News

• 26 July 2019
  EUROPE/IRELAND - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. John Kilcrann, CSSp Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 10 May 2019, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. John Kilcrann, of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, CSSp, as Nation ...
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  26 July 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops’ message for the national holiday: continue to work for a real change Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On the national holiday of the 198th anniversary of Peru's independence, which takes place on July 28, the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference (CEP) has published a message addressed to the national com ...
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  26 July 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Caritas mobilizes for the populations affected by the monsoon rains Sirajganj (Agenzia Fides) - In Bangladesh, the monsoon rains continue to affect most of the country, in particular the central-northern and south-eastern regions. The Cox’s Bazar area, which is home to more than one mi ...
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  26 July 2019
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Day of Prayer for Peace in Puerto Rico San Juan (Agenzia Fides) – Today, from 5pm (local time), July 26, to the same time tomorrow, the Bishops of Puerto Rico have called a day of prayer called "24 hours with Jesus for peace in Puerto Rico". The National Sh ...
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  26 July 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Orthodox Church of Jerusalem "rehabilitates" Ireneos, the Patriarch deposed in 2005 Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, presided over by Patriarch Theophilos III, during the meeting concluded on July 25, decided to remove the canonical sanctions co ...
• 26 July 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Madang and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Madang (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. ...
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  25 July 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "the Church believes in young people for evangelization" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - For Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, when it comes to evangelization and social communication, there is no room for individualism. In fact, there is always the "danger" that peo ...
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  25 July 2019
  EUROPE/LITHUANIA - A site not only for the Missionary Month but also to deepen the missionary dimension of the Church Vilnius (Agenzia Fides) - Approaching with great strides the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019, strongly desired by Pope Francis as an opportunity to reinvigorate the missionary energy and the evangelizing i ...
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  25 July 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "I gave my whole life to the Order": the Minister General of the Camillian Missionaries before dying Granja Viana (Agenzia Fides) - On the night of 24 July, Father Leocir Pessini, Superior of the Order of Ministers of the Sick (Camillians), passed away due to the worsening of a serious illness. The news was sent to Agen ...
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  25 July 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Church reiterates its complete disapproval towards the so-called "Christian militias" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Church officially reaffirms its disapproval and its clear distancing from the formation and work of armed groups of the so-called "Christian militias". With an official declaration ...
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  25 July 2019
  EUROPE/LITHUANIA - Appointment of the first National Director of the PMS, Fr. Alessandro Barelli SDB Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 25, 2019, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Alessandro Barelli, of the Society of Francesco di Sales, Salesians ...
• 25 July 2019
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Resignation of the Apostolic Prefect of Kompong-Cham Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the office of the Apostolic Prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong-Cham (Cambodia), presented by Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. (SL) ( ...
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  25 July 2019
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - After the resignation of the Governor, the Bishops invite every citizen to "rebuild a democratic country" San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - "In this important and historic moment for our people, we Catholic Bishops of Puerto Rico, invite all the Puerto Rican brothers to maintain the serenity and democratic balance that this period ...
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  24 July 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Christian institutions and organizations are also among those opposed to the concert of the controversial rock band Mashrou’Leila Jbeil (Agenzia Fides) - The announced concert by Lebanese rock-band Mashrou ‘Leila, scheduled for August 9th at the Byblos Festival, is raising controversies that also involve authoritative members of the local Churche ...
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  24 July 2019
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - When fraternity in Christ is more important than an ethnic group: the testimony of the Burundian martyrs Bururi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church that is in Burundi through us, Bishops, wants to celebrate a group of people who, in the name of Jesus, offered their lives to show that our fraternity in Christ is more important tha ...