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  30 August 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fasting and prayer for good governance Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Various Filipino Catholic groups, communities, and associations have launched spiritual initiatives centered on fasting and prayer for the common good of the nation. The aim is to raise awareness ...
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  29 August 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Flood toll worsens: One and a half million displaced in Punjab province Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is very serious. It is terrible. In Punjab alone, there are over one and a half million people who have been made homeless due to the floods. These people live on the streets, and ...
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  29 August 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The two rival governments threaten to prolong the Sudanese civil war Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – At the first meeting of the Sudanese transitional government in the capital Khartoum, two months after its recapture by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) under the command of General Abdel Fattah ...
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  29 August 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Church restorations and reopenings signal a "rebirth" for Catholic communities in Guangdong Zhanjiang (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community in Maoming celebrates the solemn reopening of the parish church, which had been closed for a long time due to major restoration work. The church is now dedicated to Me ...
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  28 August 2025
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Tensions with Burkina Faso rise after attack on a border village and kidnapping of six Ivorian officials Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – Who attacked the village of Difita in the far north of Ivory Coast on the night of August 24-25? This is the question facing the West African country, where tensions with neighboring Burkina F ...
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  28 August 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A nationwide pro-life movement to "raise a prophetic cry" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Moon Chang-woo, Bishop of Jeju, in his capacity as President of the Committee for Family and Life within the Korean Bishops' Conference, intends to relaunch the "Pro-Life Movement" on a lar ...
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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 ...