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  4 December 2025
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - From the "Great Pilgrimage of Hope," insights for the journey and witness of the Churches of Asia by Gianni Valente Penang (Agenzia Fides) – A “consoling” pilgrimage. Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle chose the adjective “consoling” when asked to describe in one word the “Great Pilgrimage of Hope,” ...
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  3 December 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Capuchin Friars in Sumatra welcome displaced people after flooding Sibolga (Agenzia Fides) – “The worst is over, but the emergency continues. Floods and landslides have swept away entire villages. Many people are homeless. Rescue teams are now trying to reach the displaced: for some ...
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  3 December 2025
  AMERICA/HAITI - Absolute priority for the village of Pourcine Pic-Makaya: building a clinic/outpatient center
  Pourcine Pic-Makaya (Agenzia Fides) – “After Hurricane Melissa, repairing the paths and roads in the parish territory has become essential, especially for the many students who ...
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  3 December 2025
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The priest abducted by separatists on November 15 is free Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – Father John Berinyuy Tatah, parish priest in Babessi, who was abducted on November 15 along with his vicar in southwestern Cameroon, has been freed. His release on December 2 came a few days ...
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  3 December 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah movement: the spirit of Advent helps to break free from the “culture of corruption” Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – “In the Philippines, we are suffering from a very worrying problem of corruption. Many of us have expressed our disappointment with this ‘culture of corruption.’ We are called to refle ...
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  2 December 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - Leo XIV to the Lebanese: Rebirth begins with small lights and small shoots by Pascale Rizk Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – Even today, in the nights of Lebanon, one can see “small lights that shine in the night, which open hearts to gratitude.” And allow us to recognize that the Kingdom that ...
• 2 December 2025
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE AND GAMBIA - Appointment of the new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 13, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Francis ...
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  2 December 2025
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Changing Africa and changing the way we perceive it”: presentation of “The Metamorphosis of West Africa - Not only migration” Rome (Agenzia Fides) “What is Africa?” This question was the focus of the presentation of the book “The Metamorphosis of West Africa – Not only migration” (Rubbettino, 2025), edited by Archbishop Samuele Sangal ...
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  2 December 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - State of emergency due to Cyclone Ditwah: Catholic churches open to displaced people and committed to providing aid Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – “The country is under water, and the situation is serious even in the cities. The entire nation has been hit by torrential rains and flooding. We are seeing much suffering and people who hav ...
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  2 December 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Prayer chain for those abducted from Catholic schools in Papiri: the Superior General of the SMA Fathers in a sign of missionary unity with the OLA Sisters Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “We stand with them, we grieve with them, we pray with them,” is the call to prayer from the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostle for the 265 hostages of St. Mary’s Catholic School in ...
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  1 December 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - The theological virtue of hope at the heart of the “Advent letters” of the Bishops of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Guangzhou (Agenzia Fides) – The theological virtue of hope is the central theme of the pastoral letters that Chinese bishops are addressing to their diocesan parishes for Advent 2025. The Bishop of the Diocese of Hong ...
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  1 December 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Child marriage now illegal in Balochistan Quetta (Agenzia Fides) – The new “2025 Law on the Restriction of Child Marriage in Balochistan” stipulates strict penalties for adults who facilitate child marriages and declares all marriages involving minors unde ...
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  1 December 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal David: "Political dynasties are a cancer for the country" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The historic non-violent revolution "EDSA People Power" is still incomplete: It requires genuine political reforms and an end to political dynasties. This was stated by the Bishop of Kalookan, ...
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  1 December 2025
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Bishops on the upcoming elections: “A historic event that must not be wasted” Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – “This is an unprecedented historical event: it is about rebuilding our country and putting it on the path of social development and economic growth,” the bishops of the Central African Repu ...
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  1 December 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop of Sokoto: “No one asks the Catholic Church if the figures on persecution are accurate” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – There is no genocide against Christians in Nigeria. This was affirmed by Archbishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto in northern Nigeria in his address to the 46th Supreme Assembly of the Knights ...