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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 ...
• 29 October 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Rector of a seminary offers himself as hostage in exchange for two students Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Father Thomas Oyode, the latest in a long list of priests kidnapped in Nigeria, offered himself as hostage in exchange for two students. On Sunday 27 October, around 7pm, armed men attacked the ...
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  29 October 2024
  VATICAN - The Pontifical Missionary Union convenes the PUM2024 International Online Conference Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Next Thursday, the Pontifical Missionary Union (PUM), on the anniversary of its foundation (October 31, 1916), proposes an online event of international scope that marks the official beginn ...
• 28 October 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversial debate over proposed constitutional amendment Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The announcement by President Felix Tshisekedi that he will set up a commission next year to draft a new constitution for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is causing a controversial debat ...
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  28 October 2024
  ASIA/IRAN - Archbishop of Tehran: Putting aside the designs of supremacy is key to restoring peace Tehran (Agenzia Fides) – “We must abandon the aspiration to assert our supremacy and stop investing time, energy and resources in techniques and strategies that distance us from the light,” says Conventual Francisc ...
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  28 October 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - Celebration in Pourcine for access to drinking water and the launch of the Scout movement of the Catholic Church Pourcine (Agenzia Fides) - While Haiti remains immersed in a deep crisis, the small mountain town of Pourcine has found reasons to celebrate: the arrival of drinking water and the launch of its first group of Scouts of t ...
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  28 October 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Special fundraising campaign for the victims of Typhoon 'Kristine' Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan collected donations for those affected by Typhoon Kristine (international name: Trami) during Sunday Mass, to express its concrete closeness to the people, fami ...
• 28 October 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation and appointment of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Johannesburg Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg (South Africa), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O ...
• 28 October 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The plane that crashed in Darfur was operating on behalf of the Sudanese army Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The plane that crashed on October 21 in Malha in North Darfur, possibly shot down by militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), was operating on behalf of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), accor ...