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  22 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Father Joseph Chang Yanfeng ordained Bishop of Chifeng by Marta Zhao Chifeng (Fides News Agency) – More than 400 bishops, priests, women religious and lay faithful attended the episcopal ordination of Father Joseph Chang Yanfeng as Bishop of Chifeng, a diocese located i ...
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  22 July 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Alarm in Madagascar over wave of unresolved child and adolescent disappearances and killings Antananarivo (Fides News Agency) – Alarm is growing in Madagascar over a wave of unresolved disappearances and killings that, since the beginning of the year, has particularly affected children and adolescents, especia ...
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  22 July 2026
  Cardinal Tagle to the Churches of Asia: “Walking Together”: Learning from the First Steps of a Child Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – Speaking at the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) taking place at Hotel Mulia in Jakarta, Indonesia, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect o ...
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  22 July 2026
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Camillians and Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth join forces to provide Venezuelan children a vital refuge of safety, routine, and hope Caracas (Fides News Agency) – One month after the devastating earthquake that struck Venezuela, the humanitarian response remains in full swing as relief organizations continue to support affected communities. The Cami ...
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  21 July 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops call for peace and dialogue ahead of December elections Juba (Fides News Agency) – At the conclusion of their annual assembly, held from July 15 to 17, 2026, the Catholic bishops of South Sudan issued an urgent appeal to address the serious challenges facing the country. Am ...
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  21 July 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Young people at the center of the 21st AMECEA Plenary Assembly: “Do not be robbed of hope” Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – Young people are at the center of the reflections taking place during the 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), which opened ...
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  21 July 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Church is speaking more and more Kazakh. Frather Jocher: "The Future of the Church lies with Kazakhs seeking Christ" by Paolo Affatato Astana (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic Church in Kazakhstan is experiencing a phase of profound transformation: it is no longer simply the Church of former Polish, German or Ukrainian deportees, ...
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  20 July 2026
  "You will see greater things": FABC opens its 12th Plenary Assembly in Jakarta Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) today opened its 12th Plenary Assembly in Jakarta, describing the gathering as a significant step forward in the Church's synodal and mi ...
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  20 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Following devastating tornadoes and floods, Catholic Community provides timely and generous relief to hardest-hit areas Shijiazhuang (Fides News Agency) – In the wake of the devastating tornadoes and floods that struck southeastern Chinese provinces in July, particularly Guangxi and Hubei, China's Catholic community has responded prompt ...
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  20 July 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Earthquake strikes Andean region of Junín; the ecclesial community involved in relief efforts Huancayo (Fides News Agency) – The Peruvian Bishops' Conference has expressed its "deepest sorrow" over the loss of lives and the extensive damage caused by the earthquake that struck the central Andean region of Juní ...
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  20 July 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Caritas Nigeria calls for state of emergency in the northwest to assist displaced persons Abuja (Fides news Agency) – Caritas Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in northwestern Nigeria, where insecurity fuelled by armed banditry and jihadist terrorism has forced tho ...
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  20 July 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Diocese suspends festive celebrations in memory of Father Osório Citora Afonso Quelimane (Fides News Agency) – In an official statement addressed to the clergy, delegates of the Conference of Religious Institutes of Mozambique (CIRMO) in Quelimane, religious institutes, and apostolic movements, t ...
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  19 July 2026
  ANGELUS - Pope Leo XIV: The Kingdom of God "is not imposed by force" but grows "like a small seed that sprouts" Castel Gandolfo (Fides News Agency) – The mystery of salvation with which God works "in our lives and in history" does not "impose itself by force" or "arrives triumphantly." Instead, His Kingdom grows "like a small se ...
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  19 July 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - 900,000 people in Cabo Delgado need humanitarian assistance Quelimane (Fides News Agency) – A new alarm has been raised over the humanitarian situation in Mozambique, particularly in the province of Cabo Delgado. According to the German non-governmental organization Johannit ...
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  18 July 2026
  President-elect Keiko Fujimori visits the Presidency of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference Lima (Fides News Agency) –President-elect, Keiko Fujimori Higuchi, visited the Presidency of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference as civil and Church authorities continue preparations for a possible apostolic visit by P ...