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Manama – La Cattedrale di Nostra Signora d’Arabia di Manama occupa un posto speciale nella vita del Vicariato Apostolico di Arabia del Nord . In questo luogo sacro, cattolici di diverse nazionalità e culture si riuniscono per celebrare l’Eucaristia, pregare e approfondire la propria fede.La Cattedrale, tuttavia, è più di un luogo di culto. Come riferisce una nota dell’Ufficio stampa di AVONA pervenuta all’Agenzia Fides, custodisce una delle più importanti collezioni di reliquie della regione, conservate nel Santuario di Nostra Signora d’Arabia e sotto l’altare della Cattedrale. Le reliquie costituiscono un legame concreto con la storia della Chiesa e con la testimonianza dei martiri che, fin dai primi secoli, hanno dato la vita per Cristo.Particolare rilievo hanno le reliquie di Sant’Areta di Najran, la cui memoria è profondamente legata alla storia del cristianesimo nella Penisola Arabica. Areta e i suoi compagni furono martirizzati a Najran nel 523, durante una persecuzione contro i cristiani. Rimasero fedeli a Cristo fino alla morte, diventando testimoni di una presenza cristiana antica nella regione. Le reliquie di Sant’Areta sono custodite sia nella Cappella di Nostra Signora d’Arabia sia sotto l’altare della Cattedrale .La presenza delle reliquie sotto l’altare richiama un’antica tradizione della Chiesa. Nei primi secoli, infatti, l’Eucaristia veniva spesso celebrata presso le tombe dei martiri. Con il tempo, la consuetudine di collocare reliquie di santi sotto l’altare è diventata un segno del legame tra il sacrificio di Cristo, celebrato nell’Eucaristia, e la testimonianza dei suoi martiri.La collezione custodita nella Cattedrale riflette anche la varietà delle comunità cattoliche presenti nel Vicariato. Tra le reliquie vi sono quelle di San Tommaso Apostolo, legato dalla tradizione all’evangelizzazione dell’India, e di San Sebastiano, insieme a quelle di alcuni santi delle tradizioni siro-malabarese e siro-malankarese dell’India: Sant’Alfonsa, San Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Sant’Eufrassia Eluvathingal e Santa Mariam Thresia Chiramel. Sono inoltre presenti reliquie di San Francesco Saverio, San Giovanni de Matha, San Francesco d’Assisi, San Giovanni Bosco, San Daniele Comboni e San Charbel Makhlouf, oltre a una reliquia della Santa Croce di Gesù Cristo.Anche la storia dell’altare della Cattedrale è significativa. Il 10 dicembre 2023, durante la dedicazione della Cattedrale, furono collocate e sigillate sotto l’altare alcune reliquie, tra cui quelle di Sant’Areta di Najran e di Santa Giuseppina Bakhita . Le reliquie erano accompagnate dalla relativa documentazione autentica, come attestano i registri della dedicazione della Cattedrale .Alla raccolta ha contribuito anche la Diocesi di Metz, in Francia, che si prepara ad accogliere Papa Leone XIV il prossimo 28 settembre. Tra le reliquie donate figurano quelle di Santa Lucia, vergine e martire; di Sant’Eustachio di Lussemburgo, abate; di Sant’Arnolfo di Metz, vescovo; di Santa Glodesind di Metz, vergine e fondatrice; e di Sant’Agostino Schoeffler, sacerdote missionario martirizzato in Vietnam. La Cattedrale conserva inoltre le reliquie dei Martiri di Treviri, morti nell’anno 287, e quelle di San Giovanni de Matha, fondatore dell’Ordine della Santissima Trinità, famiglia religiosa alla quale appartiene il Vicario Apostolico di AVONA, vescovo Aldo Berardi.La raccolta di reliquie, dunque, racconta attraverso i suoi santi la dimensione universale della Chiesa presente nell’Arabia del Nord: dai martiri dei primi secoli alle figure della santità contemporanea, dalle antiche tradizioni cristiane della Penisola Arabica ai santi provenienti dall’India, dall’Europa e dall’Africa. La nota di AVONA si conclude richiamando le parole di San Basilio Magno nella sua Omelia sui Quaranta Martiri di Sebaste, soldati che rifiutarono di offrire sacrifici agli dèi pagani e affrontarono il martirio per rimanere fedeli a Cristo: «Onorare i martiri è di per sé un’espressione d’amore per Cristo, loro comune Maestro» . Un’espressione che sintetizza anche il significato della venerazione delle reliquie custodite nella Cattedrale di Nostra Signora d’Arabia.

