Africa

• 17 April 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Jorge Joaquim Pinho Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 January 2021, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Jorge Joaquim Pinho, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Bei ...
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  17 April 2021
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Violence in the east of the country: the statistics hide innocent victims Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "These are arid numbers that hide people, innocent victims", said the Congo Peace Network, promoted by missionaries operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in a commentary on repor ...
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  16 April 2021
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Catholic Church takes on the role of mediator: "People have great confidence in the Church" Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "In Cameroon, the Catholic Church takes on the role of mediator in the dialogue: In this sense, we try to mediate between the two parties, even if they have to solve the problem themselves throu ...
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  16 April 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - New attack on Palma; UNICEF warns of an escalation of the humanitarian situation Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Palma in northeast Mozambique was attacked again yesterday evening. Just three weeks ago, after a large-scale jihadist attack, dozens were killed and thousands were forced to flee (se ...
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  15 April 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Prisoners' Day: Catholic Church expresses closeness to prisoners Divo (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the Catholic Church of Ivory Coast celebrates the Day of the Prisoners on the Feast of Divine Mercy. This goes back to an initiative of the Episcopal Commission for Justice, Peace and t ...
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  15 April 2021
  AFRICA/BENIN - President Talon re-elected; tensions on the eve of the vote: representatives of religious confessions in meditation at the tomb of Mgr. Isidore de Souza Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - Patrice Talon, outgoing President of Benin, obtained a second term in the elections held on Sunday 11 April. This was announced by the Electoral Commission according to which Talon was re-electe ...
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  14 April 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - "No to the forced return of refugees to their countries of origin"; the Bishops oppose the closure of the Kakuma and Daadab camps Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Government should reconsider their position and treat all refugees with care and concern especially during this period of Covid-19 pandemic when humanity is faced with serious economic and ...
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  14 April 2021
  AFRICA/BENIN - The Church of Benin celebrates 160 years of evangelization Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "The missionary work was the seed from which the Beninese clergy and entire generations of convinced Christians germinated, whose vision and action have contributed to making our Church in Benin ...
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  13 April 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Are the jihadists who conquered Palma part of a larger network? Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - At least 12 beheaded bodies have been found in Palma, the city in northern Mozambique, attacked on March 24 by a group of jihadists, who have declared to belong to the Islamic State (see Fides, ...
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  13 April 2021
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Archbishop of Bamenda: "The Church works for peace and justice" Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church, founded by Christ, the Prince of Peace, cannot escape its mission of bringing harmony to the societies in which it lives. Talks began in Yaoundé a year ago that should have led to ...
• 13 April 2021
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, His Exc. Mgr. Ilario Antoniazzi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 1, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed His Exc. Mgr. Ilario Antoniazzi, Archbishop of Tunis, National D ...
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  12 April 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Another priest kidnapped Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - According to local sources, Fr. Marcel Izu Onyeocha who was kidnapped on April 11th, was released by his kidnappers after being held hostage for a short time. It is the umpteenth kidnapping of a p ...
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  12 April 2021
  AFRICA/GHANA - "Ritual killings are a threat to national security" denounce the Bishops Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to protect our youth from certain things. So some of what the media carries out there should be censored for the youth. Because if things like ‘how people can come by quick money’ is ...
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  10 April 2021
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Covid-19 infections increase in particular among young people: the authorities appeal to a sense of responsibility Kartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The picture presented by the World Health Organization in much of Africa is that of health systems which are collapsing, doctors, nurses and other health workers who have reached the limits of t ...
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  10 April 2021
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Augustinian missionaries: "Restoring hope for the future to young people" Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "The goal of our missionary project in Algeria is to create a psychological and social assistance program for young Algerians, structured in listening centers managed by professionals, associati ...