News - Agenzia Fides

VATICAN/VATICAN

Vocations are growing in Africa and Asia, nourished by the faith of the People of God

AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA

The Pope at the end of his long African journey: carry on the mission of Jesus’ first disciples with joy

ASIA/LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

The Church welcomes two new Laotian priests. Apostolic Vicar of Vientane:" an immense gift from God that instills hope"

AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Salesian missionary Giusy Becchero: in the Pope's words, a delicate balance between prophecy and diplomacy, in closeness to the most vulnerable

Continents

VATICAN

VATICAN

Urbaniana University hosts study day of the “Velasio de Paolis Chair” on Law in the life and mission of the Ecclesial Community

AFRICA

NIGERIA

23 Children kidnapped from an orphanage at Dahallukitab Group of Schools complex in Lokoja

ASIA

CHINA

The Day of Prayer for Vocations celebrated with fervor by Chinese Catholic communities

AMERICA

CUBA

Bishops defend the Pope against attacks and stand with the people in the midst of crisis: “A beacon of light amid so much darkness”

EUROPE

SPAIN

Spanish Pontifical Mission Societies celebrate the Day of Native Vocations

OCEANIA

VANUATU

New missionary frontier in Vanuatu: the first three Salesians arrive

FIDES NEWS

2026-04-28

AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishop of Tombura-Yambio: “The disappearance of Father Luke Yugue and his driver, Michael Gbeko, is a wound that refuses to heal”

2026-04-27

AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop of Tombura Yambio: "Thank you, Pope Leo XIV! The true fruit of the visit will be seen in what we will become"

2026-04-27

Free medical check - ups for all: Church community and health authorities are working together to safeguard the health of the Vietnamese people

2026-04-24

ASIA/HONG KONG - To be open to the Holy Spirit: Cardinal Chow's encouragement to the first seven catechists sent according to the indications of "Antiquum ministerium"

2026-04-24

ASIA/THAILAND - Catholic community of Surat Thani: "A beacon of hope and compassion in the region"

2026-04-24

AFRICA/ANGOLA - Sister Idalina Mareco: Leo XIV's visit, a sign of God's closeness

2026-04-23

AFRICA/SUDAN - Resumption of Sudanese airstrikes on Kordofan

2026-04-22

AFRICA/NIGERIA - “True development is not based on GDP, but on the effective improvement of living conditions”

2026-04-22

ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian cemetery desecrated in Lahore

News Analysis vai all'indice

Vatican

Pope Bergoglio and the 'Mysterium Lunae'

Africa

Pope Prevost, Saint Augustine and World in conflict

Asia

Waste as a new form of colonialism in Africa and Asia

Vatican

Leo XIV, Saint Augustine, and the two Cities

America

Lessons from 1989. When a Nuncio Faced Off a US Invasion in Panama

Africa

Archbishop Nwachukwu: Free Nigeria from the "smokescreen" of widespread violence

Vatican

Turkey and Lebanon. Leo XIV's journey and prayer amidst the wounds of the Church and the world

CEP APPOINTMENTS

ASIA/TAIWAN - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

AFRICA/GABON - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Father Manuel Augusto Lopes Ferreira, MCCJ, new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Acts of the Holy See

AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Bangui

AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Berbérati and appointment of metropolitan archdiocese

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Lubumbashi

AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Bethlehem

News
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Evangelization

LEO XIV IN AFRICA - Pope in Equatorial Guinea: “The Church’s social teaching offers guidance to all who seek peace and justice”

VATICAN - Between History and Transcendence: Urbaniana University hosts conference on "The Future of Desire"

Promotion and Development

AFRICA/TOGO - The “Ahonhon Center,” an advanced center for the treatment of brain disorders, has been inaugurated by the Togolese Province of the Society of African Missions

AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Church's important contribution to healthcare and education in Cameroon

Area crisis

AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Fears of possible escalation of violence in Tigray

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Divisions within the Wazalendo self-defense movement exacerbate insecurity

Migrants

AFRICA/UGANDA - Uganda's immigrant integration model confronts US administration plans

AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The 12th Regional Meeting on the Pastoral Care of Human Mobility in Costa Rica

Politics

The ambivalent effects of the war in Iran on Latin American countries

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops: “It is dangerous to revise the Constitution now because there is no consensus or security conditions”

Missionaries Killed

ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Martinelli on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Missionaries of Charity Sisters: “Witnesses to Christ's charity”

AFRICA/UGANDA - Leading one's own killers to salvation: the Christian adventure of missionary Raffaele Di Bari

Civil society

Archbishop Sangalli at the funeral chamber of fashion designer Valentino Garavani for a moment of prayer and reflection together with family members

AFRICA/GABON - Faced with alarm over "ritual murders", the President asks the population whether they want the death penalty reintroduced

Local Churches

ASIA/CHINA - "Encounter with the Lord, a synodal journey": the first spiritual retreat of the Chinese bishops

ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - The Bishops of Central Asia express “firm support” for Pope Leo XIV and elect Cardinal Marengo as President of the Bishops' conference

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