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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 ...
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  23 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Five years after the assassination of Ambassador Attanasio, the situation in the east of the country has worsened Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – On the fifth anniversary of the assassination of the Italian ambassador to Kinshasa, Luca Attanasio, Carabinieri officer Vittorio Iacovacci, and Mustafa Milabo, a driver for the World Food Pr ...
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  23 February 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Forty years after the "Rosary revolution", a "revolution of the heart" is urgently needed today Manila (Agenzia Fides) – “Filipinos today face a new ‘moral fatigue’ and, forty years after the historic People Power Revolution of 1986, they are called to actively safeguard freedom and truth.” This was the s ...
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  22 February 2026
  Working together for the good of the peoples: renewal of the memorandum of cooperation between the African Union and the Symposium of Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar by Cosimo Graziani Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On February 13, the Symposium of Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM/SCEAM) and the African Union (AU) renewed their memorandum of intent, originally ...
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  21 February 2026
  The Pope to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles: docility to the Spirit and ecclesial charity make the mission fruitful Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Every new apostolic and missionary work that flourishes in the Church can become fruitful not through the effectiveness of human strategies, but "through docility to the inspirations of the ...
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  21 February 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Supreme Court confirms: In public cemeteries, space for the deceased of all religious communities Raipur (Agenzia Fides) – “This ruling is a fundamental step forward in protecting the dignity of the deceased and respecting the religious and cultural rights of Christian communities,” commented the ecumenical Uni ...
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  21 February 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The Big Island in the great game of World Powers Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – “It’s not about choosing our partners based on country, but about maintaining relations with every state that we believe can benefit the Malagasy people,” said Michael Randrianirina ...
• 21 February 2026
  AFRICA/SEYCHELLES - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Port Victoria or Seychelles Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Port Victoria or Seychelles, Seychelles, presented by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Alain Harel. The Holy Fathe ...
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  20 February 2026
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - All the dioceses in the country have mobilized to help families affected by Cyclone Gezani Moramanga (Agenzia Fides) – “It was a very difficult time for the people, and this also applies to the entire Christian community, as most churches have severely been damaged. In one church in Tamatave, the roof was ...
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  20 February 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese Catholics call for peace and observe Lent in the spirit of prayer and charity Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The civil war in Myanmar is still at a stalemate, as “neither side has been able to achieve a decisive victory, nor is a complete defeat in sight,” according to the recently published report ...
• 20 February 2026
  EUROPE/CZECH REPUBLIC - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 7, 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Permanent Deaco ...
• 20 February 2026
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Reverend Father J ...