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  24 July 2025
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The local Church's commitment to the dignity and rights of migrants Asunción (Agenzia Fides) – Faced with the physical and symbolic barriers faced by migrants, the Church in Paraguay puts into practice the four verbs proposed by Pope Francis: welcome, protect, promote, and integrate. ...
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  24 July 2025
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops express concern over the suspension of the President of the Supreme Court Accra (Agenzia Fides) – "The suspension of the President of the Supreme Court is a matter of great national importance." This is how the Ghanaian Bishops' Conference (CBC) has expressed its concern regarding the suspen ...
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  24 July 2025
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Pontifical Society of Saint Peter the Apostle at the V COMINSE, the National Missionary Congress of Seminarians Teresina (Agenzia Fides) – "On behalf of this Dicastery, we come to tell you, seminarians, that the universal Church loves you, that she appreciates your courageous enthusiasm, your resolute 'yes' to the Lord's call, d ...
• 24 July 2025
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Appointment of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 26, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father José Albe ...
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  23 July 2025
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Not just an "event," but a precious opportunity for communion. Young Egyptian Greek-Melkites and the upcoming WYD in Rome Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – At least 225 young Egyptian Catholics are currently preparing to travel to Rome to take part in the World Youth Day (WYD) in the Eternal City, celebrated this year during the Holy Year dedicated ...
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  23 July 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Senate approves abolition of death penalty for two crimes; Father Feroz calls for "a reflection also on the blasphemy law" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The Pakistani Senate has approved a bill abolishing the death penalty for two crimes: assault and public spoliation of a woman; and aiding the hijacking of an airplane or other public vehicl ...
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  23 July 2025
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The first summit of the U.S. Catholic Mission Association in Milwaukee Waukesha (Agenzia Fides) – Today and tomorrow, the United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA), in collaboration with the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and t ...
• 23 July 2025
  AFRICA/SENEGAL AND MAURITANIA - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On June 23, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Fr. Raphaël Nd ...
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  23 July 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A church desecrated by an armed group allied with the army Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church of Saint John of Capistrano, in Lopa, Ituri province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was desecrated in a new episode of violence affecting the region. ...
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  23 July 2025
  AMERICA/CHILE - World Day against Trafficking in Persons: Mobilizing society against situations that hide exploitation Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Breaking the silence and dispelling the myths surrounding human trafficking, promoting recognition of this reality in everyday contexts that often go unnoticed. This is the objective of the c ...
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  22 July 2025
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: In the attack on the Church in Gaza, those seeking refuge in this time of trial and tribulation were hit by Nikos Tzoitis Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Christian unity is based on shared baptism. It is not uniformity, and it draws from the source of the one truth to be shared, that of the Gospel. With these words, the Ecume ...
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  22 July 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Catholic arrested on false blasphemy charges Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Amir Joseph Paul, a 60-year-old Pakistani Catholic, is the latest innocent victim of blasphemy accusations. "His case once again demonstrates the manipulation of the law, used for private vendett ...
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  22 July 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Father Afina, kidnapped on June 1, has been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Father Alphonsus Afina, who was kidnapped on June 1 (see Fides, 5/6/2025), has been released thanks to an operation by security forces. The priest was rescued yesterday, July 21, along with te ...
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  22 July 2025
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Dialogue as a means of conflict resolution: solidarity of the Aboriginal Pastoral Care with the Mapuche communities Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) – “Let all forms of violence and, above all, the criminalization of the ongoing protest cease immediately. Social peace is only possible through dialogue as a tool to address different social ...
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  22 July 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - New St. Joseph Church inaugurated for the Bunong Montagnards Kompong Cham (Agenzia Fides) – The Keo Seima area, in the province of Mondulkiri, in eastern Cambodia, is known as a "wildlife sanctuary," as it is a natural forest reserve that extends over 290,000 hectares. An ideal ...