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• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Monze and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 10 , 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Monze (Zambia), by His Exc. Mgr. Emilio Patriarca, in accordance with canon 40 ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The future mission is education: the first assembly of the Jesuits in the country Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The future for the Jesuit mission in Myanmar, a country which is rapidly changing, is the commitment concerning education: this is what emerged from the first meeting of the Jesuits in Myanmar, h ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Simple boats transformed into mobile clinics to deliver humanitarian and medical aid Guiuan (Agenzia Fides) - In order to have the possibility to deliver medical and humanitarian aid in five islands in the south of Guiuan, affected by Typhoon Haiyan, the NGO Doctors Without Borders has organized mobile c ...
• 7 February 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dialogue and collaboration, the only way to solve the common problems of Dominicans and Haitians Jimani (Agenzia Fides) - The progress made so far in the ongoing dialogue between the authorities of the Dominican Republic and Haiti are assessed favorably by the weekly "Camino", the official voice of the Dominican Epi ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Assembly of Indian Bishops: to renew the Church and society, while remaining faithful to Christ Palai (Agenzia Fides) - "A Renewed Church for a renewed society", in the spirit of the II Vatican Council and to be on the same wavelength with Pope Francis’ words: is the theme of the 31st Plenary Assembly of the Bish ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christian candidates in random order in the next national elections Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – There will be nine main political lists inspired by Christian activists - Chaldeans, Syrians and Assyrians - who will take part in the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for Apr ...
• 7 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Despite the truce, clashes continue: aid, medicines and therapeutic food are needed Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - In the aftermath of the truce signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between representatives of the Government of Southern Sudan and the rebels led by Riek Machar, fighting continues and there remains m ...
• 7 February 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Christians and Muslims: the same blood, the same language, the same Country" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Christians and Muslims: the same blood, the same language, the same Country"; is the slogan that can be read in the parish of Fr. Dieudonné, a young priest of the Diocese of Alindao, in the Cen ...
• 7 February 2014
  AFRICA/UGANDA – Catholic Church launches Uganda Martyrs’ campaign Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, Archbishop of Kampala, has launched the campaign dubbed "Kikungo" started at the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Namayumba. The campaign will climax on Octobe ...
• 6 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Only education can defeat superstition and ensure full respect for life in all its forms New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The National Day for Life has just been celebrated, to remind everyone of the tremendous value of life which is often, unfortunately, trampled and degraded. Too many times human beings are dep ...
• 6 February 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al-Sisi to run for President. Bishop Fahim Hanna: he has the support of the people, but the Church does not take sides Minya (Agenzia Fides) - The head of the Egyptian armed forces Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has publicly confirmed his candidacy for the presidential elections to be held in Egypt next April. " I have to succumb to the people's d ...
• 6 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In the wake of Evangelii Gaudium, the Church is committed to the poor and unemployed Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Korea, in response to the request of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Evangeliii gaudium, confirms the preferential option for the poor and his commitment to the defense, prote ...
• 6 February 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Valentine's Day: occasion to raise funds for the 18th Plenary Assembly of AMECEA Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Malawi choose Valentine's Day to raise funds for the 18th Plenary Assembly of AMECEA (Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa), which will be held in Lilong ...
• 6 February 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Cardinal Filoni: "The announcement ad gentes is part of the responsibility that all the particular Churches have toward Christ" Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary enthusiasm!", Cardinal Fernando Filoni concluded his third conference, held yesterday, February 5, at the course of study which brin ...
• 6 February 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The flow of Central Africans seeking refuge in the DRC does not stop Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The arrival of Central Africans fleeing their country in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not stop. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) only last week another 500 pe ...