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  8 January 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - In the Jubilee of the Church in Ivory Coast, the jubilee of the Society for African Missions Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of the Ivory Coast celebrated 125 years of evangelization: the fathers of the Society for African Missions (SMA) were pioneers for the missionary work in the country (see Fid ...
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  8 January 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Diocesan pilgrimage: women of the Catholic Church join forces to pray for peace in the Country Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholic women in the face of politics". This is the theme on which the women of AFEC, the Association of Women of the Catholic Church of the Dioceses of Yamoussoukro and Agboville reflect ...
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  8 January 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian leaders in the ruling party: the new citizenship law is not inclusive and needs to be expanded New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), approved in India in December, discriminates against Muslims, is not inclusive and needs to be expanded: this is what a group of 15 between C ...
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  8 January 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - Putin and Assad visit the Greek Orthodox cathedral in Damascus Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday 7 January, Russian President Vladimir Putin, visiting Damascus, went to the Greek Orthodox cathedral of the Syrian capital, together with Syrian President Bashar Assad. The two polit ...
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  7 January 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - "We must be the builders of the civilization of love": young people on mission in the country during the holidays Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - More than 1,500 young people arrived on Saturday 4 January at the San Joaquin campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, full of enthusiasm to dedicate their summer holidays, just s ...
• 7 January 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Jos Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 January 2020, the Holy Father appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jos (Nigeria) His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Ishaya Audu, currently Bishop of Lafia. His Exc. ...
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  7 January 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Bible at the center of the Church's mission Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "As baptized, we have the responsibility to preach the message of God, keeping the Word of God in our hearts and bringing it into our lives": says to Agenzia Fides Mgr. James Romen Boiragi, bishop ...
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  7 January 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Sisi at the vigil of Coptic Christmas: "If we love God, we must love each other" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us continue in an honorable way, in a time without honor, and we believe that God will make honorable people victorious". Thus Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi expressed himself in his ...
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  7 January 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Card. Brenes asks to continue to work for the release of all political prisoners and for peace Managua (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to "those with social and political influence" to continue to work to ensure that all "people deprived of their freedom" are released in 2020, was addressed by Cardinal Leopoldo Br ...
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  7 January 2020
  AFRICA/DRC - Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo denounces a plan for the balkanization of the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The general climate in the eastern part of the Country is characterized by insecurity and unbearable misery. The report clearly shows that the goal of all this is the balkanization of our Coun ...
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  7 January 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Explosion on the border with Cameroon causes 30 deaths Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - An explosion ripped through a crowded market on a bridge on Nigeria’s border with Cameroon on Monday, January 6, killing at least 30 people and injuring many others. According to the Cameroonia ...
• 7 January 2020
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Appointment of the auxiliary Bishop of Auckland Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 January 2020, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Michael Andrew Gielen of the clergy of Hamilton, auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Auckland (New Zealand), currently Director for the form ...
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  3 January 2020
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Assembly of Bishops: renewal of CELAM and Mesoamerican ecological ecclesial network Panama city (Agenzia Fides) - The Panamanian Bishops will meet for their ordinary plenary assembly number 2011, which will take place from Monday 6 to Friday 10 January 2020. The Panamanian Episcopal Conference (CEP) inf ...
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  3 January 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Year of fraternity in the Archdiocese of Popayan: personal, social and ecological conversion Popayán (Agenzia Fides) - "The year of fraternity is an opportunity to heal wounds, grow in mutual trust, celebrate unity, starting at home, fraternize in neighborhoods and on the streets. It is a year to promote the cu ...
• 3 January 2020
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Resignation of the Bishop of Buéa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 December 2019 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Buéa, Cameroon, presented by Bishop Immanuel Bushu. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 3/1/2020) ...