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  7 March 2026
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - With the visit of Pope Leo XIV, the country becomes the epicenter of world news Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – The apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea, scheduled for April 21-23, 2026, will be a historic event, and preparations are already in full swing in the country, which will captur ...
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  7 March 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - In 2026, the Church's commitment to education will increase Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – “The year 2026 is a year full of hope for the education sector of the Vicariate of Phnom Penh,” Bishop Olivier Schmitthäusler MEP, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, told Fides, outlining ...
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  6 March 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "moments of interreligious dialogue and common prayer for peace" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Interreligious dialogue between Christians and Muslims is taking place in people's everyday lives, in parishes and local communities. In Indonesia, we are experiencing a genuine, everyday dialo ...
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  6 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Wukari Cathedral severely damaged by fire caused by short circuit Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The fire that severely damaged St. Mary Catholic Cathedral in Wukari on March 4th was an accident. This was announced by the Diocese of Wukari in a statement signed by the Chancellor, Father Simo ...
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  6 March 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A hidden treasure of faith and charity: the work of Vietnamese nuns among lepers by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Thái Bình (Agenzia Fides) – 38 is the number of leprosy cases detected in 2025 in Vietnam marking the lowest annual number of cases ever recorded, The number of cases has decreased sharp ...
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  6 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "In addition to Rwanda, the M23 and its Congolese leadership must be sanctioned" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “The US sanctions on Rwanda do not affect the Congolese who are recruited by the M23,” local sources from South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, occupied by the Rwan ...
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  6 March 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - People from different religions gather: “Let us pray with the Pope for peace in the Middle East and Pakistan” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - An atmosphere of interreligious harmony characterized the meeting organized on 5 March in Lahore by Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, Minister for Minorities in the provincial government of Punjab, to c ...
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  6 March 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia: "May this journey of Ramadan and Lent unite us also in these difficult moments" Awali (Agenzia Fides) - "As leader of the Catholic Church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, and as Bishop of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and in the name of the entire Catholic Christian community — priests, re ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Middle East in flames, Catholic Patriarchs in Lebanon call for an immediate halt to the spiral of violence and a return to constructive dialogue Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In light of the “dangerous escalation of armed conflicts in Lebanon and the Middle East,” accompanied by the fall of so many "innocent victims, the displacement of families, and the ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Israeli "evacuation notice", but Christians in southern Lebanon remain in their villages Rmeish (Agenzia Fides) – “What is happening here is clear. The Israeli army’s operation on Lebanese territory is already underway. And in the villages where Christians live, at least in those with whom we are in co ...
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  5 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “US sanctions against the Rwandan army confirm its presence in eastern DRC” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “This is a significant sanction that confirms Rwanda’s presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,” local sources in South Kivu told Fides, following the sanctions imposed on Marc ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Public Masses resume tomorrow, launch of a National Volunteer Platform Awali (Agenzia Fides) – “Here in Bahrain, we are all well. We had an alert last night, and for the moment, the situation is calm. We will resume public Masses tomorrow, Friday, March 6. Unlike Qatar, where everythin ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Priest from Colombo "We know the wounds of war, it is always a defeat, let's return to dialogue" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – "Every war affects the whole world. Innocent people lose their lives, indescribable suffering arises. Today we call for an end to this new war that is igniting the Middle East and shaking all ...
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  5 March 2026
  MIDDLE EAST - "Religions for Peace" call for: "an immediate cessation of hostilities and respect for human dignity" New York (Agenzia Fides) – “Let this moment be a turning point —from prolonged suffering to healing, from fear to hope, from impunity to accountability grounded in justice and law,” reads an appeal from the inter ...
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  4 March 2026
  ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Martinelli on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Missionaries of Charity Sisters: “Witnesses to Christ's charity” by Gianni Valente Aden (Agenzia Fides) – Sister Reginette and Sister Margarita were from Rwanda, Sister Anselma from India, and Sister Judith from Kenya. The four Missionaries of Charity Sisters were murdered on Ma ...