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  12 July 2026
  Growing social alarm across Africa over the damage caused by illegal mining by Cosimo Graziani Monrovia (Fides News Agency) – Liberia has announced the establishment of a task force to combat illegal mining. The new body, called the Protect Our Resources Taskforce (PORT), has been created t ...
• 11 July 2026
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father, Leo XIV, has appointed the Most Reverend Vincent Lawrence Mpwaji, of the clergy of the same archdiocese, currently Diocesan Chancellor, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metro ...
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  11 July 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Father Sebastiano D'Ambra: "Dialogue comes from God and leads to God. It has been the guiding thread of my entire missionary life" Zamboanga (Fides News Agency) – “It is not easy to take stock of 60 years of missionary life. I can only say what is in my heart, what the Lord has allowed me to experience. I can say what the commitment and the path ...
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  10 July 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Quevedo receives the “Harmony in Diversity Award” for a life dedicated to peacebuilding in Mindanao Cotabato (Fides News Agency) – Recognizing his commitment to dialogue, his mediation work in relations between the government and rebel groups, his contribution to building harmony among different religious denominatio ...
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  10 July 2026
  VIETNAM - Vietnam’s 'gratitude' for Father Truong Buu Diep's beatification by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Tac Say (Fides News Agency) - "Thank God for bringing such great joy to Vietnamese Catholics when Father Diep was beatified right here in His homeland," said by a pilgrim from Ho Chi Minh Ci ...
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  10 July 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Pastoral visits in times of war in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia by Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T.* Awali (Fides News Agency) – The year 2026 has brought many surprises. In January, we joyfully celebrated the proclamation of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Arabia in Ahmadi, Kuwait. Sho ...
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  10 July 2026
  "Christianity is only just beginning": How Leo XIV's missionary vision is rooted in the Acts of the Apostles by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Rome (Fides News Agency) – “Your regular book for prayer and meditation should be the Acts of the Apostles. Go there to find your inspiration. And the protagonist of that book is the Holy S ...
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  9 July 2026
  VATICAN - World Mission Day: Third on line study session for the French-speaking world reflects on Pope Leo XIV's message Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – The third session of the online missionary formation sessions for the French-speaking world, dedicated to Pope Leo XIV's Message for World Mission Day 2026, will take place on Friday, ...
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  9 July 2026
  Defending land means defending life: Latin American Churches Stand alongside communities in mining conflicts by Laura Gómez Ruiz Chitré (Fides News Agency) – "Our only concern is to safeguard the life of every human being." With these words, Bishop Rafael Valdivieso of Chitré recently summed up the concern of the Cathol ...
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  9 July 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Parish Priest of St. Joseph in Kutaho: "Catechist Victor Paul, kidnapped and killed, had just arrived among us to proclaim the Gospel" by Antonella Prenna Kaduna (Fides News Agency) – "Catechist Victor Paul was sent to St. Joseph Parish on January 31, 2026, to begin his first pastoral ministry in the Archdiocese. He arrived together with his pregna ...
• 9 July 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Jaén Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Juan Carlos Morante Buchhammer, S.J., until now Superior of the San Ignacio de Loyola House in Piura, as Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vica ...
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  9 July 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In Lahore, a vibrant Church, led by Capuchin Archbishop Rehmat, builds dialogue, hope, and fraternity, in the spirit of St. Francis by Paolo Affatato Lahore (Fides News Agency) – In Pakistan, interreligious dialogue "is not an option, but a necessity." This conviction lies at the heart of the pastoral ministry of Archbishop Khalil Rehmat, OFM C ...
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  9 July 2026
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Record of abstention in Algeria's legislative elections Algiers (Fides News Agency) – As in 2021, Algeria's legislative elections saw a record-low turnout, held on July 2. Five years ago, around 23 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots; this year, turnout fell even ...
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  8 July 2026
  Papua New Guinea’s hidden treasure: The wisdom of elder missionaries by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Port Moresby (Fides News Agency) - Father Christian Sieland, director of PMS Papua New Guinea, is the son of a German lay missionary who lived his apostolic vocation for more than two decades ...
• 8 July 2026
  EUROPE/GREECE - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On May 25, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Ioannis ...