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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 ...
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  24 March 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Khartoum accuses: “The capture of the border town of Kurmuk was facilitated by Ethiopia” Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – A diplomatic crisis has erupted between the Sudanese and Ethiopian governments. The government in Khartoum accuses Ethiopia of enabling the capture of the border town of Kurmuk by militias of ...
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  24 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Despite US sanctions, the Rwandan offensive continues in South Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – New attacks by the M23 movement rebels and their Rwandan allies on Uvira are feared. This is reported in a note sent to Fides by the local NGO, ACMEJ in Katogota, in the South Kivu province o ...
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  24 March 2026
  AMERICA/CHILE - Concern over migrants' access to fundamental rights Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - “The right to social benefits precedes immigration status,” said Cardinal Fernando Chomalì, Archbishop of Santiago, Chile, referring to a statement issued by Red Clamor Chile, which expres ...
• 23 March 2026
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Father Manuel Augusto Lopes Ferreira, MCCJ, new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agency Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Manuel Augusto Lopes Ferreira ...
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  23 March 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - The Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles: "Peace is a gift, but it is also a commitment" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “In a world beset by fear and division, we want to continue believing that fraternity is possible. We want to be people who, with simplicity and courage, bear witness that peace begins with rec ...
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  23 March 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops: The proposed constitutional amendment challenges the very foundation of our shared life together” Harare (Agenzia Fides) – “The proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026, challenges the very foundation of our shared life together,” reads a statement from the Zimbabwean Bishops' Conference ( ...
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  23 March 2026
  War in the Middle East: Holy Sepulchre inaccessible in Jerusalem and traditional Holy Week rites canceled Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – No Palm Sunday procession from the Garden of Olives. No Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday. The war unleashed by the United States and Israel against Iran is now leading to the official cancellati ...