Africa

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  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, ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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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  28 June 2019
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "I am confident: Tunisians will be able to react with strength and courage" says the Archbishop of Tunis Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "We distinctly heard the explosion that took place 200 meters from the Cathedral", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Ilario Antoniazzi, Archbishop of, where a suicide bomber detonated explosives ...
• 28 June 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Appointment of the Bishop of Bondoukou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Bruno Essoh Yedoh, of the clergy of Yopougon, currently Vicar General, as Bishop of the Diocese of Bondoukou (Ivory Coast). The rev. Bruno Essoh ...
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  27 June 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Insecurity threatens our Countries" denounce the Bishops of Burundi, DRC and Rwanda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again we are concerned about the activism of armed groups and the insecurity in the border areas between our three Countries", say the Bishops of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR ...