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  27 August 2026
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Bishop of Byumba Appeals to Rwanda’s Youth: “Leave those Ibyuma behind” Kigali (Fides news Agency) – “Young people, in the name of Jesus, let us leave those ibyuma behind. Fight them. Let us fight them together.” This is the heartfelt appeal addressed to Rwanda’s youth by Bishop Pap ...
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  27 August 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - Devastating Floods, Father Bogati: “The worst disaster in the Country’s history” Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) – “It is the worst disaster in the country’s history. It was terrible. A flood coming down from the mountains and rushing violently downstream swept everything away: people, homes, bri ...
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  27 August 2026
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - COP17: The gift of faith in Jesus and care for creation in the witness of a young Mongolian woman by Enkhjin Chuluunzag* Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) – At 26 years old, Enkhjin Chuluunzagd holds two Master's degrees in environmentalstudies and a Bachelor's degree in administration, obtained in Rome, the Unite ...
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  26 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA — Post-election crisis worsens Lusaka (Fides news Agency) – Zambia’s post-election crisis is worsening following the expiry of the deadline for filing an appeal against President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory in the 13 August elections (see Fides ...
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  26 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA — During spiritual retreats, Chinese priests and religious sisters offer prayer and fasting for the sick and study the Encyclical “Magnifica humanitas” Beijing (Fides News Agency) – “Retreat to the desert to encounter the Lord” was the theme of the annual spiritual retreat for the clergy and religious of the Diocese of Xi’an, held from 16 to 21 August at the Yua ...
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  26 August 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA — The President of the Bishops’ Conference reiterates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the veneration of relics: “It is not worship, but veneration” Accra (Fides news Agency) – “Crowning the relic of Saint Agatha means proclaiming that a woman who remained faithful to Christ until her death now shares in his victory. It is an act of veneration, not of worship”. ...
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  26 August 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR — Hope flourishes in a time of trial: new priests, deacons, religious sisters and a bishop for the Church in Myanmar Yangon (Fides News Agency) – Tribulation and uncertainty have not extinguished hope within Myanmar’s Catholic community. As the country endures a period marked by conflict, displacement, poverty and uncertainty, new ...
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  25 August 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Massacre in Kenscoff: at Least 47 victims Port-au-Prince (Fides News Agency) – At least 47 people were killed in a massacre carried out during the night of August 23–24 in Kenscoff, a hilltop town overlooking Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. At least 22 pe ...
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  25 August 2026
  John Paul I: The relevance of his missionary magisterium in the six “we want” commitments of his pontificate by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – On August 26, 1978, Albino Luciani was elected Pope, taking the name John Paul I. His pontificate lasted only 34 days, but already in his “Urbi et Orbi” ...
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  25 August 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - War in Sudan spreads to neighboring countries: tensions with Chad and Ethiopia Khartoum (Fides news Agency) – The war in Sudan is increasingly involving neighboring countries into the conflict. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have stepped up operations aimed a ...
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  25 August 2026
  “Research on the History of Catholicism in China”: A new “road map” tracing six centuries of Catholicism in China Beijing (Fides News Agency) – As the ordinations of Chinese Catholic bishops appointed under the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China continue, a major new sc ...
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  25 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Flores, Bishop of Ruteng: “Resilience is not made of concrete, but of social capital and presence” Ruteng (Fides News Agency) – “An earthquake can bring so many things to collapse in a matter of seconds. Homes, places of worship, schools—even our sense of security can suddenly become fragile. Yet, amid the devas ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Fake priest discovered Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The Diocese of Lodwar, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, west of Lake Turkana, has warned the faithful about a fake priest who for an extended period allegedly pretended to celebrate Mass and admi ...
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  24 August 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Post-election tensions: High Courts closed as opposition prepares its appeal Lusaka (Fides News Agency) – Post-election tensions are continuing in Zambia, where today, 24 August, the High Courts, including those in Lusaka, Ndola and other cities, were closed, preventing opposition leader Brian ...
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  24 August 2026
  Cardinal Vesco: in Algeria, Augustine is also a “universal brother” Rimini (Fides News Agency) – At the Rimini Meeting, the major annual cultural and ecclesial gathering held in the city on Italy’s Adriatic coast, a session devoted to St Augustine brought together scholar Catherine C ...