Africa

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  25 April 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two priests among victims in central Nigeria massacres Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- Two priests and at least 19 faithful were killed in the parish of St Agnatius Ukpor-Mbalom in the village of Mbalom, in Gwer East Local Government Area, Benue State, which is part of the so-called ...
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  25 April 2018
  AFRICA - The African Church and the challenge of the safety of her clergy Kara (Agenzia Fides) – The pastoral activity of the Church is increasingly undermined in Africa by a lack of security. From Cote D’Ivoire to Nigeria, to Congo Kinshasa, etc. priests are assassinated by armed gangs ( ...
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  25 April 2018
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVORE - Priest killed in road robbery Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- A Catholic priest was killed in a road robbery 23 April in Cote d’Ivoire. Fr Bernardin Brou Aka Daniel was assistant parish priest at Sacred Heart Parish Koun-Abronso diocese of Abengourou, in ...
• 24 April 2018
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - New bishop of Dédougou appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis appointed today Bishop of Dédougou (Burkina Faso), reverend Prosper Bonaventure Ky, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now standing secretary of the African ...
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  24 April 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - “A gesture of peace in a country torn apart by war” Bishop Kussala lays foundation stone for hospital in Nzara Juba (Agenzia Fides)- "The Church continues to integrate government efforts to supply essential help to people in need ", Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, of Tombura-Yambio (in South Sudan), President of the Bishop ...
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  20 April 2018
  AFRICA - The commitment of the African Church: Working for the physical well-being of man is an integral part of the mandate of the Gospel Kara (Agenzia Fides) - Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the areas of the earth most exposed to all kinds of disasters: wars, epidemics, famines, etc. The precarious health system of this part of the continent is very often n ...
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  19 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - International Day against Malaria: It is also fought with education Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Congo continues to live in a particularly unstable climate, but despite this, most deaths are not caused by the violence of the ongoing conflict but rather by malnutrition and its consequences ...
• 19 April 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Sumbawanga and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Sumbawanga (Tanzania), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Damian Kyaruzi. The Holy Father appointed Fr. ...
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  19 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - St. Anthony's School of Padua in Boma to rescue abandoned children Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has been experiencing a generalized crisis for decades. The entire socio-economic fabric has deteriorated over the years. In this context, the Catholic Church h ...
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  18 April 2018
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Despite the difficulties, we need to continue on the path of Islamic-Christian dialogue Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Radicalization widespread in different areas of the Country; challenges of marriage between Christians and Muslims; instrumentalization of religion; violent extremism; disputes of civil and ...
• 18 April 2018
  AFRICA/GABON - Appointment of the Rector ad tempus of the "Saint Augustin" Major Seminary in Libreville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 February 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Saint-Laurent Manvoula-Me-Ngaume, of the Archdiocesan cler ...
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  18 April 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Toward a society increasingly in search of sanctity, despite appearances Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite appearances, our society strongly aspires to holiness". This is how Father Donald Zagore, theologian of the Society of African Missions, underlines the prophetic character of Pope Francis' ...
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  17 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Controversy for electronic voting machines; the Bishops request an independent certification Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a risk of uselessly plunging the country into violence if voters are forced to vote electronically with machines that are not properly certified", says the Coordinating Lay Committee ...
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  17 April 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Young Catholics, "good evangelizers", attentive toward the most needy people Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) - The movement of young Christian workers (Y.C.W.) of the Archdiocese of Blantyre, a Catholic youth movement, has donated a house to a family in the district of Mulanje. The non-Catholic family, ...
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  16 April 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: "Unemployment is a time bomb that can explode at any time" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "A step forward in the right direction, but must be accelerated in order to reach a meaningful and lasting reconciliation", say the Bishops of Kenya in reference to the meeting on March 9th betw ...