Africa

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  6 February 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - The missionary kidnapped 4 years ago: "We ask the kidnappers to release Sister Gloria as soon as possible" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate is currently praying a special novena of prayer for the release of Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez. Indeed, February 7 will mark the 4t ...
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  6 February 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Covid-19 seriously affects Malawi; even the Church is affected Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The pastoral office of the Archdiocese of Blantyre has canceled the celebrations of the Day of Consecrated Life and of the Pontifical Missionary Union at the archdiocesan level scheduled for Fe ...
• 6 February 2021
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of bishop of Cyangugu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Cyangugu, Rwanda, the Reverend Edouard Sinayobye, of the clergy of Butare, until now rector of the preparatory seminary of Nyumba. ...
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  5 February 2021
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Archdiocese of Kinshasa celebrates World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "In his encyclical Fratelli Tutti, the Holy Father invites us to consider us all as brothers and sisters. This is a great challenge, especially for consecrated persons like us, who have been ca ...
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  5 February 2021
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Coronavirus pandemic: Aid organizations are trying to curb the spread of the virus Muhura (Agenzia Fides) - The health crisis in Rwanda has escalated in the past few days. On February 1, a total of 15,400 infections were registered with peak of up to 300 new infections per day. "There are three hospita ...
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  4 February 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Kampala Document - The guidelines to relaunch evangelization in Africa Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) – The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has on January 28, 2020 launched the Kampala Document which captures the experiences of the bishops of the Church in Af ...
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  4 February 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception on the outskirts of Bamako: welcoming mothers in difficulty Badalabougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 pandemic is slowing down all our activities. We have suffered as a result of the closure of churches and the cessation of various activities. This time of forced rest was long ...
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  3 February 2021
  AFRICA/CONGO - The Bishops: "Serious reservations on the regularity of the March 21 vote" Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "Of course, the elections are scheduled for March 21, however we have serious reservations about the possibility of organizing peaceful, participatory, transparent, free and credible preside ...
• 3 February 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of bishop of Guruè Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On February 2, 2021 the Holy Father appointed as bishop of the diocese of Guruè, Mozambique, the Reverend Inácio Lucas, of the clergy of Nacala, until now vicar general of the same dioc ...
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  3 February 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Church is refuge and hope for a better life Tombura Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - The life of the inhabitants of South Sudan is fragile, exposed to a thousand unexpected ups and downs, injustices and abuses of all kinds. The country finds itself in a precarious situati ...
• 2 February 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Appointment of the Bishop of Uíje Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Uíje, Angola, the Reverend Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe, of the clergy of Lubango, until now rector of the Fr. Leonardo Sikufinde Majo ...
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  2 February 2021
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops of the Province of Ibadan: "We ask for a review of the security forces" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "With current realities it has become more necessary than ever to demand the review of Nigeria’s security architecture", said the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province a ...
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  2 February 2021
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Launch of the “Missionaries and Saint Joseph” Foundation in favor of greater devotion in the country towards the Patron of the Universal Church Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 December 2020, on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis dedicated an entire year to Saint Joseph to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as ...
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  1 February 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Do ethnic conflicts undermine the country's stability? Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - In the Ethiopian province of Tigray, 2 million people have been dependent on food aid since November last year after the region became a theater of war between the regular Ethiopian armed fo ...
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  1 February 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Zambia and Zimbabwe hit hard by Covid-19; the Bishops: "let's put aside divisions and unite in the struggle" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Let's put aside social, cultural, religious and political differences and let's unite to fight Covid-19 together", urge the Bishops of Zambia, where the spread of the coronavirus is currently al ...