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  4 July 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Political requests to set up a committee of inquiry regarding property confiscated from Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The militants of the Rafidain Party, a political force linked to Assyrian Christian sectors, will ask the new Iraqi Parliament to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the phenomenon of ...
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  3 July 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops congratulate newly elected President Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We congratulate Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who according to the preliminary results of the National Electoral Institute, has been declared the winner. We are all called to collabora ...
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  3 July 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Countdown for the 5th American Missionary Congress, the latest in a long series Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - The Fifth American Missionary Congress (CAM 5), will take place in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) from 9 to 14 July 2018 and will focus on "America on a mission, the Gospel is ...
• 3 July 2018
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Appointment of the Bishop of Cabinda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has appointed Fr. Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp., currently Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Angola, as Bishop of the diocese of Ca ...
• 3 July 2018
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Appointment of the Bishop of Auki Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has appointed, Rev. Peter Houhou, currently Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Honiara as Bishop of the diocese of Auki (Solomon Islands). The new Bishop was born ...
• 3 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Mangalore and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mangalore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Aloysius Paul D'Souza. The Holy Father appointed ...
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  3 July 2018
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: "The educational system penalizes religious education" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The leaders of this country should understand that this is something that needs to be changed from the very roots": this was stated by the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, expre ...
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  3 July 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Catholic Church in the Central African Republic is in mourning after the murder of the Vicar General of Bambari Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Monsignor Firmin was a key person in all the mediation processes to try and keep peace in Bambari, and was therefore known by everyone. His assassins cannot say they killed a person they did not ...
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  3 July 2018
  AFRICA - Six million people risk hunger in the Sahel region Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly 6 million people are struggling to get food in Burkina Faso, Ciad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger e Senegal. Severe malnutrition is threatening the lives of 1.6 million children. This is the alar ...
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  3 July 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The proclamation of the Gospel in Korea travels on radio, newspapers, web and cable TV Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation" (CPBC), the official media organization of the Catholic Church in Seoul, celebrates the 30th anniversary of its foundation and re-launches its role of pro ...
• 2 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Archbishop Coadjutor of Patna Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2018 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Sebastian Kallupura, currently Bishop of the diocese of Buxar as Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Patna (India). (SL) (Agen ...
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  2 July 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate remains in Damascus. The rumors of the transfer to Lebanon have been denied Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch officially disavowed journalistic rumors and reconstructions that foreshadowed an imminent transfer of the patriarchal center from Damascus to Atchan ...
• 2 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Palayamkottai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Palayamkottai (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Arockiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, ...
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  2 July 2018
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Church commitment to contribute to peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in 20 years a high-level Eritrean delegation, led by Foreign Minister Osman Saleh, arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday June 26, to talk about the end of the decade-long conf ...
• 2 July 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Oudtshoorn Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Outdshoorn (South Africa), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Francisco Fortunato De Gouveia. (SL) (Agenzia Fid ...