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  6 July 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - As vocations decline, the Church in Colombia renews its commitment to priestly formation Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – How can priests be formed today to respond effectively to the needs of the Church in Colombia through listening and discernment? This is the question that guides the CXXI Plenary Assembly ...
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  6 July 2026
  The Bishops of Panama appeal for national reconciliation: the common good comes before particular interests Panama (Fides News Agency) – At the end of the 225th Ordinary Assembly, held from June 29 to July 3, the Bishops of Panama issued a statement entitled "A word of faith and hope for our people – "Hope does not disappo ...
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  6 July 2026
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The number of deaths and injuries is rising. Relief efforts continue La Guaira (Fides News Agency) – Relief efforts continue in Venezuela. The death toll from the earthquakes that struck the country remains provisional; according to an estimate published by the Venezuelan government, th ...
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  6 July 2026
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Archbishop Leow recounts the life of the Church in Malaysia amid growth, dialogue and secularization: "Renewal must begin with us, otherwise we are like an empty gong" by Paolo Affatato Kuala Lumpur (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic community in Malaysia is called “to embark on a path of renewal, mission, and prophetic acts, and to recognize the signs of the times, otherwise i ...
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  6 July 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Memorial Mass for Bishop Osório Citora: The Diocese of Quelimane calls for confidentiality in the investigation into his death Quelimane (Fides News Agency) – The Diocese of Quelimane is preparing to celebrate a memorial Mass (thirtieth day after his death), for Bishop Osório Citora, who was murdered on June 6 (see Fides, 6/7/2026). In a stat ...
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  6 July 2026
  The new catechumens and the first Christians. Archbishop of Reims: "The Pope will encounter a Church in France undergoing profound transformation" by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Reims (Fides News Agency) – On June 30, Pope Leo XIV appointed Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims, France, as a member of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for Fundamental ...
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  5 July 2026
  ANGELUS - Leo XIV: May Vietnamese Blessed Truong Buu Diep intercede for "all those who proclaim the Gospel in situations of persecution" Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – May the intercession and prayers of the newly Beatified Vietnamese Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep strengthen "all those who proclaim the Gospel in situations of persecution today," sa ...
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  5 July 2026
  Cardinal Aveline, Archbishop de Moulins-Beaufort, and missionary renewal in France by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Rome (Fides News Agency) – At the end of June, Pope Leo XIV appointed Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, and Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims, as members of th ...
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  4 July 2026
  Leo XIV: The Catholic Church has contributed to the development of the United States Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – On the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born Pontiff, joined the celebrations of that “defining moment” in the history ...
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  4 July 2026
  EUROPE/POLAND - Pontifical Mission Societies in Poland inaugurated Missionary Academy during the sessions of the annual "School for Missionary Animators" Warsaw (Fides News Agency) – Once again in 2026, between June and July, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Poland organized their now well-established annual “School for Missionary Animators.” Held in Warsa ...
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  4 July 2026
  ASIA/THAILAND - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "Let us disarm hearts and build bridges of reconciliation with Cambodia" Bangkok (Fides News Agency) – "Our mission today is to disarm hearts. In communion with the Holy Father and our bishops, we pray to sow seeds of peace and reconciliation and eradicate hostility toward our Cambodian nei ...
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  3 July 2026
  “The Lord is my Shepherd”: Cardinal John Tong’s autobiography, a sign of gratitude for a journey of joy and hope Hong Kong (Fides News Agency) – “Every day I continue to walk with hope; this joy and this hope fill my life with profound serenity and inner peace.” With gratitude that embraces even the most difficult moments, s ...
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  3 July 2026
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Provincial of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians: "We are witnessing the miracle of solidarity in Venezuela" by Antonella Prenna Caracas (Fides News Agency) – Sister Maria Eugenia Ramos Rangel, Provincial of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Venezuela, is finding the strength to speak amid the grief and despair ...
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  3 July 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic man dies in prison after false blasphemy accusation Lahore (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic community in Lahore is mourning the death of Amir Peter, a 60-year-old Pakistani Catholic who died on July 1, 2026, from serious medical complications that developed during his ...
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  3 July 2026
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Archbishop of Douala denounces: "Inhumane prisons and a corrupt justice system" Yaoundé (Fides News Agency) – Forced disappearances, arbitrary detention and inhumane prison conditions are among the grave abuses denounced by Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala in a pastoral Letter on prison conditio ...