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  18 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Go and vote”: Bishops concerned over political apathy among majority of Nigerians Abuja (Fides News Agency) – As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, Nigerian Bishops are stepping up their appeals to the faithful not to remain apathetic, but to take an active part in the electoral process. ...
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  18 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - President Hichilema re-elected amid tensions; Bishops call for transparency and respect for the rule of law Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term in the elections held on August 13 (see Fides, 13/8/2026). Hichilema won with 2,965,326 votes, repres ...
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  18 August 2026
  PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Cardinal Tagle at Bougainville Jubilee: “Faith arrived here through the celebration of the Eucharist”
  by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Buka (Fides News Agency) – “This is truly a local event, but local that is open to the universe.” With these words, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pr ...
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  17 August 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The journey toward WYD 2027 crosses paths with the Church’s social doctrine by Pascale Rizk Gwangju (Fides News Agency) – “The Social Doctrine of the Church is not a philanthropic teaching along the lines of ‘help the unfortunate’; rather, it means asking ourselves what kind of societ ...
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  17 August 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos issues urgent appeal to curb spread of illegal mining in the Amazon Iquitos (Fides News Agency) – The Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos has issued an urgent appeal for immediate action against the devastating increase in illegal mining in the Nanay River basin, in an official statement re ...
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  16 August 2026
  EUROPE/FRANCE - The “Extended Sanctuary,” a missionary pilgrimage in the footsteps of Saint John Eudes by Pascale Rizk Caen (Fides News Agency) – To ensure that the ancient “Mission of Caen” does not remain merely a historic building but becomes a place of living memory, the Eudist Fathers and Mary, together with ...
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  16 August 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 160,000 people flock to the 32nd Marian Congress-Pilgrimage of La Vang by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hue (Fides News Agency) - Regardless of travelling for a long distance and no matter when residing in the difficult condition into uncomfortable tents being temporarily erected under hot t ...
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  15 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake in Flores: fear, damage and faith in the face of adversity Maumere (Fides News Agency) – This morning, August 15, 2026, the island of Flores was struck by a violent magnitude 7.7 earthquake shortly before 6 a.m. The tremor, whose epicenter was located in the Nagekeo area, was ...
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  15 August 2026
  What lies behind the diplomatic clash between Argentina and Brazil by Cosimo Graziani Brasilia/Buenos Aires (Fides News Agency) – In recent days, a diplomatic crisis has strained relations between Argentina and Brazil. It all began when Argentine President Javier Milei described h ...
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  14 August 2026
  In Dar es Salaam, African Liturgists call for an end to the “folklorization” and “theatricalization” of inculturation by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Dar es Salaam (Fides News Agency) – Liturgical inculturation is neither about “canonizing” personal pratices nor about indiscriminately adding cultural elements to the Roman rite. Rather, ...
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  13 August 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The commitment of the Pontifical Mission Societies after the earthquake: Amid destruction and suffering, mission becomes closeness, comfort and fraternal service Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – “The Pontifical Mission Societies of Colombia invite their entire national and international network to remain united in prayer and to express their solidarity with the affected populati ...
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  13 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Country goes to the polls; Caritas denounces arrests and detention of opposition figures in undisclosed locations Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Arrests and detention of political opponents in undisclosed locations. This is the concern raised by Caritas Zambia in a statement signed by its executive director, Father Gabriel Mapulanga ...
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  13 August 2026
  POPE IN FRANCE/I - Bishop Guillet: This is how the “Acts of the Apostles” is coming alive in Saint-Denis by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Saint-Denis (Fides news Agency) – As the Diocese of Saint-Denis prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV during his visit to France (September 25–28) for a prayer vigil with youth and catechumens ...
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  12 August 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - War enters a new phase as front shifts towards Kordofan and Blue Nile Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – The war in Sudan continues amid drone strikes and tensions with Ethiopia and South Sudan, increasingly taking the shape of a fragmented, technologically driven conflict. As the Sudan Arm ...
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  12 August 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Christian leaders: "The 2026 elections must not fuel insecurity and violence" Juba (Fides News Agency) – “Care must be taken to ensure that the general elections scheduled for December 2026 do not fuel insecurity and violence.” This is the warning contained in the Limuru Pastoral Statement, ...