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  12 May 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - New Church in the Diocese of Wenzhou dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Wenzhou (Fides News Agency) – The consecration and opening of a new church dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Patron Saint of missions, marks a new beginning for the faith and commitment of the Catholic community ...
• 12 May 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Elevation to diocese of the apostolic vicariate of Donkorkrom, Ghana, and appointment of first bishop Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has elevated the apostolic vicariate of Donkorkrom, Ghana, to a diocese, with the same name and territorial configuration, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see ...
• 12 May 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Tierradento Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Homero Marín Arboleda, C.M., until now parish priest of Saint Anthony of Padua on Kiriwina Island and of Blessed John Mazzucconi on Woodlark ...
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  12 May 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops on the impeachment proceedings against the Vice President: "Truth must come to light and justice must prevail" Manila (Fides News Agency) – The impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte are “a democratic demonstration of accountability” and not “political persecution,” remarked Bishop José Colin Bagaf ...
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  11 May 2026
  On the Eve of Mother's Day: Chinese Catholic Communities Celebrate "Our Lady of China" Beijing (Fides News Agency) – Every year on the second Saturday in May – the day before Mother's Day in the Marian month – the Church in China celebrates a special feast in honor of the "Heavenly Mother of China." ...
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  11 May 2026
  AFRICA/CHAD - Civilians killed in Chadian air strikes against suspected jihadists N'Djamena (Fides News Agency) - Aircraft belonging to the Chadian armed forces attacked Nigerian Boko Haram jihadists on the shores of Lake Chad, resulting in civilian casualties. According to local sources, the bombing ...
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  11 May 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - After seventeen years, Camillians return to Bolawolon, the home where it all began Kupang (Fides News Agency) – May 3, 2026, will remain a historic and significant date for the Camillians of Indonesia and the parish community of Bolawolon. In a solemn ceremony, Father Andrea Yobe was officially insta ...
• 11 May 2026
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Rundu Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Linus Ngenomesho, O.M.I., until now apostolic administrator of the apostolic vicariate of Rundu, Namibia, as vicar apostolic of the same circu ...
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  11 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Over 100 dead, 98,000 displaced, 217 churches destroyed in the diocese of Wukari Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “Since September, over 98,000 people, including 16 priests, have been displaced due to the ongoing violence in the southern part of Taraba State (in northeastern Nigeria), while 217 church ...
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  11 May 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - The National Federation of Churches in India aims to "address the country's most pressing issues together" Bangalore (Fides News Agency) - The National Federation of Churches in India (NFCI) is the new national ecumenical body of Christian churches of all denominations in India. It was established on May 8 during the fourth n ...
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  10 May 2026
  REGINA CAELI - Pope Leo XIV: "It is the love of Jesus that gives birth to love within us" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "It is Jesus’ love that begets love within us" and "because God loved us first, we too can love." With these words, Pope Leo XIV, speaking to the pilgrims and faithful gathered in St. Pet ...
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  9 May 2026
  MYANMAR - A new church in Pathein: "God's work continues amidst uncertainty and insecurity" Pathein (Fides News Agency) - The new Catholic Church of St. Remigius, located in the village of Taungyagone, in the Diocese of Pathein, in central-western Myanmar, is “a gift of the Holy Spirit, a sign of God’s work ...
• 9 May 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Warangal Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Vijaya Paul Reddy Duggimpudi, of the clergy of Warangal, until now diocesan administrator of Warangal, as bishop of the same diocese. Msgr. V ...
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  8 May 2026
  “Contextual theology” and the network of theological institutes are the focus of a Study Day at the Pontifical Urbaniana University Rome (Fides News Agency) – On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, a study day entitled “Milestones of Contextual Theology Today” will be held in the Aula Magna “Benedict XVI” at the Pontifical Urbaniana University. The even ...
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  8 May 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A Thanksgiving Mass on the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's election: "The faithful look forward to a Papal visit" Hanoi (Fides News Agency) – "The first anniversary of Leo XIV's election as Pope offers all the faithful in Vietnam the opportunity to express their love, obedience, and communion in prayer for our Shepherd. We pray th ...