Zambia’s Monze Diocese has launched a five-year preparatory programme that will lead to the celebration of 125 years of the Chikuni Mission. The mission is one of Zambia’s oldest, established by the French Jesuits led by Fr. Joseph Moreau. Chikuni Mission, a historic Catholic enclave, marks 120 years this year.

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In this remote oceanic land, the Archdiocese of Papeete, led by Archbishop Jean-Pierre Cottanceau, has designated twelve Jubilee parishes, seven of which are on the island of Tahiti. Missionary Father Sandro Lafranconi states: "We began thinking about the Jubilee on Christmas night, when we placed a large anchor in our nativity scenes, symbolizing the hope of Jesus, who never disappoints."

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The Sudanese army's recapture of the presidential palace marks a turning point in the nearly two-year-long brutal civil war in Sudan, as the country’s armed forces have reclaimed the capital city.

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For many decades, Catholic missionary priests have abandoned material comfort to bring hope and help to the remote mountain villages of northern Thailand, cut off from even the most basic necessity: opportunity.

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The Pontifical Foundation Scholas Occurrentes holds its first assembly and confirms the continued leadership of Directors José María del Corral and Enrique Palmeyro, as it seeks to promote Pope Francis' mission to create a culture of encounter through education.

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Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, celebrates Mass for Ambassadors to the Holy See to pray for Pope Francis’ health.

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On the 21st and 22nd of March, the Vatican is hosting a conference entitled ‘Risks and Opportunities of AI for Children’, organised by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the World Childhood Foundation and the Pontifical Gregorian University.

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The Vatican’s Central Office of Church Statistics releases the 2025 Pontifical Yearbook providing details about the number of Catholics, consecrated religious, priests, and bishops throughout the world.

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The Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, expresses concern for the consequences for civilians in the event of a renewal of “open and large-scale conflict” in Yemen.

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Marking the 25th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Fr Rif’at Bader, a Jordanian priest of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, remembers that pilgrimage and its legacy, including the recent inauguration of the Church at the site of the Baptism of Jesus on the River Jordan.

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