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• 13 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 6, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches) confirmed Rev. Fr. Jeremi ...
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  12 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Chairman of the Bishops' Conference: "General insecurity affects all Nigerians" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – "Insecurity affects all Nigerians, not just Christians," emphasizes Msgr. Matthew Man'oso Ndagoso, Archbishop of Kaduna, Chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), in an int ...
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  12 March 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - L'Amministratore apostolico Bogati: dopo le elezioni "il Paese vive un nuovo inizio" ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator Bogati: After the elections, "the country is experiencing a new beginning" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation in Nepal after the elections is calm. The people have cast th ...
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  12 March 2026
  EUROPE/MALTA - "Forward with Hope": Missio Malta’s Annual Fundraising Marathon to be held on Saturday, March 14 Valletta (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, March 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Missio Malta (the national direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Malta) will once again promote its annual fundraising event t ...
• 12 March 2026
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Appointment of the New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) – On January 23, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Rev. Fr. Prince ...
• 12 March 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 28, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Rev. Fr. Jorge ...
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  12 March 2026
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Greek Melkite Bishop Chami: Prayer and fasting for peace and to drive out the demons that fuel wars Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - What "is happening in the world," says Bishop Jean-Marie Chami, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Vicar General of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan, challenges "all Christian, Jewish, and Muslim lea ...
• 11 March 2026
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Sr. Jolanta Elżbieta Płomińska, SSPC, new director of the PMS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 27, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed, Rev. Sr. Jola ...
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  11 March 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Zhen Xuebin to seminarians: we are called to bear witness to the Word of God with our lives Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Bearing witness to the Word of God with our lives. This is the invitation that Matthew Zhen Xuebin, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Beijing, addressed to seminarians at the beginning of the ...
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  11 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New airstrikes against Goma Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Armed drone attacks continue on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, which has been under the control of the M23 guerrillas since January 2025. Following yesterday's bombings, March 10, which hit ...
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  11 March 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The bishops in the country: "We urge all Ethiopians to resist hatred and reject any attempts to create division in our society" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) – "Such violence against defenseless people cannot be justified by any religious teachings, culture, or political reasons," say the Ethiopian Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCE), condemning ...
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  10 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - After the death of Father al-Raï: Christians in the south caught between evacuation pressure and the desire to stay Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – In peacetime, it was rightly included by tour operators in lists of the “most beautiful Lebanese villages.” This morning, Alma al Chaab saw her families, all Christians, get into their cars ...
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  10 March 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Fr. René Yao and the St. Martin Deaf Ministry: “I do not want separate Masses for the deaf. We must pray together, as one body in Christ” Accra (Agenzia Fides) – “At first, I did not have an office. I sat under a tree near the church. Later, parishioners pointed out that I could not work under a tree and helped me set up a small office.” On November ...
• 10 March 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Quetta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M., until now metropolitan of Lahore, as vicar apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan. Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M. ...
• 10 March 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Lahore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., until now vicar apostolic of Quetta, as metropolitan archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan. Archbishop-elect Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. ...