News

• 10 March 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Lebanon in default. Maronite Patriarch: economic liberalism without justice will fail Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – Economic liberalism “is at the core of Lebanese Constitution”, but that system can work and produce benefits only if its “social dimension aiming at preserving justice and human dignity� ...
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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholics committed to the dignity of women Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe that Almighty God created man and woman as complementary to each other. God, in his profound wisdom, gave men and women equal talent and equal dignity. Man and woman can fulfill themse ...
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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women, builders of peace and interreligious coexistence Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is our task to recognize the dignity of women and recognize their precious contribution to society. We encourage and invite women to continue their vital role in promoting peace and harmony i ...
• 9 March 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Salem Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Salem (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Singaroyan Sebastianappan. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 9/3 ...
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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Erdogan calls for religious minorities to support Turkish military operations in Syria Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The communication office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent to the foundations that belong to the minority religious communities the request to sign a document of unconditional su ...
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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Apostolic Vicar to the faithful: "Do not panic for the coronavirus" Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "The current situation is a time for us as Catholics to give an example of faith, hope and charity in the midst of anxiety and uncertainty, especially through our Lenten practices. I recommend ...
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  9 March 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - A prayer for the Coronavirus emergency from Africa Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our sympathy for and solidarity with those who are infected and affected by this strange epidemic and pray that an effective and affordable treatment of this disease may soon be foun ...
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  9 March 2020
  EUROPE/ITALY - Scalabrinian social campaign for the redemption of migrant women Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "There are over 260 million migrant women in the world. Travelers and witnesses of hope, strength, the ability to want to change the world. It is for this reason that, on the occasion of Internatio ...
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  7 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A week of fasting and prayer to be freed from the coronavirus Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We feel the emergency of the present moment and, in addition to making every humanly possible effort, we feel the need to turn to God, the giver of all good. We ask for the healing and the liber ...
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  7 March 2020
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The Xaverians: "The Church is close to her children in the work of reconciliation in the Country" Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "Burundi has lived for years in an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty but, despite these difficulties, the Church continues her mission, promoting and announcing the Gospel, denouncing violenc ...
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  7 March 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "No" to violence against women: on 8 March the statues of saints covered in church, while on 9 March it is "women's strike" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Saints Cosme and Damián in Mexico City has covered the images and statues of saints and virgins as a symbolic gesture in support of women's rights and to draw attention to the ...
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  7 March 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Eucharistic adoration continues: a refuge in God for the Covid-19 crisis Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The current situation is very worrying because the Covid-19 epidemic has affected the whole world and the number of infected and dead, on a global scale, is increasing every day. As there are ma ...
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  7 March 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Africa, the soft power of mothers Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - She saw hope in them. And she did not let it fall on deaf ears. Hauwa Ibrahim, teacher and lawyer, founder of "Mothers without borders", came into contact with the mothers of some young terrorists ...
• 6 March 2020
  AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Resignation of the Bishop of Kinkala and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2020 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kinkala, Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Louis Portella Mbuyu. At the same tim ...
• 6 March 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Erection of the Diocese of Ekwulobia and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2020, the Holy Father has erected the new diocese of Ekwulobia, in Nigeria, with territory taken from the diocese of Awka, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan see of Onits ...