News - Agenzia Fides

AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA

The drama of illegal miners trapped in Stilfontein sheds light on a phenomenon of inhuman exploitation

ASIA/CHINA

Who is Antonio Ji Weizhong, ordained Bishop of the new diocese of Lüliang

ASIA/PAKISTAN

Pilgrimage and prayer at the tomb of Akash Bashir, a figure who unites Christians of all faiths

VATICAN/VATICAN

Pope Francis on the ceasefire in Gaza: "I hope that with the help of the international community the right solution will be reached for the two States"

Continents

VATICAN

VATICAN

Pope Francis: Mary, “Kecharitoméne”, is God’s masterpiece

AFRICA

ETHIOPIA

Thousands of families displaced due to continuous seismic activities in Afar and Oromia

ASIA

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Archdiocese of Seoul will have 1,000 priests in the future: Overall, there is a decline in vocations

AMERICA

VENEZUELA

Bishops’ commitment for the Jubilee: “Country, person, truth, justice, rule of law, freedom and peace”

EUROPE

POLAND

Star Singers visit the Apostolic Nuncio and the Presidential Palace

OCEANIA

FRENCH POLYNESIA

Evidence of "practical synod exercise" in the Raromatai Islands

FIDES NEWS

2025-01-22

ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholic community called to give hope amid social tensions and economic crisis

2025-01-21

VATICAN - Formation courses for newly appointed bishops: lectures and homilies collected in a volume

2025-01-21

ASIA/INDONESIA - A new historic moment for the Camillians on the island of Flores

2025-01-21

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Missionary: "There is unrest in society, but people will defend democracy"

2025-01-20

AFRICA/DR CONGO - A pact for peace in the east of the DRC

2025-01-18

AFRICA/NIGERIA - In Nnewi, the last farewell to Father Tobias, the priest-pharmacist shot dead in the street

2025-01-18

Jubilee 2025: a people who walk through the world in the light of hope - Jubilee 2025: a people who walk through the world in the light of hope

2025-01-17

ASIA/INDONESIA - Militarization in West Papua: the disrupted life of indigenous peoples

2025-01-17

ASIA/HOLY LAND - Parish priest Romanelli: the ceasefire in Gaza is a breath of fresh air. But the post-war period will be terrible

News Analysis vai all'indice

Europe

Romania: Cultural Invasion, Vast Military Expenses, Democracy Cancelled

Vatican

In Rome, in the Holy Land and throughout the World. Vademecum to obtain Indulgences in the Jubilee Year 2025

Europe

Pope Francis in Ajaccio: The missionary soul of popular spirituality

Africa

"Church of Discretion": Interview with the Archbishop of Algiers and future Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco

Vatican

Wednesday Papal Audiences also in Chinese. The importance of a new gift

Asia

Franciscan, astronomer and, Cardinal quite by chance. Who is Dominique Joseph Mathieu, the first cardinal on Iranian soil?

Vatican

Blessed are the Poor

CEP APPOINTMENTS

AFRICA/INDIAN OCEAN - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed

EUROPE/GREECE - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed

ASIA/THAILAND - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Thailand

ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Acts of the Holy See

AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Erection of the diocese of Alto Molócuè and appointment of first bishop

ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of bishop of Fuzhou

ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of the first bishop of Lüliang (China)

ASIA/CHINA - Suppression of the diocese of Fenyang and erection of the diocese of Lüliang (China) and Consecration of the first Bishop of Lüliang

News
Dossier Special Issue Portugués

Evangelization

AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Diocesan Mission in San Roque: "God fixes everything, it is the experience of being missionaries"

ASIA/INDIA - Devotion and pilgrimages: Holy Year for tea pickers on the hills of West Bengal

Promotion and Development

ASIA/SRI LANKA - A priest from Colombo: in the face of rice shortage, "the government should adopt measures in the interest of the poor"

AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishops: "The tax burden is strangling the citizens"

Area crisis

AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Tensions between Juba and Khartoum after the massacres of South Sudanese in Wad Madani

AFRICA/DR CONGO - At least 600 militiamen lay down their arms in Ituri

Migrants

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Sister Esther, North Korean youth and the (silent) work for reconciliation

ASIA/INDIA - Internal migrants: Catholic communities intervene for their material and spiritual needs

Politics

ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The direct commitment of the baptized for a responsible vote in view of the May 2025 elections

ASIA/LEBANON - General Aoun elected President. Father Zgheib: "positive neutrality" is now the key formula

Missionaries Killed

AFRICA/NIGERIA - A priest and pharmacist shot dead in the street

Lives broken, lives donated. For the salvation of all

Civil society

EUROPE/UKRAINE - Zuppi-Li Hui phone call: China and the Holy See working to promote dialogue

AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Chaos and violence after the elections. The bishops: "Just demands are made with peaceful attitudes"

Local Churches

ASIA/CHINA - Jubilee and 420 years of history: the church founded by Matteo Ricci celebrates its "Year of Grace"

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archbishop of Seoul celebrates Mass for Catholic parliamentarians in the chapel of the National Assembly: Focus on the common good

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