News

• 19 August 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Toamasina Vatican City (Fides News agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Mariusz Kasperski, O.M.I., until now Superior of the Community of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Toamasina and Parish Priest of ...
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  19 August 2026
  POPE IN FRANCE/II - Behind the figures: the fragmented and “indecipherable” expectations that will greet Leo XIV by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Paris (Fides news Agency) – An exceptional mobilization is taking shape ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France. Tickets for the events scheduled during the papal visit have been snapped u ...
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  19 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Hichilema’s victory challenged as doubts grow over election Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Brian Mundubile, the main challenger to President Hakainde Hichilema in the 2026 presidential election, has rejected the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s declaration of Hichilema’s vict ...
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  19 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Father Galvani: “Amid the fear, we want the people of Flores to know that they are not alone” Maumere (Fides news Agency) – Only five days have passed since the powerful earthquake that struck Flores on the morning of Saturday, August 15, with a magnitude of 7.7 (see Fides, 15/8/2026). “The earth continues ...
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  19 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Ruteng after the earthquake in Flores: “God cares for us; from devastation comes the dawn of hope and renewal” by Paolo Affatato Ruteng (Fides News Agency) – “Let us continue to pray together for the victims and for all those who have volunteered to help. We believe that God cares for us. His faithful love never fails. Thi ...
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  18 August 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Go and vote”: Bishops concerned over political apathy among majority of Nigerians Abuja (Fides News Agency) – As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, Nigerian Bishops are stepping up their appeals to the faithful not to remain apathetic, but to take an active part in the electoral process. ...
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  18 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - President Hichilema re-elected amid tensions; Bishops call for transparency and respect for the rule of law Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term in the elections held on August 13 (see Fides, 13/8/2026). Hichilema won with 2,965,326 votes, repres ...
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  18 August 2026
  PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Cardinal Tagle at Bougainville Jubilee: “Faith arrived here through the celebration of the Eucharist”
  by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Buka (Fides News Agency) – “This is truly a local event, but local that is open to the universe.” With these words, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pr ...
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  17 August 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The journey toward WYD 2027 crosses paths with the Church’s social doctrine by Pascale Rizk Gwangju (Fides News Agency) – “The Social Doctrine of the Church is not a philanthropic teaching along the lines of ‘help the unfortunate’; rather, it means asking ourselves what kind of societ ...
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  17 August 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos issues urgent appeal to curb spread of illegal mining in the Amazon Iquitos (Fides News Agency) – The Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos has issued an urgent appeal for immediate action against the devastating increase in illegal mining in the Nanay River basin, in an official statement re ...
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  16 August 2026
  EUROPE/FRANCE - The “Extended Sanctuary,” a missionary pilgrimage in the footsteps of Saint John Eudes by Pascale Rizk Caen (Fides News Agency) – To ensure that the ancient “Mission of Caen” does not remain merely a historic building but becomes a place of living memory, the Eudist Fathers and Mary, together with ...
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  16 August 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 160,000 people flock to the 32nd Marian Congress-Pilgrimage of La Vang by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hue (Fides News Agency) - Regardless of travelling for a long distance and no matter when residing in the difficult condition into uncomfortable tents being temporarily erected under hot t ...
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  15 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake in Flores: fear, damage and faith in the face of adversity Maumere (Fides News Agency) – This morning, August 15, 2026, the island of Flores was struck by a violent magnitude 7.7 earthquake shortly before 6 a.m. The tremor, whose epicenter was located in the Nagekeo area, was ...
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  15 August 2026
  What lies behind the diplomatic clash between Argentina and Brazil by Cosimo Graziani Brasilia/Buenos Aires (Fides News Agency) – In recent days, a diplomatic crisis has strained relations between Argentina and Brazil. It all began when Argentine President Javier Milei described h ...
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  14 August 2026
  In Dar es Salaam, African Liturgists call for an end to the “folklorization” and “theatricalization” of inculturation by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Dar es Salaam (Fides News Agency) – Liturgical inculturation is neither about “canonizing” personal pratices nor about indiscriminately adding cultural elements to the Roman rite. Rather, ...