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  22 June 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Father Youhanna Al-Amin, parish priest in Kaduna in the Nuba Mountains, murdered Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – Father Youhanna Al-Amin, parish priest in Kaduna in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan for over thirty years, was killed for remaining with the parishioners entrusted to his pastoral care. A ...
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  22 June 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - In the "market city" of Yiwu, Father's Day becomes an occasion to proclaim the Gospel Yiwu (Fides News Agency) – An unexpected event has brought joy and comfort to the Catholic community of Yiwu in its missionary zeal: the heartfelt words of fathers from various countries, who expressed their gratitude ...
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  22 June 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Pope's visit to Korea: An Opportunity to renew inter-Korean dialogue Seoul (Fides News Agency) – Following the official invitation extended to Pope Leo XIV to visit South Korea for World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027, “I also asked him to consider a stop in the Demilitarized Zone (on the ...
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  22 June 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Arshad: "The peace agreement between the US and Iran is a glimmer of hope for peace in the Middle East and the world" Islamabad (Fides News Agency) – “The peace agreement between the US and Iran, which we hope will be respected by all parties involved, is more than a political solution: it embodies humanity’s capacity for reconcil ...
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  22 June 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The city of Rii-Yubu, consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, proclaims to the nation and the world that faith, love, and hope are stronger than distance, hardship, and fear Rii-Yubu (Fides News Agency) – Thousands of faithful participated in a solemn procession stretching nearly three kilometres through the city of Rii-Yubu, known as Source-Yubu City, before culminating at the newly estab ...
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  21 June 2026
  Refugees and displaced persons, the figures of a “globalized suffering” that the Pope removes from the conspiracy of silence by Cosimo Graziani Geneva (Fides News Agency) – During his recent apostolic journey to Spain, especially during the final stop in the Canary Islands, Pope Leo XIV reiterated the Catholic Church's concern regarding ...
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  21 June 2026
  VATICAN/ANGELUS - Pope Leo XIV: "The strength of any apostolate, beyond techniques and tools, comes from the work of the Holy Spirit within us" Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – The proclamation of the Gospel of Christ "is first and foremost a sharing of a personal encounter with him, which is unique to each of us." And "the strength of any apostolate, in fac ...
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  20 June 2026
  The Pontificate of Leo XIV and Global Politics: A lecture by Massimo Faggioli at the Gregorian University Rome (Fides News Agency) – On Monday, June 22, the inaugural session of the “Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics 2026,” an international academic initiative dedicated to the relationship between re ...
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  20 June 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Father Channan: "The Catholic Church is committed to interreligious dialogue, social formation, and the promotion of peace" Lahore (Fides News Agency) – "The Gospel calls us to be peacemakers. Pakistan's Christians are a people of hope: we continue to spread the message of peace, human dignity, and justice that Jesus Christ entrusted to us, ...
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  19 June 2026
  Cardinal Chow: "Sinicization" requires reflection based on knowledge, not rejection based on ignorance by Marta Zhao Chengdu (Fides News Agency) – Reflection based on an understanding of the “Sinicization of religions” is far more constructive than rejection based on ignorance. This is how Cardinal Stephen Chow ...
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  19 June 2026
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Diocese of La Rioja, one month away from the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of the 4 blesseds La Rioja (Fides News Agency) – With the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of the four blesseds of La Rioja just a month away, the entire population is preparing to commemorate Bishop Enrique Angelelli, priests Carlos d ...
• 19 June 2026
  EUROPE/CROATIA - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Zagreb (Fides News Agency) - On May 4, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Sister Ivana Gelo of ...
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  19 June 2026
  KOREAN MISSIONARIES IN THE WORLD/5 - Father Lim's 33 Bolivian chapels by Pascale Rizk
  Okinawa Uno (Fides News Agency) – Thirty-three chapels await, at least once a month, the arrival of Father Angel Lim Jaejong for the Eucharistic celebration. ...
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  19 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGER - At least 35 dead in attack on Niamey airport Niamey (Fides News Agency) - The official toll from yesterday's jihadist attack, June 18, on Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, has risen. According to a statement released by the Nigerie ...
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  19 June 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - 2027 elections: Kenyan politicians' presence in places of worship grows Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – In view of the 2027 general elections, Kenya's main political leaders have intensified their presence in churches of various Christian denominations. Despite bans imposed by the authorit ...