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  31 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Kontagora calls for increased security measures at places of worship Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “Protect mosques from jihadist attacks.” This is the appeal issued by Bishop Bulus Yohanna of Kontagora and president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State, one of ...
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  31 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - Algeria sends fighter jets to Niger after a failed military coup Niamey (Fides News Agency) – Four Su-30 fighter jets, accompanied by an Il-76 transport aircraft and an Il-78 aerial tanker, have been deployed by Algeria to Air Base 101, adjacent to Diori Hamani International Airport ...
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  31 August 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholics pray for 14 newborns who died in hospital; Christian nurse receives recognition Islamabad (Fides News Agency) – For Pakistan’s Christian community, the tragedy at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, where 14 newborn babies died following a fire, is an opportunity to r ...
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  30 August 2026
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Faith that unites peoples: The memory of Pope Luciani celebrated in the church of Italian migrants Bucharest (Fides News Agency) – Grateful devotion to Blessed Pope John Paul I remains alive in Romania as well. Around the figure of the Pope born in Canale d’Agordo, old bonds are being renewed and new friendships a ...
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  29 August 2026
  Three Churches pray for peace on the border between the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland by Bohumil Petrík Trzycatek (Fides News Agency) – On the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen, on August 22, representatives of three Central European nations walked together and prayed for peace and reconciliat ...
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  29 August 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - International Day against Nuclear Tests: Central Asia’s shared choice of a nuclear-free space Astana (Fides News Agency) – Every year on August 29, the international community celebrates the International Day against Nuclear Tests. In Kazakhstan, the date carries a particularly strong symbolic meaning: on Augus ...
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  28 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese edition of Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral thesis published Beijing (Fides News Agency) – “The Office and Authority of the Local Prior in the Order of Saint Augustine”, the doctoral thesis of Pope Leo XIV, has been translated and published in Chinese. The thesis on canon l ...
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  28 August 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - Father Bogati: “We are grateful to the Pope for his message. Caritas is already active in helping flood victims” Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) – “We are deeply grateful to the Holy Father for remembering Nepal at this time of crisis, for praying for us and for promising his support in helping the flood victims.” Father Silas ...
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  28 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Stop the massacres and mass kidnappings,” Bishops say, expressing their condolences to all victims Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “The latest barbaric abduction of more than 60 worshippers from a mosque in Borgu, Niger State, and the horrific massacre of 47 innocent citizens, with another 17 people seriously injured ...
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  28 August 2026
  Pope in France/III - Metz, at the roots of European peace in the “city of three borders” by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Metz (Fides News Agency) – In the late-summer light, the Jaumont stone on the façades of the city centre reveals, in places, deep scars carved into the rock. On these historic buildings, cav ...
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  28 August 2026
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Fr. Kubiak: “God’s will knows how to surprise. Here, our mission is simply to be present” Ashgabat (Fides news Agency) – “At the beginning of this incredible journey, I feel above all joy, but also a strong sense of responsibility. Every new assignment, especially one such as being appointed superior of t ...
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  27 August 2026
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Bishop of Byumba Appeals to Rwanda’s Youth: “Leave those Ibyuma behind” Kigali (Fides news Agency) – “Young people, in the name of Jesus, let us leave those ibyuma behind. Fight them. Let us fight them together.” This is the heartfelt appeal addressed to Rwanda’s youth by Bishop Pap ...
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  27 August 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - Devastating Floods, Father Bogati: “The worst disaster in the Country’s history” Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) – “It is the worst disaster in the country’s history. It was terrible. A flood coming down from the mountains and rushing violently downstream swept everything away: people, homes, bri ...
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  27 August 2026
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - COP17: The gift of faith in Jesus and care for creation in the witness of a young Mongolian woman by Enkhjin Chuluunzag* Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) – At 26 years old, Enkhjin Chuluunzagd holds two Master's degrees in environmentalstudies and a Bachelor's degree in administration, obtained in Rome, the Unite ...
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  26 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA — Post-election crisis worsens Lusaka (Fides news Agency) – Zambia’s post-election crisis is worsening following the expiry of the deadline for filing an appeal against President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory in the 13 August elections (see Fides ...