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  15 December 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - Casinos and scam cities: an open issue fueling the war Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The conflict on the border between Thailand and Cambodia is not just territorial. Adding to the tensions between the two countries is an unresolved issue concerning the role of the so-called � ...
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  15 December 2025
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The Chigubhu lantern: students transform waste into renewable energy-powered lanterns Seke (Agenzia Fides) - Turning waste into renewable energy-powered lanterns. This is the project of a local innovator Aluwaine Tanaka Manyonga from the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, who invented the so-called "Chigubhu" la ...
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  15 December 2025
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Appeal of 'Catholic Mission': “No” to destructive violence and hatred in society Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – “There is no place in Australia for such destructive violence. Our hearts go out to all those affected by this tragedy. We stand in solidarity with those who have died or been injured, with t ...
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  15 December 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The tragedy of the conquest of Uvira: “Drones, rockets, and mortar bombs against civilians” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – On December 10, 2025, troops of the M23/AFC (Congo River Alliance), supported by Rwandan forces, declared the conquest of Uvira, the second largest city after Bukavu in South Kivu, the easter ...
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  14 December 2025
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "Messengers of Hope": The Jubilee Year for the 80th anniversary of the Diocese of Hong Kong has begun Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Jubilee Year commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Hong Kong (1946-2026) has the motto “Messengers of Hope” and will be celebrated until December 8, 20 ...
• 14 December 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Leo XIV, has appointed Rev. Fr. Vicent Ouma Odundo, currently Vicar General of the same Archdiocese, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu, assignin ...
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  13 December 2025
  ASIA/MACAO - The Council of Nicaea at the Center of the 14th Forum for Young Chinese Scholars in Catholic Studies Macao (Agenzia Fides) - “The 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea: Christian Unity and the Development of Human Civilization.” This is the theme of the first part of the 14th Forum for Young Chinese Scholars i ...
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  13 December 2025
  AFRICA/KENYA - The pilgrimage of hope and solidarity of the missionary children of the Diocese of Kakamega Kakamega (Agenzia Fides) - Clothing, food, prayer materials, financial aid, and smiles. These are the gifts that some 30 children belonging to the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood of the Diocese of Kakamega, Ke ...
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  12 December 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Bishops appeal for truce and peace Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – “We call for an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of dialogue and diplomacy to find solutions that promote the common good and true peace,” wrote the bishops of Cambodia in an appe ...
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  12 December 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect of Battambang: "Amid tension and fear of war, we help the displaced and pray for peace" Battambang (Agenzia Fides) – “We are in a time of great tension; the hostilities on the border between Thailand and Cambodia have continued for five days straight. People are very afraid, and there are over 200,000 d ...
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  12 December 2025
  Missionaries in friendship with Christ. Cardinal Tagle celebrates a Mass of Thanksgiving for Saint Newman, Patron of Urbaniana University Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Brothers and sisters, may our new Doctor of the Church and the Patron of our University inspire us in our life and work as a University and as people sent on mission," said Cardinal Luis Antonio T ...
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  12 December 2025
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and the Filipino community of the Vicariate of Southern Arabia together for the 'Simbang Gabi' celebrations Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "We had often spoken with Cardinal Tagle about the possibility of his coming to the United Arab Emirates for the 'Simbang Gabi'. This year, it has finally become a reality," said the Apostolic ...
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  11 December 2025
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Call for unity and collective responsibility: meeting on promoting peacebuilding and a peaceful electoral environment Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – “Peace is our inheritance; reconciliation is our path; unity is our future. Peace will not come from one group alone. It will come from all of us, hand in hand, heart by heart, villag ...
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  10 December 2025
  ASEAN, communities of believers and the future of the world. Malaysian Ambassador Assan's "Lectio Magistralis" at Urbaniana University by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In the globalized era, the countries and peoples of Southeast Asia represent a key “transregional actor” in seeking together sustainable and inclusive development paths. ...
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  10 December 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - “SERENADE: Let's spread the joy of Christmas”: Christmas preparations in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia Awali (Agenzia Fides) – “Christmas time: let's do something for the children.” From this desire expressed by the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia (AVONA), Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., the idea arose, in addition ...