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  18 December 2025
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - PMS National Director Landry: "Congratulations and prayers" for Ronald Hicks, new Archbishop of New York New York (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies of the United States of America express their congratulations and promise prayers to accompany the new Archbishop of New York, Ronald Hicks, in the new mission ...
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  18 December 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - New drone attacks and threats to oil production Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Drones belonging to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have attacked the city of Atbara in northern Sudan, targeting power infrastructure and other sites, according to local media reports. The RS ...
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  18 December 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians give the nation the spirit of Christmas: fraternity and peace Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - With Christmas approaching, the civil administrations of Pakistani provinces have implemented special measures to ensure maximum security near Christian churches. These measures were taken in ...
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  18 December 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Vietnamese Catholic communities stand alongside women in need to combat mass abortion by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Ha Tinh (Agenzia Fides) - “A word of sympathy, a hand of supporting can save a life” was emphasized by Father Joseph Tran Van Bong in a training session on the way of listening, accompan ...
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  18 December 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - “Let us treat the children with leukemia from Gaza at the hospital on the Mount of Olives” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – “Let us take the children from Gaza suffering from leukemia to the Hospital on the Mount of Olives.” This is the appeal launched by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem ...
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  17 December 2025
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Priest reported missing since December 3 arrested under unconstitutional circumstances Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – The Uganda Catholic Lawyers Society (UCLS) has denounced the arrest of Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Masaka, who had been missing since December 3, as a v ...
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  17 December 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Communist rebels announce a Christmas truce, the army continues its operations Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The New People’s Army (NPA) has announced a truce in its conflict with the Philippine Army for December 25 and 26, as well as from December 31 to January 1. The Communist Party of the Philipp ...
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  17 December 2025
  AFRICA/DR. CONGO - After capturing Uvira, the M23 continues its advance south Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The M23/AFC (Congo River Alliance) guerrilla fighters announced on December 16 that they had withdrawn from the city of Uvira in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, n ...
• 17 December 2025
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of bishop of Chimoio Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Lúcio Andrice Muandula, until now bishop of Xai-Xai, as bishop of the diocese of Chimoio, Mozambique. Bishop Lúcio Andrice Muandula was born on 9 Oct ...
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  17 December 2025
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Doctors with Africa CUAMM celebrate the 25th anniversary of St. Luke hospital in Wolisso Wolisso (Agenzia Fides) – Twenty-five years later, in the Jubilee year, Doctors with Africa CUAMM celebrates the anniversary of the construction of St. Luke hospital in Wolisso, and the adjacent training center for nur ...
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  16 December 2025
  AMERICA/PERU - The “Bolivarian countries” united by the rosary at the close of the Jubilee Year Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Bolivia united by a virtual rosary, now in its second year. At the close of the Jubilee Year, the national directions of the Pontifical Mission Societies ( ...
• 16 December 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Anuradhapura Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, presented by Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. The Holy Father has appoi ...
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  16 December 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The nation gathers around St. Peter To Rot. Cardinal Ribat. "A gift for the Church and for the world" Rabaul (Agenzia Fides) – More than two thousand pilgrims participated in the thanksgiving celebrations in honor of Saint Peter To Rot, catechist and martyr canonized on October 19 in St. Peter’s Basilica by Pope Leo ...
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  16 December 2025
  AMERICA/HAITI - The "Christmas Program" of the rural community of Pourcine-Pic Makaya Pourcine-Pic Makaya (Agenzia Fides) – "The end of the first term at the parish nursery and primary school in Pourcine-Pic Makaya is approaching, and the students are excited about the upcoming Christmas holidays. We wi ...
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  15 December 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - Casinos and scam cities: an open issue fueling the war Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The conflict on the border between Thailand and Cambodia is not just territorial. Adding to the tensions between the two countries is an unresolved issue concerning the role of the so-called � ...