News

• 4 March 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop complains of negligence in dealing with Covid-19 Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Godfrey Onah expresses his concerns about the laxity in the implementation of COVID-19 safety precautions: "In our markets, no precautions. We make some attempts in schools but if you walk ...
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  4 March 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The commitment of the Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo in the context of the pandemic Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It is a great day for the entire Congregation of the Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo: "We breathe a sigh of relief as 55 people in the St. Anna Convent in the city of Yogyakarta, in the provi ...
• 4 March 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The Cabo Delgado tragedy, a problem not only in Mozambique but in all of southern Africa Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Cabo Delgado are experiencing a major humanitarian crisis and we are addressing various bodies and institutions. We seek to broaden the message that the insurgency in northern Moza ...
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  4 March 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Father Jacques Mourad on the Pope's trip to Iraq: "he comes to bring Jesus to everyone, not just to Christians" Nabek (Agenzia Fides) - "We must pray for this trip", said Father Jacques Mourad, a Syrian Catholic monk from the Deir Mar Musa community on the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, "it is not just a trip to Christian ...
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  3 March 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Mobilization of the Church in favor of the population of Tigray Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - The Eritrean army controls the cities of Adoua, Shire and Adigrat, as well as the streets and suburbs of Mekele. The news, denied by both the Eritrean and Ethiopian authorities, is however confi ...
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  3 March 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Condemnation of Bishops after acts of vandalism in churches Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Philippines have condemned the recent acts of vandalism in churches across the Philippines. On February 21, unidentified people destroyed religious images at the entrance to th ...
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  3 March 2021
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Testimony of the new parish priest in Samarkand: "Let God's beauty shine through the joy of fraternity" Samarkand (Agenzia Fides) - "A month has passed since our arrival in Samarkand. During this first phase, we seek to define pastoral priorities. For example, we think that we have to launch maintenance works in the St. Jo ...
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  3 March 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Tense situation: desecration of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, increase in the number of thefts, economic stagnation, protests for vaccines to VIPs Lomas de Zamora (Agenzia Fides) - The Argentine diocese of Lomas de Zamora informs that during the early hours of March 2, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace was the subject of acts of vandalism. The tabernacle which hou ...
• 3 March 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of Bishop of Kimberley Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Kimberley, South Africa, Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke, until now titular of Orreacelia and auxiliary of the metropolitan archdioces ...
• 3 March 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of Bishop of Queenstown Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Queenstown, South Africa, the Reverend Fr. Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, S.A.C., until now diocesan administrator of the same see. Msgr. Pau ...
• 3 March 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "Let's start again from the outskirts of the country for a more just and supportive Angola" ask the Bishops Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - The drop in oil prices, the general crisis in the prices of goods and services caused mainly by financial speculators and the Covid-19 pandemic are currently having severe effects on the populati ...
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  3 March 2021
  AMERICA - Appeal to the governments of Chile and Bolivia for the dramatic situation of migrants Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The ecclesial institutions committed to migrants who work on the border between Bolivia and Chile appeal to the governments of the two nations so that the response to forced migration comes fro ...
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  3 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako on the Pope's trip to Iraq: "The Pope visits all Iraqis" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "I have just returned from the cathedral where I went to see the preparations. There was a woman there, in front of the grotto of the Madonna. A Muslim woman who came to pray to the Virgin Mary. ...
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  2 March 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The objective of the Catholic means of communication: to be credible witnesses of the Gospel message Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The proper use of the press and its essential elements to communicate the Good News through news and events happening in and around the Diocese was at the center of the seminar dedicated to ...
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  2 March 2021
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The "missionary rap" of a rural school in Avila wins the eighth edition of the competition for young missionaries Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - A rural school in Ávila won the competition of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood (POSI) with "rap". For the eighth consecutive year, the Pontifical Children's Mission Societies in S ...