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  30 June 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Diocese of Enugu refuses to lend the Cathedral for a pro-Tinubu political rally Abuja (Fides News Agency) – No political event in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be allowed to take place at the Jubilee Hall of the Holy Ghost Cathedral in Enugu. The announcement was made in a statement ...
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  30 June 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - White Ribbon Movement launches long-term mobilization against corruption and political dynasties Manila (Fides News Agency) – A long-term civic mobilization focusing on key social, political and cultural issues in the Philippines has begun with the June 28 march organized by the White Ribbon Movement. The initiati ...
• 29 June 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Jaffna Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father, Leo XIV, has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Jaffna presented by His Excellency Msgr. Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam. The Holy Father ...
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  29 June 2026
  An "interactive" New Testament for Gen Z by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Kuching (Fides News Agency) – On the occasion of the ad limina Apostolorum visit of the bishops of Malaysia in June 2026, the Archbishop of Kuching, Bishop Simon Poh, presented Pope Leo XIV ...
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  28 June 2026
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Prayers and relief efforts by the Venezuelan ecclesial community in the wake of the earthquake tragedy Caracas (Fides News Agency) “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” These words from Psalm 34 have become the prayer with which Father Ricardo Guillén Dávila, National Di ...
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  28 June 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - 51 years after independence, the country needs a new national consciousness, based on honesty, patriotism, solidarity, and collective responsibility Maputo (Fides News Agency) – On June 25, 1975, Mozambique declared its independence from Portugal, establishing a presidential republic with Samora Machel as its first President and the Front for the Liberation of Moza ...
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  27 June 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - A Buddhist school bears the names of a Monk and a Catholic Bishop: A sign of dialogue and peace Phnom Penh (Fides News Agency) – A Buddhist primary school for young monks bears the names of both a Buddhist abbot and a Catholic bishop, offering a unique and tangible sign of the interreligious dialogue taking root ...
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  26 June 2026
  EXTRAORDINARY CONSISTORY - Leo XIV: "Mission is not one of the many tasks of the Church. It is the very reason for her existence" by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – Pope Leo XIV opened the Extraordinary Consistory on Friday morning, June 26, 2026, with the celebration of the Eucharist in St. Peter's Basilica, gathering ...
• 26 June 2026
  AFRICA/TOGO - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Kpalimé Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kpalimé presented by His Excellency Mgr. Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou. The Holy Father has app ...
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  26 June 2026
  A true priest, a true doctor: a documentary-film on the testimony of Romanian Venerable Martin Benedict by Pascale Rizk Rome (Fides News Agency) – On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the death of Romanian Venerable Martin Benedict, the documentary-film “The Martin Benedict case: Forbidden to Believe” premie ...
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  26 June 2026
  AFRICA/CHAD - Signing of the statute of the interfaith platform to strengthen peace and social cohesion N'Djamena (Fides News Agency) – "We will continue to work so that everyone can contribute to human development and to achieving our common goal of building a united, prosperous Chad that looks confidently to the future ...
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  26 June 2026
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Death toll continues to rise after the earthquakes: solidarity and aid from the international community Caracas (Fides News Agency) – The provisional toll from the violent earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale that struck central Venezuela and the capital, Caracas, at 6:04 p.m. local time on June 24 cont ...
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  26 June 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Archbishop of Dhaka: "Amid Poverty, emigration and discrimination, Catholics live and bear witness to the Gospel" by Paolo Affatato Rome (Fides News Agency) – A small, poor yet vibrant Church, sustained by deep faith and characterized by the active participation of its faithful. This is how Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze, OMI, Metrop ...
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  26 June 2026
  Here's how Sweden is quietly rediscovering itself as a "land of mission" by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Stockholm (Fides News Agency) – Sweden is quietly rediscovering itself as a land of mission, even ad gentes. And this is what Anna Bieniaszewski Sandberg sees every day. As National Director ...
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  25 June 2026
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The "World Mission Rosary" at the heart of the journey toward the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen New York (Fides News Agency) – "The Pontifical Mission Societies USA is inviting Catholics across the country to participate in the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen through the World Mission Rosary." The app ...