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  7 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Copper and cobalt from Congo soon in American hands Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Security in exchange for minerals. This is the “deal” between the United States government and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which forms the basis of the “U.S.-DRC Strategic Partner ...
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  6 February 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - US pressure forces M23 to abandon Uvira Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “US pressure has forced the M23 to withdraw from Uvira,” local sources in the second largest city in South Kivu, which has been contested in recent weeks between Congolese armed forces an ...
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  6 February 2026
  ASIA/JAPAN - Ambassador to the Holy See: "We share the commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons" by Paolo Affatato Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Japan and other “middle powers” must work together for a nuclear-free world based on the rule of law, in order to promote peace and prosperity in East Asia and on ...
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  5 February 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator Fr. Bogati, one month before the vote: "Young people are protagonists of political life, they express hope and responsibility" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Nepal are called to the polls for parliamentary elections on March 5, five months after the street protests that triggered a political crisis, leading to the resignation of Prim ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Appeal for the rights of the population: "Darfur is not only a location of suffering. It is a place of resilience" Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - "Silence has never saved us. And today, once again, global silence is enabling genocide. What is happening in Darfur is nothing new. Since 2003, non-Arab groups in Darfur, the Fur, the Masalit, ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Bishops condemn violence against priests Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – “We, the Catholic Bishops in Sierra Leone, unequivocally condemn the chain of attacks against the Clergy, Religious and the looting of mission properties in our Dioceses,” reads a stateme ...
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  5 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Worshippers kidnapped on January 18 in northern Nigeria have been released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Worshippers who were kidnapped on January 18 from several churches in the Kurmin Wali community in the Kufana district of the Kajuru local government region in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, ha ...
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  5 February 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishop Martínez de Aguirre: Witnesses to Jesus' predilection for the peoples of the Amazon by Gianni Valente Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) – The emotion of Jesus as he hears the stories of his disciples, whom he himself had sent out “two by two” to proclaim his salvation. The concern for the young ...
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  4 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Convent, Catholic Hospital, and two Protestant Churches attacked in North-Central Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Several towns in the Agwara Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State, in north-central Nigeria, have been the target of armed attacks. According to a statement from the Diocese of Kontagora, o ...
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  4 February 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - A missionary: “Tension and hostility with Thailand persist, while the battle rages on social media” Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – “There are still thousands of refugees in Cambodia; precariousness and suffering are prevalent among the population of the provinces bordering Thailand. The tension and mutual hostility a ...
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  4 February 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Italian Camillian missionaries: witnesses of work and hope in Asia by Luigi Galvani* Kupang (Agenzia Fides) - From January 18 to 24, 2026, a meeting of Italian Camillian Missionaries serving in Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia took place in Lotung, Taiwan. It was a significant ...
• 3 February 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Resignation of vicar apostolic of San José del Amazonas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of San José del Amazonas, Peru, presented by Bishop José Javier Travieso. Martín, C.M.F. (A ...
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  3 February 2026
  The last homily of Ioannis Zizioulas Athens (Agenzia Fides) – Three years have passed since the death of the great Orthodox theologian Ioannis Zizioulas, Metropolitan of Pergamon. He died on February 2, 2023, at the age of 92. Zizioulas was among the ...
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  3 February 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Sokoto: “Every day there are massacres in Nigeria: How can such a country move forward?” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “There is no other country where 10 people are killed on Monday, 50 on Tuesday, 100 on Wednesday, and it continues every week. How can such a country move forward?” asked Msgr. Matthew Hassa ...
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  3 February 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka on the Political elections: “The Church supports pluralism and democracy” Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – “The elections are approaching, but there is not much enthusiasm in Bangladeshi society for the country’s future,” said Subroto Boniface Gomes, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka ...