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  29 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun ordained Coadjutor Bishop of Bameng by Marta Zhao Bayannur (Fides News Agency) – "Today I am able to be a priest because of the extraordinary grace the Lord has bestowed upon me... I can desire nothing more than to dedicate my whole life and all my st ...
• 29 July 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of bishop of Kabinda Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Eustache Ntamwe Makoyo, of the clergy of the diocese of Kabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, until now rector of the Saint Charles Borro ...
• 29 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of coadjutor bishop of Bameng Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - Today, Wednesday 29 July 2026, the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun took place. On 15 June 2026, the Holy Father appointed him coadjutor bishop of Bameng ...
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  29 July 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "The final word belongs not to violence or death, but to God, the Lord of life": Church renews hope while awaiting justice Nampula (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic community continues to keep alive the memory of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of Beira, who was brutally killed at his episcopa ...
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  29 July 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian couple lynched: "An emblematic case highlighting the difficulties in prosecuting mob violence," says lawyer Anthony Lahore (Fides News Agency) – The case of the lynching of Christian couple Shama and Shahzad Masih, a case linked to mob violence triggered by blasphemy allegations and brought to a close in recent days with the acquitt ...
• 28 July 2026
  EUROPE/SLOVENIA - Appointment of New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On May 25, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Gregor ...
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  28 July 2026
  Wildfires in Spain: “People have allowed themselves to be embraced”: parishes and Caritas stand alongside evacuees by Laura Gómez Ruiz Madrid (Fides News Agency) – More than 150,000 hectares of land destroyed by flames and over 79,000 people evacuated or forced to remain indoors illustrate the scale of the emergency that has st ...
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  28 July 2026
  APOSTOLIC VICARIATES OF ARABIA - Holy See approves proper liturgical texts for the celebration of Saint Arethas and Companions, Martyrs of Najran Abu Dhabi (Fides News Agency) – Rediscovering the roots of the Church in Arabia and renewing the witness of the Christian faith in the Gulf: these are the hopes expressed by Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., Apostolic ...
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  28 July 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - AMECEA Plenary Assembly concludes: East African Bishops identify young people as pastoral priority for the next four years Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, after bringing together bishops, priests, religious, la ...
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  28 July 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Church communities accommodate and welcome "climate-displaced persons" in Khulna Khulna (Fides News Agency) – Following the recent floods, Catholic communities across the Diocese of Khulna have opened church facilities to accommodate people displaced by rising waters, offering temporary shelter unt ...
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  28 July 2026
  "Here I am; send me." Priestly and religious vocations in Vietnam amid signs of decline and new vocational paths Hung Hoa (Fides News Agency) - The grounds of the Pastoral Center were abuzz with a joyful atmosphere as over 800 young people (aged 14 and older) from various parishes gathered for the Day of Religious Vocation Awarene ...
• 27 July 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On June 10, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Fr. Kizito Ta ...
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  27 July 2026
  Archdiocese of Bogotá brings aid and hope to Cuba: “The Cuban people need us and ask for our support” Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – The Archdiocese of Bogotá has carried out a humanitarian and evangelizing mission in Cuba, accompanying the communities of Guanabacoa and Regla, in Havana, with material assistance, spiri ...
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  27 July 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - After the "Cockroach" victory, Indian Catholic laity call for a "White Paper on education reform" New Delhi (Fides News Agency) – "The political victory achieved by the young activists of the Cockroach Janta Party has been remarkable. Equally significant was the support they received from the Christian community. C ...
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  27 July 2026
  A AFRICA/SUDAN - SAF advances in Kordofan: strategic axis to El Obeid reopened Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – Sudan's armed forces (SAF) have announced that they have regained control of the highway linking the capital, Khartoum, to El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, reopening a strategic ...