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  30 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities experience the conclusion of Missionary October as a "new beginning" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The conclusion of missionary month in October marks a new beginning for many Catholic communities in China in proclaiming the Gospel. During the last days of October, many Catholics participat ...
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  30 October 2025
  AFRICA/MALI - Fuel war spreads to the Capital Bamako Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – “This morning at dawn, a convoy of 1,000 fuel tankers, escorted by the army, was greeted by a cheering crowd in Bamako,” local sources told Fides, describing the situation in the Malian ca ...
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  30 October 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fighting corruption: Catholic volunteers involved in monitoring government projects Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic volunteers will be involved in monitoring and ensuring transparency in the execution of government infrastructure projects, as part of national measures to combat corruption. This was ...
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  29 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Darfur Governor: “The capture of El-Fasher and the subsequent massacres are a disgrace to humanity” Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – “Your silence has brought shame to history and will remain a witness to a time when the world abandoned its humanity,” said Minni Arko Minawi, Governor of Darfur and head of the Sudan Lib ...
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  29 October 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishops: "Compassion and hope in the face of the polycrisis in Myanmar" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – “This is not the moment to give up. It is the moment to find the embers of hope in the ashes of pain. Peace is possible; peace is the only way. Let us not be ruled by hatred. Let us not let d ...
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  29 October 2025
  MISSIONARY OCTOBER - Sister Suzanne Djebba: Joy and hope in the mission among the peoples by Sister Suzanne Djebba* We publish the address given by Sister Suzanne Djebba, Vicar General of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate (PIME), on the occasion of the International Missionary Congress “Missio ad ...
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  28 October 2025
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Approaching hurricane Melissa": the village of Pourcine Pic-Makaya is on alert Pourcine Pic-Makaya (Agenzia Fides) – "It's approaching, it's raining heavily, but wind and water are forecast especially for this afternoon/evening and tomorrow. Let's hope it won't be too severe!" said Father Massimo ...
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  28 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chongyang Festival: Catholic communities celebrate the "Double Nine Festival" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the "Double Nine Festival" (also known as the Chongyang Festival, so called because it is celebrated on September 9 of the lunar calendar, which this year falls on October 29), many ...
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  28 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Serious humanitarian situation in El-Fasher, captured by RSF militias Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – There is great concern for the approximately 260,000 civilians who have been trapped for 18 months in El-Fasher, a city that fell on October 26 into the hands of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF ...
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  28 October 2025
  VATICAN - Artificial intelligence and mission at the center of the Pontifical Missionary Union's Online International Conference Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Next Friday, October 31, the anniversary of the founding of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU), the second annual online International Conference organized by the Missionary Society, f ...
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  28 October 2025
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Bishops' spokesman: "With East Timor's entry into ASEAN, there will be a give-and-take, also in matters of faith" Dili (Agenzia Fides) – “The Timorese population has celebrated and continues to celebrate East Timor’s entry into ASEAN. There is great expectation, great hope, especially among young people, who see accession as t ...
• 28 October 2025
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Appointment of bishop of Auki Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Jacob Aba, S.M., until now parish priest of the Holy Name of Mary in Tanaghai, Honiara. Msgr. Jacob Aba, S.M., was born on 6 January 1976 in Ma ...
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  27 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Priests in Beijing run "Synodal Half Marathon" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In a synodal church, one can not only "walk together," but also "run a marathon together." This was demonstrated by the first edition of "Pegaso," the "Synodal Half Marathon," in which Catholi ...
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  27 October 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Event of historic importance": Programme for World Youth Day 2027 presented Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The 17th World Youth Day (WYD) to be held in Seoul in 2027 will be “of historic importance, as it will be the first to be held in a divided nation, the first in a non-Christian country, and th ...
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  27 October 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - RSF militiamen claim to have captured El Fasher, the city in North Darfur, under siege for 18 months Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The situation remains uncertain in El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur, which has been under siege for 18 months by the militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). They claime ...