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AMERICA/HAITI

Father Miraglio: “In a country in disarray, we are building communities of peace and solidarity”

ASIA/KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Bishop Kwak: Faith always begins with an encounter, even in the age of artificial intelligence

VATICAN/VATICAN

Tribalism and the Church, Archbishop Nwachukwu to new bishops: “A bishop is not bishop of one group or another; he is bishop of all”

AFRICA/GHANA

First parish dedicated to St Matthew Ayariga, the only Ghanaian among the 21 martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya, established in Texas

Continents

VATICAN

VATICAN

Pope to Latin Catholic Bishops in the Arab Regions: “Do not be afraid of your smallness”

AFRICA

SUDAN

From water-treatment agent to chemical weapon: chlorine raises the risk of an embargo on an essential substance for civilians

ASIA

MALAYSIA

National Pastoral Convention: “Walking together in unity, despite diversity”

AMERICA

HAITI

Father Miraglio: “Invest in education today to reap good fruit tomorrow”

EUROPE

ITALY

From vocation to mission: Anselmo Fabiano makes perpetual oath of commitment to the Society of African Missions

OCEANIA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Cardinal Tagle at Bougainville Jubilee: “Faith arrived here through the celebration of the Eucharist”

FIDES NEWS

2026-09-09

AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Bishops call for clarity over the death of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso

2026-09-08

ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Consecrated men and women: Gospel witness and the fight against corruption

2026-09-08

AFRICA/GHANA - Supreme Court controversy: Bishops call for greater caution, not resignation

2026-09-08

VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA - When the earthquake has passed, brothers and sisters remain by the side of those who continue to suffer

2026-09-08

ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia: A living treasure of the Saints

2026-09-07

ASIA/PHILIPPINES — Pastoral worker Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres killed - ASIA/PHILIPPINES — Pastoral worker Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres killed

2026-09-07

AFRICA/NIGERIA — Archbishop Ugorji denounces ‘absolute control’ over missionary and private schools - AFRICA/NIGERIA — Archbishop Ugorji denounces ‘absolute control’ over missionary and private schools

2026-09-07

ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat of communion and healing for the priests of Zhangjiakou

2026-09-07

ASIA/NEPAL - National day of mourning after floods: Nepal’s Catholics pray as rescue operations continue

News Analysis vai all'indice

Europe

Behind the figures: the fragmented and “indecipherable” expectations that will greet Leo XIV

America

The Manual of Latin American Ecclesial Communities to address the addiction crisis: A story of Communion

Europe

At the Shrine of Banneux, the first Marian Missionary Festival: Mary, face of dialogue and mission in Asia

Vatican

"Christianity is only just beginning": How Leo XIV's missionary vision is rooted in the Acts of the Apostles

America

Defending land means defending life: Latin American Churches Stand alongside communities in mining conflicts

Europe

Cardinals Vesco and Marengo: "At the school of the Acts of the Apostles, in the deserts of the world"

Europe

messianisms and Augustinian realism: scholars and analysts revisit Leo XIV’s teaching on international politics and Global scenarios

CEP APPOINTMENTS

EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

EUROPE/SLOVENIA - Appointment of New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

EUROPE/GREECE - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Acts of the Holy See

ASIA/CHINA - Ordination of the Archbishop of Chongqing

ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of Bishop of Datong

ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Resignation and appointment of the Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Turkmenistan

AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Toamasina

News
Dossier Special Issue Portugués

Evangelization

Cardinal Tagle to the new Bishops of the new Churches: let us walk together in this time of “missionary conversion”

POPE IN FRANCE/IV - A song to welcome the Successor of Peter

Promotion and Development

AFRICA/RWANDA - Bishop of Byumba Appeals to Rwanda’s Youth: “Leave those Ibyuma behind”

ASIA/MONGOLIA - COP17: The gift of faith in Jesus and care for creation in the witness of a young Mongolian woman

Area crisis

Somalia between security transition and terrorism

AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Government says it foiled coup attempt thanks to Russian help

Migrants

ASIA - “Choral compassion” to stop migrant tragedies in the “Mediterranean of Asia”

AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Anti-immigration protests under way as thousands of migrants return home in recent weeks

Politics

AFRICA/ZAMBIA — Post-election crisis worsens

AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Church-backed parallel vote count confirms Hichilema’s victory, but irregularities and tensions remain

Missionaries Killed

AFRICA/NIGERIA - Deep sorrow over the killing of Father Oyetoro; relief over the release of the seminarian kidnapped in Otukpo

AFRICA/NIGERIA - Priest killed in roadside ambush

Civil society

Archbishop Sangalli at the funeral chamber of fashion designer Valentino Garavani for a moment of prayer and reflection together with family members

AFRICA/GABON - Faced with alarm over "ritual murders", the President asks the population whether they want the death penalty reintroduced

Local Churches

Manuel “Tatay Maning”, father of Cardinal Tagle, returns to the Father’s House

VATICAN - “September courses” in Rome for 147 newly appointed Bishops

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