News

• 10 August 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Karaganda Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, presented by Bishop Adelio Dell’Oro. The Holy Father has appointed Msgr. ...
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  10 August 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The life of the Missionaries of Mary Queen of Heaven: restoring dignity to women victims of exploitation Cebu (Fides News Agency) – Over the past 30 years, the Missionaries of Mary Queen of Heaven (MQHM), a religious community of nuns founded in 1996 in the Archdiocese of Cebu, have rescued and rehabilitated hundreds of w ...
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  10 August 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Edgard Rimaycuna, secretary to Pope Leo XIV, brings the Pope's blessing to Chiclayo Chiclayo (Fides News Agency) – On Sunday, 9 August, Monsignor Edgard Rimaycuna, personal secretary to Pope Leo XIV, presided over Mass in his hometown in Chiclayo, on Peru’s northern coast, specifically in La Victori ...
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  10 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Archdiocese of Lusaka confirms candlelight prayers (not to be politicized) for peace on the eve of the vote Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – “We wish to state unequivocally and without ambiguity that the Candlelight Prayers for Peace will take place as scheduled in all parishes of the Archdiocese of Lusaka on 12 August.” Thi ...
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  9 August 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic Culture Fair in Seoul serves as a “trial run” ahead of World Youth Day 2027 by Pascale Rizk Seoul (Fides News Agency) – Despite temperatures reaching 40°C, the highest recorded in South Korea in eight years, numerous religious congregations and associations helped bring the “Catholic Cul ...
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  9 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Government task force to tackle illegal mining Harare (Fides News Agency) – The Zimbabwean government has decided to establish a task force to tackle illegal mining, which the authorities consider to be at the root of many of the problems affecting the country. ...
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  8 August 2026
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Radio Veritas Asia Mandarin Service marks 50 Years with Malaysian concert tour celebrating Chinese sacred music Ayer Salak (Fides News Agency) – A concert tour across three cities in Malaysia brought together Chinese Catholic hymn composers, musicians and parish groups to celebrate the faith through sacred music. With this origi ...
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  8 August 2026
  Litoměřice: New commemorations for victims of anti-German massacres of 1945 during the “Jubilee of Reconciliation” by Bohumil Petrík Litoměřice – On July 31, 1945, shortly after the surrender of Nazi Germany, an ammunition depot exploded in Ústí nad Labem, in what was then Czechoslovakia, killing 27 people. The incident was ...
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  7 August 2026
  Archbishop Nwachukwu’s “compass” for Catholic communicators: “You are disciples before being influencers” Kigali (Fides News Agency) – When Jesus "gave the final command, 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,' Go therefore and make disciples of all nations", he was not addressing only, or even primarily, special ...
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  7 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Missionary Childhood: Sister Inês Paulo Albino to diocesan directors: mission is born from an encounter with Christ and expressed through service Lagos (Fides News Agency) – “God created each of us unique, but no one is more important than another. The same is true in the Church. God did not create us all alike. He made us different because each of us has a sp ...
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  7 August 2026
  AMERICA/CUBA - Caritas continues distributing humanitarian aid: “We cannot reach everyone, but we want to remain close to those most in need” Havana (Fides News Agency) – Amid the prolonged economic crisis that has made it increasingly difficult for many Cuban families to access food and basic necessities, Caritas Cuba continues to distribute humanitarian ai ...
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  7 August 2026
  AFRICA/GUINEA - President seeks to dispel health concerns with post on X Conakry (Fides News Agency) – “Wherever I may be, I continue to serve only our country and its people. Have a good week, Guineans.” With this message posted on X, Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya sought to dispel ...
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  7 August 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishop Gyamfi reaffirms the Church's willingness to contribute to the healthcare sector, especially in rural areas Accra (Fides News Agency) – “Healthcare is undoubtedly a highly complex issue, and this is precisely why the Catholic Church has chosen to establish healthcare facilities in rural areas,” said Bishop Matthew Kwasi ...
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  6 August 2026
  Archbishop Ulloa in Seville for the Feast of Our Lady of the Kings: "Two Sister Churches united since the beginning of evangelization" Seville (Fides News Agency) – Nearly five centuries after the first steps of evangelization in the Americas, the Church in Panama and the Spanish Archdiocese of Seville are meeting once again in a gesture rich in memor ...
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  6 August 2026
  The feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus in a world disfigured by war by Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle* Rome (Fides News Agency) – We publish the homily delivered by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle during the Mass celebrated today in Rome, on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the ...