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AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – Bishop of Tombura Yambio to the youth from the ten counties of Western Equaoria State: “A nation cannot build new paths on old wounds”

Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – “It is essential that the youth commit themselves to what can bring peace to them now and to the future of their communities,” Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of...

ASIA/INDIA – Attack in Delhi, arrests in Kashmir; Bishops: unity in the fight against terrorism

New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Indian police have arrested several suspects in Kashmir in connection with the attack in New Delhi, where a car bomb exploded near the historic ‘Red Fort’ on November 10...

AFRICA/MALI – Annual marian pilgrimage cancelled for security reasons

Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Mali announced that it has decided to cancel the 54th National Marian Pilgrimage to Kita due to transportation difficulties and fuel shortages...

ASIA/CAMBODIA – The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians are the first religious congregation present in the province of Mondulkiri

Sen Monorom (Agenzia Fides) – Five days after the canonization of Maria Troncatti (see Fides, 10/17/2025), and on the day the Church commemorates Mary Help of Christians, the Mary Our Help...

AMERICA/BRAZIL – Tornado devastates the state of Paraná

Brasília (Agenzia Fides) – A severe weather front has unleashed the strongest tornado in 40 years, causing widespread destruction and leaving many dead and injured in southern Brazil. The town of Rio...

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...

AFRICA/GHANA – President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference: “Environmental destruction is a form of violence against the weak and creation”

Accra (Agenzia Fides) – “Environmental destruction is a silent form of violence against the weak and a sin against creation,” said Bishop Matthew Gyamfi of Sunyani, President of the Ghana Catholic...

ASIA/CHINA – Seminarians in Beijing critically examine the possibilities and risks of Artificial Intelligence

Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Seminarians of the Diocesan Seminary of Beijing are beginning the new academic year with a focus on spirituality.At the end of October, seminarians and formators concluded...

VATICAN – John Henry Newman and the Church Mission

by Marie Symington Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Saint John Henry Newman has recently been proclaimed a Doctor of the Church and subsequently been named the Patron Saint of the Pontifical Urbaniana...