News

• 3 July 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of bishop of Padang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Padang, Indonesia, the Reverend Fr. Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X., member of the Pious Society of Saint Francis Xavier for the Fore ...
• 3 July 2021
  AFRICA/CHAD - Appointment of bishop of Pala, Chad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Pala, Chad, the Reverend Dominique Tinoudji, of the clergy of Moundou, until now rector of the Saint Luc Interdiocesan Theological ...
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  3 July 2021
  VATICAN - The dream and passion for the first evangelization: a missionary talks about his story to the Director of Fides Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "It is important to know and understand what is happening on the other side of the planet to transform a story that is read in prayer and to see how the Church, the disciples of Jesus, reac ...
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  3 July 2021
  AFRICA/Djibouti - Consolata missionaries alongside disabled children to "promote the dignity and integral development of the person" Ali Sabieh (Agenzia Fides) - "After several years of hard work, some disabled children have been admitted to primary and secondary school. This is a great joy for us, because before disabled children were kept hidden in ...
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  3 July 2021
  ASIA - "Rosary for Asia": Asian faithful in prayer for the end of the pandemic, healing and peace in the world Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops and faithful of Asia have gathered in prayer for the end of the pandemic, the healing of peoples and peace in the world. Participating in the event "Rosary for Asia", organized and br ...
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  3 July 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Work begins on the new Constitution: a prayer in all Masses Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Conference of Chile has approved an initiative proposed by the National Commission for Justice and Peace, based on the express request of some constituen ...
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  3 July 2021
  AFRICA - New ongoing formation program for missionaries and pastoral workers Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The African continent is renewing itself in terms of support and ongoing training for pastoral workers. For a long time, enormous efforts have been made to offer missionaries and pastoral worker ...
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  3 July 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Two thematic forums, open to all, on the missionary action of the Church La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - In this time dedicated to listening, in the path foreseen by the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean (see Fides, 25/1/2021), the Pontifical Mission Societies of Bolivia and the ...
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  3 July 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Smile therapy" sponsored by the Latin Patriarchate, to help Palestinian women cope with psychological pressures and heal their internal wounds Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - They call it "laughter therapy" or "smile therapy", a formula that indicates techniques and practices aimed at using and channeling in a therapeutic key the beneficial effects that good humor ...
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  2 July 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - "Bicentennial Plan": the contribution of the missionaries who work in the Amazon rainforest Sepahua (Agenzia Fides) - On July 28, Peru celebrates its 200 years of independence, and therefore of its birth as a Nation. The anniversary of the Bicentennial falls in a period marked by little desire to celebrate due ...
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  2 July 2021
  EUROPE/POLAND - The animators of the PMS are "the hands, heart and mind of the Pope": the School for missionary animators 2021 Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - 70 people enrolled in the 1st grade of the online School for missionary animators promoted, according to a long tradition, by the National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of P ...
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  2 July 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Catholic seminary also open to non-seminarian students Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - Offering a chance to the many students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to study due to the lack of higher education institutions in the country is the goal of the Catholic di ...
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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - A woman at the helm of the Catholic Weekly Herald Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Bishops have appointed the first woman as Editor of the Catholic weekly "Herald": she is Patricia Pereira, who has taken on responsibility for the magazine since 1 July. Perei ...
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  2 July 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Legalization of abortions in Hidalgo: "This decision is not shared by the majority of citizens" Hidalgo (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with great concern and sadness that we have received the news that our state's Congress has hastily voted on the fundamental human right recognized as universal in all treaties of interna ...
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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - "Indian Christian Day" on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Indian Christians celebrate Indian Christian Day for the first time on July 3rd on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. The Apostle Thomas came to India around 52 AD and was martyred near Chen ...