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  23 May 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Marawi a year after the siege: the mission of the Church between dialogue and reconstruction Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - On May 23, a year ago, the invasion of terrorist groups linked to the Islamic State that barricaded themselves in the city of Marawi on the island of Mindanao began. Over 360,000 refugees were fo ...
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  23 May 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The State must guarantee the security of citizens" ask the Bishops on the day of the funeral of the victims of the massacre committed in April Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The State must protect all citizens, regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliation, otherwise Nigeria risks falling into chaos and generalized terror. This is the alarm launched by the Niger ...
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  23 May 2018
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: let us pray to Our Lady of Sheshan for reconciliation among Chinese Catholics Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Feast of the Virgin Mary "Help of Christians", particularly venerated in the Marian shrine of Sheshan, near Shanghai, "invites us to be spiritually united to all the Catholic faithful who live ...
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  23 May 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics prepare themselves for the day of prayer for the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Catholics celebrated the solemnity of Pentecost preparing for what is for them the most awaited event of the Marian month: the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, which is h ...
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  22 May 2018
  ASIA/NEPAL - Reconstruction after the earthquake: the programs of Caritas Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Nepal, an organism of the Catholic Church, has intensified its efforts to rebuild homes and structures in the communities affected by the earthquake of 2015. As Fides learns, Caritas h ...
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  22 May 2018
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan distributes humanitarian aid to Muslims in the month of Ramadan Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Also this year the Caritas of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has started the special campaign carried out in conjunction with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which contemplates the distribution ...
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  22 May 2018
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Catholic Mission commitment: Attention towards young people and to education in Myanmar Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "After the great success of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Sydney, at the end of last year, our challenge as a Church in Australia is to engage with young people and help them become m ...
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  22 May 2018
  EUROPE/ITALY - An impulse for mission and for vocations comes from the beatification of Sr. Leonella Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "From the beatification of Sister Leonella we expect great strength for mission and for vocations, because looking at her young people in the whole world can wonder about the possibility of giving ...
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  22 May 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Concern over new Ebola outbreak: mobilization of Caritas and NGOs Bikoro (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is worrying because it is urban unlike earlier ones" says Dr. Rose Mkunu at the head of a delegation of Caritas Congo visiting Mbandaka, together with the Diocesan office of medica ...
• 22 May 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mbulu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania, the Rev. Anthony Lagwen, of the clergy of the same diocese, currently bursar of the same ecclesiastical circumscription. The Rev ...
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  22 May 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops: "We are doing everything possible for the love of Jesus Christ and for the love of our country" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The peace we are looking for is not the peace of cemeteries, nor that of subjugated slaves, it is peace that is born from reconciled people. We have accepted to be mediators of the National Dia ...
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  22 May 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Ebola; the Bishops: "Do not give in to resignation, but work together to limit the epidemic" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The confirmation of a first case of Ebola in Mbandaka, an urban area, worries us deeply", writes His Exc. Mgr. Marcel Utembi Tapa, Archbishop of Kisangani and President of the National Episcop ...
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  21 May 2018
  VATICAN - Consistory for 14 new Cardinals, 3 are Archbishops in mission territories Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Speaking to pilgrims and visitors gathered in St Peter's Square on Pentecost Sunday, May 20 for the recitation of the Regina Caeli prayer, the Pope announced he would create new Cardinals a ...
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  21 May 2018
  VATICAN - Message for World Mission Day 2018: "Together with young people, let us bring the Gospel to all" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the solemnity of Pentecost the message for World Mission Sunday 2018, to be held October 21, 2018 was released, on the theme: "Together with young people, let us bring the Gospel to al ...
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  21 May 2018
  AMERICA/HAITI - Apostolic commitment of the Camillian missionaries on the island after the hurricane Ranja (Agenzia Fides) - "Since your arrival on the island you have brought great change to the life of the community: with your Gospel style of work you have accompanied people to their full recovery. This makes you diff ...