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  9 September 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - From water-treatment agent to chemical weapon: chlorine raises the risk of an embargo on an essential substance for civilians Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – A conflict increasingly shaped by external actors is now under suspicion of involving the use of chemical weapons by at least one of the parties. It is Sudan’s largely forgotten interna ...
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  9 September 2026
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - National Pastoral Convention: “Walking together in unity, despite diversity” Sibu (Fides News Agency) – “I hope that the 2026 Malaysia Pastoral Convention will be a time of reflection, filled with grace, on what it means to be Church in Malaysia. The hope is that it will unite us in celebrati ...
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  9 September 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - From vocation to mission: Anselmo Fabiano makes perpetual oath of commitment to the Society of African Missions Feriole (Fides News Agency) – “...called by the Lord to proclaim the Gospel to the nations, particularly in Africa, and knowing the aim of the Society of African Missions, I swear to remain a member of this Society f ...
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  9 September 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Bishops call for clarity over the death of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso Quelimane (Fides News Agency) – Just over three months have passed since the violent death of Osório Citora Afonso, Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Beira. In a statement issued ...
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  8 September 2026
  The Church of the Sheaves: a missionary perspective presented to Newly Ordained Bishops Rome (Fides News Agency) – Bishops ordained in the last two years gathered in Rome on 8 September 2026, in the Aula Magna of the Pontifical Urbaniana University, for a formation course, hearing addresses from two dicas ...
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  8 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Andrew Ding Yang ordained Archbishop of Chongqing by Marta Zhao Chongqing (Fides News Agency) – On Tuesday morning, September 8, the liturgical feast of the Holy Name of Mary, the Mass for the episcopal ordination of Father Andrew Ding Yang, the new Archbishop of t ...
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  8 September 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Father Miraglio: “Invest in education today to reap good fruit tomorrow” Pourcine-Pic Makaya (Fides News Agency) – First day of school in Haiti; the school year traditionally begins with the Mass invoking the Holy Spirit. “Unfortunately, many schools, especially in the capital Port-au-Pri ...
• 8 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Ordination of the Archbishop of Chongqing Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – Today, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the episcopal ordination of Rev. Andrew Ding Yang took place. On July 28, 2026, the Holy Father appointed him Archbishop of Chongqing (Chongqing Mun ...
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  8 September 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Consecrated men and women: Gospel witness and the fight against corruption Zamboanga (Fides News Agency) – Credible Gospel witness in the Philippines requires strong action against corruption, political dynasties and the misuse of public funds. This is the appeal made at the conclusion of the ...
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  8 September 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Supreme Court controversy: Bishops call for greater caution, not resignation Accra (Fides news Agency) – The Chief Justice of Ghana, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, should exercise greater caution when making public statements, but there are no grounds to call for his resignation. This, in essence, is the ...
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  8 September 2026
  VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA - When the earthquake has passed, brothers and sisters remain by the side of those who continue to suffer Caracas (Fides News Agency) – When the first images of destruction disappear from the media, communities affected by an earthquake enter a long and silent phase: living in shelters, mourning the loss of loved ones, car ...
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  8 September 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia: A living treasure of the Saints Manama (Fides News Agency) – The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia (OLA) in Awali, Manama, Bahrain, holds a special place in the life of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (AVONA). Catholics from many countries a ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES — Pastoral worker Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres killed Kidapawan (Fides News Agency) — The reason remains unknown in the killing of Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres, a Catholic layman and pastoral coordinator at the parish of Matalam, in the Diocese of Kidapawan, Cotabato pro ...
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  7 September 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA — Archbishop Ugorji denounces ‘absolute control’ over missionary and private schools Abuja (Fides News Agency) — “We are compelled to speak out against the increasingly despotic and overreaching directives issued by the Imo State Commissioner of Education in recent times on social media.” With thes ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat of communion and healing for the priests of Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou (Fides News Agency) – The seeds of faith, fraternity, humility and obedience have once again been sown abundantly in the hearts of the priests of the new Diocese of Zhangjiakou, established by Pope Leo XIV ...