Africa

• 19 February 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ahiara and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ahiara (Nigeria), presented by his Exc. Msgr. Peter Ebere Okpaleke, and at the same time appoin ...
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  19 February 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Repentance and reconciliation are urgent", says Archbishop Okpaleke announcing his resignation as Bishop of Ahiara Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the announcement of the appointment, there have been violent reactions and resistance from a group of the Ahiara diocesan clergy, the laity and others", stresses His Exc. Mgr. Peter Ebere O ...
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  16 February 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops: "President Jacob Zuma’s resignation should have been presented a long time ago" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC), in a statement to Fides "welcomes the resignation of President Jacob Zuma. It is long overdue". Zuma resigned after being recalle ...
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  16 February 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - The diocese of Ngong promotes the Year of Youth: "Be strong in faith, do not be afraid" Ngong (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Ngong has announced the celebration of the Year of Youth whose theme is: "You are the Light of the world". As Fides learns, the idea of the local Church comes in view of the XV Gene ...
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  15 February 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Quality education to break the vicious circle of poverty and war Wau (Agenzia Fides) - La Loyola Secondary School (Lss) in Wau, South Sudan, is a school but also a shelter. It is a place where boys and girls can find serenity and can build the future beyond violence and war. "The qual ...
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  15 February 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Campaign for Lent: Christ is the starting point for reconciliation Kisumu (Agenzia Fides) - "Reconciliation for peaceful coexistence and national integration, Justice for all": as reported to Agenzia Fides, this is the theme of the Lenten campaign for 2018 presented at the University of ...
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  14 February 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - Nobody knows the ways of the Lord: the story of an African who returns to the origins Kolowarè (Agenzia Fides) - Djery is a young man originally from the village of Alibi, Togo, but who lived in the Ivory Coast and in Europe. "I was a Muslim, but I returned to the religion of my ancestors. I rediscovered ...
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  14 February 2018
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Reception and education for orphaned children in order to allow them to build their future Gitega (Agenzia Fides) - "Education is a priority for the children of our orphanage, because their future depends on education": says to Agenzia Fides Sister Capitoline Bedetse, a Burundian nun who is Superior of the Goo ...
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  9 February 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The official inauguration of the church of the "Coptic Martyrs of Libya" scheduled for February 15th Minya (Agenzia Fides) - The church dedicated to the 21 Coptic martyrs beheaded in Libya in 2015 by cutthroats affiliated to the so-called Islamic State (Daesh) will be officially inaugurated next February 15th, on the da ...
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  9 February 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "Various areas of Nigeria are on the verge of civil war" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Various parts of Nigeria live in a situation of almost civil war". This is the alarm presented by the Bishops of Nigeria directly to the President of the Nigerian Federation, Muhammadu Buhari, du ...
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  9 February 2018
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Mgr. Bertin: ISIS has arrived in Somalia; "The interests of various international partners increase the Somali instability" Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - ISIS has arrived in Somalia. Reports of Western secret services speak of the presence of Islamic State cells. They are made up of former al Shabaab militants (Somali jihadist organization link ...
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  30 January 2018
  AFRICA/MALI - A new video of the kidnapped Colombian nun; "An encouraging sign" says the Bishop of Sikasso Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "We have seen the video and we are happy to know she is alive and this urges us to continue our prayers and efforts for her release", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Baptiste Tiama, Bish ...
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  30 January 2018
  AFRICA - Young Africans towards the Synod: Christ is the light to go forward Kara (Agenzia Fides) - The Synod of Bishops dedicated to young people, to be celebrated in October 2018, will be an important moment for young Africans: "Never before in history was a Synod for young people organized wit ...
• 30 January 2018
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Lusaka and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the renunciation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Lusaka (Zambia), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Telesphore George Mpundu. The Pope has a ...
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  30 January 2018
  AFRICA/KENYA - Tensions for the "presidential oath" of the opposition leader, defeated in the October elections Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The clashes reported by international agencies refer to the early hours of the morning. At the moment the police have withdrawn from the site of the gathering", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Don Bo ...