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  4 December 2018
  AFRICA/CONGO - “May our priests accompany our youth on their path”, urge the Bishops following plenary assembly AFRICA/CONGO - “May our priests accompany our youth on their path”, urge the Bishops following plenary assembly Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - “Congolese youth and Christian identity ”, was the theme of the 47 ...
• 3 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Dibrugarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis on 2 December 2018 appointed Coadjutor of the diocese of Dibrugarh (India), Rev. Albert Hemrom of the clergy of Dibrugarh, Judicial Vicar of the See and Rector ...
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  3 December 2018
  ASIA - Church in Asia reflects on Confucian-Christian Dialogue and Mission Vatican city (Agenzia FIdes) – Exploring how Confucianism sheds light on the comprehension of the Church and her evangelising mission, particularly in Asia: this is the purpose of a gathering of scholars of Confucian ...
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  3 December 2018
  AFRICA - Rekindling a lively missionary awareness in Africa: the challenge of the future Kara (Agenzia Fides) – “A times, particularly in Africa, there is the impression that the duty of announcing the Gospel falls exclusively to consecrated persons. Now is the time to promote new missionary awarenes ...
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  3 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seven new Franciscan priests for the Church in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a great joy for us, Franciscans in Pakistan and the whole Church in this country to celebrate the priestly ordination of seven deacon Capuchin friars of our Custody. We entrust them to ...
• 3 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Archbishop of Nagpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis appointed today Archbishop of Nagpur (India), Mons. Elias Joseph Gonsalves, until now Bishop of Amravati. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 3/12/2018) ...
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  3 December 2018
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Central American Bishops reflect on youth, migrants and environment; and express solidarity with Nicaragua Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Young people in keeping with the recent Synod of Bishops and the imminent World Youth Day to be celebrated in Panama in the coming January, were the focus of the annual assembly of th ...
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  3 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Alindao Massacre: “At least 60 killed but who knows how many more lie dead in the undergrowth” says Cardinal Nzapalainga Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - “At least 60 dead. But in the undergrowth how many more may have been killed?” asked Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, after visiting Alindao in the Central African Rep ...
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  1 December 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catholic Expo: spotlight on evangelisation Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) – To make known the Church’s activity and missionary work in society the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Colombia is organising an event called Expocattolica, to take place 7 to 10 March ...
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  1 December 2018
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catholic parish in Kaohsiung contrary to expropriation of churchbuildings and land ordered by the government Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - Taiwan – Hundreds of parishioners , together with the Vincentian priests of the Catholic church in Kaohsiung dedicated to St Vincent de Paul, took part in demonstrations to oppose the confis ...
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  1 December 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Indigenous population plants 2000 new trees in the spirit of Laudato si' Puerto Princesa City (Agenzia Fides) – The indigenous people of Puerto Princesa Vicariate (southern Philippines) recently planted some 2000 new trees on their land in the spirit of Pope Francis’ Encyclical "Laud ...
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  1 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Local Church denounces episodes of violence in past two months Bossangoa (Agenzia Fides) – “Despite efforts on the part of our local Church to promote peace and fraternal relations, despite our total solidarity with those in need regardless of beliefs or political conviction, ...
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  1 December 2018
  AFRICA - World Day against AIDS: one thousand deaths a day in South East Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – AIDS is a forgotten epidemic that in south east Africa kills 380,000 people every year. The virus in that area alone is contracted by over 2,000 more people every day. The HIV agent respo ...
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  30 November 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Tension in view of parliamentary elections: the opposition takes to the street Sokodè (Agenzia Fides) – On 20 December Togo will hold parliamentary elections even though the political crisis appears never ending, local sources told Fides. In view of the vote two demonstrations have been organise ...
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  30 November 2018
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Grand Mufti denounces Israeli occupation of church property Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Sheikh Mohammad Ahmad Husayn, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem has publicly denounced the recent occupation of land belonging to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, by the Israeli army describing ...