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  18 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped in Kaduna State. Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Father Bobbo Paschal, parish priest of St. Stephen's Parish Church in the Kushe Gudgu Kagarko Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State ( ...
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  17 November 2025
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bishop Subroto: Silent march of Catholics in Dhaka “to say No to fundamentalism and violence” Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – “Tomorrow we will be in the city center and march hand in hand. The faithful and parish communities of the capital, Dhaka, have organized a silent march and a sit-in for peace, to denounce the ...
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  17 November 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - The "Jubilee of Hope" pilgrimages continue, in the spirit of charity Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – A group of volunteers from the Immaculate Conception Parish of the Diocese of Beijing departed early Saturday morning, November 15, to visit the Hongyang Nursing Home, run by nuns, in Renqiu, ...
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  17 November 2025
  AMERICA/HAITI - Melissa, gangs, thefts, assaults, and kidnappings fail to quell hope for a better life Pourcine-Pic Makaya (Agenzia Fides) – Shootings and violent clashes against the defenseless population continue to be reported. Among the latest incidents is a shootout between U.S. Marines and gang members, following ...
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  17 November 2025
  Artificial Intelligence and the Mission of the Church. An analytical contribution by Marie Symington Roma (Agenzia Fides ) - On Monday September 29 2025, the Dicastery for Communication announced the theme chosen by the Holy Father Leo XIV for the 60th World Communications Day: Preserving human voi ...
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  17 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Several schoolgirls kidnapped in attack on school in northeastern Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – An unknown number of girls were kidnapped by armed men who attacked a girls' school in northwestern Nigeria overnight. The gang members attacked the Maga Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondar ...
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  16 November 2025
  Pope Leo, at the Jubilee of the Poor: “They are the very flesh of Christ and not just a sociological category” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The preferential option of Jesus and the Church for the poor leads “back to the essence of our faith,” for they are “the very flesh of Christ and not just a sociological category,� ...
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  15 November 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - National emergency declared after typhoons: “The construction boom is also a problem” Manila (Agenzia Fides) – A rapid succession of catastrophic typhoons has prompted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare a one-year national emergency. The Philippines were recently hit by devastating floods caused ...
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  15 November 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Peace in eastern DRC must also include Congolese civilians" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “We want the voices of the residents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to be heard in the peace negotiations,” lawyer Néné Bintu Iragi, president of the civil society of South Kiv ...
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  14 November 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops concerned over amendments to cybercrime law: "Freedom of expression at risk" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – "The fears expressed by Kenyans regarding these new laws must not be ignored. They deserve to be heard, and corrective action must be taken where necessary," the bishops of Kenya said in a sta ...
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  14 November 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan: "Building Peace, Healing Wounds and Strengthening Unity" Malakal (Agenzia Fides) – "Having prayed, reflected, and shared on the pastoral situation of our two countries, we find ourselves deeply disturbed by the ongoing devastating conflicts and the dishonoured peace agreemen ...
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  14 November 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian man tried for blasphemy on social media acquitted Sargodha (Agenzia Fides) – Haroon Shehzad, a 49-year-old Pakistani Christian from Sargodha (in Punjab), who had been charged and tried for blasphemy, was acquitted by the Sargodha District Court on November 8. This was ...
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  13 November 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The war continues: US appears prepared to impose sanctions on Rapid Support Forces Khartoum (Fides) – The Sudanese army announced it had repelled a drone attack on the Merowe Dam and the town of the same name, including its airport. The 19th Infantry Division of the SAF (Sudan Armed Forces) explained ...
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  13 November 2025
  AFRICA/UGANDA - The “Pan-African Missionary Conference” begins, under the motto “Ecclesia in Africa” and “Evangelii Nuntiandi”
  Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – “Ecclesia in Africa and the proclamation of Christ in times of synodality” is the theme of the Pan-African Missionary Conference, which opened this mo ...
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  13 November 2025
  Holiness and Mysticism: Leo XIV calls for “prudence” in the face of “extraordinary phenomena” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The “extraordinary phenomena,” which can accompany particolar mystical experiences, are never “indispensable prerequisites for the recognition of a believer’s holiness.” And whe ...