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  3 December 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah movement: the spirit of Advent helps to break free from the “culture of corruption” Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – “In the Philippines, we are suffering from a very worrying problem of corruption. Many of us have expressed our disappointment with this ‘culture of corruption.’ We are called to refle ...
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  2 December 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - Leo XIV to the Lebanese: Rebirth begins with small lights and small shoots by Pascale Rizk Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – Even today, in the nights of Lebanon, one can see “small lights that shine in the night, which open hearts to gratitude.” And allow us to recognize that the Kingdom that ...
• 2 December 2025
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE AND GAMBIA - Appointment of the new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 13, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Francis ...
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  2 December 2025
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Changing Africa and changing the way we perceive it”: presentation of “The Metamorphosis of West Africa - Not only migration” Rome (Agenzia Fides) “What is Africa?” This question was the focus of the presentation of the book “The Metamorphosis of West Africa – Not only migration” (Rubbettino, 2025), edited by Archbishop Samuele Sangal ...
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  2 December 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - State of emergency due to Cyclone Ditwah: Catholic churches open to displaced people and committed to providing aid Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – “The country is under water, and the situation is serious even in the cities. The entire nation has been hit by torrential rains and flooding. We are seeing much suffering and people who hav ...
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  2 December 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Prayer chain for those abducted from Catholic schools in Papiri: the Superior General of the SMA Fathers in a sign of missionary unity with the OLA Sisters Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “We stand with them, we grieve with them, we pray with them,” is the call to prayer from the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostle for the 265 hostages of St. Mary’s Catholic School in ...
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  1 December 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - The theological virtue of hope at the heart of the “Advent letters” of the Bishops of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Guangzhou (Agenzia Fides) – The theological virtue of hope is the central theme of the pastoral letters that Chinese bishops are addressing to their diocesan parishes for Advent 2025. The Bishop of the Diocese of Hong ...
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  1 December 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Child marriage now illegal in Balochistan Quetta (Agenzia Fides) – The new “2025 Law on the Restriction of Child Marriage in Balochistan” stipulates strict penalties for adults who facilitate child marriages and declares all marriages involving minors unde ...
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  1 December 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal David: "Political dynasties are a cancer for the country" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The historic non-violent revolution "EDSA People Power" is still incomplete: It requires genuine political reforms and an end to political dynasties. This was stated by the Bishop of Kalookan, ...
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  1 December 2025
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Bishops on the upcoming elections: “A historic event that must not be wasted” Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – “This is an unprecedented historical event: it is about rebuilding our country and putting it on the path of social development and economic growth,” the bishops of the Central African Repu ...
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  1 December 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop of Sokoto: “No one asks the Catholic Church if the figures on persecution are accurate” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – There is no genocide against Christians in Nigeria. This was affirmed by Archbishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto in northern Nigeria in his address to the 46th Supreme Assembly of the Knights ...
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  1 December 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Tombura Yambio on Advent: “Hope for a land that cries, hope for a Church that arises” Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – “Advent is not just about candles and prayers, but also a spiritual rebuilding of our diocese and our nation. Let us prepare our hearts, our communities, our parishes. Let us prepare ...
• 1 December 2025
  AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Nkayi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend François Halyday Mbouangui, of the clergy of Nkayi, until now director of the diocesan Social Communication Centre and parish vicar of Saint-Mich ...
• 1 December 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Darjeeling Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 29, 2025, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Edward Baretto, of the clergy of the diocese of Darjeeling, India, until now director of the Divya Vani Pastoral Centre, as coad ...
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  30 November 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - Pope Leo XIV to the Lebanese: you are a people who do not give up by Pascale Rizk Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – “Blessed are the peacemakers! It is a great joy for me to meet with you, and to visit this land where “peace” is much more than just a word.” With these words, Pope L ...