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9 December 2024
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops of Palawan call for moratorium on mining
Puerto Princesa (Agenzia Fides) - To protect the population, resources and natural beauty of Palawan, the Catholic Bishops of the dioceses of Palawan, one of the Philippine islands with an exceptional and unspoilt natura ...
8 December 2024
VATICAN/ANGELUS - Pope Francis: May we reach the feast of the Nativity with a ceasefire on all fronts of war
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “May we reach the feast of the Nativity with a ceasefire on all fronts of war”. This is the appeal that Pope Francis launched at the end of the Angelus on the Solemnity of the Immacul ...
7 December 2024
ASIA/SYRIA - Homs awaits the entry of the rebels. Archbishop Mourad: we await their arrival, we trust in the Lord
Homs (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we heard the bombings of the army, but no one is walking in the streets and the situation in the city seems calm. We await their arrival". The words of Archbishop Jacques Mourad, Syrian Cath ...
7 December 2024
EUROPE/RUSSIA - 30th anniversary of the Franciscan school in Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (Agenzia Fides) - A "personal" education, which involves attention and love for each child: this is what the Catholic Franciscan school "Christmas of the Lord" in Novosibirsk aims to be, which will celebrate ...
7 December 2024
ASIA/INDIA - New farmers' protests: calls for justice and dignity
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation of Indian farmers is devastating. The inhumane treatment they face in this country is causing concern and a feeling of helplessness," said Jose Kavi, a Catholic journalist and a ...
6 December 2024
AMERICA/ECUADOR - A month after the funeral, prayers continue for Fabián Enrique Arcos Sevilla, priest found dead with signs of torture
Ambato (Agenzia Fides) - In the Diocese of Ambato people continue to pray for Fabián Enrique Arcos Sevilla, a priest who disappeared on 30 October and was found dead with signs of torture four days later, in the provinc ...
6 December 2024
ASIA/BAHRAIN - The essential and vital role of women for the mission of the Church
Manama (Agenzia Fides) - "Women are not only an integral part of our faith communities, but also essential for the flourishing of the mission of our Church," said Bishop Aldo Berardi (O.SS.T.), Apostolic Vicar of Norther ...
6 December 2024
AFRICA/ALGERIA - "Church of Discretion": Interview with the Archbishop of Algiers and future Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco
by Gianni Valente
“I have not lost any of those you gave me,” this quote from the Gospel of John is the title of the last pastoral letter of the French Dominican Father Jean-Paul Vesco, who took office as Archbis ...
6 December 2024
AFRICA/NAMIBIA - SWAPO candidate wins presidential election
Windhoek (Agenzia Fides) - Outgoing Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won the presidential election in Namibia on November 27 (see Fides, 27/11/2024). The candidate of SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization), ...
6 December 2024
ASIA/MYANMAR - At the feet of the Immaculate Conception: "Mother of hope and reconciliation"
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we remember our nation and pray for peace in the Adoration of the first Friday of the month. We entrust Myanmar, which has been in great distress for some time, to the Virgin Mary, her mat ...
6 December 2024
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Spiritan Father kidnapped on November 30 has been released
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Gerald Ohaeri, who was kidnapped on the evening of November 30th, is free again and in good health," says a statement from the South-East Nigeria Province of the Missionary Society of the ...
5 December 2024
ASIA/PAKISTAN - During Advent, testimony of unity and interreligious cooperation to promote peaceful coexistence
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – An interreligious delegation recently visited the Kahna Nau area, near Lahore, with the aim of fostering harmony and understanding between communities affected by violence and fear, after the e ...
5 December 2024
AFRICA/SUDAN - “Keep praying for Sudan so that this senseless and tragic war comes to an end”: missionaries evacuated from Dar Mariam
by Antonella Prenna
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “On the day the war began in Khartoum, on April 15, 2023, we had the last exams of the school year. Around 11 am, we noticed that there were many people at the school gat ...
4 December 2024
VATICAN - Wednesday Papal Audiences also in Chinese. The importance of a new gift
by Gianni Valente
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “With great pleasure.” With these words, Pope Francis announced today the addition of Chinese among the languages in which ...
4 December 2024
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Korean Church after the imposition of martial law: "President Yoon must apologize and take responsibility"
by Pascale Rizk
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The behavior of President Yoon, a man who denies what exists and asserts what does not exist, no longer surprises us. We ask ourselves: how can someone behave like this?".
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