News

• 9 April 2021
  AFRICA /D.R. CONGO - "Stop with the murders": appeal by the Bishops to stop the violence in the east of the country Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "For more than two decades, the east of our country has been devastated by armed conflicts and recurrent insecurity that cause death, desolation and displacement of populations. Unfortunately, ...
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  9 April 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syriac Catholic Patriarch: Those who use sanctions as an instrument of political pressure starve the Syrian people Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - In the Syrian crisis, "it is neither fair nor logical to condition the lifting of sanctions on a so-called political solution while ordinary people are impoverished and suffering from hunger, d ...
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  8 April 2021
  AMERICA - Jesuit Refugee Service: Latin America and the Caribbean the areas most affected by the pandemic in the world Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Latin America and the Caribbean is the region most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with 28% of deaths, despite the fact that its population represents 8.4% of the world population. This dramat ...
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  8 April 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Schools closed in Sudan's Red Sea state amid third COVID-19 wave Port Sudan (Agenzia Fides) - "A steady increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths during the next three months is expected", said Sudanese Minister of Health Omar El Najeeb a few days ago. All primary and secondary schoo ...
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  8 April 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Syrian Orthodox monk condemned as "supporter of terrorists" for giving water and food to PKK militiamen Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The Mardin Criminal Court has handed down a 25-month prison sentence against the Syrian Orthodox monk Sefer Bileçen, finding him guilty of complicity with terrorist organizations and activities. ...
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  8 April 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The path of the second National Pastoral Assembly: "An outgoing missionary parish for the new times" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (CEV) has presented the path of the II National Pastoral Assembly (ANP) in a program broadcast live through its Youtube channel. Several contributions outline ...
• 8 April 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Mozambican Armed Forces take control of Palma Town Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - “A ghost town”. The Mozambican armed forces have taken full control of the town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, driving out the remaining islamist terrorists who had attac ...
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  8 April 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Floods in Eastern Indonesia: the campaign of compassion and solidarity is underway Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It is an Easter time marked by suffering and hardship that the Indonesian Christian communities is experiencing in the East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia, where there is a strong Christian ...
• 7 April 2021
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of bishop of Bunda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Bunda, Tanzania, the Reverend Simon Chibuga Masondole of the clergy of the same see, until now parish administrator, director of th ...
• 7 April 2021
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of bishop of Kundiawa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 3 the Holy Father appointed as bishop of the diocese of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea, the Reverend Paul Sundu, of the clergy of the same see, until now parish priest of Koge and teac ...
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  7 April 2021
  ASIA - Churches committed to protecting the right to drinking water and its link with human dignity Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Churches in Asia, together with other religious organizations and civil society movements, play an important role in raising awareness of the global water crisis. As stated in t ...
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  7 April 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Peru’s Bishops call for respect of rules in upcoming elections Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "In the past five years, Peruvian democracy has been seriously undermined by the succession of four Presidents and two Congresses, that has not allowed the country to pursue integral development, c ...
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  7 April 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Freeing children and young people from modern slavery: the Sisters of the Good Shepherd receive an award Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Winning the Stop Slavery Hero Award, in addition to being an important recognition of our daily work in the mining communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to eliminate child labor - pr ...
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  7 April 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - New joint call to lay down arms and end violence in Tigray Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "With immediate effect, the Ethiopian national defense forces will assume responsibility for border security": these are words espressed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in the recent ...
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  7 April 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The economic and social crisis is fueling discontent and poverty Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Sudan is experiencing a delicate situation of transition. The economic situation is very difficult: subsidies on petrol and flour have been cut, prices are rising and the Sudanese pound is cons ...