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  18 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - At least 26 dead and more than 140 injured in a series of suicide attacks in Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – At least 26 people were killed and over 140 injured in a series of suicide attacks in Maiduguri on the evening of March 16. The Muslim community was preparing to break their Ramadan fast when th ...
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  18 March 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Diocesan phase of beatification process for Cambodian martyrs concluded Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – “On the occasion of today’s conclusion of the diocesan inquiry for the beatification and canonization process of the Cambodian martyrs Joseph Chhmar Salas and his eleven companions, we ...
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  17 March 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Christians and Muslims pray for peace: “May hostilities in the Middle East cease” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – “Amidst global conflicts, we, Indonesian Christians and Muslims, are determined to build bridges of fraternity. This Iftar (breaking of the fast) offers space for interreligious encounters i ...
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  17 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - ResPEct: Women with disabilities face 'invisible wounds' of violence and trauma Juba (Agenzia Fides) – “Mental Health – Invisible Wounds: Mental Health, GBV, and the Lived Realities of Women with Disabilities in South Sudan – Let us take action!” is the title of the roundtable organized by ...
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  17 March 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - The Lenten journey of Chinese Catholic communities: visits to the sick, spiritual retreats, formation courses Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Spiritual retreats, visits to the sick, formation courses, and participation in the Stations of the Cross during Lent are shaping the daily life of Chinese Catholic parishes during this season ...
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  16 March 2026
  SIPRI Report 2026: The global arms market is growing, while in Africa it remains a mystery by Cosimo Graziani Stockholm (Agenzia Fides) – On March 9, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its report on the development of the arms market for the five-year period 2021–2025 ...
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  16 March 2026
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Prevention to protect life: meeting on raising awareness and supporting people living with HIV La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - “When society is informed, organized and committed to prevention, it is possible to protect life and provide more compassionate support to those living with this disease,” stated participan ...
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  16 March 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - First arrest of an Islamist leader following US pressure Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The Sudanese government arrested Enagi Abdullah, a prominent Islamist leader and commander of a paramilitary group fighting alongside the army, on Sunday, March 15. During a Ramadan event on ...
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  16 March 2026
  Bishop Martinelli: The "Church of immigrant workers" put to the test by war by Gianni Valente Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - In the territories of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia—which includes the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen—those who share the Catholic faith, starting ...
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  15 March 2026
  Pope Leo XIV, Laetare Sunday, and the new wars: “God cannot be enlisted by darkness” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – For two weeks, “the peoples of the Middle East have been suffering the horrific violence of war. Thousands of innocent people have been killed, and countless others have been forced to flee the ...
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  15 March 2026
  Sixth General Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA). “Something new is being born” Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – The Sixth General Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) will take place in Bogotà from Monday, March 16, to Friday, March 20, during which the present and future of the ...
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  14 March 2026
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Unity in mission at the center of the national meeting of the PMS Directors from the Country's eight dioceses Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) – The first 2026 meeting of the National Council of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Malawi, organized by the country's National Direction, led by Father Peter Ep ...
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  14 March 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Beyond violence and humanitarian crisis: "A community that places the Lord at the center of its life and wants to move towards a dignified life" Pourcine Pic Makaya (Agenzia Fides) – “The year 2026 is likely to be a turning point for Haiti, with elections planned for this year and the inauguration of the new president and parliament in February 2027. But ever ...
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  13 March 2026
  Three weeks of Scrutinies: The Diocese of Hong Kong prepares to celebrate 2,500 baptisms at Easter Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “Be bearers of hope”: this is the exhortation that Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, addressed to the catechumens during the rite of scrutiny, in which t ...
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  13 March 2026
  Catholic Bishops: March 26th, prayer and fasting for peace in the Middle East and Myanmar Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – A special day of penance, prayer, and fasting, to invoke the gift of peace not only in their homeland, but also in the Middle East, once again in flames following the Israeli-American attack on ...