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  24 July 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Neutralizing the FDLR remains the key obstacle to peace in the East: Kinshasa focuses on diplomacy Kinshasa (Fides News Agency) – As the national dialogue launched by President Félix Tshisekedi continues (see Fides, 23/7/2026), one of the central issues remains the persistent insecurity in the eastern Democratic Re ...
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  24 July 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Not just violence and crisis: in Pourcine Pic Makaya, the Catholic Community brings clean water to new families Pourcine Pic Makaya (Fides News Agency) – It is a project set to make a tangible difference in the daily lives of the local population. "Just two days ago, we began work to extend the village water system by about one ...
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  24 July 2026
  Tomáš Halík at the FABC Assembly: «The future of Christianity will depend upon whether our communities become places where people truly learn to see» Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - As the global order undergoes an unprecedented period of fragmentation and uncertainty, in what ways can the Church discern the signs of the times? Czech priest and theologian Tomáš Halík ...
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  24 July 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - The beatification of Patriarch Hoyek in Lebanon's new time of trial by Pascale Rizk Dimane (Fides News Agency) – On Saturday, July 25, 2026, the Maronite Church and the whole of Lebanon celebrate the beatification of Patriarch Elias Hoyek. The beatification liturgy, presided over by ...
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  24 July 2026
  At the Shrine of Banneux, the first Marian Missionary Festival: Mary, face of dialogue and mission in Asia by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Banneux (Fides News Agency) –Showing the link that unites devotion to the Mother of God with the missionary vocation, and the joy of proclaiming the Gospel, an experience open to every baptiz ...
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  23 July 2026
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Summer Camps open across parishes in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia: Bishop Martinelli, “Let us prepare young people to face the future with hope and courage” Abu Dhabi (Fides News Agency) – With the end of the school year, parishes across the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia are holding summer camps for Catholic children and young people in the UAE, Oman and Yemen (AV ...
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  23 July 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - National dialogue relaunched in July and Churches play a decisive role Kinshasa (Fides News Agency) – Hopes are growing for progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s national dialogue after the opposition group C64 announced the suspension of a protest march that had been sched ...
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  23 July 2026
  Cardinal Tagle urges Asian Churches to recognize everyday life as the horizon of Christian experience: "Marvel at what Christ is accomplishing in silence" by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Jakarta (Fides News Agency) –True Christian hope is not built upon grand institutional programs, but upon a quiet, attentive awareness of God’s gentle action in the ordinary moments of dai ...
• 22 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of bishop of Chifeng Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - Today, Wednesday 22 July 2026, the Reverend Joseph Chang Yanfeng received episcopal ordination. The Holy Father appointed him bishop of Chifeng (Province of Inner Mongolia, China) on 15 ...
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  22 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Father Joseph Chang Yanfeng ordained Bishop of Chifeng by Marta Zhao Chifeng (Fides News Agency) – More than 400 bishops, priests, women religious and lay faithful attended the episcopal ordination of Father Joseph Chang Yanfeng as Bishop of Chifeng, a diocese located i ...
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  22 July 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Alarm in Madagascar over wave of unresolved child and adolescent disappearances and killings Antananarivo (Fides News Agency) – Alarm is growing in Madagascar over a wave of unresolved disappearances and killings that, since the beginning of the year, has particularly affected children and adolescents, especia ...
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  22 July 2026
  Cardinal Tagle to the Churches of Asia: “Walking Together”: Learning from the First Steps of a Child Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – Speaking at the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) taking place at Hotel Mulia in Jakarta, Indonesia, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect o ...
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  22 July 2026
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Camillians and Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth join forces to provide Venezuelan children a vital refuge of safety, routine, and hope Caracas (Fides News Agency) – One month after the devastating earthquake that struck Venezuela, the humanitarian response remains in full swing as relief organizations continue to support affected communities. The Cami ...
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  21 July 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops call for peace and dialogue ahead of December elections Juba (Fides News Agency) – At the conclusion of their annual assembly, held from July 15 to 17, 2026, the Catholic bishops of South Sudan issued an urgent appeal to address the serious challenges facing the country. Am ...
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  21 July 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Young people at the center of the 21st AMECEA Plenary Assembly: “Do not be robbed of hope” Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – Young people are at the center of the reflections taking place during the 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), which opened ...