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ASIA/INDONESIA
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director of the PMS: "Social justice as part of the mission, inspired by Pope Leo"

Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Social justice is one of the central themes today for a great nation like Indonesia, an emerging nation on the international scene. It is also a crucial issue for the ...

EUROPE/ITALY
The 2025 General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies begins

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) begins today in Rome at the San Lorenzo International College of Brindisi of the Capuchin Friars ...

ASIA/HOLY LAND
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Time wasted between betrayed promises of peace and massacres of innocents

by Father Ibrahim Faltas, ofm* Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "In Gaza, children, families, and the surviving elderly are reduced to starvation." With these words, Pope Leo XIV recalled the ...

ASIA/PAKISTAN
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "We are brothers and sisters, we are children of one Mother"

Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In a time of tension, we can only call for prayer for peace between India and Pakistan. We must rediscover our roots: we are brothers and sisters because we are child ...

ASIA/INDIA

Cardinal Gracias: "It is time for peace between India and Pakistan"

AFRICA/CAMEROON

Archbishop of Garoua: “Father Mbaibarem is free and in good physical condition”

ASIA/HONG KONG

Cardinal Chow: Pope Leo has been to China several times and is familiar with Chinese culture and reality

VATICAN/VATICAN

Pope Leo: a united and missionary Church which becomes a 'leaven' for a reconciled world

Continents
VATICAN
VATICAN
Pope Leo XIV: "My priority is that of seeking the re-establishment of full and visible communion among Christians"
AFRICA
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
“We hope the Pope will make an appeal for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo”
ASIA
UZBEKISTAN
What the EU summit means for Central Asia
AMERICA
PARAGUAY
In an atmosphere of celebration, joy and gratitude, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians celebrated 125 years of presence in the country
EUROPE
ITALY
Building unity through dialogue and listening: XXII General Assembly of the Society of African Missions
OCEANIA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
A Bishop: "We must disarm hearts and hands in the province of Enga"
FIDES NEWS
2025-05-21
AFRICA/KENYA - Priest dies after being found seriously injured along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway
2025-05-20
ASIA/CHINA - The Diocese of Fuzhou commemorates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Jesuit Giulio Aleni, the "Confucius of the West," who came to tell “the story of Jesus”
2025-05-19
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Diocese of Timika has a new bishop: He is the second indigenous bishop
2025-05-19
VATICAN - "Paths of Hope" in the Missionary World: Liberation from Old and New Slavery
2025-05-17
ASIA/VIETNAM - The hope of Vietnamese Catholics: "We look forward to welcoming Pope Leo XIV in Vietnam"
2025-05-17
VATICAN - Pallium and Fisherman's Ring, symbols of the mission of the Successor of Peter
2025-05-16
Pope Leo to the Diplomatic Corps: Peace, Justice and Truth, 'key words' of papal diplomacy - Pope Leo to the Diplomatic Corps: Peace, Justice and Truth, 'key words' of papal diplomacy
2025-05-16
AFRICA/SUDAN - The “drone war” hides a “proxy war”
2025-05-16
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Catholic University a beacon of academic excellence in the region
News Analysis vai all'indice
Vatican
Thank you forever, Pope Francis
Vatican
Cardinal Parolin: A Christian perspective on the encounter between the Gospel and China
Vatican
The fragile Pope and the Mystery of Peter  
Europe
Geopolitical interests and independence: Greenland before the election
Europe
Romania: Cultural Invasion, Vast Military Expenses, Democracy Cancelled
Vatican
In Rome, in the Holy Land and throughout the World. Vademecum to obtain Indulgences in the Jubilee Year 2025
Europe
Pope Francis in Ajaccio: The missionary soul of popular spirituality
CEP APPOINTMENTS

ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed

EUROPE/LATVIA - New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed

EUROPE/UKRAINE - Father Luca Bovio, IMC, at the head of the newly established national direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies

AFRICA/TOGO: New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed - AFRICA/TOGO: New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed

Acts of the Holy See

AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana

AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Pilcomayo

AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Appointment of bishop of Molegbe

ASIA/INDIA - Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Calicut, India, and appointment of first metropolitan archbishop

News
Dossier Special Issue Portugués
Evangelization
ASIA/BAHRAIN - Meetings of the Women Program of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia on the "Theology of the Body" inspired by John Paul II
Leo XIV to Eastern Catholics: You are precious. Continue to be outstanding for your faith, hope, and charity, and nothing else
Promotion and Development
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Mission and hope among the Bayaka pygmies
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Camillians inaugurate a new Social Center in Kupang, on the island of Timor
Area crisis
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Between Kashmir and Baluchistan: “Now is the time for unity and peace”
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The JNIM group intensifies attacks in several towns in the Country
Migrants
AMERICA/USA - Pope Francis shares with the US bishops the concern about migration policy and mass deportations
ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Jubilee in the Vicariate of Southern Arabia, Bishop Martinelli: our being a "Church of migrants" helps us to place all our hope in Christ

Politics
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Rodrigo Duterte is once again mayor of Davao
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Controversy over the proposed constitutional amendments
Missionaries Killed
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - One year after the disappearance, there is no news of Father Lukas and his companion
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Nazareno Lanciotti, missionary and martyr, will be proclaimed Blessed
Civil society
EUROPE/UKRAINE - Zuppi-Li Hui phone call: China and the Holy See working to promote dialogue
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Chaos and violence after the elections. The bishops: "Just demands are made with peaceful attitudes"
Local Churches
ASIA/CHINA - Marian Pilgrimage of the Diocese of Shanghai: With Pope Leo XVI, we ask Our Lady of Sheshan for the gift of peace
ASIA/CHINA - The opening of new churches in China: a sign of perseverance on the path of faith

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