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  19 September 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Twelve million displaced: One of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Direct attacks on civilians, mass displacement, sexual assaults, deterioration of health care, and the collapse of basic services continue to characterize a Sudan rocked by serious human righ ...
• 19 September 2025
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Ricardo E. Guillén Davila Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 25, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches), confi ...
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  18 September 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A march against corruption: 200 organizations take to the streets Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Over 200 organizations are preparing for the major march against corruption to be held on September 21 in Manila. The demonstration, which focuses on abuses in flood control projects, is demand ...
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  18 September 2025
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Posadas recognizes the pastoral importance of Radio Tupambaé Posadas (Agenzia Fides) – "Proclaiming the Gospel involves certain efforts, and our station has also had its difficult moments. Nevertheless, we have moved forward with hope, and today we are here," said Bishop Juan Ru ...
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  18 September 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Catholic priest attacked during robbery at a training school Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A priest in Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has once again been attacked. On the night of September 15-16, several gang members armed with hammers, knives, crowbars, a ...
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  17 September 2025
  AMERICA/HAITI - TIMKATEC: Hope for vulnerable young people, a Salesian initiative to combat juvenile delinquency Pétion-Ville (Agenzia Fides) - From IT to construction, from plumbing to electricity, from tiling to Windows platforms, from cooking to cutting and sewing and cosmetology: 94 young Haitians received their certificates i ...
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  16 September 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Seminaries open new academic year: Seminarians urged to ask for the "Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – A new academic year is beginning in the seminaries from Beijing to Shanghai, in the province of Hebei, in Shaanxi, and in the province of Jilin. In September, 15 new seminarians and 12 relig ...
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  16 September 2025
  ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator: "Young people's are saying 'We care' and it's a positive thing" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is currently relatively calm, with no demonstrators on the streets. Schools have reopened, both public and Catholic, and life is proceeding quite smoothly. People have placed th ...
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  16 September 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped: Father Wilfred Ezemba Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. According to information sent to Fides, Wilfred Ezemba, parish priest of St. Paul's Parish in Agaliga-Efabo, in the Olamaboro Local Governm ...
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  16 September 2025
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Father Bonazzetti: 'banknote repairer' Terreiro (Agenzia Fides) – "We are still in the middle of the dry season, even though we are waiting for the first rain, and we want to use the rain to fill the large cistern in Terreiro. We won't let the first rain en ...
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  16 September 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "Government must regulate IVF clinics" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – "The government must take measures to regulate IVF clinics," urged Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji of Owerri, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), in his opening rem ...
• 16 September 2025
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Rev. Sebastien Bidiare Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 30, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Rev. Sebastien Bi ...
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  15 September 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Neli: "Wounded Manipur needs a process of healing and reconciliation" Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - "Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Manipur and promised a solution to the conflict that has plagued us for over two years. He spoke of peace, prosperity, and development. He brought a packag ...
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  15 September 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Do not stop those who want to peacefully change the Country, otherwise violent changes will be inevitable" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Citizens' confidence in the electoral process was seriously undermined during the last parliamentary elections by unfair practices, fraud, and alleged electoral errors," said the President of the ...
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  14 September 2025
  The New Martyrs and the “Baptism in Blood” by Marie Symington Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In Rome, on the day of the celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls hosts the ecumenical commemoration of Christian martyr ...