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• 21 November 2018
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of the Rector of "S. Carlo Borromeo" major Seminary in the diocese of Butare Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 20th September 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the Rev. Fr. Papias Musengamana, of the diocesan clergy of Kabgayi ...
• 21 November 2018
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, His Exc. Mgr. Seyoum Fransua Noel Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 September 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed His Exc. Mgr. Seyoum Fransua Noel, Apostolic Vicar of Hosanna as Natio ...
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  21 November 2018
  EUROPE/ITALY - The Jesuits: "To dare the missionary spirit in the contemporary world" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - It is right to help the countries of the South of the world, but it is difficult to commit oneself. It is right to support the missions, but without changing one’s lifestyle or point of view, in ...
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  21 November 2018
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Bishops: "Illegal migration from our country is an evil that must be faced" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - 4,092 Ghanaians were repatriated from Libya in 2017. This is what the Bishops of Ghana wrote in the statement published at the end of their Annual Plenary Assembly held in Techiman, in the Brong A ...
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  21 November 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Bishop Pachomios: the internet and the network contribute to breaking up families Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The internet and social media like Facebook represent an instrument of alienation and an objective factor in the breaking up of families. This is what Anba Pachomios, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of B ...
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  21 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy law: campaign to punish false accusers is increasing Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Police must arrest Qari Mohammad Salim and the two Muslim women who invented false accusations of blasphemy against Asia Bibi, an innocent Christian who spent 9 years in prison": says to Agen ...
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  20 November 2018
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni in São Tomé: "Everyone must live the dimension of the 'Church that goes forth' as authentic missionary disciples" São Tomé (Agenzia Fides) - After leaving Angola on the evening of Sunday 18 November, Cardinal Fernando Filoni arrived in São Tomé to conclude his pastoral visit for the 50th anniversary of the Bishops' Conference of ...
• 20 November 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 17, 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) presented by His Eminence Cardinal Peter Nguyên Vãn Nhon. Th ...
• 20 November 2018
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Resignation of Archbishop of Kigali and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 19, 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Kigali (Rwanda), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Thaddée Ntihinyurwa. The Pope appoint ...
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  20 November 2018
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Prayer and fasting in the prison of Abidjan for Fr. Gigi Maccalli Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - In the prison of Abidjan, the largest in the Ivory Coast, Christian inmates are concerned about the fate of Fr. Gigi Maccalli, the missionary kidnapped in Niger on 17 September. Father Ramon Be ...
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  20 November 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Victims of natural disasters: solidarity of the Pontifical Mission Societies and of the Indian Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to alleviate the devastation and rescue the victims affected by the violent floods registered in the Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka in recent months and also in Tamil Nadu ...
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  20 November 2018
  AFRICA/SÃO TOMÉ - The Bishop of São Tomé: "to fight poverty we must create development and give hope to the people" São Tomé (Agenzia Fides) - "São Tomé and Principe is a small country, composed of two islands, located in the Gulf of Guinea, Gabon is the nearest nation. It is a typically tropical country with beaches, palm trees a ...
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  20 November 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Alindao: the number of victims rises to 48. The Bishops denounce: "the Church is in the sights of armed groups" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The death toll of the massacre perpetrated in Alindao on November 15 (see Fides, 17/11/2018), has risen to 48, according to a UN report. The Vicar General of the diocese of Alindao, Mgr. Blaise M ...
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  20 November 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops: migrants must be looked upon with compassion Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - "We must help the people to look on all those who cross our territory with compassion, we must not fuel xenophobia and contempt for migrants, even if many show their affection, respect and suppo ...
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  20 November 2018
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The President of the PMS: "A worldwide network at the service of the Pope to support the young Churches with prayer and charity". Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pontifical Mission Societies keep the missionary spirit alive in the Church through missionary animation and formation. The last Pontiffs insisted on the centrality of evangelization and its ...