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  24 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - The testimony of Father Elias from the Christian villages of southern Lebanon, under attack by the Israeli army: "We are resisting with our living flesh" by Gianni Valente Rmeish (Agenzia Fides) – "We are practically cut off from the outside world. Only an old road can still be used and keeps us connected to Tyre. Yesterday, we managed to send a convoy with essenti ...
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  24 March 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Khartoum accuses: “The capture of the border town of Kurmuk was facilitated by Ethiopia” Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – A diplomatic crisis has erupted between the Sudanese and Ethiopian governments. The government in Khartoum accuses Ethiopia of enabling the capture of the border town of Kurmuk by militias of ...
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  24 March 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Despite US sanctions, the Rwandan offensive continues in South Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – New attacks by the M23 movement rebels and their Rwandan allies on Uvira are feared. This is reported in a note sent to Fides by the local NGO, ACMEJ in Katogota, in the South Kivu province o ...
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  24 March 2026
  AMERICA/CHILE - Concern over migrants' access to fundamental rights Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - “The right to social benefits precedes immigration status,” said Cardinal Fernando Chomalì, Archbishop of Santiago, Chile, referring to a statement issued by Red Clamor Chile, which expres ...
• 23 March 2026
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Father Manuel Augusto Lopes Ferreira, MCCJ, new National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agency Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Manuel Augusto Lopes Ferreira ...
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  23 March 2026
  EUROPE/ITALY - The Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles: "Peace is a gift, but it is also a commitment" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “In a world beset by fear and division, we want to continue believing that fraternity is possible. We want to be people who, with simplicity and courage, bear witness that peace begins with rec ...
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  23 March 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops: The proposed constitutional amendment challenges the very foundation of our shared life together” Harare (Agenzia Fides) – “The proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026, challenges the very foundation of our shared life together,” reads a statement from the Zimbabwean Bishops' Conference ( ...
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  23 March 2026
  War in the Middle East: Holy Sepulchre inaccessible in Jerusalem and traditional Holy Week rites canceled Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – No Palm Sunday procession from the Garden of Olives. No Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday. The war unleashed by the United States and Israel against Iran is now leading to the official cancellati ...
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  22 March 2026
  VATICAN/ANGELUS - Leo XIV's dismay at the wars tearing the world apart: "We cannot remain silent" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The death and pain caused by these wars fueled in the Middle East and throughout the world "is a scandal for the entire human family and a cry that rises to God." And "We cannot remain sile ...
• 21 March 2026
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of coadjutor apostolic vicar of Gambella Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Hailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B., as coadjutor apostolic vicar of Gambella, Ethiopia. Msgr. Hailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B., was born on 1 Oct ...
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  21 March 2026
  The consequences of the Middle East conflict on African economies Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The effects of the conflict in the Persian Gulf are beginning to be felt worldwide. In addition to the impact on energy markets caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the less wel ...
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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 ...