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  5 December 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Congress of missionary communicators: all round evangelisation must use the media Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – An intervention by the Archbishop of Aparecida, Mons. Orlando Brandes, opened in Brazil the first Congress of missionary communicators with the slogan “Evangelizing on the new Media fronti ...
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  5 December 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Silsilah Message for Advent: “Bearing witness to the faith in a spirit of dialogue” Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – The season of Advent is a path of preparation for Christmas: a good time to reflect on the mission of Christians called to share their faith in a spirit of dialogue also with followers of ...
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  5 December 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - PMS meeting in view of preparations for Extraordinary Missionary Month in October 2019 Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)- “As Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies you bear the burden of convincing priests, religious and laity in your local Churches to cooperate with the different mission activities pr ...
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  5 December 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In Advent the local Church gives new impulse to campaign to abolish death penalty Seoul (Agenzia FIdes) – The Catholic Church in South Korea is giving new impulse during the period of Advent to the campaign to abolish the death penalty in the country. Fides heard from the Justice and Peace Co ...
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  5 December 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Copt Patriarch praises Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman and announces a visit to Arabia Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Saudi Arabia is an essential “pillar” of the Muslim Arab world and the recent meetings by the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud at all levels are much appreciated because they reve ...
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  5 December 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAFRICA - The murderers of Alindao attack another camp run by the local Church Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – Another displaced persons camp run by the local Church in Ippy south east Central African Republic, was attacked yesterday 4 December by men of the UPC ( Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique) ...
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  4 December 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Bishop of Niamey: “Fr Maccalli is alive and well”; we continue to pray for his release Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – “The Bishop of the diocese of Niamey, Mons. Djalwana Laurent Lompo, affirms that Fr. Pier Luigi Maccali, SMA missionary kidnapped on 17 September is alive and well. For security reasons he ...
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  4 December 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - Mission in Turkey, among Iraqi refugees, discovering the Gospel Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "When the Church opens for the good of others she flourishes, when she closes she dries up. The Church lives only when she goes out of herself, as the words of the Pope teach us ". Brother Jihad Yo ...
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  4 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church in Pakistan founded on the Eucharist Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We are called to break ourselves like bread for others, imitating Christ in the Eucharist. The Year of the Eucharist has strengthened our faith and we will gather the fruits in the years to come ...
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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) ...