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  28 August 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ecumenical Group: The importance and meaning of Christians “remaining” in the land of Jesus, disfigured by terror Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "In these painful days, being an integral part of the reality that surrounds us, we walk through valleys shadowed by death, displacement, starvation and despair," reads a document from the ecu ...
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  27 August 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Is the M23, together with the Twirwaneho militia, aiming to advance into Katanga? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "The goal of the M23 is to advance from the Ruzizi plains to then conquer Katanga and thus gain complete control of the main Congolese mines," missionary sources in South Jivu province, in th ...
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  27 August 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect Figaredo: "The displaced cannot return home; we are working for an unarmed and disarming peace between Thailand and Cambodia" Battambang (Agenzia Fides) - "There is currently a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, but civilians housed in refugee camps cannot return to their homes and villages due to the numerous unexploded ordnance and clus ...
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  27 August 2025
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Bishop Mwakhwawa raises alarm: Lack of educational opportunities encourages early marriage Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – "Mchinji is one of the districts with a high rate of young marriages, and as the Catholic Church, we consider this a matter of great concern in our Archdiocese," said Bishop Vincent Frederick ...
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  26 August 2025
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Eight districts in Cabo Delgado have been hit by jihadist attacks in recent weeks Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – Not only jihadism, but also economic and social demands of the local population, as well as interests related to the exploitation of the region's natural resources (primarily gas, but also prec ...
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  26 August 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop of Hakha: In Chin State, a church has been destroyed, “but the faith remains strong” Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - "They destroyed the walls of the church, but not the faith. Our faith remains strong, the people of God in Falam continue to believe and hope. The faithful will rebuild the Church of Christ the Ki ...
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  26 August 2025
  HOLY LAND - Patriarchs of Jerusalem: "The gates of hell have already been opened, but the clergy and nuns will remain in Gaza" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – The "Gates of Hell" have already been opened in the Gaza Strip. However, the clergy and nuns still present will not leave Gaza City, but will remain until the end to stand by the suffering p ...
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  25 August 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Archbishop of Durban: "Foreigners, even if illegal, have the right to medical care" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Foreigners, especially when they are sick and in need, should be treated with respect and receive the necessary medical care. This is what Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara (CMM) of Durba ...
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  25 August 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Flood emergency: Caritas helps displaced people and the most vulnerable Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "We are deeply saddened by the suffering caused by the severe floods. The Church stands with the affected families with prayers and actions. Caritas Pakistan has launched relief programs, and ...
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  24 August 2025
  VATICAN - Pope Leo XIV: "Jesus challenges the presumption of those people who think they are already saved" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The trust and joy that Jesus gives to those who follow him have nothing to do with "the presumption of those people who think they are already saved." And Jesus' words can call into quest ...
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  23 August 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discrimination and abuse in prisons: a report by the Commission for "Justice and Peace" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Christian and Hindu prisoners in Pakistani prisons suffer abuse and discrimination related to or aggravated by the fact that they do not profess the Muslim faith. This is the finding in the rep ...
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  23 August 2025
  VATICAN - Jubilee and the Church's mission are the focus of the French-language course organized by the Pontifical Missionary Union and CIAM Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – From Africa, Europe, and North America, the diocesan directors and staff of the French-speaking National Directions of the Pontifical Mission Societies will be participating in a training ...
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  22 August 2025
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "I must be a missionary": Sister Maria Troncatti will be proclaimed a Saint during World Mission Sunday 2025 Quito (Agenzia Fides) – "I must be a missionary" is the promise that characterized the entire work of Italian nun Maria Troncatti, a missionary of the Salesian Sisters, who will be proclaimed a Saint by Pope Leo XIV on ...
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  22 August 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic community mobilizes: Protection of creation and indigenous peoples in the Cordillera region Abra (Agenzia Fides) - The Cordillera administrative region in the north of Luzon island, known for its exceptional natural beauty, is at risk of devastation and could lose a priceless natural resource due to large-scale ...
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  22 August 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Priests of Bunia: "State of siege has worsened the situation" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "The ongoing violence is endangering our province," declare 76 priests of the Diocese of Bunia in a statement issued on August 20. Bunia is the capital of Ituri, a province in the east of the ...