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  26 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA — During spiritual retreats, Chinese priests and religious sisters offer prayer and fasting for the sick and study the Encyclical “Magnifica humanitas” Beijing (Fides News Agency) – “Retreat to the desert to encounter the Lord” was the theme of the annual spiritual retreat for the clergy and religious of the Diocese of Xi’an, held from 16 to 21 August at the Yua ...
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  26 August 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA — The President of the Bishops’ Conference reiterates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the veneration of relics: “It is not worship, but veneration” Accra (Fides news Agency) – “Crowning the relic of Saint Agatha means proclaiming that a woman who remained faithful to Christ until her death now shares in his victory. It is an act of veneration, not of worship”. ...
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  26 August 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR — Hope flourishes in a time of trial: new priests, deacons, religious sisters and a bishop for the Church in Myanmar Yangon (Fides News Agency) – Tribulation and uncertainty have not extinguished hope within Myanmar’s Catholic community. As the country endures a period marked by conflict, displacement, poverty and uncertainty, new ...
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  25 August 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Massacre in Kenscoff: at Least 47 victims Port-au-Prince (Fides News Agency) – At least 47 people were killed in a massacre carried out during the night of August 23–24 in Kenscoff, a hilltop town overlooking Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. At least 22 pe ...
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  25 August 2026
  John Paul I: The relevance of his missionary magisterium in the six “we want” commitments of his pontificate by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – On August 26, 1978, Albino Luciani was elected Pope, taking the name John Paul I. His pontificate lasted only 34 days, but already in his “Urbi et Orbi” ...
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  25 August 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - War in Sudan spreads to neighboring countries: tensions with Chad and Ethiopia Khartoum (Fides news Agency) – The war in Sudan is increasingly involving neighboring countries into the conflict. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have stepped up operations aimed a ...
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  25 August 2026
  “Research on the History of Catholicism in China”: A new “road map” tracing six centuries of Catholicism in China Beijing (Fides News Agency) – As the ordinations of Chinese Catholic bishops appointed under the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China continue, a major new sc ...
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  25 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Flores, Bishop of Ruteng: “Resilience is not made of concrete, but of social capital and presence” Ruteng (Fides News Agency) – “An earthquake can bring so many things to collapse in a matter of seconds. Homes, places of worship, schools—even our sense of security can suddenly become fragile. Yet, amid the devas ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Fake priest discovered Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The Diocese of Lodwar, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, west of Lake Turkana, has warned the faithful about a fake priest who for an extended period allegedly pretended to celebrate Mass and admi ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Post-election tensions: High Courts closed as opposition prepares its appeal Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Post-election tensions are continuing in Zambia, where today, 24 August, the High Courts, including those in Lusaka, Ndola and other cities, were closed, preventing opposition leader Brian ...
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  24 August 2026
  Cardinal Vesco: in Algeria, Augustine is also a “universal brother” Rimini (Fides News Agency) – At the Rimini Meeting, the major annual cultural and ecclesial gathering held in the city on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a session devoted to St Augustine brought together scholar Catherine C ...
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  24 August 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - After Zamboanga campus shooting, Church communities call for greater attention to young people’s distress Manila (Fides News Agency) – “The country cannot afford to let another incident of school violence go unnoticed without addressing the challenges faced by its young people.” Cardinal José Advincula, Archbishop of ...
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  23 August 2026
  A project to establish a university dedicated to Slovakia’s first ambassador to the Holy See takes shape by Bohumil Petrík Bratislava (Fides News Agency) – “Wisdom never goes out of fashion. The purpose of the Anton Neuwirth College is to contribute to the good of society by following the wisdom of Christian values. ...
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  23 August 2026
  A “security pact” against drug traffickers authorizes U.S. military operations in Colombia by Cosimo Graziani Bogotá (Fides news Agency) – Although it has been in office for only a few days, Colombia’s new presidential administration, led by Abelardo de la Espriella, has already made a decisive shift i ...
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  22 August 2026
  Leone XIV at the Rimini Meeting: Jesus keeps his treasure in earthen vessels Rimini (Fides News Agency) – “The Church does not engage in proselytism. Instead, she grows by ‘attraction’.” Pope Leo XIV invoked this expression of Benedict XVI, repeatedly echoed by Pope Francis, to suggest ...