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  17 February 2025
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Mourning in the diocese of Dédougou: two catechists murdered on their way back from a training course Dédougou (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Dédougou in Burkina Faso mourns the death of two catechists who were murdered on their way back from a training course. The crime occurred on Saturday, January 25. As the di ...
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  17 February 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bukavu in the hands of the M23; the testimony of a local source Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The shops are still closed, but people are still seen on the streets, albeit few. Since yesterday, February 16, the gunfire has stopped. Bukavu is living in apparent peace after being taken ov ...
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  17 February 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Funeral ceremony in the birthplace: ten suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - More than 5,000 people, despite the dangers and general violence, gathered in the village of Pyin Oo Lwin to pay their last respects to Catholic priest Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, who was brutall ...
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  17 February 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - May Father Donald's sacrifice "serve as an offering to put an end to violence": messages from the representative of the Holy See and the Bishops of Myanmar Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy See expresses its sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family, the religious communities and the faithful of the Archdiocese of Mandalay," is expressed in a message addressed by Mon ...
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  17 February 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Catholic priest kidnapped on February 12 in southern Nigeria has been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic priest who was kidnapped on February 12 along with two other people has been released. The priest is Fr. Livinus Maurice, parish priest of St. Patrick's Church in Isokpo, in Rivers S ...
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  16 February 2025
  VATICAN - Angelus with Pope Francis in Hospital: "Thank you for the affection, let us continue to pray for peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Thank you for the affection, prayer… I invite everyone to continue to pray for peace in tormented Ukraine, Palestine, Israel and all the Middle East, Myanmar, Kivu and Sudan". These are ...
• 15 February 2025
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of Bishop of Rutana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Léonidas Nitereka, until now Vicar General of the Diocese of Bururi, as Bishop of the Diocese of Rutana (Burundi). His Exc. Msgr. Léonidas Ni ...
• 15 February 2025
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of Bishop of Bubanza Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P., until now Coordinator of the Council for the creation of the Catholic University of Burundi, as Bishop of the Diocese of Bu ...
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  15 February 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholic priest killed in the Archdiocese of Mandalay Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) – Father Donald Martin, 44, a diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Mandalay, is the first Burmese Catholic priest killed in the civil conflict that is bloodying the country. His lifeless body, ...
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  15 February 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Salesians celebrate the 25th anniversary of missions in Pakistan with a special focus on Akash Bashir Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan, there are many peasant families who live off what they produce, who have only an agricultural income and many children. These families, including Christian ...
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  14 February 2025
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christian Professor in the Preparatory Committee for the National Conference by Gianni Valente Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Her name is Hind Aboud Kabawat, she teaches at American universities and is the only Christian in the seven-member committee (five men and two women) tasked with preparing ...
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  14 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Prime Minister of Manipur resigns: Archbishop Neli wants "a clear orientation towards peace" Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - "With the resignation of the Prime Minister, we find ourselves in a political stalemate and we must wait and see. The situation in which Manipur finds itself today is very complex and it is not e ...
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  14 February 2025
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “People are forced to travel almost 8 miles every Sunday to go to Mass”: new mission stations in the diocese of Kenema Buedu (Agenzia Fides) – “Our mission in Sierra Leone is gradually growing, as is the number of Christians and small communities. People continue to come and live their faith with great enthusiasm and participation,� ...
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  14 February 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest: “Caution in the application of Sharia in religiously mixed areas” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The extension of the application of Islamic law (Sharia) in the States of Nigeria where there are religiously mixed families was the warning expressed by Fr. Lawrence Chukwunweike Emehel, Director ...
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  14 February 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Father Vincenzo and the wounds of Christ on the outskirts of Seoul by Pascale Rizk Seongnam (Agenzia Fides) - Free love is disarming and it endures over time. This is what his father Angelo said on the day his son Vincenzo became a Catholic priest in April 1987: "Just as gold does n ...