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  16 September 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic priest kidnapped: Father Wilfred Ezemba Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. According to information sent to Fides, Wilfred Ezemba, parish priest of St. Paul's Parish in Agaliga-Efabo, in the Olamaboro Local Governm ...
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  16 September 2025
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Father Bonazzetti: 'banknote repairer' Terreiro (Agenzia Fides) – "We are still in the middle of the dry season, even though we are waiting for the first rain, and we want to use the rain to fill the large cistern in Terreiro. We won't let the first rain en ...
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  16 September 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "Government must regulate IVF clinics" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – "The government must take measures to regulate IVF clinics," urged Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji of Owerri, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), in his opening rem ...
• 16 September 2025
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Rev. Sebastien Bidiare Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 30, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Rev. Sebastien Bi ...
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  15 September 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Neli: "Wounded Manipur needs a process of healing and reconciliation" Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - "Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Manipur and promised a solution to the conflict that has plagued us for over two years. He spoke of peace, prosperity, and development. He brought a packag ...
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  15 September 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Do not stop those who want to peacefully change the Country, otherwise violent changes will be inevitable" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Citizens' confidence in the electoral process was seriously undermined during the last parliamentary elections by unfair practices, fraud, and alleged electoral errors," said the President of the ...
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  14 September 2025
  The New Martyrs and the “Baptism in Blood” by Marie Symington Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In Rome, on the day of the celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls hosts the ecumenical commemoration of Christian martyr ...
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  13 September 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop Lee: "Young Koreans hope that Carlo Acutis will be the patron of World Youth Day in Seoul" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – "Carlo Acutis is already a role model and a source of inspiration for young Koreans. His person is also very well known in view of World Youth Day (WYD) 2027 in Seoul. We will continue to presen ...
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  13 September 2025
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Kate and catechism in the Arabian Peninsula, an experience of a new motherhood Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – Her name is Catherine Miles-Flynn, but everyone calls her Kate. For more than twenty years, she has tirelessly dedicated herself to the Christian formation of young people in the Apostolic V ...
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  12 September 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Joseph Ma Yan'en, Auxiliary Bishop of the new Diocese of Zhangjiakou. Civil Recognition of the Episcopal Ministry of Bishop Augustine Cui Tai by Gianni Valente Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Today, September 12, the liturgical feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, at 9 a.m., the official installation ceremony of Joseph Ma Yan'en as auxiliary bishop of the new d ...
• 12 September 2025
  VATICAN - Statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office on Bishops Augustine Cui Tai and Joseph Ma Yan'en Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - We publish the statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, on the recognition by the civil authorities of the episcopal ministry of Bishops Augustine Cui Tai and J ...
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  12 September 2025
  AFRICA/BENIN - Bishop N'Dali: "Jihadists have announced further attacks" Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) – "The jihadists have announced further attacks. The population is very worried," says His Exc MSgr. Martin Adjou Moumouni, Bishop of N'Dali, the diocese in Benin, whose territory includes the v ...
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  12 September 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic killed during pilgrimage: Christians demand justice Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply saddened by the murder of Afzal Masih. He was a devout Catholic who was participating in a Marian pilgrimage to venerate and pray to the Virgin Mary. Today, we express our deepest ...
• 12 September 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Zhangjiakou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Friday 12 September 2025, the civil recognition and inauguration of Bishop Joseph Ma Yan'en, formerly of Xiwanzi, took place. The Holy Father, within the framework of the dialogue on ...
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  11 September 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Floods worsen, Caritas Executive Director: "The human and economic costs are enormous" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "It can be said that the entire country is flooded. No province has been spared by the heavy rains and flooding. There are approximately four million displaced people, and the need for assistan ...