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  8 March 2024
  AFRICA/RWANDA - No to the "sustainable mining" agreement between the EU and Rwanda Kigali (Agenzia Fides) - How can the European Union sign an agreement on the sustainability and traceability of strategic minerals with a country that does not produce them itself, but obtains them illegally from a neigh ...
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  8 March 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - Catholic Tokyo International Center promotes "multicultural coexistence" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Japanese call it "tabunka kyōsei", that is, "multicultural coexistence". It is lived daily in the premises of the Catholic Church of Meguro in Tokyo, where the "Catholic Tokyo International C ...
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  8 March 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - Redemptorists report the kidnapping of three Catholic women religious Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "Pray for peace and for an end to violence in the country where criminal groups spread fear and terror among the population" is the request of Father Renold Antoine, missionary of the Red ...
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  8 March 2024
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - The Russian edition of the "Spiritual Exercises" of Ignatius of Loyola presented in Moscow by Chiara Dommarco Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - "Warning: this is not a book to read", Father Stephan Lipke, director of the Saint Thomas Institute of Moscow, began with irony when opening the evening organized at the Inst ...
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  7 March 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - More than 200 pupils kidnapped from a primary school in northern Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - More than 200 pupils (some sources say 232) were kidnapped this morning, March 7, in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, in northern Nigeria. The hostages are pupils from the LEA ...
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  7 March 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - "Year of Catechism" in the Diocese of Xiamen: doctrine and sacraments preserve the faith of those who follow Jesus Xiamen (Agenzia Fides) - In Xiamen, in the Chinese province of Fujian, the “Year of the Catechism”, inaugurated by Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui on May 1, 2023, the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, is coming to an end. ...
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  7 March 2024
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - More than 67,000 people fleeing jihadist violence in the north of the country Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - A total of 67,321 people have been displaced in recent weeks by armed attacks in the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique. This was announced by Filimão Suaze, spokesman for the gove ...
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  7 March 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Constitutional referendum and mid-term elections: Catholics express doubts Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirms that his government intends to hold a referendum to ratify the constitutional amendments - after possible approval by Parliament - at the same t ...
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  7 March 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - Missionaries at the service of the needy: “We must remain on the side of the people” Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The country is in ruins, the entire region is isolated since gangs control access to the capital, so that people and goods can only enter the country through complicated air bridges or at ...
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  6 March 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Martial law in 61 municipalities; Radio Veritas, source of hope Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The ruling military junta in Myanmar has imposed martial law in a total of 61 municipalities, bringing a total of 8.2 million people under this measure. The figure of 61 municipalities was reache ...
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  6 March 2024
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Camillians proclaim “Laudato Si'” year: conversion, environmental awareness and change in personal and community lifestyle Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – "It is extremely important to pay special attention to the environment in which people find themselves. It is impossible to talk about holistic health and healthy living without taking into ...
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  6 March 2024
  AFRICA/GABON - President of the Bishops' Conference: "People can breathe a sigh of relief, but we remain cautious" Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "The leaden cloak that hung over the country seems to have dissolved," says the President of the Bishops' Conference of Gabon, Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene of Oyem, in an interview with Fid ...
• 5 March 2024
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Ratnapura Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, presented by Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv. The Holy Father has ...
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  5 March 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - Appeal on behalf of the people of Haiti: "The international community must intervene immediately to stop this horrible situation of violence" by Antonella Prenna Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The intervention of the international community is urgent, otherwise a point of no return will be reached and the dead will be counted in the thousands - Father Ma ...
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  5 March 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Terrifying situation"; a Catholic hospital was also attacked Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is terrifying" Marcella Catozza, a Franciscan, who for years has been dedicated to pastoral and charitable activities in Haiti, tells Fides (see Fides, 26/2/2024). "The gan ...