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ASIA/NEPAL - National day of mourning after floods: Nepal’s Catholics pray as rescue operations continue

Nepal is observing a national day of mourning today, September 7, the 13th day since the disaster of August 26, following the ...
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ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat of communion and healing for the priests of Zhangjiakou

The seeds of faith, fraternity, humility and obedience have once again been sown abundantly in the hearts of the priests of ...
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AFRICA/NIGERIA - The parish priest of St. Michael's Church in Umuekebi, Imo State kidnapped

Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Another Catholic priest, Father Kingsley Eze, has been kidnapped in Nigeria. The parish priest of St. Michael Church of Umuekebi in Osuoweerre Autonomous Community in Isiala ...
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ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Online gambling is a "public health crisis that destroys society": Bishops call for it to be declared illegal

Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the gambling addiction treatment centers run by Caritas, Catholic organizations, and communities in the Philippines, the number of cases of online gambling addiction is ...
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ASIA/VIETNAM - Forty new priests in Vietnam during the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Vietnam continues to flourish in priestly vocations. In June 2025, the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and traditionally reserved ...
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ASIA/MYANAMAR - Temples, churches, schools, monasteries destroyed: the wounds of war on communities of believers

Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – More than 200 institutions, temples, and religious sites, including Buddhist monasteries, mosques, and Christian churches, were damaged, destroyed, or looted during the civil ...
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AFRICA/NIGERIA - President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference: “Youth unemployment is a time bomb”

Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “Food inflation has hit 39.84 percent, making it nearly impossible for families to afford three meals a day”. This is the alarm raised by Lucius Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri ...
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ASIA/INDONESIA - The history of Catholic Missions in the Indonesian Archipelago

Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - In the history of the mission of the Catholic Church in Indonesia, for two centuries (1605-1807) there was no Catholic priest or missionary on the thousands of islands of the ...
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AFRICA/GHANA - First parish dedicated to St Matthew Ayariga, the only Ghanaian among the 21 martyrs killed by ISIS in Libya, established in Texas

2026-03-10 Fr. René Yao and the St. Martin Deaf Ministry: “I do not want separate Masses for the deaf. We must pray together, ...
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Pope to Latin Catholic Bishops in the Arab Regions: “Do not be afraid of your smallness”

Do not be afraid of your smallness”: with these words, Pope Leo XIV encouraged the thirteen prelates of the Latin Episcopal ...
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ASIA/COREA DEL SUR - El obispo Kwak: La fe comienza siempre con un encuentro, también en la era de la inteligencia artificial

Roma (Agencia Fides) – La fe en Jesús puede surgir siempre de un encuentro real, también en la era de la inteligencia ...
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ASIA/INDIA - “Justice Sunday”: Catholic community defends the poor and calls for safeguards over law on foreign funding

Justice begins with us” – drawn from Isaiah 1:17 – is at the heart of “Justice Sunday”, which the Catholic Church in India will celebrate on August 23 as a time for reflection, prayer, raising ...