Pourcine-Pic Makaya - Premier jour d'école en Haïti ; l'année scolaire commence traditionnellement par une messe du Saint-Esprit. « Malheureusement, de nombreuses écoles, surtout dans la capitale Port-au-Prince mais pas seulement, ont dû reporter leur ouverture en raison du climat d’insécurité, de violence et d’un système éducatif en pleine dérive », explique à l’Agence Fides le père Massimo Miraglio, missionnaire camillien et curé de Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours, situé sur les hauteurs du village de Pourcine-Pic Makaya.« À l’école paroissiale de Pourcine-Pic Makaya, nous sommes à l’œuvre depuis quelques jours pour préparer la rentrée, conformément au calendrier ministériel. Aujourd’hui, nous rouvrons nos portes avec l’espoir de passer une bonne année scolaire. Les enseignants sont tous présents, les élèves sont venus en grand nombre, mais le bâtiment qui abrite les classes est encore très précaire malgré quelques travaux d’entretien et de consolidation. »Au cours des derniers mois, en raison de la sécheresse et de la perte d’une grande partie de la récolte qui en a résulté, les conditions de vie générales de la population se sont détériorées. « Notre engagement est d’être aux côtés des familles et des élèves ».« Plus j’avance dans ma mission, plus je me rends compte de l’importance fondamentale de l’école pour jeter les bases d’un avenir meilleur pour notre communauté », souligne le camillien. « Investir dans l’éducation pour en récolter les fruits demain. C’est un combat dont l’issue est très incertaine, mais à l’école paroissiale de Pourcine-Pic Makaya, nous ne reculons pas », conclut le père Massimo.

A student picks out an apple in the school cafeteria at Thelma R. Parks Elementary in Oklahoma City on Aug. 13, 2025. Oklahoma districts have complained of a recent decision by the state Department of Education to cancel a federally funded school supper program. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)

The US has charged 33-year-old Georgian national Erekle Gugava in connection with a $1.3 billion fraud scheme, dubbed ‘Operation Gold Rush’ — which the US Department of Justice describes as the largest healthcare fraud case they have ever prosecuted.

قتلت أم تبلغ من العمر 21 عاما، وتدعى أكون لوال أيي، طفليها اللذين يبلغان من The post أم في أويل تقتل طفليها وتحاول الانتحار appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Mayor Kirk Watson wants to help keep Austin ISD independent as the state weighs how to intervene. The post An Austin ISD takeover could reverberate across the city appeared first on Austin Current.

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Today is International Literacy Day. The 60th anniversary, in fact. But with the rise of social media and video streaming, some news articles are warning that the Western world is heading toward a post-literate society where the written word matters less than it used to. Sixty years ago, if you wanted to learn the capital […]

It sure feels like Oklahoma leaders are in the business of cherrypicking which officials they want to make an example of these days. Because I don’t know how else to explain why House Republicans are suddenly so hellbent on citing a mysteriously elusive “precedent” as a reason to call an investigatory committee to hold state […]

جدت لجنة من الخبراء من شبكة المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان في جنوب السودان، أن البيئة The post خبراء: بيئة المجتمع المدني في جنوب السودان تظل ضعيفة appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Digitalizazioak eta pantailen aurrean igarotako denborak zein irakurzaletasunaren galerak atzerakadarekin lotura dutela, eta adimen artifizialaren erabilera eskoletan ongi zehaztu eta mugatu behar dela iritzi diote txostenaren egileek.

A campaign to rehabilitate the University of Nyala has begun in the capital of Sudan’s The post South Darfur: University of Nyala prepares to resume in-person classes appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

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Анджэй Пачобут перасёк польска-беларускую мяжу 8 верасня перад поўднем і накіраваўся ў Гродна. Там ён плануе сустрэцца з сям’ёй і паплечнікамі з Саюза палякаў Беларусі. Паездка павінна працягнуцца тыдзень, паведамляе Gazeta Wyborcza. Будзе дапоўнена.

