News - Agenzia Fides

AFRICA/SUDAN

Tragic toll after three years of war: Over 150,000 dead and 14 million displaced

AFRICA/CAMEROON

Pope Leo to the authorities in Cameroon: May energies be unleashed for peace and the construction of the common good

ASIA/MYANMAR

Burmese Bishops express their solidarity with the Pope: "Lay down weapons, open hearts, and seek the difficult but necessary path of dialogue and peace"

AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA

Cardinal Brislin in response to President Trump: "Pope Leo XIV represents the position of the entire Catholic Church"

Continents

VATICAN

VATICAN

Leo XIV: Even in the age of 'Fake News', may the Light of Christian witness shine

AFRICA

KENYA

Bishops lament shortage of marriage certificates and delays in civil registration

ASIA

INDIA

Indian Christians support Pope Leo XIV’s call for lasting peace

AMERICA

PERU

Rebirth in Chiclayo

EUROPE

SLOVAKIA

The European Conference of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood: creativity and new evangelization with children and adolescents

OCEANIA

VANUATU

New missionary frontier in Vanuatu: the first three Salesians arrive

FIDES NEWS

2026-04-15

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - WYD 2027: From barbed wire, the "Cross of Peace" - a symbol of reconciliation between North and South Korea

2026-04-14

LEO XIV IN AFRICA - The Pope in the Diocese of Saint Augustine: “The Church is always reborn”

2026-04-14

ASIA/INDIA - Christian holidays, an occasion for celebration and friendship with non-Christians

2026-04-14

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Threats against human rights defenders in South Kivu

2026-04-13

ASIA/VIETNAM - A film about the life of a Vietnamese Catholic family has attracted considerable interest and been very well received

2026-04-13

AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Douala hopes for the release of prisoners and a change of mentality on the occasion of Pope Leo XIV's visit

2026-04-13

LEO XIV IN AFRICA - Archbishop Nwachukwu: If Jesus finds refuge again in Africa

2026-04-12

Amel Shimon Nona is the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Church and takes the name Paulos III - Amel Shimon Nona is the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Church and takes the name Paulos III

2026-04-11

AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of Bishop of Chinhoyi

News Analysis vai all'indice

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

Vatican

Artificial Intelligence and the Mission of the Church. An analytical contribution

CEP APPOINTMENTS

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

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

EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Father Manuel Augusto Lopes Ferreira, MCCJ, new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA — Peter Gates appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies - OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA — Peter Gates appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Acts of the Holy See

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Lubumbashi

AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Bethlehem

ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh

ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Qui Nhon

News
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Evangelization

EUROPE/SLOVAKIA - European Conference of Missionary Childhood: "Creativity in the New Evangelization"

ASIA/CAMBODIA - The small Cambodian Catholic community welcomes 375 newly baptized

Promotion and Development

AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Church's important contribution to healthcare and education in Cameroon

ASIA/BAHRAIN - Interfaith Vigil for Peace, Harmony, and Prosperity in the Kingdom

Area crisis

AFRICA/NIGERIA - Jihadist attack in Abuja denied, but insecurity remains a concern in several areas of the country

ASIA/LEBANON - Over 250 dead in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon; the worst since the outbreak of the war

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

The Easter of the Archbishop of Tehran: “Even though I am far from you, I know that in Christ, we are truly united”

EUROPE/RUSSIA - Easter Vigil, Archbishop Pezzi to 18 catechumens: "Our life belongs to Christ"

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