News

• 23 June 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Machakos Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop of the diocese of Machakos (Kenya) His Exc. Mgr. Norman King'oo Wambua, currently Bishop of the diocese of Bungoma. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 2 ...
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  22 June 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Over 200 priests apply for gun permits Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Over 200 Catholic priests and pastors of other Christian denominations have applied for permits to carry firearms in the Philippines: says national police chief of the Philippines, Oscar Albayald ...
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  22 June 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: we need to reach out to refugees Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – To reach out to refugees, embrace their cultures, sharing goods with them: is what the Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Seafarers of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) are as ...
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  22 June 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of Tepic for the elections: "together we can build a prosperous Mexico, of peace and justice" Tepic (Agenzia Fides) - "On July 1st we will have a historic election day. It is a very important electoral process, where citizens will have the opportunity to elect our future rulers in different areas: President of th ...
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  22 June 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Violent fighting provokes the flight of the population of several villages in South Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Violent fighting has caused victims and are pushing the population to flee from the highland villages of Uvira, in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. T ...
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  22 June 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops and the Nuncio rush to Masaya to stop a new massacre Masaya (Agenzia Fides) - The church bells of the city of Masaya rang without stopping, not to warn of the arrival of death squads, formed by police and paramilitaries, but this time with a reason for hope: the arrival of ...
• 22 June 2018
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NUOVA GUINEA - Resignation of the Bishop of Kavieng and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kavieng (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. The Holy Father ...
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  22 June 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - Pilgrimage of the Scheut missionaries to commemorate 150 years of the death of Fr. Verbist and to continue his mission in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To know the Church in China, which has never forgotten Fr. Theophiel Verbist (1823 - 1868) and forge new relationships of missionary collaboration; to recall the 150th anniversary of the death o ...
• 21 June 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "All Saints" Interdiocesan Seminary in Ekpoma Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 February 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Matthew Ovabor Ihensekhien, of the diocesan clergy of Uro ...
• 21 June 2018
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the Rector of the "Holy Spirit" Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Dhaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 12 April 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Fr. Patrick Simon Gomes of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, a ...
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  21 June 2018
  ASIA/TIMOR-LESTE - Jesuits missionary commitment for quality education Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Jesuits in Timor-Leste are committed to guaranteeing and promoting quality education in society. With this in mind, the "São João de Brito" (ISJB) training institute was established with the aim ...
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  21 June 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Rangel Mendoza: "Dialogue works, there is less violence in Chilpancingo" Chilpancingo (Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue with criminal groups has worked to reduce violence in the Chilapa area, as well as peacebuilding projects, said Mgr. Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M., Bishop of the diocese of Chilp ...
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  21 June 2018
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - UN Secretary-General: repatriation of Christians who fled from Iraq and Syria should be encouraged Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - Christianity is "an integral part" of the Middle Eastern culture, and it is necessary to "ensure the return of Christians and members of other religious minorities" who have fled from their count ...
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  21 June 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - There are powerful economic interests that want to leave Central Africa in chaos Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The security problems in our area are concentrated in the border area with Cameroon mainly due to the arrival of Peuls nomadic peoples, who are protected by Seleka rebels", says Fr. Aurelio Gazz ...
• 21 June 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Archbishop Coadjutor of Dar-es-Salaam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap., currently Archbishop of Mwanza, as Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania). ...