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  14 January 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 61 new Vietnamese deacons ordained - A Great Joy in the Early Days of the New Year 2026 for the Vietnamese Church   by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hue (Agenzia Fides) - “You yourselves will become the connectors of unity, faith, and hope in the ministry of the proclamation of the Word of God, as well as manifest the values of the voc ...
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  13 January 2026
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - More than 30,000 displaced people, with nothing, on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – The humanitarian situation in the Zémio area of the Central African Republic has reached alarming proportions. According to Msgr. Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou (in the southe ...
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  13 January 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop of Cebu: Celebrations for the Feast of Santo Niño should not be financed by sponsors linked to the gambling industry Cebu City (Agenzia Fides) – The celebrations for the Feast of the Santo Niño, which culminates on January 18 in the Archdiocese of Cebu, should not be financed by sponsors and donations from entities associated with g ...
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  13 January 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Vicariate of Northern Arabia and the Solemnity of Our Lady of Arabia: Mary, mother, protector, and companion of millions of Catholics far from their homelands Awali (Agenzia Fides) - The Saturday (or Sunday) after the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated throughout the Arabian Peninsula as the Solemnity of Our Lady of Arabia (OLA). This year, the celebration in Bahrain was pres ...
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  13 January 2026
  Uganda goes to the polls amid promises of economic development and accusations of repression Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – Uganda is preparing to hold presidential elections on January 15. As in other countries on the continent, the Ugandan election is marked by the confrontation between a president who has govern ...
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  12 January 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Word of God, family, pastoral care: Chinese Catholic dioceses launch their "theme years" Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) – In the Catholic Diocese of Beijing, the new year is dedicated to the Word of God; in Ningbo, the Year of the Family has been launched; and in the Diocese of Handan, 2026 will also be dev ...
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  12 January 2026
  “Delicta Graviora”: Course on the “grave delicts” reserved to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Pontifical Urbaniana University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - There are delicts against the Sacrament of the Eucharist (such as sacrileges committed during satanic rituals) and against the Sacrament of Penance; delicts committed by priests who acquire ...
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  12 January 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Amid the tragedy of education denied due to the conflict, a Catholic institute continues its educational work Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – In the context of a civil war that has been raging across the country for five years, nearly five million students have been unable to complete their studies, at all levels of education, betwee ...
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  12 January 2026
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Doubts arise over a petition filed against the leadership of the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference by a group of alleged Catholics Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) – An attempt to deliver a "formal petition to the Holy Father via the Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania," accusing the leadership of the Tanzanian Bishops' Conference (TEC) of interfering in th ...
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  12 January 2026
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Bishop of Dedza turns to young people and warns them about the risk of betting as a means of survival Dedza (Agenzia Fides) – The gambling sector is increasingly perceived by young people as a means of survival, especially in the most difficult economic contexts. “Many young people turn to betting in the hope of earn ...
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  11 January 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - Chinese priests and nuns "on mission" in the neighborhoods of Naples by Giuseppe Li Naples (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the Jubilee, the Church of Naples undertook a particularly significant evangelization initiative aimed at the Chinese community in the city. The initiativ ...
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  10 January 2026
  EUROPE/POLAND - "I am 'pontifical' like you..." The Apostolic Nuncio meets and encourages the "Star Singers" Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – This year, on Thursday, January 8, the Star Singers once again met with the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi. "The Apostolic Nunciature is a tangible sign of the ...
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  10 January 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Association of Lay Catholics: "In the new year, the commitment to free society from hatred and discrimination" Goa (Agenzia Fides) – "At the beginning of 2026, the All India Catholic Union (AICU), which has served as the voice of the country's Christian citizens for 106 years, is calling for action: Together, through unity, edu ...
• 10 January 2026
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Kolda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Joseph Francis Badji, of the clergy of the diocese of Ziguinchor, until now rector of the Interdiocesan Major Seminary of Saint Jean Marie Vianney ...
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  9 January 2026
  Leo XIV, Saint Augustine, and the two Cities by Gianni Valente Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In his traditional New Year's address to the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Leo XIV today observed the current state of the world t ...