Africa

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  14 April 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Major security for humanitarian operators in the Country is needed Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Violence and insecurity continue to proliferate in the African country. A few days ago Egyptian press agency MENA released the news of the murder of two humanitarian operators in the South of Suda ...
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  14 April 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The White Fathers in Malawi: Circular economy and formation of farmers Kafulama (Agenzia Fides) - The White Fathers of Kafulama have started a project for the production of methane, applying the concept of "circular economy", ie a system designed to regenerate itself, exploiting all availab ...
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  13 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Faced with an oppressive political system, the Gospel is the hope of the young Congolese Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The socio-political, economic and humanitarian situation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is dramatic, but the young Congolese have not lost hope and continue in the struggle for democ ...
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  12 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Two priests attacked. "The Church is intimidated and threatened" Church sources tell Fides Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Two other priests were assaulted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to news sent to Agenzia Fides, the parish priest of the church dedicated to Blessed Isidoro Bakanja in the Seka-M ...
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  12 April 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Collaboration between Caritas German, Congolese and Central Africa for the return of Central African refugees Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We are pleased with how the project is proceeding and with the collaboration with Caritas of Central Africa and Caritas of Bambari" says Olivier Bonte, representative of Caritas Germany in the D ...
• 11 April 2018
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Appointment of National Director of the PMS, Fr. Pontian Kaweesa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 18 January 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Pontian Kaweesa, of the diocesan clergy of Kiyinda-Mityana ...
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  11 April 2018
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - The Bishops: "A presidential pardon to thin out prisons where 16,000 detainees live in spaces for 4,000 people" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – To offer presidential pardon for those guilty of minor crimes and hire new magistrates to speed up trials. This is the appeal launched by the Catholic Church in Côte d'Ivoire where the situat ...
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  10 April 2018
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Casamance: "There is a resumption of violence: we pray strongly for peace": says the Bishop of Ziguinchor Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "We must complain about an increase in violence following the tragedy that occurred in January", said His Exc. Mgr. Paul Abel Mamba, Bishop of Ziguinchor, capital of Casamance, southern region of ...
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  9 April 2018
  AFRICA - African theologian: "The mission of the Church in Africa is born of mercy" Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "The mission of the Church is born of mercy, of the compassion towards the spiritual and social reality of men. Mercy, from its etymological meaning, means letting oneself be touched by the miser ...
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  9 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "We are abandoned by all" says the Bishop of Goma after the murder of Fr. Étienne Sengiyumva Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Fr. Étienne Sengiyumva, parish priest of Kitchanga, was killed yesterday, Sunday, April 8, in Kyahemba", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka, Bishop of Goma, capital ...
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  7 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Congolese priest kidnapped on Easter Sunday released Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Célestin Ngango, parish priest of Karambi kidnapped on Easter Sunday, on the road between Nyarukwangara and Karambi, in the territory of Rutshuru, in the province of North Kivu in the ea ...
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  6 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The commitment of the Sisters of St. Joseph: Welcoming abandoned childhood Uvira (Agenzia Fides) - Children were left at the hospital door. Or in front of the community. Or, were brought after being abandoned. The Sisters of St. Joseph found themselves dealing with an increasing number of very ...
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  6 April 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Activist expelled: "Respect the rights of every Kenyan", asks "Justice and Peace" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned with the manner in which the case of Dr Miguna Miguna is being handled and the attack of the journalists who were doing their duty of informing the public", says the Ken ...
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  5 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - North Kivu lives a Holy Week of Passion: at least 11 dead in terror attacks Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Holy Week was a dramatic time in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. On Easter Sunday in the diocese of Goma unidentified gunmen kidnapped Célestin Ngango, parish p ...
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  5 April 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Where government is absent, the Church is present ”: commitment to education for children and young people Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most reliable institutions in the fields of education, health care and charitable work. Numerous local and inter ...