fidei Donum" priest Christophe Komla Badjougou, originally from Togo, was murdered on the evening of October 7 in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. The priest was shot dead in front of t ...
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  9 October 2024
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis: the Holy Spirit is He who ensures the universality and unity of the Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the Acts of the Apostles "we see the Spirit work for unity in two ways": He teaches her to expand in universality, and consolidate in unity. Universal and one: this is the mystery of the ...
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  9 October 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - North Korea has cut off road and rail access to South Korea: Catholics continue to keep alive the hope of peace and reconciliation Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - North Korea has cut off road and rail access to South Korea with the aim of "completely separating" the two countries. The North Korean army has announced that it is proceeding to "permanently iso ...