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• 20 July 2023
  AFRICA/LAREUNION - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-la Réunion Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 19, the Holy Father accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Saint-Denis-de-la Réunion, in overseas France, presented by His Exc. Msgr. Gilbert Aubry. ...
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  19 July 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Three cases of blasphemy accusations against Christians in one month: tensions in Sargodha Sargodha (Agenzia Fides) - Tensions exist in Sargodha, a town in Pakistani Punjab, where three separate cases of blasphemy accusations against local Christians have occurred in less than a month, sparking violence and le ...
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  19 July 2023
  AMERICA/CHILE - Sending Mass for the young people of the Archdiocese of Concepción ready for Lisbon 2023 Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - The young people of the Archdiocese of Concepción are also ready to meet Pope Francis during the World Youth Days which will take place from August 1 to 6 in Lisbon. Preparations for them b ...
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  18 July 2023
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The "ecological way" of the exploitation of Bolivian lithium La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Bolivia has the largest lithium deposits in the world, located in the high Andean plateau known as the "Salar de Uyuni". In contrast to the two other countries in the so-called "Lithium Triangle" ...
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  18 July 2023
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart celebrate the work ad gentes, preparing for the bicentenary of the founder's birth Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Go into the whole world and proclaim the Good News": this was the leitmotif of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the missionary office ad gentes of the Missionaries ...
• 18 July 2023
  VATICAN - Appointed Head of Department of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and New particular Churches Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has appointed the former collaborators of the Dicastery of Evangelization, Msgr. Erwin Aserios Balagapo and Msgr. Han (Agostino) Hyuntaek, as heads of department of the Dicaste ...
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  18 July 2023
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Food, medicine and safe shelter against bullets: missionaries at the disposal of those most in need Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The streets are deserted and inaccessible, there is no public transport and electricity and water is becoming scarce. The war that began on 15 April in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, between the S ...
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  17 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Beijing celebrates 300 years of its foundation and pays homage to the founder, the missionary musician Teodorico Pedrini Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The parishioners of the Beijing church dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (known as Xi Tang, the "church of the West") celebrate the 300th anniversary of its foundation by preserving the memo ...
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  17 July 2023
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Despite the dangers and difficulties, three new SMA missionaries are ready to promote hope on the African continent Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Being a priest in a country where the kidnapping industry spares no one (see Fides, 25/5/2023) requires a lot of courage, as well as deep faith, love of neighbor and missionary zeal. These are jus ...
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  17 July 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sowing peace and hope in the face of incitement to violence and religious hatred Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Our mission is to sow peace and hope in this life, in which the Lord Jesus Christ is our hope and our peace", says Msgr. Joseph Arshad, Archbishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, speaking about the ...
• 17 July 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation and succession of Bishop of Taungngu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Taungngu, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Isaac Danu. He is succeeded by Bishop John Saw Gawdy, u ...
• 17 July 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of auxiliary bishops of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Father Edouard Tsimba Ngoma and Father Edouard Isango Nkoyo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 15, the Holy Father appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kinshasa: Reverend Fr. Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M., until now missionary in Be ...
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  15 July 2023
  VATICAN - Cardinal Parolin: Pope appoints the Bishop of Shanghai "for good of diocese and dialogue" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today, Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. We report the inte ...
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  15 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - "An esteemed Pastor". Bishop Shen Bin in Shanghai, reasons and implications of an appointment by Gianni Valente Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. An app ...
• 15 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of Bishop of Shanghai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. Bishop Joseph ...