Africa

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  5 June 2020
  AFRICA - Love for the Gospel heals racism: healing man's heart to build a civilization of love Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Only love for the Gospel can cure the disease of racism. The challenge today is to work to build a civilization of love. To carry out such a project, it will obviously be necessary to heal, with t ...
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  5 June 2020
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "Hunger and fear viruses do more damage than COVID-19" Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "We were in the middle of Lent, a strong moment, a moment of preparation for the Easter of the Lord, when the state of emergency was decreed, while the news that came from other parts of the plan ...
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  4 June 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The "White Masks" movement, born to support emeritus bishops, retired priests, pastors and elderly imams, in times of pandemic Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We must not and cannot abandon old priests who gave a lot, emeritus Bishops who did a lot", said Fr. Eric Norbert Abekan, parish priest of the Holy Family parish of Riviera in Abidjan, in expla ...
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  4 June 2020
  AFRICA - COVID-19 - The appeal of African Bishops "we call upon large companies which exploit African resources to make significant contributions in this tragic moment" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The pandemic caused by COVID-19 is without doubt is having devastating effects with tragic consequences for the poorest populations", say the African Bishops in a SECAM (Symposium of the Episcopal ...
• 4 June 2020
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Sister Ines Paulo Albinom, ASC Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Sister Ines Paulo Albino, ASC (Adorers of the Blood of Christ) as N ...
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  3 June 2020
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - PMS Solidarity Fund: "In this period people need the Word, but also bread to survive" Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "Angola registered two first cases of COVID-19 in March, and as a result, civil and religious authorities took appropriate measures to avoid the risk of community infection, since the registered ...
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  3 June 2020
  AFRICA - Credible elections in Africa: the thorny struggle of the African Bishops Kara (Agenzia Fides) - In the dynamic of the mission as a commitment to justice, the challenge for a transparent electoral policy occupies a very important role in the public activity of the African Bishops' Conferences. ...
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  2 June 2020
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Covid-19 and election campaign for the presidential elections: tensions increase Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) - "Tension due to the election campaign and serious episodes of violence are being registered", writes to Agenzia Fides the missionary, Anna Tomasi of the Franciscan Auxiliary Lay Missionaries of ...
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  2 June 2020
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - "Today in Cameroon apart from known, reported or detected cases, one does not have an idea or the exact proportion of the development of COVID-19", says a priest Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Although all ten regions of the Country are affected, there are very different levels of contagion, with some epicenters from which the contagions spread in the rest of Cameroon. These epicent ...
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  1 June 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - "Attractiveness, gratuitousness and humility" are the key words of the Pope's message to the PMS for the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We read with great joy and enthusiasm the Holy Father's message to the Pontifical Mission Societies, which motivates and strengthens us and provides us with guidance for the work we are doing i ...
• 1 June 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Umuahia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 30, 2020, the Holy Father appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria, the Reverend Michael Kalu Ukpong of the clergy of Umuahia, currently Chancellor of the sam ...
• 1 June 2020
  AFRICA/CONGO - Erection of the Ecclesiastical Province of Pointe-Noire, and appointment of first metropolitan Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 30 May, the Holy Father erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, at the same time elevating the diocese in question to a metropolitan Church; it will ...
• 1 June 2020
  AFRICA/CONGO - Erection of the Ecclesiastical Province of Owando, and appointment of first metropolitan Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 May 2020, the Holy Father erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Owando, Republic of the Congo, elevating it to a Metropolitan Church; and assigning as suffragan Churches the Dioceses ...
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  30 May 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Marian shrine of Our Lady of Africa, among the shrines that will join the Pope in the Marian prayer Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "This choice is a grace for us Christians in Ivory Coast and in particular for the devotees of Mary; To look at our shrine and pray in communion with the Holy Father, can only be a joy, especial ...
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  30 May 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Violence in Northern Nigeria: the Church promotes reception and dialogue Bauchi (Agenzia Fides) - "Boko Haram is only one of the serious problems. For some time now there have been severe clashes between Tivs and other ethnic groups such as Chamba and Kuetp. They fight each other for possessi ...