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  11 June 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Kordofan, the new epicenter of the Sudanese conflict Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The Kordofan region has become the main stage of the war that, since December 2023, has seen the Sudanese army (Sudan Armed Forces - SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The region ...
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  10 June 2025
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Bishops of Bangassou call for an end to violence in the diocese Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – "We, the Bishops of Bangassou, together with the entire Catholic community, are deeply concerned about the violence affecting Haut Mbomou," emphasize Juan Josè Aguirre, Bishop of Bangassou and ...
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  10 June 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - MECC TV: The Middle East Council of Churches launches an ecumenical television channel Lebanon (Agenzia Fides) - A new "ecumenical" television and radio station is intended as an instrument of shared witness for the churches and ecclesial communities of the Middle East. The new channel, MECC TV, began its ...
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  10 June 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Catholics appeal to the United Nations: "Stop the massacre of innocents in Gaza" Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "We, bishops, priests, men and women religious, and the faithful in Cambodia, ask the United Nations to intervene urgently to end the violence and bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, so that peace c ...
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  9 June 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: the "different hope" that attracts people to Christ Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "At Easter, there were 200 adult baptisms in the city of Bangkok, 15 of which were from my parish in Bangkok. This is good news and a sign of hope: it shows us that the Lord is acting and that C ...
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  9 June 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ecumenical group "A Jerusalem Voice for Justice": SOS for Gaza, which is dying amid hunger and forced displacement Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - After more than a year and a half of death and destruction, "the moment we now find ourselves in is terrifying." The people of Gaza are "the first victims" of a merciless war. Even those who r ...
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  8 June 2025
  VATICAN - Pentecost, Pope Leo: The Holy Spirit gives us the courage to proclaim God's works to everyone Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church must always become anew what she already is. She must open the borders between peoples and break down the barriers between class and race. In her, there cannot be those who are ...
• 7 June 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Jullundur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel, of the clergy of the diocese of Jullundur, India, until now bursar and parish priest in Phagwara, as bishop of ...
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  7 June 2025
  A study conference on the Spanish priest Juan Bautista Vives: He contributed to the creation of the "Collegio de Propaganda Fide" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Juan Bautista Vives, together with the Lucca-born priest Giovanni Leonardi and the Jesuit Martin de Funes, contributed to the creation of the "Collegio de Propaganda Fide," which was founded in 1 ...
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  7 June 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "Despite great insecurity, we continue our mission" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Insecurity in Nigeria is becoming increasingly serious and widespread, but the Church continues its activities despite the difficulties," Fr. Solomon Patrick Zaku, National Director of the Pontif ...
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  6 June 2025
  AMERICA/PERU - State and Church united to respond to the educational emergency in the Apostolic Vicariate of San Ramón Oventeni (Agenzia Fides) - Approximately 120 students between the ages of 12 and 18 from the 48 indigenous Ashéninka communities in Gran Pajonal are hosted during the school year at the Oventeni student residence, in th ...
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  6 June 2025
  VATICAN - Foreign debt, a burden that oppresses the poorest Countries Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - There are 48 States that spend more on interest payments than on education or healthcare. This is according to the report "A World of Debt" by the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Debt se ...
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  6 June 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Tourism is experiencing a robust recovery: the country sees the light at the end of the tunnel Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Tourism in Sri Lanka is experiencing a robust recovery. This is a benefit for the entire country: we are showing the beauty of our island. We see that the general trend in the country's economy ...
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  5 June 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped: He worked as a chaplain in Alaska and wanted to help Boko Haram victims in Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "I was able to speak with Father Afina. He is well and in good health. We hope he can be released soon," said John Bogna Bakeni, Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri (capital of Borno State in northeaste ...
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  5 June 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Amristar, a city sacred to the Sikhs, should become a "war-free zone" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Amritsar, the holy city of Sikhism, on the border between India and Pakistan and home to the famous Golden Temple, should be declared a "war-free zone" and be granted international protectio ...