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  5 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Pilgrimage: Catholics of Tangshan make a pilgrimage to the place of work of the Blessed Franciscan missionary sister Maria Assunta Pallotta Tangshan (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Tangshan (Hebei province) has been celebrating a special period since January 1, 2024, the "Year of Evangelization", with prayers, liturgies and catechesis aimed at aw ...
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  5 June 2024
  AFRICA/SUDAN - North Darfur: conflict takes on an ethnic dimension Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The war in Sudan has taken on an ethnic dimension, especially in Darfur, where militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of killing civilians based on their ethnicity. The latest ...
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  5 June 2024
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The Salesian oratory of Ankililoaka, a point of reference for 800 young Malagasy people from difficult backgrounds Ankililoaka (Agenzia Fides) - The town of Ankililoaka, in the Archdiocese of Toliara, is located in the south-west of Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, where 75% of the population lives in slums. To ...
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  5 June 2024
  ASIA/TURKEY - New hypotheses for the reopening of the Halki Theological School, the theological Academy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish government is once again considering the possible reopening of the Halki Theological School, the prestigious Theological Academy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, wh ...
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  5 June 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Narendra Modi's party loses votes: "Pluralism and democracy are guaranteed" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won a majority in the parliamentary elections just concluded in India, but by a narrow margin compared to th ...
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  4 June 2024
  ASIA/LAOS - The missionary spirit of the small Catholic faith community Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The faithful of the small Catholic community in Laos have a fervent missionary spirit, also because the future of the local Church is in their own hands: according to the current regulations, miss ...
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  4 June 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Catholic Archbishop Joseph Chami: Christians will not participate in the controversial municipal elections in north-east Syria Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is complicated. Christians are not happy. Most of them do not recognize the legitimacy and value of the local elections called for June 11 and will not vote," reports the Syrian ...
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  4 June 2024
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Commemoration of the Ugandan Martyrs: about four million faithful participate in the celebrations Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - About 4 million faithful participated yesterday, June 3, in the Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Basilica in Namugongo, in the celebrations in memory of the Ugandan Martyrs. The shrine is about 20 ...
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  4 June 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The “promised land”: the island of Flores and the pastoral care of vocations Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "At this time of the school year that is coming to an end, we have had good results in the field of vocations. We Camillians try to get involved as much as possible in many small things, not onl ...
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  4 June 2024
  AFRICA/NIGER - An endless exile: a life in Niamey and the deafening silence of the world By Mauro Armanino Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Henri lives in Niamey and is now twice as old as the day he left his homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most unfortunately rich regions of his country. T ...
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  3 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Corpus Christi: numerous processions throughout the country Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Chinese Catholic communities throughout the country took part in the processions that took place on Sunday, 2 June, on the occasion of the feast of Corpus Christi, at the end of the three days t ...
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  3 June 2024
  AFRICA/TOGO - A WEB TV created by missionaries to communicate with the Togolese and African faithful Lomè (Agenzia Fides) - The words of the founder of the Society of African Missions, Melchior de Marion Brésillac: "...seek every opportunity to proclaim the Good News" inspired the African missionaries when they create ...
• 3 June 2024
  OCEANIA/TUVALU - Appointment of ecclesiastical superior of the Missio sui iuris of Funafati Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Eliseo Napiere, M.S.P. until now member of the Presbyteral Council and parish priest of Saint James the Less in Perris, in the diocese of San ...
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  3 June 2024
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - ANC loses absolute majority: "South Africa enters uncharted territories" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission for "Justice and Peace" of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Southern Africa (which brings together the bishops of South Africa, Botswana and Eswatini) confirms that the ge ...
• 3 June 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of bishop of Ajmer Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 1, 2024, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ajmer, India, presented by Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 3/6/2024) ...