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ASIA/INDIA
ASIAINDIA - Two Salesians kidnapped and released in Manipur: the Naga and Myanmar insurgents involved in the general instability

Imphal (Fides News Agency) - Two young Salesians were kidnapped and then released after 24 hours in captivity in Manipur, a state in north-eastern India where there is significant instabilit ...

EUROPE/ITALY
“I choose not to hate”: in his new book, missionary Pier Luigi Maccalli highlights “a forgotten essential for building peace”

Genoa (Fides News Agency) – “Peace is a possible mission”: this, along with many other meaningful insights and reflections, represents the core of the new book with the equally emblema ...

AMERICA/BOLIVIA
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Ascensión de Guarayos celebrates 200 years of faith and Franciscan presence in the Bolivian Amazon

Ascensión de Guarayos (Fides News Agency) – From May 13 to 15, the Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez will host celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of this historic city in easter ...

ASIA/INDIA
ASIA/INDIA - Three Kuki Baptist Pastors killed in Manipur

Imphal (Fides News Agency) –In an ambush against a convoy of Kuki Baptist Christians in the Indian state of Manipur, three Baptist pastors were brutally murdered and others were wounded. The ...

VATICAN/VATICAN

At Urbaniana University, the spotlight is on the relevance of "Contextual Theology," at the service of the mission

AFRICA/NIGERIA

After being kidnapped in February: Father Nathaniel Asuwaye is free

AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE

Violence and attacks continue in Cabo Delgado province: Bishop of Quelimane calls for prayer

AFRICA/NIGERIA

Over 100 dead, 98,000 displaced, 217 churches destroyed in the diocese of Wukari

Continents
VATICAN
VATICAN
Pope Leo XIV: "It is the love of Jesus that gives birth to love within us"
AFRICA
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
Bishops: Poverty and violence plague the Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa
ASIA
HONG KONG
Cardinal Chow at the exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the diocese's foundation: our joy is in being able to share the joy of the Gospel with Hong Kong
AMERICA
BOLIVIA
The economic crisis fuels social tensions: Bishops call for dialogue and reconciliation
EUROPE
SPAIN
"I fear nothing. You are with me": the documentary about the Carmelite martyrs of Guadalajara and their witness of faith
OCEANIA
AUSTRALIA
Cardinal Bo to the Pontifical Mission Societies: "Your collaboration with us is not just charity, it is communion"
FIDES NEWS
2026-05-15
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference: solidarity with the people and a call on the Government to put a stop to incidents of religious intolerance
2026-05-13
ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect Figaredo: “To overcome the stalemate in the conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, everyone must do their part”
2026-05-12
ASIA/CHINA - New Church in the Diocese of Wenzhou dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
2026-05-12
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Tierradento
2026-05-12
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops on the impeachment proceedings against the Vice President: "Truth must come to light and justice must prevail"
2026-05-11
On the Eve of Mother's Day: Chinese Catholic Communities Celebrate "Our Lady of China" - On the Eve of Mother's Day: Chinese Catholic Communities Celebrate "Our Lady of China"
2026-05-11
AFRICA/CHAD - Civilians killed in Chadian air strikes against suspected jihadists
2026-05-11
ASIA/INDONESIA - After seventeen years, Camillians return to Bolawolon, the home where it all began
2026-05-11
AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Rundu
News Analysis vai all'indice
Vatican
“The mission is Jesus”. Leo XIV and the first steps of his "missionary magisterium"
Vatican
Pope Bergoglio and the 'Mysterium Lunae'
Africa
Pope Prevost, Saint Augustine and World in conflict
Asia
Waste as a new form of colonialism in Africa and Asia
Vatican
Leo XIV, Saint Augustine, and the two Cities
America
Lessons from 1989. When a Nuncio Faced Off a US Invasion in Panama
Africa
Archbishop Nwachukwu: Free Nigeria from the "smokescreen" of widespread violence
CEP APPOINTMENTS

EUROPE/BELGIUM - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of the New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

ASIA/TAIWAN - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

AFRICA/GABON - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Acts of the Holy See

AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Appointment of Bishop of Bata

AFRICA/COTE I’IVOIRE - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Abidjan

AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of bishop of Wote

AFRICA/GHANA - Elevation to diocese of the apostolic vicariate of Donkorkrom, Ghana, and appointment of first bishop

News
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Evangelization
“Contextual theology” and the network of theological institutes are the focus of a Study Day at the Pontifical Urbaniana University
ASIA/VIETNAM - A Thanksgiving Mass on the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's election: "The faithful look forward to a Papal visit"
Promotion and Development
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Sister Idalina Mareco: Leo XIV's visit, a sign of God's closeness
LEO XIV IN AFRICA - Salesian missionary Giusy Becchero: in the Pope's words, a delicate balance between prophecy and diplomacy, in closeness to the most vulnerable
Area crisis
MYANMAR - A new church in Pathein: "God's work continues amidst uncertainty and insecurity"
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Floods, cyclones and aid cuts worsen child malnutrition
Migrants
AFRICA/UGANDA - Uganda's immigrant integration model confronts US administration plans
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The 12th Regional Meeting on the Pastoral Care of Human Mobility in Costa Rica

Politics
ASIA/INDIA - Legislative elections, the Bishops: "Respect and firmly defend the Indian Constitution"
The ambivalent effects of the war in Iran on Latin American countries
Missionaries Killed
ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Martinelli on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Missionaries of Charity Sisters: “Witnesses to Christ's charity”
AFRICA/UGANDA - Leading one's own killers to salvation: the Christian adventure of missionary Raffaele Di Bari
Civil society
Archbishop Sangalli at the funeral chamber of fashion designer Valentino Garavani for a moment of prayer and reflection together with family members
AFRICA/GABON - Faced with alarm over "ritual murders", the President asks the population whether they want the death penalty reintroduced
Local Churches
ASIA/CHINA - Marian Month: Chinese Catholic Communities pray for world peace
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Bishop Osório Citora: “Solidarity with the people, the bishop, and the missionaries of the Diocese of Pemba”

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