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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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. ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  27 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops: “It is dangerous to revise the Constitution now because there is no consensus or security conditions” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) –The bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo have expressed their opposition to revising the Constitution adopted in 2006. “The position of the Congolese Bishops’ Conference has not ch ...
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  27 March 2026
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Messianism and war on Iran, the head of the Ugandan army: "We stand with Israel because we are Christians" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – "We stand with Israel because we are Christians. Saved by the Holy Son of God … Jesus Christ the only One who can forgive sins. The Bible says ‘Blessed are you Israel! Who is like you, a p ...
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  27 March 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - Easter for the students of the European University of Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) – From Holy Wednesday to Easter Sunday, a group of students will participate in the Holy Week Mission promoted by “Missionary Youth,” the youth apostolate of the Regnum Christi movement. The ...
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  26 March 2026
  AMERICA/USA - Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified on September 24: Cardinal Tagle will be the Pope's special envoy to the celebrations St. Louis (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on September 24. Pope Leo XIV will send Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Eva ...
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  26 March 2026
  ASIA/ISRAEL - No permits for teachers residing in the West Bank: next academic year at Christian schools in Jerusalem is at risk Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – New shadows are looming over the future of Christian schools in the Holy City after the Israeli Ministry of Education sent a letter on March 10 to the directors of Christian schools in Jerus ...
• 26 March 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Nairobi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv., until now supreme moderator of the Franciscan Servants of Mary Queen of Love public association of the fa ...