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  22 June 2025
  Pope Leo celebrates Corpus Christi: “It is wonderful to be in the presence of Jesus” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Dear brothers and sisters, it is wonderful to be in the presence of Jesus.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV began his homily this afternoon as he celebrated the Eucharistic Liturgy for the So ...
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  21 June 2025
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Salesians distribute work kits to fishermen in difficulty after the environmental disaster in Esmeraldas Esmeraldas (Agenzia Fides) – On March 13, 2025, a pipeline rupture in the province of Esmeraldas, northwest Ecuador, caused a huge amount of oil to spill into the river of the same name, which gives the region its name ...
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  21 June 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - An association for the promotion of faith in Vietnam is born in the parish of Trang Quan Hai Phong (Agenzia Fides) – To accompany adults who have recently received baptism on their journey of faith: with this objective, the Association for the Promotion of Faith was born in the parish of Trang Quan, in the ...
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  20 June 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Accusations of witchcraft and violence in society: Caritas' commitment to combating them Kundiawa (Agenzia Fides) – In the province of Simbu, in Papua New Guinea, so-called violence related to accusations of witchcraft represents one of the most serious and horrific forms of aggression between families and ...
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  20 June 2025
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “Voices of Peace”: campaign by Sudanese youth to launch a sustainable peace process Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – “Stopping the war has become a national demand”. This is the goal of a group of Sudanese youth who have launched the “Voices of Peace” campaign in Kampala, Uganda. Inaugurated on Satur ...
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  19 June 2025
  From Mongolia to the Apostolic memory of Rome: The "ad limina Petri" pilgrimage of a small missionary Church by Gianni Valente Less than three years ago, Peter's successor came to visit them in Ulaanbaatar, even traveling in a wheelchair. Now, some of them have come from there to visit Peter, venerate his memory, and also g ...
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  19 June 2025
  The challenges of vaccine production in Africa by Cosimo Graziani Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - In recent weeks, a Lassa fever vaccine developed by local researchers in Nigeria has shown initial signs of effectiveness in combating the disease, which recorded 747 new ca ...
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  19 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - With the onset of the rainy season, the situation of earthquake victims in Mandalay is becoming increasingly critical Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - Three months after the devastating earthquake of March 28, 2025, the area around Mandalay in north-central Myanmar has been hit by heavy rains and thunderstorms for more than three weeks. Due t ...
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  18 June 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Is Sudan moving toward partition? Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Is Sudan heading toward a de facto partition? This is the question several regional analysts are asking following the takeover of the so-called "border triangle" between Sudan, Libya, and Egypt ...
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  18 June 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Auxiliary Bishop of Minna: "It is inexplicable that such cruelty was inflicted on hundreds of people" Minna (Agenzia Fides) - "What happened in Makurdi is truly horrible," said the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Minna, Luka Sylvester Gopep, to Fides, in a commentary on the massacre that occurred on the night of June ...
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  18 June 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte: Catholics are guided by the spirit of the "Oratio imperata" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - " "There has been and continues to be a heated debate in the country following the postponement, in the Senate, of the vote on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. Public opinion seems ...
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  17 June 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Protests over the death of Albert Ojwang, despite the arrest of some alleged perpetrators Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Today, June 17, protests erupted in the central business districts of Nairobi and Mombasa, with hundreds of young people taking to the streets to demand justice for Albert Ojwang, the 31-year-ol ...
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  17 June 2025
  AMERICA/HAITI - The humanitarian situation remains catastrophic: people are not giving up hope for a better future Pourcine-Pic Makaya (Agenzia Fides) - "Behind every number stands a person whose suffering is immeasurable: children, mothers, the elderly, many of whom have been forced to leave their homes more than once, often with on ...
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  17 June 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Eucharistic Youth Movement: A breeding ground for vocations Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Movement of the Eucharistic Youth in Vietnam is the hope and the future of the Vietnamese Catholic Church since it has wonderful educational methods and no any other Catholic assoc ...
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  17 June 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A new documentary on the story of Father Stephano Kim Seong-hyeon, a Korean missionary in Mongolia Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Retracing the life and mission in Mongolia of Father Stephano Kim Seong-hyeon: this is the objective of the new documentary published on the Korea Catholic Times YouTube channel, entitled in Eng ...