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  30 January 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Traditional works of charity and mercy promoted in preparation for the Lunar New Year have already begun Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve and in the early hours of the Lunar New Year, which this year falls on February 17, Catholic parishes throughout China will be filled with families eager to participate in Euch ...
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  30 January 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - No one has claimed responsibility for the attack on the airport, but the junta accuses the Presidents of France, Benin, and Ivory Coast of being the "instigators" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – According to an official report on the attack on Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey on the night of January 28-29 (see Fides, 29/1/2026), at least 20 attackers were killed, 11 captured, and 4 Niger ...
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  30 January 2026
  VATICAN - Message for World Mission Day 2026: Pope Leo XIV invites everyone to collaborate with the Pontifical Mission Societies with gratitude Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “We thank the Pope for his explicit invitation to all to collaborate with the Pontifical Mission Societies with a spirit of gratitude,” said Father Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen, Secretary Gen ...
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  29 January 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - The Immaculate Conception of Shenjiadou - "Fishermen's Church" - reopens Hangzhou (Agenzia Fides) – "I was baptized here and now I feel I have rediscovered the source of my faith," said eighty-year-old Joseph Liu Bin, visibly moved and grateful at the end of the solemn liturgy for the recon ...
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  29 January 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Situation out of control: schools closed, lack of drinking water, and cholera spreading after floods Nampula (Agenzia Fides) - In Mozambique, the resumption of school activities in the country has been postponed until 27 February 2026. The decision was taken by the country's Council of Ministers following the severe rep ...
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  29 January 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - Attack on Niamey Airport, where there are a thousand tons of uranium Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – On the night of January 28-29, Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey was attacked. According to local sources, heavy gunfire erupted around midnight at the airport after an unidentified armed group at ...
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  29 January 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - A Bishop and four priests from Odisha, land of martyrs Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in the eastern Indian state of Odisha welcomes a new auxiliary bishop and four new priests: an extraordinary flourishing of vocations in a region marked by violence ag ...
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  28 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Conflicting reports on the assissination of former President Kabila in Uvira Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Rumors have been circulating in recent days about the alleged assassination of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila. According to information sent to Fides, former Congolese President Jo ...
• 28 January 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Msgr. Dominic Kimengich, currently Bishop of Eldoret, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya. Bishop Dominic Kimengich was born on April 23, 1961, ...
• 28 January 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of Bishop of Popokabaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Popokabaka (Democratic Republic of Congo), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Bernard Marie Fansaka Bini ...
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  28 January 2026
  ASIA/THAILAND - Bishops on the eve of the elections: "Choose candidates who respect human dignity and promote the common good" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – “The Church encourages voting for candidates who respect the value and dignity of every human being and who prioritize the common good over personal gain,” the bishops of Thailand wrote in ...
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  28 January 2026
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Father Enio Esteves dies in plane crash: The Salesian served as a missionary among the Amazonian peoples Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Salesian Province of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ecuador announced the death of Father Enio Esteves (SDB). A statement from the Salesians' press office reported the plane crash in which the ...
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  27 January 2026
  AFRICA/CHAD - Cardinal Ambongo: "After 30 years, the vision of Ecclesia in Africa is more urgent than ever" N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – Pope John Paul II’s vision of the “Church as the Family of God” “was not only a theological ideal, but a true pastoral roadmap for a continent that had left behind colonialism, dicta ...
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  27 January 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Civil and religious organizations: No to the construction of two new nuclear power plants Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Social organizations, NGOs, and groups from various religious communities (including Christian associations) in South Korea are rejecting the Korean government's plan to build two new nuclear po ...
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  27 January 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Clashes between police and armed groups are increasing: Bishop Dumas urges citizens to choose life, responsibility, and hope Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The arrival of the new year has not yet brought any improvement to the serious humanitarian crisis affecting the population of the Caribbean island. According to Doctors Without Bor ...