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5 December 2023
AFRICA/SUDAN - The war is becoming more complicated: the United Nations now decides to end the UN mission in Sudan
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The war in Sudan between the regular army (SAF) led by General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under the command of Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as Hemeti, now has an e ...
4 December 2023
ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation and appointment of th Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, December 2, the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, presented by Bishop Philip Banchong Chaiyara.
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4 December 2023
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Hit right in the heart”: Catholics do not give up on the path of dialogue and hope
By Paolo Affatato
Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - The pain and shock following the deadly attack will not stop the path of dialogue and building peaceful coexistence in the southern Philippines. The bomb attack in which four ...
4 December 2023
ASIA/CHINA - The Franciscan Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Jinan celebrates the 60th anniversary of Sacrosanctum Concilium, to continue walking on the paths opened by the Second Vatican Council
Jinan (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscan Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Jinan, in the Chinese Province of Shandong, has just celebrated the 60th anniversary of the promulgation of the Conciliar Constitution on the Sacre ...
4 December 2023
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The parish priest of St. Michael's Church in Umuekebi, Imo State kidnapped
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Another Catholic priest, Father Kingsley Eze, has been kidnapped in Nigeria. The parish priest of St. Michael Church of Umuekebi in Osuoweerre Autonomous Community in Isiala Mbano Local Government ...
3 December 2023
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Pope Francis expresses condolences for victims of attack
Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - Early this morning, December 3, a terrorist attack hit the Filipino Catholic community on the island of Mindanao, in one of the predominantly Muslim provinces. An explosive device was detonated d ...
3 December 2023
ASIA/CHINA - The Island of Saint Francis Xavier: the first shrine for Chinese Catholics
by Marta Zhao
Shangchuan (Agenzia Fides) - The life of the great Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier is a faithful reflection of the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John: " Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat ...
2 December 2023
ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Safeguarding the Earth, protecting Peace. Pope Francis' speech at COP28
by Gianni Valente
Dubai (Agenzia Fides) - "Sadly, I am unable to be present with you, as I had greatly desired. Even so, I am with you, because time is short. I am with you because now more than ever, the future of ...
2 December 2023
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Illustrated calendar with the Pope's prayer intentions accompanies Korean Catholics through 2024
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope's prayer intentions and spiritual communion of the Korean faithful with Pope Francis inspire an artistic calendar for the year 2024 to be published and disseminated in Korean "to strength ...
1 December 2023
AMERICA/GUYANA- Contested region of Guyana Esequiba: Tensions between Venezuela and Guyana
Georgetown (Agenzia Fides) - The relationship between Guyana and Venezuela is tense since today, December 1st, the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Guyana's request for interim measures to stop the ...
1 December 2023
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - A Light Shining from Astana: How Kazakhstan Turned Tragedy into Positivity
by Victor Gaetan
The Republic of Kazakhstan, five times bigger than France, established diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1992. It turned the catastrophe of 1.5 million victims of nuclear experiments into an ...
1 December 2023
AFRICA - Similarities and differences: analysis of the 3 coups in the Sahel
Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - In the last 2-3 years, military coups in the Sahel present similarities and differences compared to those that occurred in the 70s-80s. This was stated by the bishops of the Permanent Committee of ...
30 November 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - 800 years of the Franciscan order: peace work and service to the poor are the focus of the work of the Franciscans in Pakistan
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Franciscan Rule in Pakistan and with it the proclamation of the Gospel through the witness to the charism of St. Francis of Assisi has borne many fruits in a country like Pakistan. The fruit ...
30 November 2023
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Ten years after the outbreak of the civil war: victims of sexual violence are left to fend for themselves
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - They are probably the least known and most hidden victims of war: women and girls (but sometimes men and boys) who are subjected to sexual violence by members of the various fighting groups. One ...
30 November 2023
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Reverend Linus Pingal Ekka as Bishop of Gumla
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Linus Pingal Ekka, of the clergy of the diocese of Gumla, India, until now diocesan administrator, as bishop of the same See.
Msgr. Linus Pingal ...
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