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Friday, 13 March 2026

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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. Jeremiah Joseph Browne, of the diocesan clergy of Port Elizabeth, as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in South Africa for the five-year period 2025-2030 (see Fides, 19/1/2021). (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 13/3/2026)