News

• 18 October 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and succession of bishop of Neyyattinkara Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Neyyattinkara, India, presented by Bishop Vincent Samuel. He is succeeded by Bishop Selvarajan Dasan, h ...
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  18 October 2025
  Russian pilgrims in Rome, "precious stones for the local and universal Church" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Ninety-seven pilgrims from the four Catholic dioceses of the Russian Federation had the joy, on the morning of Friday, October 17, of meeting Pope Leo XIV, during their Jubilee pilgrimage "ad lim ...
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  18 October 2025
  VATICAN - Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood to children and young people around the world: "Be missionaries of hope and peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In July, the Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood (POSI), Sister Inês Paulo Albino, addressed an appeal to all National Directions of the Pontifical Mission ...
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  17 October 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Murder of a researcher: "Justice for Kyle, justice for the truth" Cagayan de Oro (Agenzia Fides) – "The story of Niruh Kyle Antatico is a symbolic case that will inspire many young people in the fight against corruption," Jesuit Antonio Ledesma, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, ...
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  17 October 2025
  VATICAN - Sister Maria Troncatti: “Called to be a missionary” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, October 19, 2025, on the occasion of World Mission Sunday, Blessed Maria Troncatti will be proclaimed a saint by Pope Leo XIV. Sister Troncatti's holiness is demonstrated by the ...
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  17 October 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Seminary formation in the Diocese of Wamba suspended Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The refusal of the clergy and some lay people to recognize Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi as Bishop of the Diocese of Wamba (in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo) has led to the decision to su ...
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  17 October 2025
  VATICAN - Catholic Church Statistics 2025 Vatican City (Fides Agency) - As every year, in view of World Mission Sunday, which this year celebrates its 99th anniversary on Sunday, October 19, 2025, on the theme “Missionaries of Hope Among all Peoples”, Fides ...
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  16 October 2025
  AMERICA/PERU - Amazon Water Summit of the Catholic Church: “We Are Water, We Are Life, We Are Hope” Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) – Over 400 delegates gathered for three days in Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon, for the Amazon Water Summit to discuss the protection of water as a fundamental human right and ...
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  16 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "A civil war was imminent" in Madagascar Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "On Saturday, October 11, a civil war was imminent," sources within the Church of Madagascar told Fides. Yesterday, October 15, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, head of the CAPSAT (Corps po ...
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  16 October 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church is ready to "Give Hope" to those affected by the earthquake. Archbishop Uy: "Buildings are collapsing, but faith endures" Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - Relief efforts continue tirelessly, and the Caritas network is providing assistance to an increasing number of displaced and isolated people following the earthquake that struck the north of Cebu I ...
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  15 October 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A priest in Pakistan: "An alliance with Afghanistan, not war, to defeat terrorism" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "Terrorism is a problem that affects both Pakistan and Afghanistan. To fight it together, we need an alliance, not another war. We observe with sadness and concern the new conflict on the bord ...
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  15 October 2025
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The Bishop of Quelimane's first visit and meeting with the Muslims of Bajone
  Quelimane (Agenzia Fides) – "The situation continues to deteriorate and violence is spreading throughout the north of the country," said Os� ...
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  15 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Ignatius Wu Jianlin consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) – Father Ignatius Wu Jianlin was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai. The consecration liturgy was celebrated this morning, Wednesday, October 15, the Feast of Saint Teresa ...
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  15 October 2025
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Military seizes power: parties seek a way out of the institutional stalemate Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "With the military's takeover of power and President Andry Rajoelina's refusal to resign, an institutional stalemate has emerged," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesian with extensive missiona ...
• 15 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of auxiliary bishop of Shanghai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Wednesday, 15 October 2025, the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Ignatius Wu Jianlin took place. On 11 August 2025, the Holy Father appointed him auxiliary bishop of Shanghai, Sh ...