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  16 June 2025
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "President of Peace": Violeta Chamorro, dies in exile Managua (Agenzia Fides) - She marked the history of her country as a symbol of democracy. Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was the woman who defeated Ortega in Nicaragua and the first woman elected President in the Americas o ...
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  15 June 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Peter To Rot, the “mission boy” will be proclaimed a saint by Javier Trapero Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) – Blessed Martyr Peter To Rot will be canonised on October 19, 2025. His sainthood is the fruit of close cooperation between priests and laity in the evangelising task ...
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  14 June 2025
  VATICAN/JUBILEE AUDIENCE - Leo XIV proposes the “treasures” donated to the Church by Irenaeus of Lyon: “The Gospel comes from outside” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The proclamation of the Gospel reaches people by arriving “from outside”. It began with the Apostles, from the lands of Asia Minor, to then reach other lands, such as Europe. And the tr ...
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  14 June 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - PMS Director: “The canonization of To Rot demonstrates that the sacrifice of missionaries continues to bear fruit” Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) – The canonization of Peter To Rot, the first Saint of Papua New Guinea, represents “a moment of joy and pride for all missionaries” in Oceania, as it confirms that “their sacrifice, ...
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  14 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal from the Diocese of Myitkyina: humanitarian aid for displaced persons Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) – In Myanmar, the urgency of humanitarian assistance and aid to internally displaced persons is worsening day after day, driven by the ongoing civil conflict and recent natural disasters such ...
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  14 June 2025
  EUROPE/ITALY - Olivier Roy's lecture at the Gregorian University: “Religion, Global Politics and the Crisis of Culture” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - While Israel's attack on Iran casts the shadow of a Global War on the world, Rome is examining the links between “Religion, Global Politics and the Crisis of Culture”. This is the title of the ...
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  13 June 2025
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - In Ras Al Khaimah a celebration in honor of the “Doctor Evangelicus” with Bishop Martinelli in the Jubilee Church of Saint Anthony of Padua Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – Prayers, celebrations, and pilgrimages. This is how the feast in honor of Saint Anthony of Padua, known as the "Doctor Evangelicus", is being celebrated this year in Ras Al Khaimah. This is ...
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  13 June 2025
  ASIA/IRAN - Is the attack on Iran a dangerous gamble? Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The attack launched last night (June 13) by Israel against Iran raises the level of the "global war in pieces" repeatedly denounced by Pope Francis. In fact, Iran has described last night's attac ...
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  13 June 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Peter ToRot will be canonized on October 19, the vice-postulator: "He is the Saint the Church needs in these times" by Fabio Beretta Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Peter ToRot, the first Saint of Papua New Guinea (see Fides, 31/3/2025), will be canonized on October 19, 2025, the Sunday during which the 99th World Mission Day will ...
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  13 June 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of the Moluccas uses TikTok to proclaim the faith Amboina (Agenzia Fides) - "The geographical difficulties of the vast Moluccas, for example, are no longer an obstacle: thanks to technology, distance is no longer a serious problem; we have a bridge that unites the entir ...
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  12 June 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Beijing expresses appreciation for the first appointment regarding a Chinese Bishop by Pope Leo XIV Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – “China is willing to work together with the Vatican to promote the continuous improvement of China-Vatican relations (…) This appointment has enhanced understanding and mutual trust throug ...
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  12 June 2025
  ASIA/SYRIA - Homs: shots fired at the cross of the Syriac Orthodox cathedral Homs (Agenzia Fides) – Shots were fired at the cross erected on the façade of the Syriac Orthodox cathedral in the Syrian city of Homs. The sacrilegious and intimidating act was denounced with a "heart full of sorrow" ...
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  12 June 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - President Ruto officially admits murder of blogger detained by police; disinformation operations on the tragic event Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “Justice for Albert Ojwang!” is the slogan chanted by protesters in downtown Nairobi, demanding an investigation into the death of Albert Ojwang, a 31-year-old teacher and influencer who d ...
• 12 June 2025
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Appointment of bishop of La Ceiba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jenrry Johel Velásquez Hernández, of the clergy of Comayagua, until now rector of the Cristo Sumo Sacerdote Major Seminary in Comayagua, as bish ...
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  12 June 2025
  ASIA/PASKISTAN - The scourge of child labor: prayer and concrete commitment of Catholic communities to eradicate it Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – “Every Friday, as a pastoral group, we visit the brick kiln workers, pray with them and for them, in the light of the Word of God, and continue to keep a light of hope alive, because God is a ...