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ASIA/CHINA
ASIA/CHINA - Francis Li Jianlin consecrated Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang

Xinxiang (Agenzia Fides) – Today, Friday, December 5, Francis Li Jianlin was consecrated Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang, at the church in the Nanmenli, in the city of Xinxian ...

ASIA/PAKISTAN
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Parliament approves establishment of Commission for Minority Rights: "A step that inspires hope for the country"

Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – "The Pakistani Parliament has passed the law establishing a National Commission for Minorities Rights. This is a long-awaited step forward that means better prote ...

AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop of Tombura Yambio to the youth from the ten counties of Western Equaoria State: “A nation cannot build new paths on old wounds”

Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – “It is essential that the youth commit themselves to what can bring peace to them now and to the future of their communities,” Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala ...

ASIA/LEBANON
ASIA/LEBANON - General Abagnara (UNIFIL): “The Pope’s visit confirms us in our peacekeeping mission”

by Gianluca Frinchillucci Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – In a Lebanon marked by a debilitating economic crisis, institutional instability, and a climate of growing tension along the Blue Line ...

AFRICA/NIGERIA

Priest kidnapped in Kaduna State

ASIA/MALAYSIA

From the "Great Pilgrimage of Hope," insights for the journey and witness of the Churches of Asia

ASIA/INDONESIA

Capuchin Friars in Sumatra welcome displaced people after flooding

AFRICA/CAMEROON

The priest abducted by separatists on November 15 is free

Continents
VATICAN
VATICAN
"Missionary mandate" and Jubilee at the heart of the English-language training course at CIAM
AFRICA
COTE D'IVOIRE
Forum on social cohesion in Ivory Coast: Being peacemakers in everyday life
ASIA
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
The government calls for dialogue with the North: Catholics pray for "hatred to be overcome"
AMERICA
HAITI
Absolute priority for the village of Pourcine Pic-Makaya: building a clinic/outpatient center
EUROPE
ITALY
“Changing Africa and changing the way we perceive it”: presentation of “The Metamorphosis of West Africa - Not only migration”
OCEANIA
AUSTRALIA
On mission in Australia, following in the footsteps of migrants
FIDES NEWS
2025-12-05
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appeal for the release of political prisoners
2025-12-03
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah movement: the spirit of Advent helps to break free from the “culture of corruption”
2025-12-02
ASIA/LEBANON - Leo XIV to the Lebanese: Rebirth begins with small lights and small shoots
2025-12-02
ASIA/SRI LANKA - State of emergency due to Cyclone Ditwah: Catholic churches open to displaced people and committed to providing aid
2025-12-02
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Prayer chain for those abducted from Catholic schools in Papiri: the Superior General of the SMA Fathers in a sign of missionary unity with the OLA Sisters
2025-12-01
ASIA/CHINA - The theological virtue of hope at the heart of the “Advent letters” of the Bishops of Hong Kong and Guangzhou
2025-12-01
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Child marriage now illegal in Balochistan
2025-12-01
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal David: "Political dynasties are a cancer for the country"
2025-12-01
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Bishops on the upcoming elections: “A historic event that must not be wasted”
News Analysis vai all'indice
Vatican
Turkey and Lebanon. Leo XIV's journey and prayer amidst the wounds of the Church and the world
Vatican
Artificial Intelligence and the Mission of the Church. An analytical contribution
Vatican
John Henry Newman and the Church Mission
Asia
Order of the World - Global Order and the "twilight" in which "monsters emerge"
Europe
The New Martyrs and the “Baptism in Blood”
America
The geopolitical implications of the Joint Declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan
America
Coups, Chaos and Haiti’s Tragic Collapse
CEP APPOINTMENTS

AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE AND GAMBIA - Appointment of the new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

ASIA/LEBANON - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed

AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Ricardo E. Guillén Davila

Acts of the Holy See

ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang

AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Resignation and appointment of vicar apostolic of Leticia

AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Nkayi

ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Darjeeling

News
Dossier Special Issue Portugués
Evangelization
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Tombura Yambio on Advent: “Hope for a land that cries, hope for a Church that arises”
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Cardinal Tagle at the "Great Pilgrimage of Hope": "We need more Wise Men and less Herod"
Promotion and Development
ASIA/LEBANON - Apostolic Vicar Essajyan: "the Pope's journey to the pilgrimage site of Saint Charbel, the poor, and the port marks the rebirth of the country"
AMERICA/HAITI - Melissa, gangs, thefts, assaults, and kidnappings fail to quell hope for a better life
Area crisis
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop of Sokoto: “No one asks the Catholic Church if the figures on persecution are accurate”
ASIA/LEBANON - Pope Leo XIV to the Lebanese: you are a people who do not give up
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
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Followers of the "Iglesia Ni Cristo" take to the streets: they demand "justice, accountability, transparency"
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Provincial elections in Punjab: Christian community calls for politics to be viewed as a mission
Missionaries Killed
AFRICA/NIGERIA - A seminarian kidnapped on July 10 has died from injuries sustained during the attack
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Seminarian dies at the hands of kidnappers, another freed
Civil society
ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian priest: "the government should listen to the expectations of young people"
EUROPE/ITALY - The "Sinderesi Foundation" celebrates its first ten years of activity in Rome
Local Churches
ASIA/CHINA - Pilgrims of Hope: Sisters from Shantou visit 94-year-old Bishop Peter Zhuang Jianjian
ASIA/CHINA - Seven priests celebrate 25 years of priesthood and remember Bishop Joseph Zong Huaide with gratitude
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