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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 ...
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  4 March 2026
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Awaiting the apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV: "Mission is a vibrant part of the community" Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – The visit of Pope Leo XIV to Central Africa, scheduled for April 21-23, is eagerly anticipated. Pope John Paul II visited Equatorial Guinea in 1982 and met with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, ...
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  4 March 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - A Day of Prayer for Peace in the Middle East New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - On March 8, the Latin Episcopal Conference of India (CCBI) invites the faithful to a special day of prayer for peace in the Middle East and calls on all the faithful to pray the Rosary daily f ...
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  4 March 2026
  ASIA - Asian Bishops' appeal: "Stop a war with irreversible consequences" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East conflict, which could have “irreversible human and economic consequences” worldwi ...
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  4 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishops after the recent massacres: "Let's avoid the culture of deadly revenge because this is not justice" Juba (Agenzia Fides) – "A fresh descent into the abyss of human depravity, where the sanctity of life, a sacred gift from God, is trampled upon with alarming impunity," is how the Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan descr ...
• 4 March 2026
  EUROPE/SWEDEN - Anna Sandberg, new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of the Nordic Countries Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 23, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Anna Sandberg ...
• 3 March 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Tabuk Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Sean Buslig Mejia, of the clergy of the same Vicariate, as Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk, currently Pro-Vicar of the same Vicariate ...
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  3 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A total of 169 people were killed in attacks on Sunday, March 1st in Abiemnhom County Juba (Agenzia Fides) – A series of attacks on Sunday, March 1, left a total of 169 people dead in Abiemnhom County, in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, including 79 soldiers. According to eyewitness accou ...
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  3 March 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The country is on the path to recovery after Cyclone Ditwah: "There is trust, there is unity" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The country is recovering from the disaster of Cyclone Ditwah, which struck us in December 2025. I see that people are gradually getting back on their feet. The government continues to support ...
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  3 March 2026
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Food insecurity rises amid drought alarm and the specter of famine Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The United Nations has issued a new warning regarding the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. According to the latest statistics from the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) ...
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  3 March 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Apostolaic Vicar, Bishop Aldo Berardi: “We are opening churches in Kuwait and Bahrain for personal prayer” Manama (Agenzia Fides) – “Yesterday was another long night. There was also a thunderstorm, and it was difficult to tell whether the rumbles we heard were thunder or drones,” the Italian Embassy in Bahrain told Fide ...
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  2 March 2026
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - “The Lion's Roar”: Bishop Martinelli invites everyone to pray the Rosary every day for the gift of peace Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – Just hours after the start of the US and Israeli attack on Iran, which began on the morning of Saturday, February 28, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, issued an a ...
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  2 March 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Ogoja visits church set on fire on February 26 Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “Those who perpetrated the atrocious act of setting fire to the church will not go unpunished.” With these words, Donatus Edet Akpan, Bishop of Ogoja, addressed the faithful of St. Mary’s ...
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  2 March 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians and Muslims pray for peace during Lent and Ramadan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – “Our meeting as Christian and Muslim leaders, as we observe this special time of Lent and Ramadan, is intended as a sign of peace and unity, especially amidst the war between Afghanistan and ...
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  2 March 2026
  ASIA/KUWAIT - "The Lion's Roar," Apostolic Nuncio Nugent: "The situation is serious and worsens day by day" Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) - The situation is serious and worsens day by day. Last night, the American Embassy here in Kuwait was hit by a drone; fortunately, there were no casualties. Furthermore, two US military aircr ...