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  14 December 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Archbishop Pizzaballa visits the Christian community in Gaza Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - Meetings with the parishioners, blessing of a new chapel, participation in a Christmas play with young people and children, administration of the sacraments: First Communion and Confirmation, celeb ...
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  13 December 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops: the right to freedom of expression does not cancel respect for people and their values Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "The National Bishops Conference of Brazil (CNBB) rejects the recent events that, in the name of freedom of expression and artistic creativity, deeply attack the Christian faith. To ridicule th ...
• 13 December 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Cesar Gustavo Baez Amarilla, CSSR Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 3, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Cesar Gustavo Baez Amarilla, of the Congregation of the Mo ...
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  13 December 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - 60 years of the Pedagogical Research Center (CRP) of the CICM Missionaries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pedagogical Research Center (CRP) was founded with the mission of contributing to the development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by taking an active part in promoting education an ...
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  13 December 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - A priest: the government must put more effort into protecting human rights New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In India it is the task of the government and the institutions to do more to guarantee the protection and promotion of human rights: this is what Fr. Cedrik Prakash, a Jesuit priest and activi ...
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  13 December 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - No Israeli permits for Christians in Gaza to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem and Jerusalem Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - All the data collected in recent years confirm the steady increase in the number of pilgrims and tourists who come from all over the world to Jerusalem and Bethlehem to visit the Holy Places e ...
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  13 December 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Catholic community celebrates the appointment of the Archbishop of Juba, apostle of peace Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of South Sudan is celebrating the appointment of the new Archbishop of Juba, Mgr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, a man who spent his life for the work of reconciliation and peace. ...
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  12 December 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - First speech by new President Fernández: "We must get out of this situation with solidarity" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The new President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, recalled several expressions of Pope Francis in his first speech before the Legislative Assembly. The leader of the Frente de Todos, who ...
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  12 December 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Vocations increase: new Camillian priest in Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - The island of Flores recently celebrated the ordination of the first Camillian priest. After ten years of presence in Indonesia, the Ministers of the Sick (MI) also have their first priest. We a ...
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  12 December 2019
  AMERICA/CHILE - "For a fair and worthy Chile": meeting on the challenges of evangelization in the current situation Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) - The Pastoral office of the diocese of Valparaiso and Caritas Valparaíso, have promoted a "Diocesan dialogue meeting for a fair and worthy Chile", which will be held on Saturday, December 14, ...
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  12 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two priests kidnapped on December 6 released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Two Nigerian priests who had been kidnapped on December 6 while on their way to a wedding have been released. Fr. Joseph Nweke and Fr. Felix Efobi, of the Diocese of Awka, were on their way from t ...
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  12 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle, gift of the Church in the Philippines to the universal Church Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle is "a great gift from the Church of the Philippines to the universal Church", said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines, commenting to F ...
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  12 December 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST- The celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Congregation of the Children of Charity have concluded Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday 8 December 2019 the celebrations for the first centenary of the Congregation of the Sons of Charity and the 57 years of their presence in the Ivory Coast ended with a mass in the par ...
• 12 December 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba and appointment of new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan, presented by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.J., at the same time appointi ...
• 12 December 2019
  AFRICA/CONGO - Resignation of Bishop of Impfondo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Impfondo, Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp. The Pope has appointed the R ...