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  25 May 2025
  Pope Leo XIV and the "unique mission" of the Church of Rome by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Rome is heir to a great history, "grounded in the witness of Peter, Paul and countless martyrs, and it has a unique mission: to be Mater omnium Ecclesiarum, Mot ...
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  25 May 2025
  VATICAN - Regina Coeli, Pope Leo recalls the Day of Prayer for the Church in China Vatican (Agenzia Fides) - Also this year, on the Day of Prayer for the Church in China, established by Pope Benedict XVI, "in churches and shrines throughout China and around the world, prayers were offered to God as a s ...
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  24 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Month of May: Chinese Catholic communities invoke Mary and welcome the gift of new priests Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The month of May, which the People of God traditionally dedicate to Mary, is also a time when the fruits of the intercession of the Mother of God can be seen—among them, new priestly an ...
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  24 May 2025
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - The Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood celebrates its sixth anniversary with a publication Bucharest (Agenzia Fides) – Missionary children and adolescents celebrated their sixth anniversary in Romania and the Republic of Moldova during the National Day of Missionary Childhood, which took place last weekend. ...
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  24 May 2025
  VATICAN - Leo XIV: I thank the Lord for the gift of having been a missionary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The experience of mission forms part of my life, and not only as a baptized person, as for all us Christians, but because as an Augustinian religious I was a missionary in Peru, and in the ...
• 24 May 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Huê Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Huê, Vietnam, presented by Archbishop Joseph Nguyên Chi Linh. He is succeeded by Ar ...
• 24 May 2025
  VATICAN - Pope Leo XIV assigns the Title of the Suburbicarian Church of Albano to Cardinal Tagle Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Leo XIV has assigned the Title of the Suburbicarian Church of Albano to His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the S ...
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  23 May 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "There is a need to embody faith in political action" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "After the 2025 midterm elections, we can say that there is still much to be done to create an authentic political consciousness in the nation. We use the word 'politics' in the noblest and highest ...
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  23 May 2025
  Cardinal Tagle at the Pontifical Mission Societies Assembly: let us learn from the Apostles, made missionaries by the encounter with the Risen Christ Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary work of the Church has its source in the wonder of those who encountered the Risen Jesus, "and were sent by Him". And even today, the people and entities involved in missionary work ...
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  23 May 2025
  EUROPE/ITALY - Father Mandonico, of the Society of African Missions: “The missionary Pope reminds us of the need not to close ourselves in our fortresses” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “One particular trait stands out about the missionary Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, who became Pope Leo XIV. Those who knew him closely do not have any striking gestures to share, but they reit ...
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  23 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Nyahururu on the death of Father Maina: "We await the results of the investigation" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an ongoing investigation. Once the investigators have completed their investigation into Father Maina's death, they will shed light on the matter and answer the questions we have all b ...
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  23 May 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Another priest murdered in Kenya Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Another Catholic priest has been murdered in Kenya. Father Alloyce Cheruiyot Bett was shot dead in the Tot area of the Kerio Valley, in the Elgeyo Marakwetm County, in the Western Highlands of K ...
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  22 May 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Vicar Schmitthaeusler: "Pope Leo's presence is a source of courage, joy and communion" Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "The young faithful in Cambodia experienced an explosion of joy on May 8th because we have a Pope, the Shepherd of the universal Church. For them and for all Cambodians, he, as the Good Sheph ...
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  22 May 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - “An end to the war in Gaza; Syrians must be given the opportunity to return to their country” Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "The Maronite bishops hope and pray for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, which is causing death, hunger, disease, and epidemics among the civilian population, and call on the international co ...
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  22 May 2025
  Pope Leo XIV's gratitude to the Pontifical Mission Societies: “Leaven of missionary zeal within the People of God” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The "world, wounded by war, violence and injustice" needs to hear the Gospel message of God’s love and to experience the reconciling power of Christ’s grace." Therefore, today it is all ...