News - Agenzia Fides

ASIA/VATICAN

“Contextual theology” and the network of theological institutes are the focus of a Study Day at the Pontifical Urbaniana University

ASIA/INDIA

Legislative elections, the Bishops: "Respect and firmly defend the Indian Constitution"

VATICAN/VATICAN

“The mission is Jesus”. Leo XIV and the first steps of his "missionary magisterium"

AFRICA/ETHIOPIA

The Eparch of Adigrat: appeal for mercy and the sanctity of the lives of 200 Ethiopians sentenced to death

Continents

VATICAN

VATICAN

Leo XIV's Message for World Mission Day 2026 at the Center of an Online Missionary Formation Course in French

AFRICA

CHAD

Civilians killed in Chadian air strikes against suspected jihadists

ASIA

CHINA

New Church in the Diocese of Wenzhou dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

AMERICA

BOLIVIA

The economic crisis fuels social tensions: Bishops call for dialogue and reconciliation

EUROPE

SPAIN

"I fear nothing. You are with me": the documentary about the Carmelite martyrs of Guadalajara and their witness of faith

OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA

Cardinal Bo to the Pontifical Mission Societies: "Your collaboration with us is not just charity, it is communion"

FIDES NEWS

2026-05-12

ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops on the impeachment proceedings against the Vice President: "Truth must come to light and justice must prevail"

2026-05-11

On the Eve of Mother's Day: Chinese Catholic Communities Celebrate "Our Lady of China" - On the Eve of Mother's Day: Chinese Catholic Communities Celebrate "Our Lady of China"

2026-05-11

ASIA/INDONESIA - After seventeen years, Camillians return to Bolawolon, the home where it all began

2026-05-09

MYANMAR - A new church in Pathein: "God's work continues amidst uncertainty and insecurity"

2026-05-08

ASIA/VIETNAM - A Thanksgiving Mass on the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's election: "The faithful look forward to a Papal visit"

2026-05-07

AFRICA/SUDAN - Drones from the same manufacturer "battle" in Sudanese skies

2026-05-07

AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Floods, cyclones and aid cuts worsen child malnutrition

2026-05-07

ASIA/THAILAND - Appointment of bishop of Chiang Mai

2026-05-06

ASIA/INDIA - Deputy Secretary of the Bishops' Conference: Early Motherhood: “Indian Civilization honors the sanctity of life”

News Analysis vai all'indice

Vatican

Pope Bergoglio and the 'Mysterium Lunae'

Africa

Pope Prevost, Saint Augustine and World in conflict

Asia

Waste as a new form of colonialism in Africa and Asia

Vatican

Leo XIV, Saint Augustine, and the two Cities

America

Lessons from 1989. When a Nuncio Faced Off a US Invasion in Panama

Africa

Archbishop Nwachukwu: Free Nigeria from the "smokescreen" of widespread violence

Vatican

Turkey and Lebanon. Leo XIV's journey and prayer amidst the wounds of the Church and the world

CEP APPOINTMENTS

ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of the New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

ASIA/TAIWAN - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

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

AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Acts of the Holy See

AFRICA/GHANA - Elevation to diocese of the apostolic vicariate of Donkorkrom, Ghana, and appointment of first bishop

AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Tierradento

AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Rundu

ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Warangal

News
Dossier Special Issue Portugués

Evangelization

AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Funeral Mass for Vicar General of Malabo, whose death was remembered by Pope Leo XIV, to be held on May 7

AFRICA/NIGERIA - A week of prayers of reparation following the desecration of the Adoration Chapel in a parish in Owerri

Promotion and Development

AFRICA/ANGOLA - Sister Idalina Mareco: Leo XIV's visit, a sign of God's closeness

LEO XIV IN AFRICA - Salesian missionary Giusy Becchero: in the Pope's words, a delicate balance between prophecy and diplomacy, in closeness to the most vulnerable

Area crisis

AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Attacks in Cabo Delgado: terrorist actions force more than 700 People to flee from Nangade

AFRICA/NIGERIA - “In this Marian month, pray for the release of Father Asukawaye and his ten parishioners kidnapped in February”

Migrants

AFRICA/UGANDA - Uganda's immigrant integration model confronts US administration plans

AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The 12th Regional Meeting on the Pastoral Care of Human Mobility in Costa Rica

Politics

The ambivalent effects of the war in Iran on Latin American countries

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops: “It is dangerous to revise the Constitution now because there is no consensus or security conditions”

Missionaries Killed

ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Martinelli on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Missionaries of Charity Sisters: “Witnesses to Christ's charity”

AFRICA/UGANDA - Leading one's own killers to salvation: the Christian adventure of missionary Raffaele Di Bari

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

ASIA/CHINA - Marian Month: Chinese Catholic Communities pray for world peace

AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Bishop Osório Citora: “Solidarity with the people, the bishop, and the missionaries of the Diocese of Pemba”

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