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  21 September 2025
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Lives given in following Jesus: The Saints of the Paris Foreign Missions in Korea by Pascale Rizk
  Paris (Agenzia Fides) – The feast of Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon and his fellow martyrs was also celebrated in Paris. These 102 martyrs, proclaimed Blessed by ...
• 20 September 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Calcutta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Calcutta, India, presented by Archbishop Thomas D’Souza. He is succeeded by Archbis ...
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  20 September 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After the flood disaster: "We must help millions of people get back on their feet" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "The extent of the destruction is indescribable. In some areas, the water level is now gradually receding, but thousands of people are stranded and do not know where to go. Their crops have bee ...
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  20 September 2025
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Fear and terror among the population, victims of ongoing violence Mocimboa da Praia (Agenzia Fides) – The violent insurgency in the province of Cabo Delgado (see Fides, 26/8/2025) continues to fuel further outbreaks of guerrilla warfare and chaos. According to local media reports, f ...
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  19 September 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop in Rakhine State: “Civilians are suffering, caught between warring armies; faith endures despite the war” Pyay (Agenzia Fides) – “The fighting continues, and innocent people are still suffering in the Burmese state of Rakhine,” says Peter Tin Wai, Bishop of Pyay, an important city in Rakhine (or Arakan) State, where he ...
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  19 September 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Are the Hutu in Congo the Palestinians of Central Africa? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "Following the advance of the M23/AFC, around one and a half million displaced people camped around Goma, relying solely on the help of people of goodwill. This is what hundreds of inhabitant ...
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  19 September 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Twelve million displaced: One of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Direct attacks on civilians, mass displacement, sexual assaults, deterioration of health care, and the collapse of basic services continue to characterize a Sudan rocked by serious human righ ...
• 19 September 2025
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Ricardo E. Guillén Davila Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 25, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches), confi ...
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  18 September 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A march against corruption: 200 organizations take to the streets Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Over 200 organizations are preparing for the major march against corruption to be held on September 21 in Manila. The demonstration, which focuses on abuses in flood control projects, is demand ...
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  18 September 2025
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Posadas recognizes the pastoral importance of Radio Tupambaé Posadas (Agenzia Fides) – "Proclaiming the Gospel involves certain efforts, and our station has also had its difficult moments. Nevertheless, we have moved forward with hope, and today we are here," said Bishop Juan Ru ...
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  18 September 2025
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Catholic priest attacked during robbery at a training school Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A priest in Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has once again been attacked. On the night of September 15-16, several gang members armed with hammers, knives, crowbars, a ...
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  17 September 2025
  AMERICA/HAITI - TIMKATEC: Hope for vulnerable young people, a Salesian initiative to combat juvenile delinquency Pétion-Ville (Agenzia Fides) - From IT to construction, from plumbing to electricity, from tiling to Windows platforms, from cooking to cutting and sewing and cosmetology: 94 young Haitians received their certificates i ...
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  16 September 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Seminaries open new academic year: Seminarians urged to ask for the "Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – A new academic year is beginning in the seminaries from Beijing to Shanghai, in the province of Hebei, in Shaanxi, and in the province of Jilin. In September, 15 new seminarians and 12 relig ...
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  16 September 2025
  ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator: "Young people's are saying 'We care' and it's a positive thing" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is currently relatively calm, with no demonstrators on the streets. Schools have reopened, both public and Catholic, and life is proceeding quite smoothly. People have placed th ...
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  16 September 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped: Father Wilfred Ezemba Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. According to information sent to Fides, Wilfred Ezemba, parish priest of St. Paul's Parish in Agaliga-Efabo, in the Olamaboro Local Governm ...