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• 27 February 2024
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Investigation continue into the murder of 4 Orthodox monks of the historic Ziquala monastery in Oromia Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Investigations continue to identify the culprits of the tragic attack on the historic monastery of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) in Ziquala, Oromia, last Tuesday, February 2 ...
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  27 February 2024
  AFRICA MALI - Father Maccalli: "We rejoice at the release of the Italian family kidnapped in Mali on May 19, 2022" Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The members of the Italian family, consisting of Giovanni and Rocco and Donatella Langone, who were kidnapped in Mali on May 19, 2022, are doing well. "They are expected in Rome at the Foreign Mi ...
• 27 February 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Bishop of Kurnool Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D., currently Rector of the Seminarium Missionum at the Pontifical Theological Faculty and Pontifical Institute of Spiritua ...
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  27 February 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cardinal Ambongo: "Sustainable" mining agreement between Rwanda and the EU focuses on resources plundered in our Country" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The European Union signs an agreement with Rwanda for sustainable cooperation in the mining sector because of the plundered resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Isn't this to be unde ...
• 27 February 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - One year after the environmental disaster: The "Verde Island Passage" is to become a marine protected area Calapan (Agenzia Fides) - The expansion of polluting industries in the area of the "Verde Island Passage" (VIP), off the coast of the Philippine island of Mindoro must be restricted and the area declared a "protected mar ...
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  27 February 2024
  BRICS+ Is A Polyhedron, Pope Francis’s Favorite Image by Victor Gaetan* Numerous multilateral organizations sprang up after World War II, all with one center—the United States. The World Bank and International Fund were created in 1944 to stabilize the postwar global e ...
• 26 February 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - Sister Marcella: “The gang affiliated with the G9 intends to take over our orphanage to defend itself from attacks from the sea by a rival gang” Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "They want to take over our orphanage to defend themselves from assaults from the sea by a rival gang", says to Fides Marcella Catozza, a Franciscan nun, who manages kay Pè Giuss, in the ...
• 26 February 2024
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Escalation is feared after tribal conflict: The only way to avoid it is on-site dialogue Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - After the serious massacre in which a total of 64 people fell victim in the last few days in the province of Enga, near the town of Wabag, 600 kilometers northwest of the capital Port Mores ...
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  26 February 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - 'Drops of life': blood donation campaign, among Lent initiatives Manama (Agenzia Fides) - Saving human lives and promoting the noble cause of blood donation in the Catholic community of Bahrain is the objective of the Campaign recently held in the capital, Manama. The launch of "Dro ...
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  26 February 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Father Romanelli: we ask for help from Saint Porphyry, Bishop of Gaza, where the streets have become cemeteries Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, in Jerusalem, I celebrated Mass in the liturgical memory of Saint Porphyry, Bishop of Gaza, together with other priests. We prayed and asked him for all the inhabitants of Gaza and the Stri ...
• 26 February 2024
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - At least 15 dead in Catholic church attack Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The small remaining community of Catholic faithful who had gathered for Sunday prayers under the leadership of a catechist were gathered yesterday, Sunday, February 25, in Essakane, a villag ...
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  24 February 2024
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Bishop Martinelli's singular "lesson on harmony" during the inauguration of the Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - Speaking about the good and harmonious project of God the Creator, the wound of sin and the "new harmony" that entered the world with Jesus, in front of an audience of Muslim dignitaries and b ...
• 24 February 2024
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Seoul, Korea Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Paul Kyung Sang Lee, until now parish priest of Saint Ignatius Kim of Gaepo-dong and judicial vicar of the same archdiocese, as auxiliary bishop o ...
• 24 February 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - After the conflict, the fruitful period of forgiveness and coexistence in the Moluccas By Paolo Affatato Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - The time of civil conflicts, the time of confrontation between Christian and Muslim communities is only a distant memory. From 1999 to 2002, the islands were marked by inter- ...
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  23 February 2024
  VATICAN - "The Kingdom of God is not built by us, but is a pure gift from Him". Monsignor Sangalli's speech during the course for diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The believer faces constant daily challenges, even in very difficult human contexts, in communion with the Lord through prayer. Without Him and without a real life of prayer, we may be onl ...