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  9 December 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - After Typhoon Ditwah, "we have to start from scratch," says the director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – “After the typhoon unleashed its destructive force, the immeasurable damage to infrastructure and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people is now visible. The entire country has been dev ...
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  8 December 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops warn of AI-generated fake videos Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Videos created with artificial intelligence (AI) and circulating on YouTube and other social media platforms are using the profiles of Korean Catholic bishops to spread false information or soli ...
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  7 December 2025
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Chow: The condition of our Church must be observed following the reality of the facts and not false information Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Broaden horizons, find time to be close to young people and invite everyone - especially those who express opinions from afar - to consider the events and the situation of the Church in Hong ...
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  7 December 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After the murder of a Presbyterian priest: Christians pray for peace during Advent Gujranwala (Agenzia Fides) – Deep sorrow prevails in the Christian community of Gujranwala, which celebrated the funeral Mass on December 6 of Presbyterian Pastor Kamran Michael Naz, who was shot dead by an unknown ass ...
• 5 December 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Friday 5 December 2025, the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Francis Li Jianlin, of the clergy of Xinxiang, took place. On 11 August 2025, the Holy Father appointed him as bishop ...
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  5 December 2025
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Forum on social cohesion in Ivory Coast: Being peacemakers in everyday life Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – “Peace (Shalom) is holistic and means harmony with oneself, with others, with one’s surroundings, and with God,” said Father Michel Savadogo, Executive Director of the Shalom Network for ...
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  5 December 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Francis Li Jianlin consecrated Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang Xinxiang (Agenzia Fides) – Today, Friday, December 5, Francis Li Jianlin was consecrated Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang, at the church in the Nanmenli, in the city of Xinxiang, Henan Province. The s ...
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  5 December 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Parliament approves establishment of Commission for Minority Rights: "A step that inspires hope for the country" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – "The Pakistani Parliament has passed the law establishing a National Commission for Minorities Rights. This is a long-awaited step forward that means better protection of fundamental rights ...
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  5 December 2025
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appeal for the release of political prisoners Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) – Political prisoners must be released and the bodies of missing persons returned. This is the joint appeal launched to the Tanzanian government by the embassies of Great Britain, Canada, ...
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  4 December 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The government calls for dialogue with the North: Catholics pray for "hatred to be overcome" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “Let us overcome hatred, protect human dignity, engage in relationship with one another, pursue universal fraternity, and work toward a world without discrimination, where the justice and love ...
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  4 December 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop of Tombura Yambio to the youth from the ten counties of Western Equaoria State: “A nation cannot build new paths on old wounds” Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – “It is essential that the youth commit themselves to what can bring peace to them now and to the future of their communities,” Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura Yambio told ...
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  4 December 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - General Abagnara (UNIFIL): “The Pope’s visit confirms us in our peacekeeping mission” by Gianluca Frinchillucci Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – In a Lebanon marked by a debilitating economic crisis, institutional instability, and a climate of growing tension along the Blue Line, the recent visit of Pope L ...
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  4 December 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Priest kidnapped in Kaduna State Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Father Emmanuel Ezema was abducted by armed men from the rectory of St. Peter's Parish in Rumi on December 2, around 11:30 a.m. This was an ...
• 4 December 2025
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Resignation and appointment of vicar apostolic of Leticia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Leticia, Colombia, presented by Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz. The Holy Father app ...
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  4 December 2025
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - From the "Great Pilgrimage of Hope," insights for the journey and witness of the Churches of Asia by Gianni Valente Penang (Agenzia Fides) – A “consoling” pilgrimage. Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle chose the adjective “consoling” when asked to describe in one word the “Great Pilgrimage of Hope,” ...