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• 27 February 2026
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Appointment of bishop of Agboville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Assandé Darius Ekou, until now rector of the parish-sanctuary Saint Famille de Nazareth and director of the Saint Kizito d’Abengourou diocesan C ...
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  26 February 2026
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - "The spirituality of the Pontifical Mission Societies" at the center of the meeting of European Directors Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - The European national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies are meeting this week in Heiligenkreuz, near Vienna. Thirty-two participants attended this event, organized by the Pontifical N ...
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  26 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops on American military aid: “The security and fate of our nation lies in our hands” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “We support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s measures to address the security crisis, but more needs to be done,” the Nigerian bishops declared in a joint concluding document presented at the ...
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  26 February 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Father Fernando on the Easter attacks: "We want nothing more than justice" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – Sri Lankan police have arrested former intelligence chief, retired General Suresh Sallay, in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks of April 21, 2019. The coordinated attacks on three luxur ...
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  25 February 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A bill to protect religious minority property in Punjab Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A bill entitled "Protection of Minority Community Properties Bill 2026," intended as a comprehensive measure to protect the property of religious minorities throughout Punjab province, has been s ...
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  25 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A sixth man suspected of participating in the Pentecost massacre has been arrested Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – A sixth man suspected of involvement in the attack on St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo (Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria) on Pentecost Sunday, June 5, 2022 (see Fides, 6/6/2022), has been arres ...
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  25 February 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops after floods and landslides in the Arequipa region: “Mutual support is essential to address these painful realities” Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – A severe wave of bad weather has battered the Arequipa region in recent days, destroying homes and vehicles. Families have been forced to evacuate their houses. More than 4,782 people have be ...
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  25 February 2026
  A hidden tragedy: worldwide childbirth deaths are concentrated in war zones Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – In war zones, neglected maternal protection has become an emergency. There, everyone's life is threatened, and attention regarding the risks and hardships faced by pregnant women and unborn chi ...
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  24 February 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Jesuit Fr. Alejo: "The spirit of EDSA calls us to a responsibility in the present" Manila (Agenzia Fides) – "For 40 years, the Philippine education system has failed to convey the spirit of the EDSA revolution. Textbooks do not fully explain what happened during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos S ...
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  24 February 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A new church opens amidst conflict to spread devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - A church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus – a devotion that is gaining increasing importance in Myanmar during a time of war and suffering – was opened in the Archdiocese of Yangon, a ...
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  24 February 2026
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Civil and religious authorities unite to protect the country from further violence and restore peace Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – A few days after the killing of the leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho', chaos reigns throughout the country. Armed clashes, arr ...
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  24 February 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Called and led to true happiness. The "Program for the practice of charity" for the Lenten journey of the Parish of Lucheng Wenzhou (Agenzia Fides) – Fasting and other forms of penance that Catholics practice during Lent are not self-imposed deprivations for the sake of self-satisfaction, but arise from gratitude for the gift of true peace ...
• 24 February 2026
  EUROPE/POLAND - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 13, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Rev. Fr. Maci ...
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  24 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Fighting for the strategic coltan mine in Rubaya Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A fierce battle is raging in the Masisi region of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for control of the strategically important coltan mine in Rubaya. This mining are ...
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  23 February 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Dignity, respect, action: open letter from Mozambican women to the country's First Lady Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – “We don't want capulanas, we demand dignity and respect for the rights of all.” On the occasion of Mozambican Women's Day, to be celebrated on April 7, a group of women from the country add ...