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  31 July 2026
  12 theatre Companies at the XXXIV Slovak Christian Theatre Festival inspired by Saint Francis by Bohumil Petrík Bratislava (Fides News Agency) – Three bishops inaugurated the XXXIV edition of the Gorazdov Močenok 2026 National Christian Theatre Festival. The event is renewed every year with the aim of exp ...
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  31 July 2026
  XV CONAJUM: Archbishop Nwachukwu to 6,000 Mexican young people: “Your heart is made to sail the open sea, not to remain closed in an aquarium” San Luis Potosí (Fides News Agency) – “Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. This call is for you. The mission is not small. It is not comfortable. It is not safe. It is universal. Whereve ...
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  31 July 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Attack on the ancient monastery of Saint Arsema: “Buildings may be destroyed and lives broken, but our faith in Christ remains” Addis Ababa (Fides News Agency) – The ancient monastery of Saint Arsema, in South Wollo, in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, was severely damaged in a drone attack on July 22, 2026. Numerous casualties were reported among m ...
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  31 July 2026
  ASIA - “Choral compassion” to stop migrant tragedies in the “Mediterranean of Asia” Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – Forced migration and human trafficking, two deeply interconnected phenomena, are among the most serious crises affecting the Asian continent. In the face of the ongoing maritime tragedies ...
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  31 July 2026
  The Manual of Latin American Ecclesial Communities to address the addiction crisis: A story of Communion by Monica Poletto Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – The meeting is scheduled for the end of August in Rome. For two days, a group of men and women from across Latin America who contributed to the development and draftin ...
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  31 July 2026
  TRINITARIANS IN MADAGASCAR/2 - One hundred years of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives: Men without borders by Antonella Prenna Moramanga (Fides News Agency) – As the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives celebrates one hundred years of Trinitarian presence in Madagascar, it renews its awareness of its missi ...
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  31 July 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Controversy over British military presence Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – How can national and international security be reconciled with human rights and the well-being of local communities? These are the issues being debated in Kenya after the Great Britain a ...
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  30 July 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Farewell to Father Mahboob Evarist, the first Punjabi Capuchin priest: A life dedicated to the Gospel and the inculturation of the faith Lahore (Fides News Agency) – Father Mahboob Evarist, the first Capuchin priest of Punjabi origin in Pakistan, died on July 27, 2026, at the age of 75. His funeral Mass was celebrated on July 28 at St. Mary's Convent i ...
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  30 July 2026
  World Day Against Human Trafficking: Women religious and Church networks stand alongside victims across Latin America and Europe Madrid (Fides News Agency) – According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), around 50 million people worldwide are living in conditions of modern slaver ...
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  30 July 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - One year before World Youth Day Seoul 2027, church and civil authorities move into full operational phase Seoul (Fides News Agency) – With just twelve months to go before the opening of World Youth Day (WYD) Seoul 2027, preparations by both Church and civil authorities have entered their full operational phase. After three ...
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  30 July 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Anglican pastor killed in the Nuba Mountains, where Father Youhanna Al-Amin was murdered in June Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – An Anglican pastor has been killed in the Nuba Mountains, in an area not far from where Catholic priest Father Youhanna Al-Amin, who had served for more than thirty years as parish priest ...
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  30 July 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Announcing the Gospel in Asia with Saint Francis of Assisi: First Franciscan Missionary Symposium begins by Elena Grazini Chennai (Fides News Agency) – What does proclaiming the Gospel in Asia mean today? How does it take shape in concrete terms? Which real-life experiences, flourishing beyond any human calculation, ca ...
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  30 July 2026
  TRINITARIANS IN MADAGASCAR/1 One hundred years of mission: Faith, proclamation and service alongside the slaves and prisoners of yesterday and today by Antonella Prenna Moramanga (Fides News Agency) – Father Gino Buccarello, Minister General of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (O.SS.T.), is in Madagascar to celebrate the centenary of the tr ...
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  29 July 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops urge Tinubu to reassure Christians and ensure transparent elections in 2027 Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “This, Mr. President, is a time when many Christians have legitimate concerns about their place in Nigeria, especially regarding the departure from the Christian/Muslim presidency, and we ...
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  29 July 2026
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Between memory and faith, Ars-sur-Moselle celebrates Bishop Berardi’s 35th anniversary of priesthood and patronal Feast
  by Antonella Prenna Ars-sur-Moselle (Fides News Agency) – On Saturday, July 25, more than 200 faithful from different countries gathered at the church of Saint Martin in Ars ...