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  14 July 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Salesian Sisters face intimidation in West Bengal; Catholic Community calls for protection Barasat (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CCBI, which brings together the Indian bishops of the Latin rite), has expressed its "deep concern" over the intimidation suffered by the Salesia ...
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  14 July 2026
  Missionary formation: Second online session for the English-speaking world on Pope Leo XIV’s Message for World Mission Day 2026 Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – “One in Christ: A Spiritual and missionary journey” is the theme of the second session of the online missionary formation series for the English-speaking world, taking place today ...
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  14 July 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - “In persona Christi Capitis”: Latin American Churches reflect on priestly identity in the face of new pastoral emergencies by Laura Gómez Ruiz Lima (Fides News Agency) – From July 13 to 17, the National Meeting of Priests “In persona Christi Capitis” is being held in Peru. This initiative brings together priests from the country� ...
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  13 July 2026
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Salesian Sisters: "The emergency continues. The work is far from over" Caracas (Fides News Agency) – The official, still preliminary, death toll from the two devastating earthquakes of June 24 in Venezuela has risen to almost 4,500. Around 17,000 people were injured, and over 19,500 remai ...
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  13 July 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bishop Tudu: "The future of the Church lies in the tribal peoples. In Dinajpur, over a thousand new baptisms are celebrated every year" by Paolo Affatato Dinajpur (Fides News Agency) – “The hope of the Church in Bangladesh lies in the tribal peoples. Therein lies the future of the Church,” Bishop Sebastian Tudu of Dinajpur emphasized in an inter ...
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  13 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - “Running for the Lord”: second edition of the “Synodal Half Marathon” of the Archdiocese of Beijing Beijing (Fides News Agency) – “Running for the Lord” on the path of proclaiming the Gospel and bearing witness to the faith. This is the motto of the second edition of the “Synodal Half Marathon,” entitled “P ...
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  13 July 2026
  Seminaries in Africa, Father Guy Bognon (POSPA): Bishops must be directly involved in the formation of seminarians Libreville (Fides News Agency) – While Africa, along with Asia, remains one of only two continents where the number of priests continues to rise, and the only continent where the number of seminarians in major seminari ...
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  12 July 2026
  Growing social alarm across Africa over the damage caused by illegal mining by Cosimo Graziani Monrovia (Fides News Agency) – Liberia has announced the establishment of a task force to combat illegal mining. The new body, called the Protect Our Resources Taskforce (PORT), has been created t ...
• 11 July 2026
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father, Leo XIV, has appointed the Most Reverend Vincent Lawrence Mpwaji, of the clergy of the same archdiocese, currently Diocesan Chancellor, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metro ...
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  11 July 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Father Sebastiano D'Ambra: "Dialogue comes from God and leads to God. It has been the guiding thread of my entire missionary life" Zamboanga (Fides News Agency) – “It is not easy to take stock of 60 years of missionary life. I can only say what is in my heart, what the Lord has allowed me to experience. I can say what the commitment and the path ...
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  10 July 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Quevedo receives the “Harmony in Diversity Award” for a life dedicated to peacebuilding in Mindanao Cotabato (Fides News Agency) – Recognizing his commitment to dialogue, his mediation work in relations between the government and rebel groups, his contribution to building harmony among different religious denominatio ...
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  10 July 2026
  VIETNAM - Vietnam’s 'gratitude' for Father Truong Buu Diep's beatification by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Tac Say (Fides News Agency) - "Thank God for bringing such great joy to Vietnamese Catholics when Father Diep was beatified right here in His homeland," said by a pilgrim from Ho Chi Minh Ci ...
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  10 July 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Pastoral visits in times of war in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia by Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T.* Awali (Fides News Agency) – The year 2026 has brought many surprises. In January, we joyfully celebrated the proclamation of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Arabia in Ahmadi, Kuwait. Sho ...
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  10 July 2026
  "Christianity is only just beginning": How Leo XIV's missionary vision is rooted in the Acts of the Apostles by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Rome (Fides News Agency) – “Your regular book for prayer and meditation should be the Acts of the Apostles. Go there to find your inspiration. And the protagonist of that book is the Holy S ...
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  9 July 2026
  VATICAN - World Mission Day: Third on line study session for the French-speaking world reflects on Pope Leo XIV's message Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – The third session of the online missionary formation sessions for the French-speaking world, dedicated to Pope Leo XIV's Message for World Mission Day 2026, will take place on Friday, ...