Zamboanga – Credible Gospel witness in the Philippines requires strong action against corruption, political dynasties and the misuse of public funds. This is the appeal made at the conclusion of their national assembly by 233 Filipino consecrated men and women representing 159 religious congregations. Faith, they said, requires addressing the country’s social problems rather than remaining silent.“We choose truth over disinformation, justice over corruption, accountability over political self-interest and entrenched dynasties,” says the final statement released on September 6, stressing that “consecrated life is measured by Gospel witness.”Filipino consecrated men and women expressed concern about issues affecting the nation, including poverty, inequality, destructive mining, human trafficking, displacement, natural disasters and armed conflict. These realities, they said, continue to threaten human dignity and require action on the part of believers.The statement also recalls the public controversy that has unfolded over the past year surrounding corruption in flood-control projects, while condemning the political polarization affecting the country.Reaffirming their commitment through the Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation, Filipino religious congregations pledged to stand alongside farmers, workers, fishermen, indigenous communities, migrants, seafarers and the urban poor — all sectors of society facing poverty and exploitation.“Peace and fraternity in the nation are the fruits of truth, justice, reconciliation, dialogue, human dignity and a right relationship with creation,” the religious men and women conclude.The scandal surrounding so-called “ghost projects” for flood control in the Philippines involves billions of pesos allocated for flood-control infrastructure by the Department of Public Works. Many projects were reportedly paid for but either did not exist, were incomplete, were of poor quality or had been built in the wrong locations. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. publicly raised the issue in 2025, prompting inspections and investigations.According to estimates, more than 400 projects were found to be either completely non-existent, built in the wrong locations or not compliant with required standards. As of September 2026, the Office of the Ombudsman has filed around 35 cases in court while preliminary investigations are underway into a further 166 complaints.On September 7, the Ombudsman filed a case alleging aggravated misappropriation involving 7.44 billion pesos against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and three other defendants, over alleged bribes linked to flood-control projects and other infrastructure.

Среди воспроизведенных сюжетов – операции на острове Змеиный, газодобывающих платформах в Черном море, во временно оккупированном Крыму, на Кинбурнской косе, в районе Энергодара, а также бои за Бахмут, Авдеевку и Волчанский агрегатный завод

The SAF has found itself at the center of a major crisis following news investigations by leading U.S. media outlets that exposed its involvement in developing and deploying chemical weapons. The post Leaked files shed new light on Sudan Army’s alleged chemical weapons program appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

حوثی‌های یمن روز سه‌شنبه اعلام کردند در واکنش به حملات منتسب به عربستان سعودی، عملیاتی گسترده علیه اهداف اقتصادی و نظامی در جنوب این کشور با استفاده از ده‌ها موشک بالستیک و پهپاد انجام داده‌اند. عربستان نیز ضمن تأیید حملات، از زخمی شدن ۷۳ غیرنظامی و وقوع آتش‌سوزی در چند تأسیسات انرژی خبر داد و گفت برای دفاع از حاکمیت خود همه اقدامات لازم را انجام خواهد داد.

BOOM found that while one of the videos was generated using Google AI, the other shows the controlled demolition of a building that took place in 2017.

梵蒂冈城（信仰通讯社）—今天九月八日星期二，重庆总主教区主教丁扬（圣名安德烈）晋牧仪式举行。在圣座与中华人民共和国关于中国主教任命的临时协议框架内，教宗良十四世于二O二六年七月二十八日批准了丁扬的候选人资格，并任命他为重庆总主教区总主教。一九八一年九月十六日，丁杨出生在重庆市合川区。二OOO年至二OO六年就读于北京修道院。随后，在重庆渝中区圣若瑟堂进行了一年的牧灵实习，并于二OO七年五月二十四日晋铎。之后，担任上述堂区的副本堂司铎。二OO九年至二O一一年，在澳门圣若瑟大学进修。二O一二年至二O一四年在北京全国大修道院任辅导员。二O一四年三月前往罗马，在宗座圣十字大学进修，并于次年返回中国。随后，曾先后担任重庆总主教区铜梁、潼南、铜罐驿和九龙坡等堂区本堂司铎。（EG）（Agenzia Fides 08/09/2026）