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  27 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops: “It is dangerous to revise the Constitution now because there is no consensus or security conditions” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) –The bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo have expressed their opposition to revising the Constitution adopted in 2006. “The position of the Congolese Bishops’ Conference has not ch ...
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  27 March 2026
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Messianism and war on Iran, the head of the Ugandan army: "We stand with Israel because we are Christians" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – "We stand with Israel because we are Christians. Saved by the Holy Son of God … Jesus Christ the only One who can forgive sins. The Bible says ‘Blessed are you Israel! Who is like you, a p ...
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  27 March 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - Easter for the students of the European University of Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) – From Holy Wednesday to Easter Sunday, a group of students will participate in the Holy Week Mission promoted by “Missionary Youth,” the youth apostolate of the Regnum Christi movement. The ...
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  26 March 2026
  AMERICA/USA - Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified on September 24: Cardinal Tagle will be the Pope's special envoy to the celebrations St. Louis (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on September 24. Pope Leo XIV will send Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Eva ...
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  26 March 2026
  ASIA/ISRAEL - No permits for teachers residing in the West Bank: next academic year at Christian schools in Jerusalem is at risk Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – New shadows are looming over the future of Christian schools in the Holy City after the Israeli Ministry of Education sent a letter on March 10 to the directors of Christian schools in Jerus ...
• 26 March 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Nairobi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv., until now supreme moderator of the Franciscan Servants of Mary Queen of Love public association of the fa ...
• 26 March 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation and succession of bishop of Hpa-An Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Hpa-An, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Justin Saw Min Thide. He is succeeded by Bishop Stanislaus Min-Ko ...
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  26 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Diocese of Wakuri raises the alarm over new attacks by Fulani herders Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – In the Takum district and other areas of Taraba State in northeastern Nigeria, warnings have again been issued about possible attacks by Fulani herders. This was announced by the Diocese of Waku ...
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  26 March 2026
  AFRICA/CHAD - Generations without schooling. Programs to ensure access to education for school-age Sudanese refugees have come to nothing N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – Following the outbreak of the civil war in Sudan in 2023, Chad has become one of the world’s leading countries in terms of the number of refugees it hosts. And the majority of Sudanese ref ...
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  25 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Church attacked in Taraba State, northeastern Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – St. James the Great Catholic Church in Adu, Takum District, Taraba State, in northeastern Nigeria, was attacked. On March 23, armed Fulani herders caused significant damage in an attack on th ...
• 25 March 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Elevation to diocese of the apostolic vicariate of Calapan and appointment of first bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has elevated to a diocese the apostolic vicariate of Calapan, Philippines, retaining the same name and territorial configuration, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan s ...
• 25 March 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Erection of the diocese of Joypurhat and appointment of first bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has erected the diocese of Joypurhat, Bangladesh, with territory taken from the diocese of Rajshahi and the diocese of Dinajpur, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan ar ...
• 25 March 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation of bishop of Wote Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Wote, Kenya, presented by Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 25/3/2026) ...
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  25 March 2026
  Cardinal Vesco: Leo XIV's trip to Algeria will be like a "Visitation" by Gianni Valente Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Rome who is about to visit Algeria "has nothing to sell or defend." He arrives in the spirit of generosity, as a "son of St. Augustine," to encounter "a Mus ...
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  24 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - The testimony of Father Elias from the Christian villages of southern Lebanon, under attack by the Israeli army: "We are resisting with our living flesh" by Gianni Valente Rmeish (Agenzia Fides) – "We are practically cut off from the outside world. Only an old road can still be used and keeps us connected to Tyre. Yesterday, we managed to send a convoy with essenti ...