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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. ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 5 March 2024
  AFRICA/CHAD - One week after the death of an opposition figure: calm appears to have been restored in N'Djamena N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, there is apparent calm a few days after the assassination of Yaya Dillo, leader of the opposition party PSF (Socialist Party Without Borders). Dillo was killed o ...
• 5 March 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Lent in the sign of mercy: “Silsilah” movement visits prison inmates Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - The "Silsilah" dialogue movement, founded in the south of the Philippines by the PIME missionary Father Sebastiano D'Ambra, accompanies prisoners on a path of inner liberation, carrying o ...
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  4 March 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - A beacon of light and hope: sacred journey through the Holy Door of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia Awali (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia (OLA) in Bahrain is a beacon of spiritual light and hope for Catholics. It is not only a place of worship but also a symbol of peace and unity. In a statemen ...
• 4 March 2024
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Pankahin: “We must enable displaced people to return to their homes” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The government must intervene to help displaced people return to their homes", said Bishop Michael Gobal Gokum of Pankshin, in the central Nigerian state of Plateau, in his homily on Sunday March ...
• 4 March 2024
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Easter attacks: the Catholic community prays and is committed to recognizing its "martyrs" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The faithful who lost their lives as innocents, in the moment of adoration of God, in the terrorist attacks of Easter 2019, while participating in the Eucharist on Sunday in church, are for us ...