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ASIA/TIMOR-LESTE

Pope Francis in East Timor: excerpts from the address to bishops, priests, catechists and religious

ASIA/TIMOR-LESTE

In the enclave of Oekussi, where a story of faith and salvation began

ASIA/TIMOR-LESTE

The Prime Minister of East Timor: reconciliation with Indonesia is an example to follow in our time torn apart by wars

ASIA/TIMOR-LESTE

Cardinal do Carmo Da Silva: “The wounds have been healed through forgiveness”

Continents

VATICAN

VATICAN

Jubilee 2025: The Pontifical Missionary Union offers an online itinerary of prayer and reflection

AFRICA

BENIN

“Diversity is a great wealth”: a missionary leaving for a new experience of faith

ASIA

TIMOR-LESTE

Universities, training institutes, seminaries: the Church is committed to the education of young people, the future of the nation

AMERICA

COLOMBIA

Eln proclaims an "armed strike". The bishops: "Violence is never the answer"

EUROPE

ICELAND

Nordic countries hold webinar on the Pope's message for World Mission Day

OCEANIA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Pope in Oceania: excerpts from the address to the young people of Papua New Guinea

FIDES NEWS

2024-09-11

AFRICA/SUDAN - More than 500 days after its start, the war in Sudan shows no signs of ending; warring factions continue to arm themselves

2024-09-10

ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The seeds that the missionaries have planted are now bearing fruit

2024-09-10

AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops: "The judiciary and the electoral commission must do their part so that the next elections take place in peace"

2024-09-09

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in East Timor: excerpts from the address to the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps

2024-09-09

AFRICA/ALGERIA - Abdelmadjid Tebboune confirmed in office: voter turnout still unclear

2024-09-08

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope gives Bibles and rosaries to missionaries: “Continue on this path”

2024-09-06

OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - “Our people are united by faith thanks to the missionaries.” Interview with John Ribat, M.S.C., Archbishop of Port Moresby

2024-09-06

AFRICA/ALGERIA - Presidential election in Algeria: the military plays an increasingly important role in the country

2024-09-06

OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The baptized do not want Christianity as a "state religion"

News Analysis vai all'indice

Europe

This is how the Orthodox Church connected with the Moscow Patriarchate has been banned from Ukraine

Asia

The Ancient Church of the East in China: A Missionary Perspective

Asia

In Xi'an academics and scholars turn the spotlight back on the history of the ancient Church of the East in China

Asia

Will India’s foreign policy change after the last elections?

Africa

Seoul is also targeting African countries in search of strategic minerals, new markets and UN support

Asia

'Money, money, money'. The reasons for conflicts and the arms race according to missionary Archbishop, Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi

Vatican

BRICS+ Is A Polyhedron, Pope Francis’s Favorite Image

CEP APPOINTMENTS

EUROPE/ALBANIA - Father Agustin Margjoni CM, appointed first National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Albania

AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Father Roger J. Landry appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

AFRICA/CHAD - Appointment of the new director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

EUROPE/LITHUANIA - Confirmation of the Director of the PMS, Fr. Alessandro Barelli SDB

Acts of the Holy See

AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Appointment of bishop of Kaga-Bandoro

ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc

VATICAN - Sister Inês Paulo Albino new Secretary General of the Pontifical Society for Missionary Childhood

AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of Military Ordinary for Kenya

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Evangelization

AFRICA/KENYA - The Diocese of Lodwar, where the second largest refugee camp in Kenya lies

VATICAN - Pope Francis: The Pontifical Urban University "has an identity of its own" and should not be "blended" with other universities

Promotion and Development

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Preparation for WYD on the theme of artificial intelligence and ethics

AFRICA/GAMBIA - The presence of missionary pioneers: "The charism of Don Bosco in a new context"

Area crisis

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Rebellion or attempted escape: at least 129 dead in the overcrowded prison in Makala

AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - JNIM jihadists attack local self-defense groups

Migrants

VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Pope Francis: "Systematically turning migrants away is a grave sin"

AFRICA - In order to stop human trafficking, it is necessary to raise awareness among potential victims

Politics

ASIA/IRAN Middle East, Holy See concerned: Parolin calls the President of Iran War in the Middle East, Parolin-Pezeshkian phone call

AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops: “No to the petition to remove President Ruto from office; our name was included without consulting us”

Missionaries Killed

AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Sixty years after martyrdom, the missionaries of Uvira proclaimed Blessed

AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Great participation at the funeral of Father Ramón Arturo Montejo, killed in a robbery

Civil society

EUROPE/UKRAINE - Zuppi-Li Hui phone call: China and the Holy See working to promote dialogue

AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Chaos and violence after the elections. The bishops: "Just demands are made with peaceful attitudes"

Local Churches

ASIA/CHINA - The story of Paolo Dongdong: from an orphanage of Chinese nuns to the Paris Paralympic Games

ASIA/HOLY LAND - At the site of Mary's Assumption, where Christians and Muslims pray

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