News

• 
  2 April 2026
  “Without priests, we would not have the fullness of the sacramental encounter with the living and risen Christ” by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo IMC* We publish the homily given by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo during the Chrism Mass celebrated on Holy Tuesday, April 1, in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Ulaanbaatar ...
• 
  1 April 2026
  LEO XIV IN AFRICA - The “Anglophone crisis” in Cameroon Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon's Northwest Region, which Pope Leo XIV will visit on April 16, is at the heart of the so-called "Anglophone crisis" that has shaken the country since 2016. ...
• 1 April 2026
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenza 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),has appointed Father Viateu ...
• 
  1 April 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - A Mission focused on young people: 120 years of Salesian presence in Asia Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Don Bosco had expressed his desire to go as a missionary to Asia and Oceania. His dream became a reality when the first Salesian missionaries arrived in Asia about 120 years ago. Founded in 1859 ...
• 
  31 March 2026
  Rebirth in Chiclayo
  by Domitia Caramazza Chiclayo (Agenzia Fides) – The “beloved diocese” of Bishop Robert Francis Prevost has become today the “city of Pope Leo XIV.” Since May 8, 2025, ...
• 
  31 March 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New Archbishop of Lahore visits a Catholic Family: “Closeness and solidarity with those who suffer” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Closeness and solidarity with all the faithful who suffer and experience violence: this is what the new Archbishop of Lahore, Khalid Rehmat OFM Cap, expressed during his visit to the parents and ...
• 
  31 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Easter Vigil will be held earlier in the evening for security reasons Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – For security reasons, the Easter Vigil Mass in many Catholic Dioceses across Nigeria will not take place in the night as before but will be held earlier in the evening. This is the case, for exa ...
• 
  30 March 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Archbishop of Nampula: the Church as a bulwark against violence and insecurity Nampula (Agenzia Fides) – “In Mozambique, the cross is not merely a symbol of faith; it has become a cause of persecution for those who bear it. Since 2021, insurgents have begun fighting under the banner of the Isla ...
• 
  30 March 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Executions, abuses, armed gangs, the context of violence does not discourage the small Catholic community of Pourcine Pic-Makaya Pourcine Pic-Macaya (Agenzia Fides) – One million and 400 thousand people forced to abandon their homes today live as internally displaced persons, and over 5,500 have died in 2025 alone. These are the alarming figures ...
• 
  30 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Ondo calls for the resignation of the Chief of Staff Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “I don’t think our government is serious again. I will just say that because if you look at our town here in Akure, Akure is being invaded. These strange people are coming in—where are the ...
• 
  29 March 2026
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysian Ambassador Assan: "Respect for international law, and the protection of human dignity is the path to peace in the Middle East and Southeast Asia" by Paolo Affatato Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – With regard to the conflict in the Middle East, "Malaysia supports dialogue, respect for international law, and the protection of human dignity – concrete prerequis ...
• 
  28 March 2026
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - The mission of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rrëshen: Hope in the Lord does not disappoint Rrëshen (Agenzia Fides) - “Hope in the Lord does not disappoint” is the motto of the mission organized by the National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Albania, in the Diocese of Rrëshen. ...
• 
  28 March 2026
  "Hands and hearts of migrant workers": Stories, labor, and blessings of the Syro-Malabar Catholic communities in the Arabian Peninsula by Father Jolly Vadakken* Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) – I have received my letter of appointment as Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar faithful in the Arabian Peninsula from the Vatican Secretariat of State. It ...
• 
  27 March 2026
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - The visit of Pope Leo XIV and the seeds that the Spirit has already sown by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Equatorial Guinea Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – Beyond the usual general information about the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, it is important to highlight that the country p ...
• 
  27 March 2026
  The ambivalent effects of the war in Iran on Latin American countries Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The war in Iran is having repercussions in regions far removed from the countries directly involved in the conflict, including in Central and South America. In the short term, Latin Ame ...