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27 November 2023
ASIA/CHINA - Christ the King: Catholic communities celebrate the the liturgical solemnity with special initiatives
Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - "The fulfillment of the Commandment of Love indicated by Christ and the exercise of this commandment in truth and concreteness is essential for salvation. And the most effective way to salvatio ...
27 November 2023
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Cardinal Onaiyekan: "We must address the psychological suffering of Nigerians"
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "People are facing difficulties, and there are many problems in our country now, so beyond spiritual support, we need to provide psychological support for the people", emphasizes Cardinal John Ol ...
27 November 2023
AFRICA/MALI - One year after his kidnapping in Bamako: The German missionary Hans-Joachim Lohre is free"
Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The German Father Hans Joachim Lohre of the “White Fathers” (African Missionaries), who was kidnapped in Mali on Sunday, November 20, 2022 (see Fides 22/11/2022), is free. A year after his ab ...
25 November 2023
AFRICA/LIBERIA - Change at the top: The challenges that await the new President
Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - The Republic of Liberia has had a new President for a few days. He is 78-year-old Joseph Nyuma Boakai, former vice president, who, after a second round of voting - which was necessary because t ...
25 November 2023
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Interview with Peter Soon-taick Chung, Archbishop of Seoul: "We believe in the power of hope, dialogue and reconciliation"
by Paolo Affatato
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "To resume pastoral work with the faithful in North Korea, it is necessary to proceed step by step, always guided by hope and prayer" and to engage in the field of humanitarian ...
24 November 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The nation belongs to everyone: Adequate political representation for citizens of all religions
Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistani Christians are calling for a review of the mechanisms of political representation and a stronger presence of candidates in parliament in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections ...
24 November 2023
AFRICA/DR CONGO - President of the Bishops' Conference: “Here too, families are in crisis and children are left to their fate as 'street children'”
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "2023 was a very intense year for the Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo," says the President of the Congolese Episcopal Conference and Archbishop of Kisangan, Marcel Utembi Tapa. "In 2 ...
24 November 2023
Ten years of EVANGELII GAUDIUM (Part 4). The mission, the "sensus fidei" of the People of God and popular piety
by Gianni Valente
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - After the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven - as the Gospel of Mark - his disciples "went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the Word thr ...
23 November 2023
ASIA/MYANMAR - After the “Brotherhood Alliance” offensive against military dictatorship, the Country is on the brink of collapse
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The military junta in Myanmar is facing attacks on several fronts in the border areas after an alliance of ethnic minority rebel groups joined forces with pro-democracy fighters who are trying to ...
23 November 2023
ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishops, priests and scholars from mainland China and Hong Kong in dialogue on synodality and "sinicization"
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The spirit of synodality and the Church in China: communion, participation and mission" was the theme of the third joint symposium of scholars from Hong Kong and mainland China, held on Novem ...
23 November 2023
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Resignation of vicar apostolic of Soddo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Soddo, Ethiopia, presented by Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara. (Agenzia Fides, 23/11/2023)
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23 November 2023
Ten years of EVANGELII GAUDIUM (part 3) - "The whole people of God proclaims the Gospel". The Church as a missionary people
by Gianni Valente
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The salvation that God offers us and that the Church proclaims, says the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium - "is the work of his mercy. No human efforts, however good they ...
23 November 2023
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops on post-election climate: “Promoting peace and reducing tensions have been lost”
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "Depriving people of their voice is a form of violence that should be condemned by all people of integrity, by all loving and peaceful citizens", emphasize the Bishops of Zimbabwe in their pastor ...
22 November 2023
VATICAN - The formation course “Evangelii Gaudium 2023” is coming to an end: with a view to the present and the future
Vatican (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary formation course, focused on the contents of the Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium”, organized jointly by the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), the International Cente ...
22 November 2023
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archbishop Gallagher at the Shrine of Seosomun: Witnessing the Gospel today with an eye to history
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The first evangelizers of the 'Land of the Morning Calm' were lay people and scholars who learned Christian doctrine without the help of foreign missionaries". They were people who "discovered th ...
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