News

• 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 ...
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  24 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sport is an instrument of aggregation and interfaith harmony among young people Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The young Christians of Karachi play hockey, basketball and even soccer in a land that for over ten years had been illegally stolen from them. They have fun and, through sport, they form friends ...
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  24 July 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Missionary Fathers of Charity in Tijuana Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Father Cyril D´Silva, Missionary of Charity from India, is the director of the Mother Teresa of Calcutta sanctuary in Tijuana in the Mother Teresa House of Calcutta strongly desired by the ...
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  24 July 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The dignity and sovereignty of the nation, as well as the dignity and human rights of migrants, are above any negotiation Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - As Commission for human mobility and as Mexican Bishops’ Conference, "we expressed our concern about the lack of a true humanitarian reception to our migrant brothers, this is a reality th ...
• 23 July 2019
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Nicolas Lhernould Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 25, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Nicolas Lhernould, of the Archdiocese of Tunis as National Dire ...
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  23 July 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Women's protection is a priority: woman was not created to be abused Boroko (Agenzia Fides) - A group of young freshmen from the Don Bosco Technical Institute, Boroko, met during a session of the Chat Room broadcast live on Tribe 92 FM, to discuss 'The protection of women as a priority in ...
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  23 July 2019
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops: migrants should not be criminalized, the underlying causes must be addressed San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "We are worried about the very serious situation in which hundreds of thousands of compatriots currently live in the United States. We think, first of all, of those who are in danger of bei ...
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  23 July 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Third anniversary for the first Catholic online radio channel Bogra (Agenzia Fides) - The country's first Catholic radio celebrated its third anniversary. The name of the web radio is "Radio Jyoti" (Radio Light) and the broadcast studio is located at the Emmaus Catholic church in ...
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  23 July 2019
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Church applauds the pardon for 2,604 prisoners, a gesture of mercy for social reintegration La Habana (Agenzia Fides) - The national commission for penitentiary pastoral care of the Cuban Bishops' Conference, together with Bishops, priests, deacons, religious and laity, "join the happiness of families who, with ...
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  23 July 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Pope Francis' letter to Assad Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 22 July Pope Francis sent Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a letter in which he "reaffirms support for the restoration of stability in Syria". This is how Syrian government agency S ...
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  22 July 2019
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - "WYD" of the youth of Singapore: united in prayer and to announce the Gospel Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Singapore celebrated Catholic Youth Day (CYD) 2019 on 20 and 21 July. This year's theme was "Jesus’ Name Above All Names" to celebrate the gift and centrality of Jesus Chr ...
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  22 July 2019
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Catholic Bishops denounce new acts of intimidation towards Christian communities Jish (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land has denounced the recent acts of intimidation perpetrated against local Christian communities by extremist Jewish groups, considered close to th ...