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  22 January 2025
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis: Mary, “Kecharitoméne”, is God’s masterpiece Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Mary, the "masterpiece" of "God’s grace", is a model to imitate "by listening to the word". Pope Francis, during his general audience in the Paul VI Hall, continued the cycle of cateches ...
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  22 January 2025
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholic community called to give hope amid social tensions and economic crisis Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a general crisis in the country. We are going through a very delicate transition phase, marked by tensions, uncertainty and economic problems that could lead to new protests," explains t ...
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  22 January 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - CENCO: “We will pray for everyone, even for our enemies” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “The minister has proposed to bring together religious denominations on February 9 to pray for the FARDC and to organize a collection in their favor. The Catholic Church has no problem pray ...
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  22 January 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ceasefire in Gaza: weapons on hold, uncertainty in the hearts of the people by Father Ibrahim Faltas (ofm)* Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Only a few days have passed since the announcement of a ceasefire, only a few hours since the beginning of the ceasefire. Since the morning of Sunday, Janua ...
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  22 January 2025
  EUROPE/POLAND - Star Singers visit the Apostolic Nuncio and the Presidential Palace Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - Not only houses, streets and schools are among the places that the Polish Star Singers have visited in this year that has just begun, but they were also welcomed in the Apostolic Nuncio and the P ...
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  21 January 2025
  VATICAN - Formation courses for newly appointed bishops: lectures and homilies collected in a volume Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A valuable tool for bishops all over the world in guiding their flock is the new volume entitled “Pastori di Cristo. Per una Chiesa sinodale” (“Shepherds of Christ. For a synodal Chur ...
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  21 January 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A new historic moment for the Camillians on the island of Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee Year 2025 has already given new hope to the Camillians (MI) in Indonesia with the ordination of five young priests, which represents a new historic moment of their missionary presenc ...
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  21 January 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Missionary: "There is unrest in society, but people will defend democracy" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a general unrest among the population: after the impeachment and arrest of the President, there is a feeling of uncertainty and waiting for a solution to a matter that could take several ...
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  21 January 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The drama of illegal miners trapped in Stilfontein sheds light on a phenomenon of inhuman exploitation Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - At least 78 illegal miners have died in the Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa after the police blocked the entrance to the mine in August 2024 to force them to leave the site and surren ...
• 20 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of the first bishop of Lüliang (China) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Monday 20 January 2025, the Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong was ordained a bishop. The Holy Father appointed the Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong as bishop of Lüliang (Shanxi Province, Chi ...
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  20 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Who is Antonio Ji Weizhong, ordained Bishop of the new diocese of Lüliang by Gianni Valente Lüliang (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China has a new Bishop: Anthony Ji Weizhong, 51 years old, is the eleventh Bishop ordained in mainland China on the basis o ...
• 20 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Suppression of the diocese of Fenyang and erection of the diocese of Lüliang (China) and Consecration of the first Bishop of Lüliang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) Text in Italian In the desire to promote the pastoral care of the Lord’s flock and to attend more effectively to its spiritual wellbeing, on 28 October 2024 the Supreme Pontiff Fran ...
• 20 January 2025
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Thousands of families displaced due to continuous seismic activities in Afar and Oromia Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "Some residents in Awash and Dulecha districts are reluctant to evacuate, particularly pastoralist communities concerned about their livestock and property," reads the note from the United N ...
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  20 January 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pilgrimage and prayer at the tomb of Akash Bashir, a figure who unites Christians of all faiths Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Akash Bashir, the young Catholic for whom the diocese of Lahore has launched the cause of beatification, is a figure who unites Christians of all faiths and is a spiritual reference point for you ...
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  20 January 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A pact for peace in the east of the DRC Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Social pact for peace and coexistence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region". This is the name of the agreement signed by the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (C ...