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  22 December 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas for Christians freed from "slave labor" in Punjab Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - It is a Christmas full of praise and thanksgiving to God experienced by Catholic families who, in Pakistani Punjab, were freed from the condition of slavery to which they were forced, working ...
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  22 December 2023
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - The Star Singers visit the Federal Palace: Justice, peace and protection of Creation Friborg (Agenzia Fides) - "Our house is not just made of bricks, it is the whole world, we must protect and preserve it for future generations". This is what Elisa says, one of the children who was part of the delegation ...
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  21 December 2023
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II receives Christian and Muslim Leaders. Bishop Atallah: a new massacre of innocent people in Gaza Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and Muslims must "stand united" in defending Holy Sites in Jerusalem, while the Hashemite Monarchy of Jordan will carry on with its role in safeguarding Islamic and Christian holy sites ...
• 21 December 2023
  AMERICA/CUBA - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 13, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed the Rev. Fr. Víctor López Latore as National Director of the Pontifical Mis ...
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  21 December 2023
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - El Tren de Aragua: the transnational gang that exploits Venezuelan migrants Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Among the transnational gangs of Latin American origin, El Tren de Aragua is the only one born in Venezuela that also operates in several countries of the Southern Cone. The group, which emerged ...
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  21 December 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Eucharist and poverty: the Franciscans celebrate Christmas at Greccio Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - In the Philippines there is a vestige of the Rieti Valley, the "third homeland" of Saint Francis of Assisi (after Assisi and La Verna). The friars of the "Rieti House" in Quezon City, who manage th ...
• 21 December 2023
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Almost 30 years after the end of apartheid, social inequalities threaten the national reconciliation process Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Almost 30 years after the end of apartheid and the establishment of democracy, the process of national reconciliation is threatened by the growth of social inequalities and persistent pover ...
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  21 December 2023
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Apostolic Vicar of North Arabia: "Christmas gift of love for the Catholic community" Awali (Agenzia Fides) - "Christmas is a celebration of joy, of peace. It is a time in which we recognize Jesus as the Son of God. It is essential for all of us to understand that Christmas is a gift of love, a gift that ...
• 20 December 2023
  AFRICA/MAURITIUS - Fr. Michel Moura, Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, appointed Apostolic Vicar of Rodrigues Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 December, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Sac Michel Moura, of the clergy of the Diocese of Port-Louis, currently Director of the PP.OO.MM. for the territories of the C.E.D.O.I. and E ...
• 20 December 2023
  AFRICA/GUINEA - The number of victims following the explosion in Conakry is increasing Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The number of victims from the explosion following a fire in the Conakry fuel depot has increased. With the death of four hospitalized people, the death toll has increased from 14 to 18, accordi ...
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  20 December 2023
  AFRICA/NIGER - A world in motion: "Migrate to exist"! Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "We know that the history of humanity is a history of migrations. Any social transformation also occurs through migrations. In fact, migration is one of the mirrors of our society." This is the r ...
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  20 December 2023
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: Before the Nativity scene what counts is amazement Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Before the Nativity scene, which remembers the mystery of the birth of Jesus, what counts is amazement. It is not enough to look at the Nativity scene as a "beautiful thing" or as a histori ...
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  20 December 2023
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi Catholics among those in need Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - In the heart of Dhaka, the Catholic parish of Tejgaon radiates the true spirit of Advent, highlighting the importance of solidarity with those in need. In the metropolitan bustle of Dhaka, where d ...
• 20 December 2023
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Rev. Fr. Peter Ephraim Madeya Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 26 September 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed the Rev. Fr. Peter Ephraim Madeya of the clergy of Dezda as National Directo ...
• 19 December 2023
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops urge vigilance on the eve of the election Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us not leave the polling stations until the results are published". This is the appeal that the Congolese Bishops' Conference (CENCO) made back in June to the voters who, tomorrow, Decembe ...