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  29 July 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "The final word belongs not to violence or death, but to God, the Lord of life": Church renews hope while awaiting justice Nampula (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic community continues to keep alive the memory of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of Beira, who was brutally killed at his episcopa ...
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  29 July 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian couple lynched: "An emblematic case highlighting the difficulties in prosecuting mob violence," says lawyer Anthony Lahore (Fides News Agency) – The case of the lynching of Christian couple Shama and Shahzad Masih, a case linked to mob violence triggered by blasphemy allegations and brought to a close in recent days with the acquitt ...
• 28 July 2026
  EUROPE/SLOVENIA - Appointment of New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On May 25, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Gregor ...
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  28 July 2026
  Wildfires in Spain: “People have allowed themselves to be embraced”: parishes and Caritas stand alongside evacuees by Laura Gómez Ruiz Madrid (Fides News Agency) – More than 150,000 hectares of land destroyed by flames and over 79,000 people evacuated or forced to remain indoors illustrate the scale of the emergency that has st ...
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  28 July 2026
  APOSTOLIC VICARIATES OF ARABIA - Holy See approves proper liturgical texts for the celebration of Saint Arethas and Companions, Martyrs of Najran Abu Dhabi (Fides News Agency) – Rediscovering the roots of the Church in Arabia and renewing the witness of the Christian faith in the Gulf: these are the hopes expressed by Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., Apostolic ...
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  28 July 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - AMECEA Plenary Assembly concludes: East African Bishops identify young people as pastoral priority for the next four years Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, after bringing together bishops, priests, religious, la ...
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  28 July 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Church communities accommodate and welcome "climate-displaced persons" in Khulna Khulna (Fides News Agency) – Following the recent floods, Catholic communities across the Diocese of Khulna have opened church facilities to accommodate people displaced by rising waters, offering temporary shelter unt ...
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  28 July 2026
  "Here I am; send me." Priestly and religious vocations in Vietnam amid signs of decline and new vocational paths Hung Hoa (Fides News Agency) - The grounds of the Pastoral Center were abuzz with a joyful atmosphere as over 800 young people (aged 14 and older) from various parishes gathered for the Day of Religious Vocation Awarene ...
• 27 July 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On June 10, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Fr. Kizito Ta ...
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  27 July 2026
  Archdiocese of Bogotá brings aid and hope to Cuba: “The Cuban people need us and ask for our support” Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – The Archdiocese of Bogotá has carried out a humanitarian and evangelizing mission in Cuba, accompanying the communities of Guanabacoa and Regla, in Havana, with material assistance, spiri ...
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  27 July 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - After the "Cockroach" victory, Indian Catholic laity call for a "White Paper on education reform" New Delhi (Fides News Agency) – "The political victory achieved by the young activists of the Cockroach Janta Party has been remarkable. Equally significant was the support they received from the Christian community. C ...
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  27 July 2026
  A AFRICA/SUDAN - SAF advances in Kordofan: strategic axis to El Obeid reopened Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – Sudan's armed forces (SAF) have announced that they have regained control of the highway linking the capital, Khartoum, to El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, reopening a strategic ...
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  27 July 2026
  XII FABC Plenary Assembly: Asia's Bishops Renew Commitment to Synodal Mission and Bridge-Building by Father John Mi Shen* Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - The XII Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 20 to 26 July 2026, brought together more than 12 ...
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  26 July 2026
  US House bill calls to halt aid to Nigeria over anti-Christian violence by Cosimo Graziani Washington (Fides News Agency) – The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that aims to halt US aid to Nigeria in the next fiscal year, justifying this measure as a response to anti-Christ ...
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  25 July 2026
  Leo XIV to the FABC Assembly: Continue to promote a “Eucharistic spirituality” within the Churches of Asia Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – Pope Leo XIV has urged the Churches of Asia to recognize that ecclesial communion “finds its source in the mystery of Christ” and encouraged them to “continue to promote a Eucharisti ...