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ASIA/CHINA

six Superiors General of Chinese women’s religious congregations attend annual formation course at the National Seminary

AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE

Two new priests ordained in Mueda district: signs of hope for the Diocese of Pemba

AMERICA/PERU

“In persona Christi Capitis”: Latin American Churches reflect on priestly identity in the face of new pastoral emergencies

ASIA/BANGLADESH

Bishop Tudu: "The future of the Church lies in the tribal peoples. In Dinajpur, over a thousand new baptisms are celebrated every year"

Continents

VATICAN

VATICAN

speaking world on Pope Leo XIV’s Message for World Mission Day 2026

AFRICA

GABON

Seminaries in Africa, Father Guy Bognon (POSPA): Bishops must be directly involved in the formation of seminarians

ASIA

PAKISTAN

No one convicted: defendants acquitted in lynching of Christian couple

AMERICA

MEXICO

God's Mission: The 48th Latin American Mission Animation Course focuses on the 'Missio Dei'

EUROPE

FRANCE

The new catechumens and the first Christians. Archbishop of Reims: "The Pope will encounter a Church in France undergoing profound transformation"

OCEANIA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Papua New Guinea’s hidden treasure: The wisdom of elder missionaries

FIDES NEWS

2026-07-17

South Sudan's post - independence ordeal: fifteen years of conflict, political instability and humanitarian crises

2026-07-17

ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect Figaredo: "The new slaves of the scam cities and the displaced are the hidden face of the crisis"

2026-07-16

ASIA/PHILIPPINES - First Assembly of “Catholic digital missionaries” in Asia to be held in September

2026-07-15

ASIA/PAKISTAN - Collaboration between religious leaders and civil authorities averts violence in alleged blasphemy case

2026-07-15

AMERICA/HAITI - New San Camillo Hospital inaugurated in Jérémie: First wards open to serve the local population

2026-07-14

ASIA/INDIA - Salesian Sisters face intimidation in West Bengal; Catholic Community calls for protection

2026-07-13

AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Salesian Sisters: "The emergency continues. The work is far from over"

2026-07-13

ASIA/CHINA - “Running for the Lord”: second edition of the “Synodal Half Marathon” of the Archdiocese of Beijing

2026-07-12

Growing social alarm across Africa over the damage caused by illegal mining - Growing social alarm across Africa over the damage caused by illegal mining

News Analysis vai all'indice

Vatican

"Christianity is only just beginning": How Leo XIV's missionary vision is rooted in the Acts of the Apostles

America

Defending land means defending life: Latin American Churches Stand alongside communities in mining conflicts

Europe

Cardinals Vesco and Marengo: "At the school of the Acts of the Apostles, in the deserts of the world"

Europe

messianisms and Augustinian realism: scholars and analysts revisit Leo XIV’s teaching on international politics and Global scenarios

Europe

There's no need to tilt at windmills. The Pope in Spain, Don Quixote, and the mission of the Church

Vatican

“Magnifica humanitas” and the risk of the digital age becoming “colonial in another form”

Vatican

Artificial intelligence as a weapon of war: "We are killing people using metadata"

CEP APPOINTMENTS

EUROPE/GREECE - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

EUROPE/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

EUROPE/CROATIA - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

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

Acts of the Holy See

ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Guwahati

AFRICA/CHAD - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Sarh

AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kabale

AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam

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Evangelization

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"

ASIA/BAHRAIN - Pastoral visits in times of war in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia

Promotion and Development

AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop Braida commemorates the four martyrs of La Rioja: “Walking together in the spirit of mission means making the world a better place”

AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Memorial Mass for Bishop Osório Citora: The Diocese of Quelimane calls for confidentiality in the investigation into his death

Area crisis

AFRICA/NIGERIA - Parish Priest of St. Joseph in Kutaho: "Catechist Victor Paul, kidnapped and killed, had just arrived among us to proclaim the Gospel"

AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - New inter-communal violence in Warrap State: 19 killed and 14 injured

Migrants

AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Anti-immigration protests under way as thousands of migrants return home in recent weeks

AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Call for dialogue against xenophobia and intimidation of foreign-led churches

Politics

AFRICA/ALGERIA - Record of abstention in Algeria's legislative elections

Colombian elections reveal a divided country

Missionaries Killed

AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Funeral held for Father Crépin, priest killed “perhaps to block the peace process in Zémio”

AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Priest killed in the east of the Country

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

VIETNAM - Vietnam’s 'gratitude' for Father Truong Buu Diep's beatification

FABC Plenary Assembly to gather more than 120 Church leaders in Jakarta

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