News

• 11 June 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "The Constitution should be reformed so that there is a single law that is the same for all" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "To ensure peace and unity of the nation, there must be an end to the practically established status that Islam enjoys in our Constitution. We note in this regard that while Islam is mentioned ver ...
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  11 June 2021
  VATICAN - Monsignor Viva, Rector of the Urban College, appointed Bishop of Albano Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop Vincenzo Viva, of the Clergy of the Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli, currently Rector of the Pontifical Urban College "de Propaganda Fide" in Rome, ...
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  10 June 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The government's initiatives on biofuels for the Bishops are "a clear setback in Argentina's environmental policy" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Biofuel "worth a mass" is the provocative title of an article in one of the main Argentine newspapers (El Cronista) which refers to a publication of the Argentine Episcopal Commission "Just ...
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  10 June 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: "The road to church unity is not easy" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The path to restore full unity between Churches and ecclesial communities "is not as easy as some imagine", said Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon. In a statement publi ...
• 10 June 2021
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Bishops: "We offer our condolences for the victims of the Solhan massacre" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "As we know, our country, Burkina Faso, has once again experienced a deadly attack, in Solhan, in Yaga, in the Sahel. On behalf of our Church Family of God, we offer our sincere condolences ...
• 10 June 2021
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Kizito T. Nhundu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 14, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Kizito Takaendesa Nhundu, of the clergy of the archdiocese of H ...
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  10 June 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The "Here I am" program in Bangalore Church to provide dignified funerals for victims Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - It is a work of mercy and with a spirit of compassion that the Archdiocese of Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, in southern India, launched the "Here I am" program, an initiative to suppor ...
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  10 June 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Due to the conflict, the population fleeing violence is unable to find shelter Cabo Delgado (Agenzia Fides) - The escape from attacks continues in the villages of the districts of Palma and Nangade in Cabo Delgado. According to reports from the Catholic organization for peace and charity "Denis H ...
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  10 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Church raises the alarm: "Destruction, humanitarian emergency, imminent famine in Kayah" Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very sad and worried to find ourselves in this critical situation. Our peaceful lives are destroyed in the state of Kayah. There are no human rights and freedom. People flee to safe place ...
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  9 June 2021
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The US Vice President Kamala Harris advises against emigration: Bishops are calling for solutions to structural causes Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Don't come, don't come!" was the unequivocal invitation from Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, at the conclusion of her visit to Guatemala. Following her m ...
• 9 June 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Ivorian soldier dies in attack in Tougbo on the border with Burkina Faso Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "On the night of Monday, June 7, 2021, armed men attacked the city of Tougbo in the Boun department on the border with Burkina Faso at around 9 p.m. According to initial reports, an Ivorian sold ...
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  9 June 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarchs and Bishops discuss topics for the upcoming summit in the Vatican Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) – The Patriarchs and Bishops of the Churches present in Lebanon met in the early afternoon of yesterday, Tuesday, June 8th, in Bkerké, at the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate, to discuss the i ...
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  9 June 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Catholic Church Action Week: More than half of Brazilian families are affected by food insecurity Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - With a Eucharistic celebration that took place yesterday, June 8, in the Casa Bom Samaritano in Brasilia, where Venezuelan migrants are welcomed, the week of action of the Catholic Church in Br ...
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  9 June 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Diocese of Tombura Yambio opens first agricultural school in Mupoi Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of Tombura Yambio, Mgr. Barani Eduardo Hiiboro, inaugurated the Agricultural Training Center, and sat behind the wheel of a tractor on the farm in the parish of ...
• 9 June 2021
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Théogène Havugimana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 5th, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Théogène Havugimana, of the diocese of Nyundo (Rwanda) as Na ...