Africa

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  17 March 2018
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Making waves: Radio Sahel, the Gospel reaches the poor and illiterate Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - For many communities in Burkina Faso, radio broadcasts are often the only effective way to proclaim the Gospel. In a country where oral culture is still very strong and most of the people ar ...
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  17 March 2018
  AFRICA/CONGO - Seven religious and spread of Islamic extremism: challenges for the Church's mission Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in the Republic of Congo was founded 135 years ago by the French missionaries of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit who arrived in Brazzaville in 1880. Since then the Church has ...
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  16 March 2018
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - The director of Caritas Somalia: "To remain faithful to the Lord makes our life fuller" Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) - Maria Josè Alexander is a young Mexican Catholic, always attentive towards the poorest and most vulnerable sectors of society. After collaborating in the humanitarian sector, between Mexico, C ...
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  16 March 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Orthodox Church clarifies: in the elections we do not give indications of vote in favor of individual candidates Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church invites its faithful and all Egyptian citizens to participate in the upcoming presidential elections, to be held in Egypt from 26 to 28 March, but does not express prefe ...
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  15 March 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Youth from unemployed to entrepreneurs, thanks to the Jesuits Douala (Agenzia Fides) - "Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and you will feed him for life". The Jesuits of West Africa have taken this ancient proverb to the letter. And, faced wit ...
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  15 March 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops: "We urge all leaders across the political divide to support the newly found collaboration so that it does not remain a public relation exercise" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We urge all leaders across the political divide to support this path so that it does not remain a public relation exercise or a show of two individuals", said the Bishops of Kenya at the press ...
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  15 March 2018
  AFRICA/SUDAN - An ecumenical coalition to cope with the cholera emergency in Darfur Nierteti (Agenzia Fides) - The threat of the spread of cholera which is now flooding the central and western areas of Darfur is particularly serious in the villages of Nierteti and Jebel Marra. Contagions continue to inc ...
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  14 March 2018
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Medical center in Sabou: a hope for all of Burkina Faso Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "It is an ambitious project that will allow us to change the local situation for the better", says to Agenzia Fides, Dr. Fabio Massimo Abenavoli, President of Emergenza Sorrisi, in presentin ...
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  14 March 2018
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - A future of peace and prosperity for the country, also thanks to religious institutions Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - The recent political transition in Liberia, which took place peacefully, is the harbinger of a new period of prosperity, freedom and prosperity. With the election of the President of the Republ ...
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  14 March 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Orthodox Church calls the faithful to participate in the presidential elections Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church is increasing appeals and initiatives to remind its faithful of the "national duty" to participate in the upcoming Egyptian presidential elections, scheduled from 26 to ...
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  12 March 2018
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Healthcare costs: Comboni sisters provide free medical care for women refugees Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - In Sudan healthcare is costly and in every state hospital in Khartoum the capital of Sudan, everything has a price: first aid, medicines, drips, syringes bandages; medical tests, admittance � ...
• 12 March 2018
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Bishop of Menongue resigns Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis accepted today the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Menongue (Angola), presented by Bishop Mário Lukunde. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 1 ...
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  12 March 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Our prayers have been answered!”: local Christians rejoice over unexpected meeting between President and leader of Opposition AFRICA/KENYA - “Our prayers have been answered!”: local Christians rejoice over unexpected meeting between President and leader of Opposition Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- "The meeting between President Uhuru and the l ...
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  9 March 2018
  AFRICA - Women, milestone of the Church in Africa Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "One thing that cannot be ignored, when we speak of the African Church, is that, if the Holy Spirit is the invisible force of the Church of Africa, women, without a doubt, are the tangible force. W ...
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  9 March 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Bauchi: "Leave politics aside. Bring the abducted girls back home", Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "My call is for the government to leave politics aside and bring back these girls: leave politics and protect lives. You do not politicize life, for Christ’s sake", said His Exc. Mgr. Hilary Nan ...