News - Agenzia Fides

ASIA/KUWAIT

December 8, 1948 - December 8, 2023: "Diamond Jubilee" of the Church of Our Lady of Arabia

AFRICA/SUDAN

The war is becoming more complicated: the United Nations now decides to end the UN mission in Sudan

ASIA/PHILIPPINES

“Hit right in the heart”: Catholics do not give up on the path of dialogue and hope

ASIA/AFGHANISTAN

The Franciscan Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Jinan celebrates the 60th anniversary of Sacrosanctum Concilium, to continue walking on the paths opened by the Second Vatican Council

Continents

VATICAN

VATICAN

Pope Francis: Christ's salvation is announced only in today's world, as it is

AFRICA

KENYA

Agricultural workers from Malawi and Kenya are supposed to work in Israeli fields

ASIA

CHINA

The Bishop of Xiamen: together with Mary Immaculate to welcome Jesus and experience the work of the Holy Spirit

AMERICA

GUYANA

Contested region of Guyana Esequiba: Tensions between Venezuela and Guyana

EUROPE

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

800 years of the Franciscan Order and the Nativity scene celebrated by the Franciscans in Russia and Kazakhstan

OCEANIA

FRENCH POLYNESIA

Leeward Islands: the need to encourage vocations in the church

FIDES NEWS

2023-12-07

AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Suspected mastermind of failed coup attempt arrested

2023-12-04

AFRICA/NIGERIA - The parish priest of St. Michael's Church in Umuekebi, Imo State kidnapped

2023-12-03

ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Pope Francis expresses condolences for victims of attack

2023-12-03

ASIA/CHINA - The Island of Saint Francis Xavier: the first shrine for Chinese Catholics

2023-12-02

ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Safeguarding the Earth, protecting Peace. Pope Francis' speech at COP28

2023-12-02

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Illustrated calendar with the Pope's prayer intentions accompanies Korean Catholics through 2024

2023-12-01

AFRICA - Similarities and differences: analysis of the 3 coups in the Sahel

2023-11-30

ASIA/PAKISTAN - 800 years of the Franciscan order: peace work and service to the poor are the focus of the work of the Franciscans in Pakistan

2023-11-30

AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Ten years after the outbreak of the civil war: victims of sexual violence are left to fend for themselves

News Analysis vai all'indice

Asia

A Light Shining from Astana: How Kazakhstan Turned Tragedy into Positivity

Asia

Time is Greater than Space. The Holy See diplomacy and the “Vietnamese lesson”

America

Against the ‘Managua Wall’, the Holy See Can Rely on Traditional Diplomatic Tactics

Asia

The Bishop of Beijing prays for diplomatic ties between China and the Holy See to be established "as soon as possible"

Africa

The rush for African lithium: an opportunity for the continent?

Asia

After the earthquake, the Arab countries re-embrace the "pariah nation": The end of Syria's isolation as seen by the Holy See

Africa

The Pastor who seeks peace and reconciliation in the midst of conflict

CEP APPOINTMENTS

ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Khrist Premalaya" Regional Philosophate Seminary in the archdiocese of Bhopal

OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary

VATICAN - The Pope appoints Vincenzo Buonomo as Pontifical Delegate to the Pontifical Urbanian University

ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of Oriens Theological College

Acts of the Holy See

ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation and appointment of th Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani

ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Reverend Linus Pingal Ekka as Bishop of Gumla

ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Rev. Malcolm Sequeira as bishop of Amravati

ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Bishop of Kottapuram

News
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Evangelization

ASIA/SRI LANKA - Over 5 thousand children from all over the country celebrate the 180th Anniversary of Missionary Childhood by helping their peers

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Young Catholics are looking forward to WYD in 2027 in Seoul

Promotion and Development

ASIA/THAILAND - Camillian Religious to COP28 Leaders: Recognizing the role of religious organizations as relevant voices in resolving the climate crisis

AFRICA/NIGERIA - Cardinal Onaiyekan: "We must address the psychological suffering of Nigerians"

Area crisis

AFRICA/NIGER - Concern about the possible reactivation of human trafficking in Agadez after the repeal of the law that classifies it as a crime

AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Clashes in Freetown: attempted coup or protest?

Migrants

VATICAN - The formation course “Evangelii Gaudium 2023” is coming to an end: with a view to the present and the future

AFRICA/CHAD - Chad is the fifth country in the world for the number of refugees per capita compared to the population

Politics

AFRICA/LIBERIA - Change at the top: The challenges that await the new President

ASIA/PAKISTAN - The nation belongs to everyone: Adequate political representation for citizens of all religions

Missionaries Killed

VATICAN - The Commission of the New Martyrs draws on surveys published every end of the year by Fides Agency

AFRICA/CAMEROON - Head of the “Catholic Immaculate Conception” clinic in Njmafor in Bamenda murdered

Civil society

ASIA/JAPAN - Discharge of radioactive water in the ocean: a call to "seek alternative ways"

AFRICA/KENYA - "The Shakahola massacre is a well organized, well planned and perfectly executed crime" says Interior Minister

Local Churches

ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Bishop Martinelli on the cancellation of the Pope's visit to Dubai: “We continue to pray for the Pope and the success of COP28”

ASIA/CHINA - Advent in anticipation of the birth of Jesus: meditation and spiritual exercises

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