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  8 September 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia: A living treasure of the Saints Manama (Fides News Agency) – The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia (OLA) in Awali, Manama, Bahrain, holds a special place in the life of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (AVONA). Catholics from many countries a ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES — Pastoral worker Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres killed Kidapawan (Fides News Agency) — The reason remains unknown in the killing of Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres, a Catholic layman and pastoral coordinator at the parish of Matalam, in the Diocese of Kidapawan, Cotabato pro ...
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  7 September 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA — Archbishop Ugorji denounces ‘absolute control’ over missionary and private schools Abuja (Fides News Agency) — “We are compelled to speak out against the increasingly despotic and overreaching directives issued by the Imo State Commissioner of Education in recent times on social media.” With thes ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat of communion and healing for the priests of Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou (Fides News Agency) – The seeds of faith, fraternity, humility and obedience have once again been sown abundantly in the hearts of the priests of the new Diocese of Zhangjiakou, established by Pope Leo XIV ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - National day of mourning after floods: Nepal’s Catholics pray as rescue operations continue Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) – Nepal is observing a national day of mourning today, September 7, the 13th day since the disaster of August 26, following the catastrophic floods of the Bhote Koshi, (also known as the R ...
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  7 September 2026
  BEATIFICATION OF FULTON SHEEN/II - Beyond the clichés. Fulton Sheen's lessons in ‘communication’ by Marie-Lucile Kubacki New York (Fides News Agency) - The future Blessed did not conquer America solely thanks to the rise of television. His popularity arose from the combination of rigorous theological preparation ...
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  6 September 2026
  Somalia between security transition and terrorism Mogadishu (Fides News Agency) – Somalia’s National Internal Security Conference was held in Mogadishu on September 1 and 2, bringing together members of the federal government, including the ministers for Internal Se ...
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  6 September 2026
  Manuel “Tatay Maning”, father of Cardinal Tagle, returns to the Father’s House Vatican City/Manila (Fides News Agency) – Mr. Manuel “Tatay Maning” Tagle Sr., father of Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization – Section for First Evangelization and New ...
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  5 September 2026
  VATICAN - Course for new Bishops: Bishop García Macías: Inculturation can become one of the most beautiful forms of Evangelization, “when it enables a people to recognize that Christ is no stranger to them” Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – As part of the formation course for new Bishops organized by the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), this year dedicated to th ...
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  4 September 2026
  Pope to Latin Catholic Bishops in the Arab Regions: “Do not be afraid of your smallness” Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – “Do not be afraid of your smallness”: with these words, Pope Leo XIV encouraged the thirteen prelates of the Latin Episcopal Conference in the Arab Regions (CELRA) on Thursday, Se ...
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  4 September 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Father Miraglio: “In a country in disarray, we are building communities of peace and solidarity” Pourcine Pic Makaya (Fides News Agency) – Five hours on foot from the nearest paved road, across steep hills, valleys and riverbeds now almost devoid of water. This is the journey required to reach Nan Miel, one of the ...
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  4 September 2026
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Government says it foiled coup attempt thanks to Russian help Malabo (Fides News Agency) – Authorities in Equatorial Guinea say they have foiled a coup attempt thanks to information received from Africa Corps, the Russian Defence Ministry-linked force operating in several African ...
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  4 September 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Thousands of pilgrims gather in Mariamabad for the 77th national pilgrimage in the rain Lahore (Fides News Agency) – The rain, the inconvenience and the forecasts of bad weather have not dampened the deep Marian devotion of the faithful in Pakistan. Today, September 4, celebrations begin at the Shrine of ...
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  4 September 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop Kwak: Faith always begins with an encounter, even in the age of artificial intelligence by Pascale Rizk Rome (Fides News Agency) – Faith in Jesus can always arise from a real encounter, even in the age of artificial intelligence. This is the conviction of Germanus Kwak Jin-Sang, auxiliary bishop of the ...
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  3 September 2026
  VATICAN - Tribalism and the Church, Archbishop Nwachukwu to new bishops: “A bishop is not bishop of one group or another; he is bishop of all” Rome (Fides News Agency) – “He is not bishop of one group or another; he is bishop of all.” Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, addressed newly ordained bishops taking pa ...