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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 ...
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  13 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Christian church leaders: "Stop military operations in Jonglei" Juba (Agenzia Fides) – "Stop the military operation in Jonglei State," call the leaders of Christian churches that are part of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC). In a statement, Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla, ...
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  13 March 2026
  ASIA/KUWAIT - Pastoral activities, online schooling, and teleworking suspended. The Ministry of the Interior urges continuous monitoring of security Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) – A few days before the end of Ramadan, scheduled for the evening of March 19, Kuwait's Ministry of the Interior announced that it has decided to ban public gatherings, theatrical performanc ...
• 13 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 6, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches) confirmed Rev. Fr. Jeremi ...
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  12 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Chairman of the Bishops' Conference: "General insecurity affects all Nigerians" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – "Insecurity affects all Nigerians, not just Christians," emphasizes Msgr. Matthew Man'oso Ndagoso, Archbishop of Kaduna, Chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), in an int ...
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  12 March 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - L'Amministratore apostolico Bogati: dopo le elezioni "il Paese vive un nuovo inizio" ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator Bogati: After the elections, "the country is experiencing a new beginning" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation in Nepal after the elections is calm. The people have cast th ...
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  12 March 2026
  EUROPE/MALTA - "Forward with Hope": Missio Malta’s Annual Fundraising Marathon to be held on Saturday, March 14 Valletta (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, March 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Missio Malta (the national direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Malta) will once again promote its annual fundraising event t ...
• 12 March 2026
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Appointment of the New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Monrovia (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 Rev. Fr. Prince ...
• 12 March 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 28, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Rev. Fr. Jorge ...
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  12 March 2026
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Greek Melkite Bishop Chami: Prayer and fasting for peace and to drive out the demons that fuel wars Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - What "is happening in the world," says Bishop Jean-Marie Chami, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Vicar General of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan, challenges "all Christian, Jewish, and Muslim lea ...
• 11 March 2026
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Sr. Jolanta Elżbieta Płomińska, SSPC, new director of the PMS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 27, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed, Rev. Sr. Jola ...
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  11 March 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Zhen Xuebin to seminarians: we are called to bear witness to the Word of God with our lives Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Bearing witness to the Word of God with our lives. This is the invitation that Matthew Zhen Xuebin, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Beijing, addressed to seminarians at the beginning of the ...
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  11 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New airstrikes against Goma Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Armed drone attacks continue on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, which has been under the control of the M23 guerrillas since January 2025. Following yesterday's bombings, March 10, which hit ...
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  11 March 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The bishops in the country: "We urge all Ethiopians to resist hatred and reject any attempts to create division in our society" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) – "Such violence against defenseless people cannot be justified by any religious teachings, culture, or political reasons," say the Ethiopian Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCE), condemning ...