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  25 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New mass kidnappings in Kwara State Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Mass kidnappings in Nigeria continue unabated. Late in the afternoon of November 24, a group of at least 20 armed men attacked the village of Isapa in the Ekiti district of Kwara State, kidnappi ...
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  25 November 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Hiiboro to all students in the country: May no child be left behind in the light of knowledge and hope Tombura Yambio – (Agenzia Fides) – “Reject any form of examination malpractice; cheating, stealing answers, taking shortcuts, or any behavior that dishonors your integrity is a betrayal not only of your future, but ...
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  25 November 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Despite ongoing peace talks, massacres of civilians continue Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – On the night between November 23 and 24, 2025, at least twelve men between the ages of 20 and 40 were arrested in Irhambi Katana, South Kivu Province (in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) ...
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  24 November 2025
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Salesians celebrate 150 years since their first missionary expedition in Patagonia Junín de los Andes (Agenzia Fides) – “We are gathered before the Lord with gratitude to commemorate and celebrate an event that has shaped the spiritual, cultural, and human history of our Patagonia,” said Cardina ...
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  24 November 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Inspired by the martyrs, Bishop Schmitthaeusler exhorts: “May the Church be a builder of peace in deeds and in truth” Tangkok (Agenzia Fides) – "The Church was born from the blood of the martyrs. From the blood of the martyrs and the faith of Christians, the Church has risen again. Today, 50 years later, we commemorate our martyrs and ...
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  24 November 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Archbishop of Bamenda: “If Father John is not released by November 26, the churches in the deanery will be closed” Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – “If by November 26, the captors have not released Father John, I request all the priests, religious personnel from all Catholic institutions in Ndop deanery will be closed. Priests will be ...
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  24 November 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Fuzhou: Bishops Cai and Lin celebrate diaconal ordination together Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui of Fuzhou and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan jointly celebrated a Mass during which Peter Ni Pengyu received diaconal ordination. The Mass was celebrated on Nove ...
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  24 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - 265 pupils kidnapped from St. Mary's School are still in the hands of kidnappers; Bishop tells Fides: “This is the work of criminals” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “The kidnappers are almost certainly criminals seeking illicit gain by demanding a ransom for the release of the young people they have captured,” Msgr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Kontagora, the ...
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  23 November 2025
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Gratitude for a missionary experience that changed one's vision on life Canaima (Agenzia Fides) – On December 25, Carlos Bobillo (known as “Bobi”), a lay missionary of the Hakuna movement, will return home to Barcelona, Spain, after a three-month missionary experience in the vast terri ...
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  23 November 2025
  VATICAN - Leo XIV: “great pain” and “deeply saddened” to learn of the kidnapping of priests, faithful, and students in Nigeria and Cameroon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “I was deeply saddened to learn of the kidnapping of priests, faithful, and students in Nigeria and Cameroon. I feel great pain, above all for the many young men and women who have been ...
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  22 November 2025
  Concert in the Roman Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami to support the iniatives of the Pontifical Mission Societies Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A classical guitar concert was organized in a church in the heart of Rome to raise funds for projects supported by the Pontifical Mission Societies. The event took place on Saturday, November 22, ...
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  22 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Violence increases after Donald Trump announces military action to “protect Christians” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “It appears that there are people deliberately trying to plunge this country into chaos,” wrote Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos in an article published in the diocesan weekly news ...
• 22 November 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh, of the clergy of the metropolitan archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India, until now dean of the Khristo Jyoti Mahavid ...
• 22 November 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Larantuka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Larantuka, Indonesia, presented by Bishop Fransiskus Kopong Kung. The Holy Father has appointed the Re ...
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  22 November 2025
  ASIA - Pilgrims of Hope in Asia: the Missionary Congress of the Churches of the Continent Penang (Agenzia Fides) - An Asian missionary congress entitled “The Great Pilgrimage of Hope” will take place in Penang, Malaysia, from November 27 to 30. It is organized by the Office for Evangelization of the Feder ...