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  25 August 2026
  John Paul I: The relevance of his missionary magisterium in the six “we want” commitments of his pontificate by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – On August 26, 1978, Albino Luciani was elected Pope, taking the name John Paul I. His pontificate lasted only 34 days, but already in his “Urbi et Orbi” ...
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  25 August 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - War in Sudan spreads to neighboring countries: tensions with Chad and Ethiopia Khartoum (Fides news Agency) – The war in Sudan is increasingly involving neighboring countries into the conflict. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have stepped up operations aimed a ...
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  25 August 2026
  “Research on the History of Catholicism in China”: A new “road map” tracing six centuries of Catholicism in China Beijing (Fides News Agency) – As the ordinations of Chinese Catholic bishops appointed under the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China continue, a major new sc ...
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  25 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Flores, Bishop of Ruteng: “Resilience is not made of concrete, but of social capital and presence” Ruteng (Fides News Agency) – “An earthquake can bring so many things to collapse in a matter of seconds. Homes, places of worship, schools—even our sense of security can suddenly become fragile. Yet, amid the devas ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Fake priest discovered Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The Diocese of Lodwar, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, west of Lake Turkana, has warned the faithful about a fake priest who for an extended period allegedly pretended to celebrate Mass and admi ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Post-election tensions: High Courts closed as opposition prepares its appeal Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Post-election tensions are continuing in Zambia, where today, 24 August, the High Courts, including those in Lusaka, Ndola and other cities, were closed, preventing opposition leader Brian ...
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  24 August 2026
  Cardinal Vesco: in Algeria, Augustine is also a “universal brother” Rimini (Fides News Agency) – At the Rimini Meeting, the major annual cultural and ecclesial gathering held in the city on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a session devoted to St Augustine brought together scholar Catherine C ...
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  24 August 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - After Zamboanga campus shooting, Church communities call for greater attention to young people’s distress Manila (Fides News Agency) – “The country cannot afford to let another incident of school violence go unnoticed without addressing the challenges faced by its young people.” Cardinal José Advincula, Archbishop of ...
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  23 August 2026
  A project to establish a university dedicated to Slovakia’s first ambassador to the Holy See takes shape by Bohumil Petrík Bratislava (Fides News Agency) – “Wisdom never goes out of fashion. The purpose of the Anton Neuwirth College is to contribute to the good of society by following the wisdom of Christian values. ...
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  23 August 2026
  A “security pact” against drug traffickers authorizes U.S. military operations in Colombia by Cosimo Graziani Bogotá (Fides news Agency) – Although it has been in office for only a few days, Colombia’s new presidential administration, led by Abelardo de la Espriella, has already made a decisive shift i ...
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  22 August 2026
  Leone XIV at the Rimini Meeting: Jesus keeps his treasure in earthen vessels Rimini (Fides News Agency) – “The Church does not engage in proselytism. Instead, she grows by ‘attraction’.” Pope Leo XIV invoked this expression of Benedict XVI, repeatedly echoed by Pope Francis, to suggest ...
• 22 August 2026
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Resignation and appointment of the Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Turkmenistan Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – The Holy Father Leo XIV has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Mission sui iuris of Turkmenistan presented by the Rev. Fr. Andrzej Madej, O.M.I. The Holy ...
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  22 August 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - “Justice Sunday”: Catholic community defends the poor and calls for safeguards over law on foreign funding New Delhi (Fides News Agency) – “Justice begins with us” – drawn from Isaiah 1:17 – is at the heart of “Justice Sunday”, which the Catholic Church in India will celebrate on August 23 as a time for reflecti ...
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  21 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Church-backed parallel vote count confirms Hichilema’s victory, but irregularities and tensions remain Lusaka (Fides news Agency) – President Hakainde Hichilema has won the August 13 elections with more than 50% of the vote. This was stated by the Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG), which conducted a parallel vo ...
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  21 August 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "A truly missionary Church does not impose political choices, but it helps the faithful discern wisely" Tacloban City (Fides News Agency) – Mission is also expressed in the Church’s capacity to accompany people in the concrete questions that shape their lives, including their participation in public affairs. This was t ...