Africa

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  26 November 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Massacre of Alindao; the Bishops: "To protect lives is the first duty of the State"; Sunday 2 December day of mourning Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The human person is sacred and inviolable. All agents of public power, all organizations, have an absolute obligation to respect and protect the human person ". This is the first article of the ...
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  24 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Bishop of Mamfe: "An investigation into the murder of Fr. Ondari; let us remain united in prayer" Mamfe (Agenzia Fides) - "I call on all the Christians of the Diocese of Mamfe, especially the Christians of Kembong Parish, to stay calm and be united in prayer. The forces of evil are on a rampage against the Church of ...
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  23 November 2018
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - The martyrs of Algeria, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the White Fathers Algiers (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of the martyrs of Algeria is, for our congregation, a sign of the Lord's blessing on the occasion of our 150th anniversary of its foundation. The Society of the Missionaries ...
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  23 November 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Church in South Africa: forms and contents to communicate the Gospel Benoni (Agenzia Fides) - The Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops in Southern Africa (IMBISA) hosted a Media and Communications workshop at the Lumko Centre in Benoni, South Africa. The workshop gathered participants chosen ...
• 23 November 2018
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation of the Bishop of Lira and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Lira (Uganda), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.J. The Holy Father ha ...
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  22 November 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - A missionary of Kenyan origin was killed in the English-speaking South-West region Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - Another priest was killed in one of the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon. Fr Cosmas Omboto Ondari, a Kenyan missionary belonging to the Missionary Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill, wa ...
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  22 November 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Togolese Bishops: constitutional and institutional reforms are urgently needed Lomè (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Togo are calling for constitutional and institutional reforms in view of the parliamentary elections scheduled for 20 December, in accordance with the road map of the Economic Commu ...
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  21 November 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Bishop Pachomios: the internet and the network contribute to breaking up families Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The internet and social media like Facebook represent an instrument of alienation and an objective factor in the breaking up of families. This is what Anba Pachomios, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of B ...
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  21 November 2018
  AFRICA/GHANA - The Bishops: "Illegal migration from our country is an evil that must be faced" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - 4,092 Ghanaians were repatriated from Libya in 2017. This is what the Bishops of Ghana wrote in the statement published at the end of their Annual Plenary Assembly held in Techiman, in the Brong A ...
• 21 November 2018
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, His Exc. Mgr. Seyoum Fransua Noel Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 September 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed His Exc. Mgr. Seyoum Fransua Noel, Apostolic Vicar of Hosanna as Natio ...
• 21 November 2018
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of the Rector of "S. Carlo Borromeo" major Seminary in the diocese of Butare Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 20th September 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the Rev. Fr. Papias Musengamana, of the diocesan clergy of Kabgayi ...
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  20 November 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Christians also pay tribute to the birth of Muhammad in Minya and Beni Suef Minya (Agenzia Fides) - In the Egyptian province of Minya, theater of the last Orthodox Coptic Christians massacre (see Fides, 5/11/2018), the jihadist frenzy does not destroy the manifestation of closeness and friendshi ...
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  20 November 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Alindao: the number of victims rises to 48. The Bishops denounce: "the Church is in the sights of armed groups" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The death toll of the massacre perpetrated in Alindao on November 15 (see Fides, 17/11/2018), has risen to 48, according to a UN report. The Vicar General of the diocese of Alindao, Mgr. Blaise M ...
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  20 November 2018
  AFRICA/SÃO TOMÉ - The Bishop of São Tomé: "to fight poverty we must create development and give hope to the people" São Tomé (Agenzia Fides) - "São Tomé and Principe is a small country, composed of two islands, located in the Gulf of Guinea, Gabon is the nearest nation. It is a typically tropical country with beaches, palm trees a ...
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  20 November 2018
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Prayer and fasting in the prison of Abidjan for Fr. Gigi Maccalli Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - In the prison of Abidjan, the largest in the Ivory Coast, Christian inmates are concerned about the fate of Fr. Gigi Maccalli, the missionary kidnapped in Niger on 17 September. Father Ramon Be ...