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  16 April 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese Bishops express their solidarity with the Pope: "Lay down weapons, open hearts, and seek the difficult but necessary path of dialogue and peace" Yangon (Fides News Agency) - Following the verbal attack by US President Donald Trump, the Burmese bishops of the Bishops' Conference of Myanmar express their solidarity with Pope Leo XIV. They praise the Pope “amid th ...
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  15 April 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Cardinal Brislin in response to President Trump: "Pope Leo XIV represents the position of the entire Catholic Church" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Verbal remarks by US President Donald Trump about Pope Leo XIV are "a cause for great concern," according to Cardinal Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Johannesburg, in an article published ...
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  15 April 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - WYD 2027: From barbed wire, the "Cross of Peace" - a symbol of reconciliation between North and South Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – According to the Archdiocese of Seoul, a striking symbol will accompany the events of World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, which will focus intensively on the division between North and South Korea: a ...
• 15 April 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Lubumbashi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jean-Marie Vianney Musul Masas, until now chancellor of the metropolitan archdiocese of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as auxiliary ...
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  14 April 2026
  LEO XIV IN AFRICA - The Pope in the Diocese of Saint Augustine: “The Church is always reborn” Annaba (Agenzia Fides) - Every person is called to be born again and to experience the gift of a new life as a sign and pledge of eternal salvation. And this rebirth is not achieved through the pursuit of moral perfectio ...
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  14 April 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian holidays, an occasion for celebration and friendship with non-Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Celebrating Christian holidays in India "is a precious opportunity for interreligious dialogue and also for the New Evangelization,” Sister Lissy Maruthanakuzhy, an Indian nun from the Congr ...
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  14 April 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Threats against human rights defenders in South Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Unidentified armed men are threatening the civilian population, and in particular those involved in the defense of human rights, in the Ruzizi plains of South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Repu ...
• 14 April 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Bethlehem Bethlehem Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bethlehem, South Africa, presented by Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr. The Holy Father has app ...
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  13 April 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A film about the life of a Vietnamese Catholic family has attracted considerable interest and been very well received by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The first film of "Dating on the Day of Eclipse" about Catholicism has recently been widely beloved in Vietnam, a country where the Catholic population is very mo ...
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  13 April 2026
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Douala hopes for the release of prisoners and a change of mentality on the occasion of Pope Leo XIV's visit Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – May the visit of Pope Leo XIV offer an opportunity to release prisoners held without trial. Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala expressed this wish during a press conference on April 9. "The Po ...
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  13 April 2026
  LEO XIV IN AFRICA - Archbishop Nwachukwu: If Jesus finds refuge again in Africa by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Infant Jesus found refuge in Egypt, together with Joseph and Mary, to escape Herod’s threat. And perhaps even today the African continent, though wounded by wars, tribali ...
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  12 April 2026
  Amel Shimon Nona is the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Church and takes the name Paulos III Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Synod of Bishops of the Chaldean Church, gathered in Rome since Thursday 9 April, today elected Amel Shimon Nona as Patriarch of the Chaldean Church. Until now, he has served as Archbishop of ...
• 11 April 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Leo XIV has appointed the Reverend Father John Baptist Nguyen Quang Tuyen, of the clergy of the same Archdiocese, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô C ...
• 11 April 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Qui Nhon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Leo XIV has appointed the Reverend Fr. John Baptist Nguyen Quoc Hung, of the clergy of the Diocese of Ban Me Thuot, as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Quy Nhon. He is cur ...
• 11 April 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of Bishop of Chinhoyi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Fr Patrick Ngwenya, from the clergy of Harare, until now Parish Priest at St Francis Xavier, in Harare and Diocesan Coordinator for the Family a ...