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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Israeli "evacuation notice", but Christians in southern Lebanon remain in their villages Rmeish (Agenzia Fides) – “What is happening here is clear. The Israeli army’s operation on Lebanese territory is already underway. And in the villages where Christians live, at least in those with whom we are in co ...
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  5 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “US sanctions against the Rwandan army confirm its presence in eastern DRC” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “This is a significant sanction that confirms Rwanda’s presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,” local sources in South Kivu told Fides, following the sanctions imposed on Marc ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Public Masses resume tomorrow, launch of a National Volunteer Platform Awali (Agenzia Fides) – “Here in Bahrain, we are all well. We had an alert last night, and for the moment, the situation is calm. We will resume public Masses tomorrow, Friday, March 6. Unlike Qatar, where everythin ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Priest from Colombo "We know the wounds of war, it is always a defeat, let's return to dialogue" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – "Every war affects the whole world. Innocent people lose their lives, indescribable suffering arises. Today we call for an end to this new war that is igniting the Middle East and shaking all ...
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  5 March 2026
  MIDDLE EAST - "Religions for Peace" call for: "an immediate cessation of hostilities and respect for human dignity" New York (Agenzia Fides) – “Let this moment be a turning point —from prolonged suffering to healing, from fear to hope, from impunity to accountability grounded in justice and law,” reads an appeal from the inter ...
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  4 March 2026
  ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Martinelli on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Missionaries of Charity Sisters: “Witnesses to Christ's charity” by Gianni Valente Aden (Agenzia Fides) – Sister Reginette and Sister Margarita were from Rwanda, Sister Anselma from India, and Sister Judith from Kenya. The four Missionaries of Charity Sisters were murdered on Ma ...
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  4 March 2026
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Awaiting the apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV: "Mission is a vibrant part of the community" Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – The visit of Pope Leo XIV to Central Africa, scheduled for April 21-23, is eagerly anticipated. Pope John Paul II visited Equatorial Guinea in 1982 and met with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, ...
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  4 March 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - A Day of Prayer for Peace in the Middle East New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - On March 8, the Latin Episcopal Conference of India (CCBI) invites the faithful to a special day of prayer for peace in the Middle East and calls on all the faithful to pray the Rosary daily f ...
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  4 March 2026
  ASIA - Asian Bishops' appeal: "Stop a war with irreversible consequences" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East conflict, which could have “irreversible human and economic consequences” worldwi ...
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  4 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops after the recent massacres: "Let's avoid the culture of deadly revenge because this is not justice" Juba (Agenzia Fides) – "A fresh descent into the abyss of human depravity, where the sanctity of life, a sacred gift from God, is trampled upon with alarming impunity," is how the Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan descr ...
• 4 March 2026
  EUROPE/SWEDEN - Anna Sandberg, new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of the Nordic Countries Vatican City (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 Anna Sandberg ...
• 3 March 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Tabuk Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Sean Buslig Mejia, of the clergy of the same Vicariate, as Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk, currently Pro-Vicar of the same Vicariate ...
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  3 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A total of 169 people were killed in attacks on Sunday, March 1st in Abiemnhom County Juba (Agenzia Fides) – A series of attacks on Sunday, March 1, left a total of 169 people dead in Abiemnhom County, in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, including 79 soldiers. According to eyewitness accou ...
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  3 March 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The country is on the path to recovery after Cyclone Ditwah: "There is trust, there is unity" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The country is recovering from the disaster of Cyclone Ditwah, which struck us in December 2025. I see that people are gradually getting back on their feet. The government continues to support ...
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  3 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Food insecurity rises amid drought alarm and the specter of famine Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The United Nations has issued a new warning regarding the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. According to the latest statistics from the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) ...