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  5 June 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Amristar, a city sacred to the Sikhs, should become a "war-free zone" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Amritsar, the holy city of Sikhism, on the border between India and Pakistan and home to the famous Golden Temple, should be declared a "war-free zone" and be granted international protectio ...
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  5 June 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Tolerance and peaceful coexistence are the key points of the meeting between Prince Salman and the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia Manama (Agenzia Fides) – “The Kingdom of Bahrain, under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, maintains a firm commitment to promoting the values of tolerance and the principles of peaceful coe ...
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  4 June 2025
  EUROPE/ITALY - Chinese Catholic community from across Italy celebrate the Day of Prayer for the Church in China in the Diocese of San Miniato Santa Croce sull'Arno (Agenzia Fides) - A procession of hundreds of Chinese and Italian Catholics marched through the streets of Santa Croce sull'Arno, a town in the Italian province of Pisa, on Sunday, May 25, before pa ...
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  4 June 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Two people linked to the murder of Father Bett murdered in mysterious circumstances Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The mystery surrounding the murder of Father Alloyce Cheruiyot Bett, the priest shot dead in the Tot area of Elgeyo Marakwet, in the Kerio Valley, on the Western Highlands of Kenya, is intensi ...
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  4 June 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Newly elected President Lee Jae-myung officially begins his mandate Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is the new President of the Republic of South Korea. His term will last five years. In the 21st presidential elections held on June 3 ...
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  4 June 2025
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Anselmo Fabiano at the end of his mission in Egypt: “A pilgrim in the silence of the desert and with such a different and fascinating culture” Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – “I feel privileged to have experienced such a different side of the Church, also sharing some steps with my Muslim brothers. A precious opportunity to live a missionary experience with the Cop ...
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  3 June 2025
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Munyonyo Explosion: Investigation into whether one of the deceased is the daughter of one of those responsible for the 2021 attacks Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – Ugandan authorities have identified one of the two people killed this morning, June 3, in the failed attack near the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs in Munyonyo. Security forces have publishe ...
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  3 June 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Father Bett buried in Eldoret: Senators call for a commission to investigate the murders of priests Eldoret (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community mourns the loss of Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett, the 33-year-old Catholic priest who was shot dead on May 22 (see Fides, 23/5/2025) in the Tot area of the Kerio Valley i ...
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  3 June 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Marian Jubilee Pilgrimage: places Mary at the center of the feast of Pentecost Da Nang (Agenzia Fides) - More than ten thousand faithful, from all the parishes and communities of the vast diocese of Da Nang - which covers more than 10,000 square kilometers in central Vietnam - participated in the J ...
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  3 June 2025
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Failed attack near the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs on their commemoration day; two suicide bombers killed Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of June 3, an explosion occurred approximately 500 meters from the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Munyonyo. According to the Ugandan Army (UPDF), the explosion occurred during an oper ...
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  2 June 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities begin the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart and prepare for Pentecost Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - With the inner light and hope rekindled during the month of May, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the Catholic communities of mainland China have begun the month consecrated to the Sacred Heart of ...
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  2 June 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Endless violence: the Missionary Benedictine close their facilities in Kerio Valley Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionary Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart Priory have closed all their facilities in Kerio Valley, Kenya, following daily violence in the region. The missionary sisters announced ...
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  2 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Floods in the north of the country: humanitarian situation worsens Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Extensive flooding, caused by heavy rains that lasted for about a week, has affected northern Myanmar, particularly the Sagaing region and Kachin State. The emergency further complicates the li ...
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  2 June 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony from Bukavu: Children are the silent victims of war Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Children are the silent victims of all wars: in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. From Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, currently under the control of t ...
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  31 May 2025
  Leo XIV to the Church of France: Your Saints will help you renew your missionary zeal by Gianni Valente Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The most beautiful and simplest "mission program" for the Church in France is not a strategy directed to resist secularization. Nor does it consist in a "genetic eng ...