Africa
8 July 2019
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Bishop of Moramanga
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B., as Bishop of the Diocese of Moramanga (Madagascar), transferring him from the Diocese of Ambanja. (SL) (Agenz ...
8 July 2019
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Antananarivo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis appointed the Rev. Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina, of the clergy of Antananarivo, former Rector of the Philosophical major interdiocesan Seminary of Antsirabé, as Auxi ...
6 July 2019
AFRICA/DR CONGO - General Secretary of the Holy Childhood: promoting missionary spirituality among children and young people
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo is alive, lively and present at every level, and shows particular attention in the human and Christian education of children and young people ...
6 July 2019
AFRICA/CAMEROON - "I spent the whole night reciting the rosary", says the Archbishop of Bamenda kidnapped by separatists
Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "I told them they cannot achieve their goals by practicing evil, because evil can only lead to evil", said His Exc. Mgr. Cornelius Fontem in an interview on Cameroon's national television Esua, ...
6 July 2019
AFRICA/ERITREA - The Country's last Catholic hospital closed with force
Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - In Eritrea, even the last Catholic hospital has been closed. On Friday 5 July, the nuns who ran the facility in Zager were forcibly taken away by the police and seals were placed on the doors. Th ...
5 July 2019
AFRICA/CONGO - The body of a priest kidnapped at the end of June has been found
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “Investigations are underway to better understand the circumstances of the death of Fr. Paul. For this reason we prefer not to issue statements at the moment”, say sources of the dioce ...
5 July 2019
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary in Ibadan, Fr. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 24, 2019, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, of the diocesan clergy of Warri (Niger ...
4 July 2019
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Agreement for the repatriation of more than 295,000 Central African refugees from Cameroon
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - There are more than 295,000 Central African refugees in Cameroon who will be able to voluntarily return to their Country on the basis of an agreement signed by the governments of Cameroon and the ...
4 July 2019
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Meeting of the Pro Vita Movement for French-speaking priests
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - About 40 priests from French-speaking West African countries are participating in the regular session of the Pro Vita Movement, from 3 to 5 July 2019, in Ouagadougou. The works were preceded ...
2 July 2019
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Young people from the diocese of Tombura-Yambio: future and hope of the Church and society
Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - Children and young people are the hope and the future of the Church and society in South Sudan: with this spirit the diocese of Tombura-Yambio organized the second annual diocesan meeting for chi ...
2 July 2019
AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian authorities: may the "Way of the Holy Family" be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian Ministry for Antiquities has edited the publication, in English and Arabic, of a booklet illustrated on the "Way of the Holy Family, the itinerary that unites the places crossed accor ...
2 July 2019
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Caritas participates in the fight against Ebola
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 1,500 people have died out of 2,200 confirmed cases of Ebola infection since August 2018 in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the C ...
1 July 2019
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appeal by Caritas for areas hit by famine: "It is necessary to act immediately to prevent people from dying of hunger"
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "To understand the hunger situation in the Country, the Catholic Church through Caritas Zambia working with Diocesan partners gathered information from the affected households", said His Exc. Mgr ...
1 July 2019
AFRICA - Extraordinary Missionary Month and Jubilee of SECAM: Africans the task to evangelize the continent
Kara (Agenzia Fides) - The Extraordinary Missionary Month, which will be celebrated in October 2019, will be preceded by the celebration of the Jubilee of the Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), born i ...
28 June 2019
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - A Jesuit: "The country is fertile ground for jihadist groups"
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Burkina Faso was considered an open and tolerant country, where different faiths and ethnic groups coexisted peacefully; today it has become fertile ground for jihadist groups able to carry ...
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