News

• 1 November 2024
  ASIA/LAOS - President of the Bishops of Laos and Cambodia: The life of the Church in Laos ‘is a small miracle’ Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In Laos there are great difficulties in communicating with the outside world. Even for me, as President of the Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia (CELAC), it is very complicated to get in t ...
• 31 October 2024
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Farafangana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Farafangana, Madagascar, presented by Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. The Holy Father has appointed B ...
• 31 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two people arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Father Thomas Ayode Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The police in Edo State have announced the arrest of two people suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of Father Thomas Ayode, head of the Imaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivanokpodi. ...
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  31 October 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - More violence on the Caribbean island: Convent of the Missionary sisters of Charity in Sanfil set on fire Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Last Saturday evening, October 26, 2024, armed gangs under the command of Jimmy Chérizier, alias Barbecue, entered the compound of the Missionary sisters of Charity in Sanfil, looted the ...
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  31 October 2024
  AMERICA/USA - Electoral campaign between Harris and Trump is challenged on foreign policy and ‘World War in pieces’ Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The war in the Middle East has entered the race for the White House especially in those States like Michigan where there is a large percentage of the population of Arab origin (Palestinian, L ...
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  31 October 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - The shared spiritual retreat of 15 Chinese bishops, an experience of communion and synodality Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Immersed in the Mystery of the Word of God, to perceive the infinite Love and salvation of the Lord: this is the experience shared by 15 Chinese Catholic bishops who lived together the annual sp ...
• 30 October 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Protection of indigenous peoples: the work of the Catholic Church in the face of exploitation and expropriation Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In October, the month dedicated to the protection of indigenous peoples in the Philippines, the Catholic Church organized various events, meetings and local celebrations aimed at calling institut ...
• 30 October 2024
  AFRICA/CHAD - After 40 soldiers died in a jihadist attack, the Chadian government promises a harsh response N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - Three days of national mourning in Chad in memory of the victims of the jihadist attack on a military base near Lake Chad were declared by Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby, who personall ...
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  30 October 2024
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis: Confirmation must not become the sacrament of “departure” from the Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The problem is how to ensure that the Sacrament of Confirmation is not reduced, in practice, to “last rites”, that is the Sacrament of “departure” from the Church, but is rather th ...
• 30 October 2024
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - On the eve of the local elections and before the parliamentary elections, the future of the country remains uncertain Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "They will not silence us, Tanzania belongs to all of us and we will fight for our right to be heard," said opposition politician John Mnyika, referring to the current government led by Sa ...
• 30 October 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - Archbishop Kikuchi: "Abolition of nuclear weapons for a lasting peace" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Japan, whatever it may be, "should be the first to approve the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons", says the Archbishop of Tokyo, Isao Kikuchi (SVD), recently appointed ...
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  29 October 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A mass in memory of the victims of the Halloween massacre, two years later Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday evening, in the church of the "St. Francis Educational Center" in the Jung Dong district, in the capital of South Korea, a mass was held in memory of the victims of the Halloween disaste ...
• 29 October 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of bishop of Myitkyina Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. John Mung Ngawn La Sam, M.F., of the Missionaries of Faith, until now parish priest of Saint Paul Church and head of the Retreat Centre in Sha ...
• 29 October 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of bishop of Surabaya Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Agustinus Tri Budi Utomo, of the clergy of the diocese of Surabaya, Indonesia, until now episcopal vicar for pastoral care, as bishop of the same ...
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  29 October 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - World Missionary Month in Chinese Catholic communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers for peace in the world, donations for the mission, works of charity, pilgrimages, concerts and theatrical performances and sporting events. The participation of many Chinese Catholic com ...