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• 23 February 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of the Bishop of Long Xuyên and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Long Xuyên (Viêt Nam), presented by H.E. Msgr. Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu. He is succeeded by ...
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  22 February 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops call for the entry of "humanitarian aid" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Listen to the cry of the people, allow the entry of "humanitarian aid"! say the Bishops of Venezuela in a document made known yesterday, 21 February. Yesterday evening, the Venezuelan governmen ...
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  22 February 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - From Korea 26 priests, religious and lay Koreans ready for missio ad gentes Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - There are 26 Korean Catholic priests, men and women religious and lay people who, after completing a cycle of studies and missionary formation, received the solemn missionary mandate and are ready ...
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  22 February 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month: meeting of the PMS of Burkina Faso-Niger Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no discouragement. The proclamation of the Gospel involves risks. But let us pray for the return of security", says Fr. Isidore Sola Nombré, Director of the Pontifical Mission Soc ...
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  22 February 2019
  ASIA - The Church in Asia chooses renewable energy, in harmony with Laudato Sì Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Asia, in harmony with Laudato Sì, makes a choice in favor of renewable energy as a contribution to addressing the complex issue of climate change in the world. This i ...
• 22 February 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of the "Notre Dame de l'Espérance" Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Bertoua Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 September 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Elie Kengne, of the diocesan clergy of Batouri, as Rector of ...
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  22 February 2019
  AFRICA - Not all Muslims are terrorists, not all priests are pedophiles Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The rise of terrorism throughout the world has contributed greatly to the growth of Islamophobia, thus presenting Islam to everyone as a dangerous and criminal religion whose followers must be avo ...
• 22 February 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Camiri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Fr. Jesús Galeote Tormo, O.F.M., currently Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the same Vicariate as Apostolic Vicar o ...
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  22 February 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Temporary reception places for Venezuelan migrants: the Scalabrinians initiative Boa Vista (Agenzia Fides) - The project launched in Brazil by the Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters is called "Venezuelan Migration, appeal to solidarity", who since their foundation have been dealing with assistance to mi ...
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  21 February 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Missionary Rosary of prisoners, timid signs for a way out of the crisis Managua (Agenzia Fides) - A "Prayer Campaign for Hans Josué Gaitán Sandino and for all unjustly detained political prisoners" is promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Nicaragua through its social networ ...
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  21 February 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - 170 students of the Catholic school of Kumbo kidnapped and then freed by English-speaking secessionists Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - A new mass abduction of students from a school in the English-speaking area of Cameroon, carried out by guerrillas demanding independence from the rest of the country. On 16 February 2019, unid ...
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  21 February 2019
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - The prisoner’s old creased Bible: when God enters the prison Fès (Agenzia Fides) - Prison may not be hell or a place of despair, but a space where God meets man, wounded and suffering. And it can even become a place to bear witness to one's faith. This is what missionary Fr. Matt ...
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  21 February 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - New Interior Minister rekindles the debate on civil marriage Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The debate on civil marriage has stirred tensions in Lebanon after the newly appointed interior minister, Raya Hassan, reignited the issue for its recognition by religious authorities. Current ...
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  21 February 2019
  ASIA/NEPAL - The commitment of the Jesuit Refugee Service: Helping refugees build their future through education Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Jesuits in Nepal help refugees build their future through education and social development. "I have benefited from rigorous education. It helped me find many new opportunities", says to Fides ...
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  21 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - After the Pope's visit, the mission to build harmony and coexistence among religions Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "It was a moment of joy to serve and meet Pope Francis. It was a great blessing from God for all of us who live in the United Arab Emirates", says to Agenzia Fides Nadeem Lal Bhatti, a Catholi ...