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  25 July 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - Thai missionary in Cambodia: "Economic and political reasons are fueling the border war; let us pray for peace" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Clashes on the border between Thailand and Cambodia continued today for the second consecutive day, with artillery fire from the armed forces of both countries. Clashes were reported in the prov ...
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  25 July 2025
  AMERICA/PERU - The faithful of Chiclayo celebrate with Primate Castillo the Conclave document that elected Pope Leo XIV Chiclayo (Agenzia Fides) – “The Conclave document that I deliver to you will be like a relic, because it is there that we placed all our votes, and it is one of the most important memories that Robert Prevost left us ...
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  25 July 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Tensions between the Israeli government and U.S. Christian Zionists, the largest group of supporters of the Jewish state Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – A diplomatic incident was nearly triggered between Israel and the United States due to the refusal to grant entry visas to to US evangelical organizations wanting to visit the Holy Land. ...
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  25 July 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - "Vietnamese Catholic medical staff admired by the people and praised by the Vietnamese State" by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Right before the mass, the priest was asked to celebrate the mass as quickly as possible, due to the health of the patients from the Oncology Hospital who are attendi ...
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  24 July 2025
  ASIA/SYRIA - Father Paolo Dall'Oglio's prophecy resonates in a still-wounded Syria by Gianni Valente Homs (Agenzia Fides) - In post-Assad Syria, still bloodied by sectarian violence and terror, Father Paolo Dall'Oglio's prophecy of coexistence echoes once again, 12 years after his mysterious and uns ...
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  24 July 2025
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Cholera and other epidemics, "side effects" of an endless war by Cosimo Graziani Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – In addition to the war, Sudan is suffering from the spread of diseases that are worsening the humanitarian crisis, with a health alert for the spread of cholera. Accordi ...
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  24 July 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect Figaredo: “We are living the nightmare of a war with Thailand; UN mediation is needed” Battambang (Agenzia Fides) – “We have woken up to the nightmare of a war. Military clashes have broken out again on the border between Cambodia and Thailand, and the situation is very tense and worrying, with the use ...
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  24 July 2025
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The local Church's commitment to the dignity and rights of migrants Asunción (Agenzia Fides) – Faced with the physical and symbolic barriers faced by migrants, the Church in Paraguay puts into practice the four verbs proposed by Pope Francis: welcome, protect, promote, and integrate. ...
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  24 July 2025
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishops express concern over the suspension of the President of the Supreme Court Accra (Agenzia Fides) – "The suspension of the President of the Supreme Court is a matter of great national importance." This is how the Ghanaian Bishops' Conference (CBC) has expressed its concern regarding the suspen ...
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  24 July 2025
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Pontifical Society of Saint Peter the Apostle at the V COMINSE, the National Missionary Congress of Seminarians Teresina (Agenzia Fides) – "On behalf of this Dicastery, we come to tell you, seminarians, that the universal Church loves you, that she appreciates your courageous enthusiasm, your resolute 'yes' to the Lord's call, d ...
• 24 July 2025
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Appointment of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 26, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father José Albe ...
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  23 July 2025
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Not just an "event," but a precious opportunity for communion. Young Egyptian Greek-Melkites and the upcoming WYD in Rome Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – At least 225 young Egyptian Catholics are currently preparing to travel to Rome to take part in the World Youth Day (WYD) in the Eternal City, celebrated this year during the Holy Year dedicated ...
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  23 July 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Senate approves abolition of death penalty for two crimes; Father Feroz calls for "a reflection also on the blasphemy law" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The Pakistani Senate has approved a bill abolishing the death penalty for two crimes: assault and public spoliation of a woman; and aiding the hijacking of an airplane or other public vehicl ...
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  23 July 2025
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The first summit of the U.S. Catholic Mission Association in Milwaukee Waukesha (Agenzia Fides) – Today and tomorrow, the United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA), in collaboration with the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and t ...
• 23 July 2025
  AFRICA/SENEGAL AND MAURITANIA - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On June 23, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Fr. Raphaël Nd ...