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  20 March 2026
  Vietnam is preparing for the beatification of Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, 80 years after his martyrdom by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Can Tho (Agenzia Fides) - "More than eighty years ago, in this remote area of Tac Say, there was a priest who quietly served with loving compassion for all people. That was Father Francis Xa ...
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  20 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Israeli bombing in southern Lebanon: Order of Malta volunteer among the victims Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – Among the victims of the Israeli bombing in southern Lebanon is 20-year-old Chadi Ammar, a volunteer of the Order of Malta. He was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Aïn Ebel, southern Lebanon ...
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  20 March 2026
  ASIA/KUWAIT - Bishop Berardi on a pastoral visit: "Let us approach Easter with faith despite the situation" Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) – "Yesterday, March 19, I traveled by car from Awali in Bahrain to Kuwait City for a planned pastoral visit, and this morning we celebrated Holy Mass to begin the visit," Bishop Aldo Berardi ...
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  20 March 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops warn political leaders: "Stop insulting each other; you are causing scandal to children and young people" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “The verbal indiscipline we are experiencing is indicative of something worse,” said Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kisumu, President of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KC ...
• 19 March 2026
  AFRICA/MALI - Appointment of bishop of Sikasso Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Noël Bernard Coulibaly, of the clergy of the diocese of Sikasso, Mali, until now bursar and coordinator of diocesan Caritas, as bishop of the sam ...
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  19 March 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY: Sister Inês Paulo Albino: "The presence of children, wherever they are, should guide us to a change of perspective" Trani (Agenzia Fides) - “The presence of children, wherever they are, should guide us to a change of perspective and encourage us not only to invest all our resources in them, but also to roll up our sleeves together w ...
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  19 March 2026
  KOREAN MISSIONARIES AROUND THE WORLD/4: Working along existential borders, Serving Migrants
  by Pascale Rizk SAO PAULO (Fides Agency) - “If we ask ourselves where the shepherd of the diaspora should go, I would answer that he must go where people live in an ambiguous ...
• 19 March 2026
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA — Peter Gates appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) — On 13 February th, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Mr Peter Gates ...
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  18 March 2026
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - “Beware of online scams that induce the faithful to pay for masses with Pope Leo XIV” Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - “Beware of scammers attempting to extort money by claiming to sell tickets to participate in the celebrations of Pope Leo XIV’s visit.” This is the warning issued by local ecclesiastical ...
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  18 March 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The results of the legislative elections reveal new trends ahead of the presidential elections by Cosimo Graziani Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate were held in Colombia on March 8. The results of these elections, which allowed parties to nominate their presidential c ...
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  18 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - At least 26 dead and more than 140 injured in a series of suicide attacks in Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – At least 26 people were killed and over 140 injured in a series of suicide attacks in Maiduguri on the evening of March 16. The Muslim community was preparing to break their Ramadan fast when th ...
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  18 March 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Diocesan phase of beatification process for Cambodian martyrs concluded Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – “On the occasion of today’s conclusion of the diocesan inquiry for the beatification and canonization process of the Cambodian martyrs Joseph Chhmar Salas and his eleven companions, we ...
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  17 March 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Christians and Muslims pray for peace: “May hostilities in the Middle East cease” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – “Amidst global conflicts, we, Indonesian Christians and Muslims, are determined to build bridges of fraternity. This Iftar (breaking of the fast) offers space for interreligious encounters i ...
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  17 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - ResPEct: Women with disabilities face 'invisible wounds' of violence and trauma Juba (Agenzia Fides) – “Mental Health – Invisible Wounds: Mental Health, GBV, and the Lived Realities of Women with Disabilities in South Sudan – Let us take action!” is the title of the roundtable organized by ...
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  17 March 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - The Lenten journey of Chinese Catholic communities: visits to the sick, spiritual retreats, formation courses Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Spiritual retreats, visits to the sick, formation courses, and participation in the Stations of the Cross during Lent are shaping the daily life of Chinese Catholic parishes during this season ...