Africa

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  19 January 2018
  AFRICA/MALAWI - A priest died due to his injuries in an assault by street bandits Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Father Tony Mukomba of the Archdiocese of Blantyre met his fate on Wednesday night ,17 January, and died at the private hospital in Mwaiwathu after being attacked by unknown bandits. Last week ...
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  18 January 2018
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch and Maronite Patriarch at the Conference on Jerusalem Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai and Apostolic Armenian Catholicos Aram I are the most prominent representatives of the Eastern Churches who took part ...
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  18 January 2018
  AFRICA - Unemployment in Africa: "A true crime against humanity" Soaudè (Agenzia Fides) - In Africa it is very difficult to find work. The phenomenon of unemployment in this continent affects about 32 million young people and the situation will worsen due to the strong gap between po ...
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  18 January 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Bishops' cry: "A dark future for our children if the situation does not change" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "What is the hope for our Country at the beginning of this year?" ask the Bishops of the Central African Republic in a message published at the end of their Plenary Assembly, Sunday, January 14th ...
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  17 January 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Not only Catholics but also other Christian voices criticize power Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The attempt to contrast the Catholic Church with other Christian communities in the close confrontation between the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo and President Joseph ...
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  17 January 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The frank and explicit political commitment of Christians: a prophetic voice in society Saoudè (Agenzia Fides) - "The Christians of the Democratic Republic of Congo, led by the Congolese Episcopate, will continue to surprise the world, and Africa in particular, for their explicit and frank political commit ...
• 17 January 2018
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint John Baptiste Interdiocesan Seminary in Fianarantsoa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 15, 2017, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev . Desiré Razafinirina, of the diocesan clergy of Toliara, as Re ...
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  16 January 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Cholera in Kinshasa: the commitment of health institutions and Caritas to combat the epidemic Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - There are over 50,000 cases of cholera registered during 2017 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Between 25 November and 28 December 2017 the capital Kinshasa counted 133 new infections, with ...
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  16 January 2018
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - A missionary: the political transition is fictitious, a truly inclusive government is urgently needed Harare (Agenzia Fides) "In Zimbabwe everyone is holding their breath. We are trying to understand what will happen in the coming weeks and months. Nobody takes a position": says a missionary to Fides, who for security re ...
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  15 January 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - A nun: "To be artisans of peace, thanks to the courage that comes from faith" Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "The year that just ended was marked by severe moments of tension due to the socio-political crisis in the whole country and in particular our central region of Togo. It is not easy, in the fa ...
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  15 January 2018
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Caritas Senegal: "Let us give back hope to young people; migration is not the only way for the future" Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "Give back hope to our young people". This is Caritas Senegal's goal during its 54th Ordinary Plenary Assembly, which opened in Thiès on January 13th and ended on Sunday 14th. In his opening add ...
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  12 January 2018
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "Tunisia has won the bet for democracy but not for economic development" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an economic problem that then becomes social", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Jawad Alamat, parish priest of Carthage and general secretary of Catholic schools, commenting on the recent prote ...
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  12 January 2018
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Clinics and schools closed: the regime prohibits Christian social activities Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - "In Eritrea, the regime has begun to persecute religious confessions and, in particular, the Catholic Church. The objective is clear: to try to prevent its influence on society: not by prohibitin ...
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  11 January 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops call for the intervention of the President of Congo Brazzaville in the crisis in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections (at the end of the year) are sustainable" said Fr. Donatien Nshole, Secretary General of CENCO (Congolese National Episcopal Conference), in reference to the presidential, legisl ...
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  11 January 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Caritas to rescue flood victims in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Misfortune never comes alone. After the violent repression of the peaceful march of Catholics on December 31, 2017, which resulted in at least seven dead and several injured, Kinshasa began the ...