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  9 July 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Hiboro Kussala: Happy birthday to You, Republic of South Sudan! Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - " Empowered by Grace, Equipped for Mission, United in Hope," thus begins the message from the bishop of the diocese of Tombura Yambio, Eduardo Hiboro Kussala, on the occasion of the 14th ...
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  9 July 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops address social issues and call for a shared commitment to fair wages and human dignity Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We are aware of the difficult situation of workers in our country: the wages they receive are far below the minimum wage that allows them to provide for their needs and support their families," ...
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  9 July 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - 'Saba Saba Day': Violence, destruction, corruption, death toll increase Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Tuesday, July 8, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) recorded a total of 31 deaths and 107 injuries in the demonstrations that took place on July 7 on the anniversary of "Saba Sa ...
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  9 July 2025
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Catholic community at the Book Fair, an opportunity to proclaim the Gospel Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – This year too, the Catholic community of Hong Kong will take advantage of the upcoming Book Fair as an opportunity to proclaim the Gospel and bear witness to the newness of the Christian exp ...
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  9 July 2025
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Integrating the language of the head, the heart, and the hands: meeting of Catholic Educators Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – “To establish a joint network throughout the country and establish common priorities for educational pastoral care in schools, based on listening to different realities” was the objec ...
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  9 July 2025
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - "Our faith is our life." The testimony of Blessed Cardinal Iuliu Hossu at the center of the IV edition of the "Missionary Camp" Cetatea de Baltă (Agenzia Fides) - “Our faith is our life” was the theme of the fourth missionary camp, organized at the beginning of July in Cetatea de Baltă (Alba district) by the Greek Catholic parish of the Ho ...
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  8 July 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Mission among migrants: The Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Cixi celebrates its 100th anniversary Ningbo (Agenzia Fides) - In his homily at the solemn Mass that opened the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the parish of Hushan, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1925-2025), Bishop Francis Xavier Jin Yang ...
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  8 July 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A priest: "Positive impact" of the government's child nutrition program Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "I hear mostly positive things about the nutrition and free meals program for children, launched by the Indonesian government last January, in various parts of Indonesia. It is having an impact ...
• 8 July 2025
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Seoul. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Matthew Kwang-Hee Choi, until now director of the Department of Culture and Communication and spokesperson for the metropolitan archdiocese of Seo ...
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  8 July 2025
  EUROPE/GEORGIA - St. Camillus Rehabilitation Center: A project that can change the lives of many people Kutaisi (Agenzia Fides) - A truly extraordinary project is currently taking shape in Kutaisi. The establishment of the "St. Camillus" Rehabilitation Center, whose initiatives also address autistic children and their fami ...
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  8 July 2025
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The children of the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní celebrate their Jubilee Ciudad Guayana (Agenzia Fides) – “Children and adolescents, you know Jesus, now go and invite other children.” With these simple words, Monsignor Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas, Apostolic Vicar of Caroní since Ap ...
• 7 July 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Bishop of Wabag Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Leo XIV appointed Justin Ain Soongie, the former Auxiliary Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wabag, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Wabag (Papua New Guinea) and ...
• 7 July 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Alotau-Sideia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. The Holy ...
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  7 July 2025
  EUROPE/ITALY - Father Francesco Rapacioli elected Superior General of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Father Francesco Rapacioli, a missionary in Bangladesh, is the new Superior General of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME). He was elected today by the XVI General Assembly of the ...
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  7 July 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - The Bishop of Beijing confers the missionary mandate to newly graduated seminarians Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Joseph Li Shan, Bishop of the diocese of Beijing, on Sunday, July 6, during the solemn closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year, conferred the missionary mandate (for pastoral internshi ...